St James Parish

Canonically Erected: July 28, 1993 First Mass: August 1, 1993

Dedication of the Church: Rosary Sunday October 4, 2014 Parish Feast Day: Solemnity of St James the Greater: July 25th

March 22, 2020

4th Sunday of Lent

2777 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 5E1 Telephone: 604.864.8800 | E-mail: parish.stjames@rcav.org

Website: stjamesabby.com

P A R I S H D I R E C T O R Y Pastor: Rev. William Ashley Secretary: Teresa Filiatrault Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday : 8.30 am-4:00 pm Sunday Mass: Saturday (anticipated) @ 4.30 pm Sunday @ 9 am ǀ 11 am ǀ 6.30 pm Weekday Mass: Monday to Friday @ 8.00 am Saturday and Statutory Holidays @ 9.00 am Confession: 30 minutes before Sunday Masses 15 minutes before weekday Masses Saturday: Before and after 9 am Mass Elementary School Devotions: Friday @ 9.20 am: Confession, Adoration and Rosary Baptisms, Marriages & Communion to the Sick Eucharistic Adoration:

Altar Servers Altar Guild Catholic Women’s League Children’s Celebration Civic Affairs Committee El Shaddai Filipino Ministry/Hospitality

Sodality of Mary Finance Committee First Saturday Rosary Club Knights of Columbus Music Ministry Parish Council Prison Ministry Project Advance Pro-Life Coordinator RCIA Bible Study School Building Committee

St Vincent de Paul Society Website Women’s Recollection Youth Council Youth Ministry

Fr Ashley Cecilia Tsang Sheila Hall (604.859.8684) Heidi Calzavara 604.859.9199) Marc Vella, James Hargrave Ghie Javier (604.758.2146) Rosalina Cole (604.859.8465) Della Oberhoffner Elizabeth Ocon Walter Dona (604.852.2589) Bob Buckham, Mark Sweeney and Daniel Anctil Monica Roddis (604.853.7985) Bob Buckham (604.852.9311) John Burden Monica Roddis (604.853.7985) Fr Ashley, Caleb, and Kevin Rod Griffiths, Blanca Hluskova Kim McLellan (604.850.2217) Ilona Payne Maxine Leslie (778.666.7529) Fr Ashley

E D U C A T I O N

Parish Religious Education Program Connie Slomski 604.613.5665

slomski@telus.net

St James & St Ann’s Elementary School

604.852.1788 ǀ stjameselementary.ca

Principal: Terri Sask

St John Brebeuf Regional High School

604.855.0571 ǀ stjohnbrebeuf.ca Principal: Gianni Bittante

Catholic Pacific College 604.888.7727

catholicpacific.ca

Contact the Parish Office.

Friday @ 8.30-11 am (Benediction): September-June

ST JAMES THE GREATER PROTOMARTYR OF THE APOSTLES

PRAY FOR US !

SANCTE IACOBE MAIOR,

ORA PRO NOBIS !

A warm welcome to St James the Greater Parish! Say hello to Fr Ashley, our pastor.

Kindly register in the parish so that we may serve you more efficiently. Registration forms are available in the foyer or on the website.

St. James has made the difficult decision to stop all public masses until further notice. The office will remain open for any one wishing to come in to pray. Fr. Ashley will be availa-ble for confessions upon request as all Lenten penitential ser-vices are cancelled. Here are some links for daily and Sunday mass.

Daily Mass

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Make an Act of Spiritual communion: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/act-of-spiritual-communion-339 Daily Mass Readings and Homilies: ewtn.com/dailymass

Sign up for Free! Here’s how: Step 1: Visit Formed.org step 2: Click Sign Up. Step 3: Se-

lect “I belong to a Parish or Organization”. Step 4: Type “V2T” and select “St. James Parish”. Step 5: En-ter your email Some suggestions: March 22 Fourth Sunday of Lent Read/Listen: The Year and Our Children March 25, The Annunciation Study: Symbolon, Knowing the Faith: Session 4: The Story of Salvation Study: The Bible and the Virgin Mary: Lesson 2- The Hand-maid of the Lord Listen: The History of Salvation March 29: Fifth Sunday of Lent Study: Lectio: Salvation- Not Just a Legal Transaction Kids: Brother Francis- Let’s Learn about Lent What to Watch this Lent Lectio: Salvation with Dr. Michael Barber At every Sunday Mass, Catholics confess that Jesus came down from heaven “for us men and for our salvation.” But what does “salvation” mean? In this remarkable 10-part video series, Scripture scholar and theologian, Dr. Michael Barber provides a thorough, deeply Catholic, and deeply biblical answer.

