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Ambrose Matilda Music Connection (AMMC) presents
10th Annual Fundraising Concert / Dinner
Saturday, May 4, 2024. 5PM-8:30PM
Point Grey Golf Course
3350 Marine Dr. Vancouver, BC
Net proceeds will be directed to Development and Peace Caritas Canada.
* PROGRAMME*
PART 1: Concert featuring Clarinet Quartet: Christopher Lee. M us. Juilliard and Principal
Clarinetist of the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra with his three students and
AMMC winners, Sebastian Rendon, Ryan Lai, Leonardo Jung
PART 2: Dinner (with cash bar)
Upholding human dignity is at the heart of the mission of Development and Peace
Caritas Canada. It supports partner-organizations around the world for projects
defending integral human development and ecological and social justice – the right
to life, clean air and water, health and education, biodiversity and environmental
sustainability. Your tax-deductible donations will help provide emergency aid and
support humanitarian projects in 36 countries around the world.
Living Laudato Si': The Challenge and the Promise
Friday, May 17, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PDT
Location: St. Mark's College Chapel
5935 Iona Drive, Vancouver, BC. V6T 1J7
How can we navigate the challenges and fulfill the promises that caring for creation in the spirit of Laudato Si’ places before us?
Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on care for creation, is a clarion call to listen to the cries of the earth and of the poor and to assuage their suffering.
Sr. Damien Marie Savino, FSE, a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist will explore how we can navigate the challenges of caring for creation in the spirit of Laudato Si’ in our current times.
This is a free event and all are welcome. For more information, or to register, go to the eventbrite page:
A Compassionate Approach to Infertility
Navigate infertility with practical resources and faith filled support through this two-part webinar series:
Session 1: The Suffering of Infertility. Sister John Mary Sullivan, FSE, will speak on some of the deeper questions that may arise from the cross of infertility: Why is this happening to us? How are we a family without children? How can this not affect our marriage? Dr. Jonathan Yang, MD, CCFP, will give an informa-tional presentation on: “What is normal, and when should I reach out for help?”
Session 2: Is There Hope? Deacon Martin and Lora Cayer will share their testimony with a focus on how their relationship and faith has been affected by the long-term cross of infertility. Dr. Paul Yong, MD, PhD, FRCSC and Theresa Yong will give an informational presentation and share their personal experiences with treatments for infertility.
On April 10 & 17, 7:00pm via Zoom. Learn more & register at Behold Vancouver here.
Applications Open: Youth Ministry Leadership Bursary
The Youth Ministry Leadership Bursary recognizes high school students making a difference in their parishes, schools, communities and homes. Two Grade 12 students will be selected to receive an award of $500 each for their post-secondary schooling. Apply at . https://rcav.org/youth-ministry/leadership-bursary
Are you involved in lay ministry work?
Receive funding to cultivate essential skills for faithful and effective ministry.
St. Mark’s College at UBC has multiple scholarships for people working (paid and volunteer) in lay ministry.
Free tuition is available for courses on the theology of ministry, scripture, and foundations of theology.
This is your chance! Deadline: April 30, 2024
Hope on the Horizon: CSM Summer Outreach 2024
Tue, Aug 6, 9:00am - Wed, Aug 21, 3:00pm PDT
Location: Kateri Centre, Sacred Heart Parish
887 Keefer Street Vancouver
The Archdiocese of Vancouver & Catholic Street Missionaries invite young adults, 19-30 to join us for the Hope on the Horizon outreach & leadership program happening between August 6 & 21. The program is designed to introduce young people to the life of a street missionary, sharing a life of prayer & service, go out into the streets bringing the love of Jesus to the homeless. For two & a half weeks, participants will live a communal life, praying, learning & reaching out to our homeless friends on the streets. There will be street outreach training, faith formation & personal skills development. We will also enjoy recreational activities together. Food & accommodation will be provided.
Visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hope-on-the-horizon-csm-summer-outreach-2024-registration-775932493977
Ongoing information
Door is Open - Food & Clothing Drive
This September, our team at St. Mark’s Parish is resuming the food & clothing collection for the Door is Open. The once/week delivery initiative will be pursued. The need continues to be great.
Thanks for St. Mark’s parishioners’ past generosity.
We humbly request that folks donate clean clothing & non-perishable food items as listed on the donation boxes at the church’s entrance.
We humbly ask to avoid making donations that are really not useable and are just being discarded.
Knights of Columbus - BC & Yukon State Council
COME & be a MEMBER: The Knights of Columbus empowers Catholic men to live their faith and serve their family, parish, community and country.
Free One Year on-line membership
Enjoy the benefits of being a Knights of Columbus Member.
Go to: www.kofc.org/joinus
Promo Code: BLESSEDMCGIVNEY
Covenant House Vancouver
… exists, now more than ever, to support young people experiencing homelessness and to provide them with a source of relentless support, unconditional love, and absolute respect.
Your generosity provides food, shelter, and medical attention for some of the most vulnerable in our community.
Visit their website for more information
Permanent Diaconate Program
Now accepting applications. Contact deacons@rcav.org
This hugely successful conference which took place at the beginning of May, marks Pope Francis’ 10th year of Pope Francis in his Papal office.
The three plenary sessions will be available for viewing online soon.
Plenary Session #1: Thursday, May 4. 7pm-9pm
“Laudato Si’ in a Time of Global Disruption: Francis and Politics”, Massimo Faggioli, Villanova University.
Plenary Session #2: Friday, May 5. 3:30pm-5:00pm
“The Reform of the Church is not a Change but a Commitment”, Emilce Cuda, Secretary, Pontifical Commission for Latin America/Loyola University Chicago,
Birthright of Vancouver
Services provided: Friendship, Love & Hope Phone: 604-687-7223
Birthright’s focus is on loving the mother, reminding her that there is hope
and ensuring she is not alone.
We offer love, friendship, and support to women who are pregnant or think they may be pregnant. Birthright is available to women for as long as they need us. Birthright is interdenominational.
Visit – https://birthright.org/vancouver
Door is Open. A Roman Catholic Charity
Ongoing needs and information
The Door Is Open is a drop-in ministry that provides food, clothing, counselling, shelter services and referrals, a warm and safe environment in the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a neighborhood recognized for the highest concentration of the poorest urban population in the whole of Canada.
Season after season, the challenges faced by the Door is Open charity do not fade away. In these days of summer, the Door is Open mission is making a special appeal for food donations.
Non-perishable food item:. Special requests are for pasta (macaroni and spaghetti mostly, but other kinds are accepted), pasta sauce & tuna cans. Due to health regulations the ministry cannot accept home baking & food that is past their expiry date.
Toiletries: Unopened toiletries such as:
Shampoo, bar soap, brushes/combs, sanitary products, toothpaste/toothbrushes
Clothing: Season-appropriate clothes for men and women.
We are grateful for all your donations which bring hope & healing to these most vulnerable people. Visit: https://www.thedoorisopen.ca/you-can-help/donate/
© 2017 Photography by Sarah Scali
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ROMERO HOUSE - Refugee Settlement Worker Program
An exciting & meaningful opportunity awaits university, college students & graduates from Canada, the United States and many other countries.
The Romero House worker program in Toronto offers a life transforming experience of living the joy of concretely integrating service & social justice.
It is a wonderful & unique program which gives young adults to do significant work, making a real difference in the lives of people in great need. Workers are given a great deal of responsibility, they grow & stretch humanly and spiritually in the process.
Of course, in this time of the covid19 pandemic & in consultation with public health, we have adjusted our ways of working with our residents & off-site clients in ways to ensure the health & safety of everyone in the community.
This time of a disrupted economy when graduates are finding fewer employment opportunities, we believe that our worker program is a safe & meaningful way to spend a year in the context of a supportive community.
Contact Harold Wright at workerprogram@romerohouse.org
Website: www.romerohouse.org
