Divine Mercy Sunday - Jesus, I trust in You

April 13, 2012

Friday Report

Greetings!

Earn a certificate for parish ministry, deepen your knowledge of the faith, and pick up skills and confidence to help your family, friends, and students come to encounter Christ and grow in relationship with him.

This year's Spring Institute workshops will be held at St. Patrick's High School on Saturday, Apr. 21. Workshop topics include the history of the Church, how to give reasons for being Catholic, how to teach the faith in an adult setting, and more.

Who can attend? Courses are open to all: ministry leaders and volunteers, coordinators, and all parishioners seeking to know Christ and His Church more deeply and wanting to pass it on!

More information and registration can be found found here.

Sincerely,

Patrick Gillespie
Director, Office of Catechetics

Divine Mercy Sunday

Sunday, Apr. 15

During the course of Jesus' revelations to Saint Faustina on the Divine Mercy He asked on numerous occasions that a feast day be dedicated to the Divine Mercy and that this feast be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. More

Discounted price for 100th Anniversary Book

We're doing some spring cleaning at the John Paul II Pastoral Centre and making remaining copies of the Archdiocese of Vancouver 100th Anniversary Commemorative Book (a $25 value) available for just $10, tax included. You can pick up the book in person at 150 Robson St., or we can mail it to you for an additional $12 (shipping and handling).

40 Days for Life Celebration Mass & Reception

Come give thanks to the Lord for a successful 40 Days for Life campaign and share experiences with fellow pro-lifers. The Mass will be celebrated at Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Vancouver, on Friday, Apr. 13 at 7:00pm. A reception will follow in the church hall; everyone is welcome!

Last chance to register!

Through this course I have discovered the deepest calling of the human heart.
- J.B.

Fr. Alan's passion is contagious. It inspires us to teach Theology of the Body to the different communities we belong to..
- G.J.J.

Spring Institute 2012

The Office of Catechetics offers a variety of programs to enrich adult Catholics in their faith formation and to prepare them for lay ministry in the Church. Click here for the list of courses being offered and here to register online.

Donations of Items to Men's Hostel

The Catholic Charities Men's Hostel is attempting to make our guests' stay with us in our Emergency Homeless shelter (for 100 men; open 365 days a year) a little more comfortable. We are seeking the following for donation:

Coffee mugs,
Books, or
Men's XL clothing.

Please bring your donation to 150 Robson Street, Vancouver, or contact us by phone at (604) 443-3292 or by e-mail to menshostel@rcav.org.

Easter Season

Christ is risen, alleluia!

Read Archbishop Miller's Easter message.

The Easter festival is an extended event. The fifty days from Easter to Pentecost Sunday are kept as one great feast day called the "Great Sunday".

Read more of Celebrating the Season of Easter by the National Liturgy Office.