ST. ANTHONY’S PARISH - Archdiocese of Vancouver 2347 Inglewood
Avenue
West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 1Z9 Office: (604) 926-6881
Fax: (604) 926-3852 Email: [email protected] Website:
http://stawv.rcav.org Archdiocesan Website:
www.rcav.org
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
April 28th, 2019
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:00 PM;
Sunday: 9:00 and 11:00 AM.
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE Monday to Friday: 8:00 AM;
Saturdays & Public Holidays, 9:00 AM.
CONFESSIONS Mon - Fri: before 8 AM Mass;
Sat: 9:30 AM & 4:15 - 4:45 PM.
Pastor: Fr. Gary Franken: [email protected] Asst. Pastor: Fr.
Larry Lynn: [email protected] Parish Deacon: Mr. Tony Gray:
[email protected] PREP: Sr. AngelaMarie,FSE: [email protected] LGH
Deacon: Mr. Richard Podgurski: [email protected] Parish Office:
Mr. Joseph Maravillas/Mrs. Isabella Raynard
J oy is an Easter season and Alleluia is the Easter song. And so
we would suppose that the stories of Jesus’ East-er appearances
would be totally positive. In today’s
Gospel, Jesus appears to the disciples who rejoice; He breathes
the Holy Spirit upon them, and assists Thomas in overcoming his
doubt. All this is positive. But not everything is joyful! There is
a shadow in the midst of this joy prompting us to ask, “What are
the wounds doing there?” Why does the body of the Risen Lord still
retain the wounds? Is not Good Friday over? Is not Easter a new
beginning? Why then do the nail marks and the gash in Jesus’ side
remain? These questions seem to pose a problem. But it emerges as a
gift. The wounds in the body of the Risen Christ, do not indicate
that the resurrection is incomplete. In fact, they show its power.
The Risen Jesus re-defines what joy is! Often times, we think of
joy as being happy: we imagine a perfect situation without trouble
or pain or we picture a serene place, without trouble ever
intruding. But, adopting this ap-proach to happiness, renders joy
inaccessible to us, because trouble and pain are consistently part
of our real lives: loss of someone we love; mistakes made and
consequences; and hurts we cannot heal. As these negative events
come to us, our im-mediate reaction is to try to push them away and
forget about them. We just want to look ahead and move on. But
these trou-bles follow us. And every time we think of them, they
rob us of joy. This is why Jesus re-defines joy. The wounds in the
Risen body of Christ tell us that the way to be happy is not to
forget our loss, not to deny our mistakes, not to ignore our pain.
Instead, we are called to accept these negative realities and to
make them a part of a new body, a new body dedicated to life. When
we accept and include the negative things in our life, rather than
deny, we gain the power to transform them. When we take the wounds,
gashes and nail marks and make them part of a new body, a body
dedicated to generosity, to hope and to love, then the destructive
power of those wounds is neutralized and rendered powerless over
us. There are some wounds we will never erase. We will nev-er
forget the loss of someone that we love, or the mistakes we
have made. There will always be certain fear or sadness as part
of our life. But, if we can accept and make them a part of a
new
body, they need not paralyze us. Like the wounds in Jesus’
Ris-en body, the wounds in our life will not disappear. But they
need not rob us of joy. They can become a part of a new kind of
happiness. They can be signs of a wounded past whose memory does
not mar the power of a resurrected life.
St. Anthony’s Parish Religious Education Program (PREP): Every
Wednesday for students in Grades 1 - 7 not attending Catholic
Schools. For other Sacramental Information, phone the Parish Office
or email: [email protected].
Catholic Cemeteries are a link between the living & the
departed.
Sun April 28th 2nd SUNDAY EASTER Divine Mercy Sunday
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
FOR PARISHIONERS
Sp. Int. Pat Battensby
Mon April 29 St. Catherine Sienna
8 am † Gene Byrne
Tue April 30 St Marie Incarnation
8 am † Wilma Pyplacz
Wed May 1 8 am † Mary Downey
Thu May 2 St Athanasius
8 am † Harvey Sazunic
1st Friday
May 3 Sts. Philip/James
8 am
7:00 PM FOR VOCATIONS † Eileen Delaney
Sat May 4 8 am
5 pm
† Ed Hauser
† Basim Azzam
Sun May 5th
3rd SUNDAY
EASTER
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
† Gina Charles
FOR PARISHIONERS
ST. ANTHONY’S SCHOOL
(604) 922-0011; [email protected] S. T. A. HIGH SCHOOL
(604) 987-4431
DATE Sat. May 4th: 5 PM Sun. May 5th: 9 AM Sun. May 5th: 11
AM
HOSPITA
LITY
C. OBERTI
DON VICIC
WENDY GRAY
VALERIE DUNCAN
JOANN CULLEN
RITA RACZ
LECTOR WALTONS PETER BALOGH DANTE AGOSTI-MORO
EMHC DEACON TONY DEACON TONY DEACON TONY
SOCIAL
HOSTS
ROCIO HAUSER
KAREN BALOGH Fr. Joseph
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STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION . . . “Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace
be with you.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’” John 20:21
Peace – the first gift of the Risen Lord. Just as Jesus sent the
apostles out into the world, so too, He sends us. As disciples
of
Jesus, we are called to be grateful and generous. Look for
opportunities to share His peace, not only within our
local parish boundaries, but outside of them as well. In giving,
we receive the peace of Jesus Christ.
