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Healing of the Earth

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES – 2020 Healing of the Earth We the Body of Christ, are called to live in solidarity with all peoples. We are called to respect, protect, defend and nurture the oneness of all of God’s Creation. God made this Earth as a true gift to His children of all nations. Indigenous people around our world have their creation stories. These stories are about relationships. They teach us about the Earth and…

Live Stream Problems Today

We are sorry for the problems with today’s live stream of Sunday Mass. We were unable to start the live stream at 9:30am and spent about 10 minutes trying to troubleshoot and resolve the problem. At that point, we decided to give up and go live on Facebook only. We know that this would not reach all our parishioners, but we thought it was the best option. The recorded version of Mass is now available on Vimeo, Facebook, and YouTube.…

Attending Mass Suspended

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Peace and Goodness! Dr. Bonnie Henry has issued an Order that all places of worship can no longer hold any in-person services and will be closed effective today, November 19, 2020. The only exceptions are baptisms, funerals and weddings which are limited to only ten people, including the priest. At this time, the Order is in effect through December 7, 2020. Starting tomorrow, November 20, 2020, Mass will only be available via live stream on Vimeo…

Christmas Schedule and Registration

PLEASE NOTE: With the Public Health Orders announced on December 7, 2020, we are no longer permitted to gather for in-person Mass in the church. Instead, on December 24/25, we will have one drive-in Mass in the St. Ann’s parking lot, be live streaming 2 Masses and hosting drive-thru Holy Communion at both parishes. In addition, on December 19, we will live stream a reconciliation service followed by confessions. Confessions will also be available on December 21. Our Christmas schedule…

Face Mask Update

God…grant us the wisdom to do what is right! In view of the recent upturn in COVID-19 cases and the arrival of the colder weather, which complicates safe social distancing when entering our churches, we are asking all attendees to wear a mask when arriving for Mass. Once you have checked in and been seated at a safe social distance from others, you may remove the mask if you need to. We want everyone to remain safe so please show…

St. John Vianney Pilgrimage of Faith Wrap-up Presentation

October 2020 2020 has indeed been an amazing year. As a parish, we have faced the challenges of COVID-19 with remarkable resourcefulness and resilience. We owe a great deal of gratitude to our leadership and to all the folks who have supported them in their efforts to keep our parish functioning and our liturgies possible, accessible & inspiring. Now on a topic that has been near and dear to our hearts…money! The time has come to wrap up our 2020…

Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed

November 2nd is All Souls Day. This day is of special significance to us Christians, where we remember our loved ones, friends & relatives who have left our earthly company. Throughout the month of November, the Church encourages us to offer as many Masses as we can for the purification of the souls departed. Christian charity demands that we be generous with our prayers for the souls departed. To add the names of family members, relatives or friends into the…

KC 59th Annual Charity Appeal

Like most events these days the annual Knights of Columbus Charity Appeal campaign will have a very new look this year. The charity appeal campaign will be going exclusively online this year. Only 200,000 tickets will be sold! The pricing for tickets remain the same as last year. However, the prize structure has changed as it will be exclusively cash, with a top prize of $100,000. There will be three grand prizes and 12 consolation prizes that will all take…