BAPTIZED
2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT A Message from the Most Reverend J. Michael Miller, CSB
Archbishop of Vancouver
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, in our mission of fostering friendship with the Lord, sharing the Gospel and loving as good Samaritans. This Annual Report is best described as two half- year reports, so different was the start of the When necessary restrictions threatened to separate the pastoral year from the way it is ending. faithful from the Sacraments and the Church’s devotional life, the good Lord was not kept apart from us. Parishioners Last October we had just successfully launched the came up with innovations: drive-up confessionals, physically new Proclaim Movement, our exciting evangelization distanced Adoration, and livestreamed Masses sprang up initiative aimed at encouraging Catholics to share everywhere. And when schools had to shut down, our their faith and become “missionary disciples,” administrators and educators quickly adopted new hybrid as Pope Francis urges us all to do. forms of learning, and then managed to put in place a full return to classroom learning in time for September. While enthusiasm for Proclaim was growing, the world changed dramatically. As you are only too aware, we were The suffering for many has been severe, and we must confronted with a pandemic that has taken over a million continue to offer them consolation and support in lives and had disastrous consequences for countless others. whatever ways we can as families and parishes. As we reach out to others, we are reaching out to Jesus. Amidst all the As the ripples of COVID-19 spread and disrupted trials, God has also blessed us. Many people are drawing every aspect of the life of the Church and of society, closer to him. Others are returning to the Sacraments, the faithful of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, like and still others are deepening their lives of faith, while everyone else, were forced to refocus and alter their carrying the cross that COVID-19 has become for us. pastoral plans for the remainder of the year. As 2020 draws to a close and we are planning for 2021, What we witnessed here was an imaginative and creative we cannot predict what the future holds. What we response to the pandemic. Catholics stepped forward to can do is what Jesus asks of us: to be the salt of the face the fears, struggles, and uncertainty around us. earth and the light of our world. I offer this annual report, with its theme Baptized and Sent, as a sign of The Archdiocese adopted the motto Church Never our commitment to responding to Christ’s call. Stops to illustrate the diverse and innovative ways our Catholic community was able to labour and pray to We pray that Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary, will continue ensure that the Church’s evangelizing mission went to guide us through this pandemic, deepening our full steam ahead. The #ChurchNeverStops hashtag trust in Providence who will provide us with everything became a way of sharing inspirational stories of our we need to ensure that the Church Never Stops. parishes, schools, and organizations. They found resourceful ways of connecting the Church with the With the assurance of my blessing and prayers, I remain faithful, of actively proclaiming the Gospel through Alpha and Discovery, and of caring for those in need.
Despite obstacles in our way, we often found ingenious solutions for overcoming them. We + J. Michael Miller, CSB reallocated resources and with the extraordinary use Archbishop of Vancouver of technology now possible, we were able to persevere Archdiocese of Vancouver 5 2019-2020 Annual Report Provide support for parents seeking to acquire additional parenting skills additional parenting support acquire seeking to Provide for parents people in need with support services Connect their challenges that address Parishes are called to be dynamic communities of missionary be dynamic communities called to disciples are Parishes functions servicesresource Every parish will be offered in management, development, and human Baptisms Strengthen Marriages and Families Strengthen W W Develop Parish Leadership and Support Leadership Develop Parish W W 2019 Marriages Confirmations First Communions 481 2,843 2,731 2,593 Catholics schools 51 religious sisters religious 96 445,128 Celebrate like we mean it we like Celebrate mean it we like Welcome personal encounters Foster discipleship paths Promote W W Jesus Get Closer to W W Make Every Sunday Matter Sunday Every Make priests catechists parishes institutions of higher education institutions of 4 77 202 4,725 our story our
The Archdiocese of Vancouver covers covers of Vancouver The Archdiocese 120,000 km², including approximately Mainland, and has roughly Lower B.C.’s Catholics within its 445,000 baptized boundaries. It was established in 1863 of British Apostolic as the Vicariate and in 1908 as the Roman Columbia of Vancouver. Catholic Archdiocese