Christian Civic Affairs Committee: Many deadlines are changing with the Co-Vid 19 crisis. But as yet, there is no change in the date of April 17 2020 to take out a member-ship in the Conservative Party of Canada if you wish to have a vote for the new leader. The purpose of our committee is to encourage participation is in all levels of political involve-ment. The CPC leadership race is merely the current oppor-tunity for us. If your political perspective matches that of the CPC, even partially, the CCAC would encourage you to make sure you have a valid membership. Questions and call Jim Hargrave at 778 344 4692.

St. James and St. Ann's School is seeking to hire a full-time Kindergarten Teacher for a maternity leave position beginning in May 2020 and extending for the complete 2020-2021 school year. We also have a 60% P.E. position for the 2020-2021 school year. If you are interested in working is this dynamic, faith-based community, or if you know some-one who would be a great fit for our school, please see the full job postings on the CISVA website at www.cisva.bc.ca. Click on "Employment" and then "Teaching Positions", and then scroll down the list to find our school.

Pregnant? Need to talk? Hurting from a past abortion?

For confidential and compassionate help, text: “HOPE” to 393939 or go to “onlinecare.ca”

Please Pray For Healing of our Sick Parishioners

Susan Roefaro, Una Gaughan, Wendy McKellar, Henry Abeywickreme, Bill Hireen, Luka Volentier, James Hargrave, Roger

Loiselle, Ian MacDougall, Julie Miller and Joyce Walker

WEEKLY CALENDAR

Saturday, March 21, 2020 (Anticipatory Mass) 4:30pm ◊ Int: Candid & Wakely families Sunday, March 22, 2020 4th Sunday of Lent 9am ◊ Int: Ɨ RIP Allan Hoffart 11am ◊ Int: Ɨ RIP Jim Walton 6:30pm ◊ Int: Margy Walton Monday, March 23, 2020 8am St. Turibius of Magrovejo ◊ Int: Kendra Ann McLellan Tuesday, March 24, 2020 8am ◊ Int: Ɨ RIP Sr. Monica MacDonald Wednesday, March 25, 2020 8am The Annunciation of the Lord ◊ Int: Jocelyn Julien Thursday, March 26, 2020 8am ◊ Int: Ɨ RIP Adeline Sosnowski Friday, March 27, 2020 8am ◊ Int: Int. Hoffart Family Saturday, March 28, 2020 9am ◊ Int: Mike & Sherry Ratvay (Anticipatory Mass) 4:30pm ◊ Int: Missa Pro Populo Sunday, March 22, 2020 5th Sunday of Lent 9am ◊ Int: Ɨ RIP Laura Ratvay 11am ◊ Int: Ɨ RIP Laura Ratvay 6:30pm ◊ Int: Ɨ RIP Felicisima Junos

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March 19, 2020

Dear St. James Parish Parishioners

During this worldwide crisis affecting each one of us, the work of our local Church and our parish is cru-

cial.

As a community we are continuing to care for the spiritual and emotional needs of many individuals and

families – and we are looking for new ways to reach out to those isolated and afraid. With Mass attend-

ance greatly reduced and an unknown future ahead, the Sunday collection has taken a major hit while our

parishes expenses continue.

I do recognize the financial impact this crisis has had on so many. We ask only that you offer your con-

tinued support of our parish according to your means.

To make it easier for you to help the parish help others, the Archdiocese has set up a simple way to give

online. This will make it easy for parishioners to support their own parish by a weekly or monthly gift

made by credit card or direct debit. Funds go directly to our parish.

Click here to reach the donation site:

www.rcav.org/sunday-offering

Thank you to those parishioners who have already committed to pre-authorized giving at our parish –

your support has been and will continue to be critical for our parish operations during this difficult time.

Sincerely,

Fr. William Ashley

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