March 29, 2015 - St. Anthony`s Parish, West Vancouver

ST. ANTHONY’S PARISH -
Archdiocese of Vancouver
2347 Inglewood Avenue
West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 1Z9
PALM SUNDAY
March 29th 2015
Pastor:
In residence:
Office Hours:
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Office: (604) 926-6881
Fax: (604) 926-3852
Email: parish.sawv@rcav.org
Website: http://sawv.rcav.org
Archdiocesan Website:
www.rcav.org
Fr. Gary Franken
Fr. Joseph Thanh Thoai Le, JCL
Mon - Fri: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
ohnny was baptized and dipped in water 3 times. At the
3rd time the Pastor said: “Y ou are now baptized. Y ou are a
new creation, the old one is gone. No more drinking of
alcohol for you. Your new name is Jacob.” Jacob went back
home and headed straight for the fridge. He took a Heineken
Beer, dipped it in water 3 times and said: “Y ou are now a new
creation, the old one is gone. Your new name is Orange Juice!!!”
Today's liturgy celebrates two processions, a procession
into the city of Jerusalem, and a procession outside the city walls.
Each appears to be quite different from the other. One is a scene
of triumph and joy, but the other is one of sorrow and mockery.
In each case it is the same character who is on the move, and
again it is perhaps the same crowd that accompanies him.
That same central character is of course Jesus the Christ,
the same yesterday, today and forever. He enters Jerusalem in
triumph like a victorious king, and He leaves like a defeated prisoner, one bound for execution. But while the same central character is the Christ, our unchanging king, that same crowd is of
course us. Like the crowd, the mob of the Gospels, we are
changeable. We too can be double-hearted, as long as our hearts
are not fully taken prisoner to Christ. Like the Gospel's crowd, we
are willing to cheer when things seem to be going well, but we
can also be ready to jeer when things appear not so propitious.
The Holy Week begins with the procession of Jesus into
His City, the city of Jerusalem, on the back of a donkey. The
owner of the donkey was asked to give up his donkey for the
Lord, and he did. Are we ready to give up ourselves, the burden
we carried and take up the Cross and walk with Him to Calvary?
The cheering crowds confront us with a question: Which side are
our hearts really on, deep down?
Now Lenten preparation leads to Easter celebration, and
our Easter Vigil is the great annual festival of baptism. We will
go in a procession of light into the church and to the baptismal
font. Round the whole world, churches will be baptising converts
on Easter night, men and women who have chosen to turn to God
by being baptised into Christ and His Church, by being baptised
into His death and resurrection.
And we, we who are already baptised,
when we come to renew our baptismal
vows at Easter, we will choose once
again to process together with Christ,
like Simon, so that at the last we may
make our way into heaven, rejoicing in
Christ's final triumphal procession.
So this Holy Week let us purify
ourselves so that we may celebrate with
a new heart in the excitement of Easter.
Fr. Joseph
SUNDAY MASSES
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.
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
March 29th
9 am
PALM
SUNDAY
11 am † Remo Gambioli
Mon
March 30
8 am
Sp. Int. Kathy Ng
Tue
March 31
8 am
† J ohn Mor den
Wed
April 1
8 am
† Mary Kitchen
Thu
April 2
HOLY THURSDAY
7 PM
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Fri
April 3
GOOD FRIDAY
3 PM
Passion of the Lord
Sat
April 4
HOLY SATURDAY
9 PM
Easter Vigil Mass
SUN
April 5th
9 am
FOR PARISHIONERS
SUN
EASTER
SUNDAY
† Mary Kitchen
11 am † Anne Lucey † Dave Fleming
2 pm
ST. ANTHONY’S
SCHOOL
(604) 922-0011
STA HIGH SCHOOL
(604) 987-4431
Sp. Int. Richard Podgurski
Catholic Cemeteries: are a link
between the living & the departed.
DATE
April 2 nd: 7 PM
April 3rd: 3 PM
April 4th: 9 PM
HOSPITALITY
H HADDAD/ K NG
L van UNEN
H HADDAD/W GRAY
R RACZ
G LOWE
E HOLMAN
LECTORS
ROBERT BUTLER
MAC NOWAKOWSKI
G LOWE/S MURPHY
EMHC
J TORRESAN/E HOLMAN
ELAINE MOONEN
RANDY HOLMAN
SOCIAL
HOSTS
SUNDAY, APRIL 5th
EDITHA ABENOJA
ROSE MOJECA
St. Anthony’s Parish Religious Education Program (PREP): Every Wednesday at 3:50 PM for students in Grades 1 - 7
not attending Catholic Schools. For other Sacramental Information, phone the Parish Office or email PREP at stawvprep@shaw.ca.
“CROSSWALK”
Ecumenical Holy Week Liturgies
Monday, 30th March, 9:30 am @ West Vancouver
United, 2062 Esquimalt; Tuesday, 31st March, 9:30 am
@ St. Stephen’s Anglican, 885, 22nd Street; Wednesday, 1st April, 9:30 am
@ St. Francis, 4773 South Piccadilly Road; Thursday; 2nd April, 9:30 AM @
St. Anthony’s Church. Each service is a 30-minute Liturgy followed by Reception.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
Holy Thursday, 2 nd April:
NO 8 AM Mass.