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chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese Ar 4 Archdiocese of Vancouver 7 2019-2020 Annual Report committed to committed leading an Alpha 498 or Discovery program or Discovery upper room conference room upper disciples attended Upper Room 1,050 Three years ago, Pope Francis called the Church to live out her missionary out her live to the Church called Francis Pope ago, years Three MissionaryExtraordinary be the 2019 to October declaring Month. As calling, boldly step called us to Michael Archbishop God was the global Church, calling more needs truth now in a time when our culture sharing the Gospel into than ever. to Mainland gathered the Lower across than 1,000 disciples from More of Jesus. The the name proclaim to be challenged, equipped, and inspired a Proclaim, movement wasnew of the official launch Conference Upper Room the name of Jesus in their our cities and spread disciples across awaken to homes and communities. Archdiocese of Vancouver 9 2019-2020 Annual Report , PROCLAIM DIRECTOR , PROCLAIM Eric Chow Eric group to the Facebook “One woman was invited where she learned about Proclaim. She noted within her that she had wanted to evangelize family but was hesitant. Proclaim was an answer to her prayer. We offered training and accompaniment and she was and she was accompaniment offered training and We to her prayer. during the study with her family members able to lead a Discovery to their desire study members indicated of her pandemic. Several ” of Confession. the sacrament to return attended 300+ follow-up training follow-up invitations to take take invitations to proclaim 3,800 Alpha or Discovery were were Alpha or Discovery members Proclaim made by
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Proclaim is an evangelization movement, inspiring and equipping disciples inspiring and equipping disciples is an evangelization movement, Proclaim resources provide and parishes. We the Gospel in their homes share to Gospel with people on in sharing the Catholics interested to and training tools. endorsed as exceptional and Discovery are the peripheries. Alpha to proclaim Jesus proclaim to Awaken disciples disciples Awaken
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chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese Ar 8 Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 11 MOBILIZE MOBILIZE weareproclaim.com Proclaim is a movement inspiring disciples is a movement Proclaim Jesus in their homes and proclaim to The digital environment, communities. group, Facebook which includes a website, equip missionaryand podcast, aims to accompaniment, training, disciples through and conversation. encouragement, GROW connects caring donors website Office The Development and individuals in communities, ministries, organizations, to the launch of the new Since need within the Archdiocese. for Project the number of online donations received website, also been able to have 28%. We by has increased Advance supportbetter an online offertory for system everyone, with 5,000 donors making their gift online. over support.rcav.org NURTURE NURTURE beholdvancouver.org Behold is a place to ask questions, connect ask questions, connect to Behold is a place of God. The more with others, and discover new includes articles, website videos, and other relationships, media on subjects such as deeper All voice. and hearing God’s purpose, identity, with connect lead users to this is designed to or servicea parish, event such as marriage and faith studies. counselling, preparation, INFORM bccatholic.org bccatholic.org is the Archdiocese’s is the Archdiocese’s Catholic The B.C. newspaper that stories and news telling site, the heart people reveal draw of Jesus and of Online readership him and his Church. to an all-time high in reached Catholic The B.C. turned the summer as the Catholic community and information about the it for stories to its most pandemic. The newspaper also marked of Catholic journalism, winning year successful awards. press 25 Canadian and international digital environment digital rcav.org DIRECT DIRECT The Archdiocese launched four new websites this past year to bring a more focused a more bring to year this past four new launched websites The Archdiocese find what they need. users to it easier for goals and make its communication to approach a more which provides at rcav.org Account” a “Catholic Vancouver create Users can now interests. the user’s information based on relevant populates and experience personalized
The Archdiocese of Vancouver’s social media of Vancouver’s The Archdiocese public is for the general presence and web be the official and local Catholics. It exists to Catholic of the Roman face administrative Centre As Pastoral in Vancouver. Church year, much of the for remotely worked staff the faithful kept use of technology increased The Communications informed and connected. for Catholics, resource is a valued Office offering up social media creation, ramping video services,parish consulting increasing and adding new websites production, hosted the Tilma platform for parishes. to