Copyright © 2019 Archdiocese of St. Louis
ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR
THE UNBORN May 3rd, 4th , & 5th
Everyone participating in this “One Million Rosaries for the
Unborn” Pro-life prayer
event is encouraged to pray at least one Ro-sary for the
protection of the unborn babies. Register:
http://www.saintmichaelthearchangelorganization.org.
MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY MASS Sunday, May 12th, 3:30 PM @ St.
Paul’s, Richmond
Archbishop Miller invites all couples in their: 5th, 10th, 15th,
20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th,
50th, 55th & 60th+ years of marriage, to a special Mass
followed by a Reception.
All are welcome to witness these anniver-saries of others!
Register now: https://
rcav.org/marriage-anniversary.
PERMANENT DIACONATE INFO SESSION Saturday, May 11th, 8:30 AM @
St. Mark’s College Calling all Men between the ages of 35-60
interested in
ordained ministry, along with their spouses to this info
session. Visit:
http://stmarkscollege.ca/news-events/events/permanent-diaconate-information-sessions/
or email [email protected].
JOHN MAIN SEMINAR & RETREAT August 5th - 11th, @ Quest
University, Squamish, BC Past presenters: Abbott Thomas Keating,
Jean Vanier,
Fr. Richard Rohr and Canterbury Archbishop Rowan Williams. 2019
Presenter, Benedictine monk Fr. Laurence Freeman,
Director, World Community for Christian Meditation and Order of
Canada recipient.
“My hope is that many St. Anthony parishioners will be able to
attend.
Limited Space.” JoAnn Cullen (604) 922-8856. COMMUNITY LUNCH
Thursday, May 2nd, 12:00 Noon! All Parishioners,
Non-parishioners,
Friends and Neighbours, are all invited to come. Join us for
Lunch & Social. RSVP the Parish Office (604) 926-6881
for numbers. See you on the 2nd!
ADORATION AND BENEDICTION We are having our second all night
“First Friday” vigil. In addition to the usual Thursday
5:30-8:00 pm, First Friday 8:30 am-4:00 pm, and First Sunday 6:00
pm-7:00 pm, we are also “Keeping Awake One Hour” with our Lord in
the Blessed Sacra-
ment from after the 7:00 pm Mass on Friday, May 3rd to just
before the 9:00 am Mass on Saturday, May 4th.
I have my time booked and hope that those who participated last
month will do so again - with more joining us!
It is a unique way to spend time with Jesus, our Risen Lord. The
sign-up sheets are in the Vestibule. Fr. Gary
“So also, faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”
James 2: 17
“Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16: 14
“BUILDING OUR FUTURE UPON A FOUNDATION
OF FAITH” This weekend marks the launch of our annual Project
Advance Appeal. Thanks to the generosity of our donors last year,
the 2018 Appeal raised $121,500. With these funds our parish was
able to contribute to the projects undertaken by the Archdiocese,
in-cluding the major renovations to St. Thomas Aquinas High School
in North Vancouver. Over $ 70,000 was returned to our parish from
the 2018 Appeal. The PA funds are very important to our parish
because they allow us to undertake special projects, such as the
kitchen renovations, and to make plans for long-term projects
necessary for the care of our church. The Sunday collections pay
for the day-to-day operations of the parish. We are asking again
for your generous support. This week you will receive a letter with
information about this year’s Ap-peal and a pledge card. We request
that you return your pledge card next weekend, or as soon as you
are able. (You can also donate at www.projectadvance.ca. We will be
at the back of the church for the next few weekends if you need
assistance. All donations regardless of the amount are important
and gratefully received. By our deeds, we show our thanks for the
many gifts we have received. May God bless everyone. The Project
Advance Volunteer Team
ST. ANDRÉ’S VISITORS’ MEETING Tuesday, April 30th, 1:00 PM in
Parish Hall
Saint Andre Bessette of Montreal was known for his healing
ministry to the sick. We, at St. Anthony’s Parish have renamed our
visitors’ program after this most humble of Saints. We are also in
the process of implementing changes that will bring us into line
with the new Archdiocesan Safe Environment policies and are
recruiting new members to the program. All existing members of the
program and anyone else who is interested in visiting the sick and
/or bringing them the Holy Eucharist should attend this meeting.
Fr. Larry Lynn
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