Category Archive for 'Events'

Patronal Feast Day and Parish Celebration

The feast of the Holy Family, our patronal feast, falls on Sunday 10 January. The schedule of services will follow the regular Sunday schedule, and there will be a potluck celebration after the 10:30 am High Mass.
The parish will be providing ham for the potluck, so we ask those who will be attending to sign [...]

Parish mission

Guest speaker Father Isaac Mary Relyea, a Franciscan priest, will lead the parish mission, preaching at all Masses on Sunday 29 November, and then delivering talks following morning and evening Mass, Monday–Thursday. Prior to becoming a priest, Father Isaac was a ‘wayward son’, living in contradiction to Christ’s teaching. Due to his Mother’s prayer and [...]

Ladies’ Appreciation Night, 14 February

The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Ladies’ Appreciation Dinner & Dance on Saturday 14 February. Come waltz the night away! Reception at 6:00 pm, with Dinner at 7:00 pm. Please ask one of the priests for ticket and contact information.

Kolping World Day of Prayer

Sunday 26 October.
Beginning with 11:00 am German Mass by Father Benno Burghardt and a Kolping Society reception in the church Hall. For further information, ask one of the priests for contact information.
For more information about the international Catholic educational and action-oriented organisation founded by Blessed Adolph Kolping, see the website of the Kolping Society of [...]

60th Anniversary Celebration

Holy Family Parish will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of its Church Dedication, its Kirchweihfest, on Sunday 9 November, beginning with a Solemn Latin High Mass at 11:00 am and followed by a catered Luncheon at 1:00 pm. At the same time, we will celebrate Father Benno Burghardt’s 30 years of service as pastor of Holy [...]

Speaker: Father Joseph M. Bisig FSSP

Saturday 8 November, 10:00 am in the church hall.
Father Bisig is Swiss-German with a very interesting journey of faith. He was ordained a Priest in June of 1977 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre for the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). From 1979-1986 he was Rector of the SSPX seminary in Zaitzkofen, Germany. In 1982, Father [...]

Bioethics Seminar, Saturday 11 October

8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Sheraton Guilford Hotel, Surrey, featuring Dr John M. Haas STL MDiv, and Fr Tadeusz Pacholczyk PhD, of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, Philadephia, USA. Topics: Beginning life issues (i.e. in vitro fertilization, genetic testing, reproductive technologies) and end of life issues (i.e. euthanasia, assisted suicide, brain death, ordinary [...]

Life Chain, Sunday 5 October

From 2:00 to 3:00 pm: along Oak Street from Vancouver General Hospital at 12th Avenue to Women’s Hospital at 30th Avenue. Volunteers needed. For signs or more information call 604 733 6266 or your local Pro-Life organisation.

Parish Picnic, Saturday 23 August

Our Parish picnic will take place at the Coquitlam campus of Traditional Learning Academy on Saturday 23 August. TLA is located in Coquitlam at 1189 Rochester Avenue, at Laval Street. The picnic will begin with fun and games at 2:30 pm, followed by a barbecue dinner at 5:00 pm. Volunteers are needed for set-up and [...]

July 13: reception, missal orders, and introduction to use of a hand missal during Mass

After the nine o’clock Mass this Sunday, 13 July, there will be a reception in the parish hall with coffee, tea and donuts.
Orders will be taken in the hall, after Mass, for parallel Latin-English hand missals. These missals are leather-bound, contain the full order of Mass for Sundays and major feast days, including all proper [...]

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