Please pray for those preparing to receive the sacrament of Confirmation.

Father John Berg, Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, will visit Vancouver in May to update us on the work of FSSP apostolates throughout the world and on developments at the Vatican relating to the Fraternity and to the traditional Roman Rite. We will also have a question-and-answer session and refreshments. The conference will take place at Holy Family on Tuesday, May 10, beginning with recitation of the rosary before the Blessed Sacrament at 6:30 pm, followed by Benediction. Father Berg’s talk will commence after Benediction, in the parish hall.

We are most grateful that Father Berg was able to shorten his visitation to the Archdiocese of Seattle to make this possible.

The Dogmas and Titles of Our Lady

A series of talks presented by Father Elias Mary Mills of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate:

The Immaculate Conception

The Divine Maternity

Perpetual Virginity

The Assumption

Co-redemptrix and Universal Mediatrix of Grace

Schedule
Sunday, 3 April. Father Elias will preach at both Masses.
Monday–Thursday, 4–7 April. Morning Mass at 7:3o am followed by talk at 8:00 am; evening Mass at 6:30 pm followed by talk at 7:30 pm.

Father Elias is a Priest of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, and a native of Nebraska. Previously, he became a member of the Carmelite Third Order, with his final profession in August 1986. He joined the Franciscans of the Immaculate in 1993, and was ordained on 27 May 2007, by Bishop Fabian Bruskewtiz of Lincoln Nebraska. He is currently serving as the Father Guardian of Our Lady, Co-redemptrix Friary, attached to the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Centre in Bloomington, Indiana. Father Elias has given retreats and parish missions on Our Lady across the United States as well as in Canada and Australia.

Please join the choirs of Holy Family for an evening of Renaissance and classical polyphony, Gregorian chant, and seasonal readings, featuring the music of Palestrina, Byrd, Victoria, Morales, Scarlatti, Lobo, and Anerio. Admission is by donation.

Guest Speaker Home educator and mother Julia Fogassy was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest.  She and her husband Karl have been blessed with nine children, ages 15 to 38.  Julia operates Our Father’s House, in Seattle, which is dedicated to providing families with homeschooling educational materials.  She has been a home educator for twenty-five years, and serves as the chairman for the Seattle Archdiocesan Committee on Scouting.  Julia was one of the founding members of the Northwest Catholic Family Education Conference.

Programme
9:00 am: Mass.
10:00 am:  Coffee & muffins.
10:30 am: Morning talk: What I Learned from 25 Years of Homeschooling.
12:00 pm: Lunch break.
1:00 pm: Afternoon talks: Teaching Reading and Phonics and Teaching History from a Catholic Perspective.
3:00 pm: Closing prayer.

Materials Julia will have samples of her Sound Beginnings Program and The ABC’s of Christian Culture on display and will take orders. These items are only available through Our Father’s House.

Holy Family Catholic Gift and Book Store will also have a table set up with a variety of children’s books, homeschooling resources, and parenting books for sale.

Cost $20.00 per adult or $30.00 per couple; includes morning coffee and lunch. Babysitting will be available.

RSVP Please  telephone or write to the clergy for contact information regarding this event. Advance notice of attendance is required, so that appropriate arrangements can be made for lunch and babysitting. Thank you.

Archbishop Miller will consecrate the altar stone for our new high altar this Tuesday at 7:00 pm. Relics of Saint Stephen Protomartyr and of Saint Sebastian Martyr will be entombed into the stone. A Parish social with the Archbishop will follow in the hall.