9:30 AM - Ecumenical Liturgy; Reception follows in the Hall.
7 PM - Mass of the Lord’s Supper;
Adoration follows until 10:00 PM.
Good Friday, 3rd April:
NO 8 AM Mass;
Stations of the Cross for Families @ 11 AM;
3 PM - The Lord’s Passion
Holy Saturday, 4th April:
No 9 AM & 5 PM Masses.
9 PM – Easter Vigil Mass;
Reception follows in the Hall.
Easter Sunday, 5th April:
Masses @ 9 & 11 AM and 2 PM.
CONFESSIONS
@ Christ the Redeemer Parish
Tuesday, 31st March, 7 PM
@ St. Anthony’s Parish
Good Friday, 10 AM;
Holy Saturday, 10 AM and 4 PM.
HOLY LAND
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the
Congregation for the Oriental
Churches, addressed the bishops
worldwide re: Holy Land Collection.
“Presently, there are millions of refugees
fleeing Syria and Iraq, where the roar of arms does not cease and the way of
dialogue and concord seems to be completely lost. Senseless hatred seems to
prevail instead, along with the helpless desperation of those who have lost
everything and have been expulsed from the land of their ancestors.”
He continued, “If the Christians of the Holy Land are encouraged to
resist, to the degree possible, the understandable temptation to flee, the faithful
throughout the world are asked to take their plight to heart.”
Thank-you for your support. God bless.
POST CARDS
“Give us Time” postcards may have been
inadvertently delivered in your mail-boxes.
Please drop the same in any mail box closest to
you. We want them to reach Ottawa.
LIGHTHOUSE DISPLAY
New Books & CD’s will soon be available in
our Lighthouse display cabinet. Check them
out and help yourselves.
CALLING EASTER LILIES!
Drop them-off the parish any day now.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR:
Cathy Gardner, Jay Shrager, Marcela Chavez, Vini Fitzgerald,
Patricia Trapp, Blaine Fogal, Dan & Chris Peak, Sho Uyeda, Maria
Castle, Ther esa Tu, J acqueline Cummings, J oyce Field, Pat
Keough, Geor gia Bridger, J oy Sescar, Donna Fontanella, Rose
Kowch, Susan Stastny, Harvey Sazunic, Wallace Murray,
Alexandria Pius, Declan Lord, Dan Arenet, Marina Andrew, Keith
Jacobsen, Mar ian & J ack Welch, Lynne Cavaleigh, David
Kritzwiser, Patr ick Leslie, Les Szabo, Roman Moshevich,
Joseph Wein, Ed Hauser, Agnes Koh, Grace Sue, Lachoo Narain,
Alex Barraza, Tanis Stastny, Gina Charles, Don/Edna Copley,
Irene Masterman, Christine Ermita, Kenelm Burridge, Rico
Alvano, Bobbi Bass, Pamela Kinna, Brendan Stephens, Louise
Schubert, Agnes Notte, Margar et Irving, & Annette Garm.
STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION . . .
Pilate again said to them,
“Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?”
And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” – Mark 15:12-13
Jesus told us “whatever you do for the least of my brothers,
you do for me.” Every day we are presented opportunities to help someone.
Every day we have the opportunity to see the face of Jesus in others
and be the face of Jesus to others.
Pray for the courage to stand up for those in need of our help.
CHRISM MASS
Wednesday, April 1st, 5 PM, @ HR Cathedral
One of the most solemn and significant liturgies of our Church
where the blessing of the oil of catechumens, the oil of the sick,
and the oil of chrism takes place. ALL WELCOME!
RED MASS & DINNER
Wednesday, April 8th, 5:10 PM, HR Cathedral
Celebrant, Archbishop Michael Miller, in honour of the legal
profession. Reception, 6:30 PM at the Hyatt Regency.
Tickets: $130; two for $250. Visit: rcav.org/red-mass/
INFERTILITY, HEALING, HOPE, HEALTH
Thursday, April 9th, 7:30 PM, JPII Pastoral Centre
Explore new field of restorative reproductive medicine with
Maria Bizecki. She’ll speak on differ ent causes of infertility
and what couples can do to achieve pregnancy and hear success
stories. Visit: rcav.org/healing-hope-health/
SPRING INTO FAITH FORMATION
Saturday, April 11th, Holy Cross Secondary, Surrey
One-day faith formation and ministry training for adults.
Topics: Basics of the Faith, Discovering the Gospels,
Ecumenism - Why Bother? and more. Cost $35, includes lunch.
Visit: rcav.org/oc-spring
SPRING RETROUVAILLE PROGRAM
April 10th-12th, (604) 530-6710
Your Marriage in Crisis? Retrouvaille, a Catholic ministry
offers help to married couples having difficulties including
infidelity, separation, or even divorce. Rediscover romance!
PREVENTING DEMENTIA
Friday, April 17th, 6 PM, Vancouver Convention Centre
Neurologist Dr. Alexandre Henry-Bhargava discusses changes
with the aging brain & lifestyle changes to support brain health.
Refreshments & displays. Register: www.tapestryfoundation.ca
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND
April 17th-19th @ Holiday Inn, North Van. (604) 876-7298.