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chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese Ar 10 Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 13 All Saints Parish hosts drive-up Adoration Adoration hosts drive-up All Saints Parish Drive-up Adoration at St. Paul’s Parish Parish at St. Paul’s Adoration Drive-up Archbishop Miller blesses Vancouver Archbishop Parishioners surprise parish staff at St. Joseph the Worker surprise parish staff at St. Joseph the Parishioners Mass remotely Easter tune into Parishioners St. Patrick’s offers drive-up confessions offers drive-up St. Patrick’s Renewing our baptismal promises over livestream livestream over Renewing our baptismal promises #churchneverstops In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Archbishop Miller Miller pandemic, Archbishop the COVID-19 to 2020, in response In March no longer be would that Masses with a public congregation announced Columbia and Canada. British across other dioceses like offered, making use of diverse by and measures physical distancing Through part take to in many aspects the faithful continued technology, streaming viewership in soaring of virtualof parish life, resulting Masses, record ways of bringing and inventive websites, archdiocesan to traffic web observing while together communities distancing rules. physical
MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY MASS ATTENDEE ANNIVERSARY MARRIAGE of the expect you to ship a copy I didn’t I don’t belong to your Archdiocese, “Knowing the my parents received when Today anniversary to India. Mass certifiicate all the way Thank your gesture. by to tears. I was deeply touched certifiicate, were moved they we are that showing me and my family and for do this for taking the time to you for ” in this whole wide world. we are where no matter one big family,
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chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese Ar 12 189 couples celebrate milestone anniversaries anniversaries milestone celebrate 189 couples transforming hearts
“We welcome people from all faiths or no faith. We hope to “Participants at our attract some people with no online Grade 8 Summer religion to come and know Retreat deepened their about our Church. If they understanding and feel comfortable in meeting relationship with Jesus people here, in seeing the through identifying place or the celebration, they practical ways of growing may come back.” in holiness.”
Fr. Paul Chu Erwin Fung CHINESE MINISTRY YOUTH MINISTRY
“It was defiinitely a different “On both our men’s and experience [going on NET women’s retreats we heard Australia]. Things didn’t testimonies of people who go according to plan, but I didn’t really know what they learned to accept God’s plan were coming to, but had a with peace and joy, and a powerful encounter with the full abandonment to His will. Person of Jesus. They either Before, prayer was about began a journey of faith or intercessions, asking for things. it reignited their desire to Now prayer has become more return to the Church.” about receiving.”
Jake Khym Chris Van Vugt LIFE RESTORATION NET MINISTRIES discerning a priestly vocation Fr. Hien Nguyen Deacon Richard Conlin SPIRITUALITY YEAR TRANSITIONAL DEACON DIRECTOR Despite the challenges, the seminarians persevered with their formation. They finished the academic year through online learning “I have personally experienced God at work thanks to the accommodation of Seminary of Christ the King. They “With the recognition of in the midst of these challenging times. I also participated in weekly formation meetings in the summer with 22 seminarians the unconditional love have had the privilege of accompanying sessions given by various leaders in the Archdiocese. of the Father, these young men lived with joy, young adults through their spiritual difficulties, preaching the openness, transparency and humility. They Gospel on Zoom, and leading guided Lectio Divina sessions on The seminarians were actively engaged in pastoral ministry, often in truly have worked hard to build a more Facebook live. Time and time again, I am amazed at how God is creative ways. Running online retreats, conducting interviews with beautiful self-tabernacle architected by the actively at work in the lives of these young adults, raising up It has priests, and playing video games with the youth are some of the 3 new seminarians in 2019 Lord and directed by the Holy Spirit. the next generation of saints.” truly been a year of God’s work.” new forms of ministry that they have pioneered. 7 new seminarians in 2020 Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 19 Deacons Permanent to deacons The pandemic has challenged our out in new those whose primaryreach ways. For video conferencing ministry is “accompaniment,” an important provides means of staying in touch prayed have out. Those in health care and reaching phone, and visits with seafarers with the sick by deacons than ships. Parish on land rather now are and the assist to with Sunday liturgies continue of baptisms and marriages during celebration these unusual times. A fourth cohort of seven begun men was formed during 2020 and has now following College, academic studies at St. Mark’s an initial period of formation together.
New Vocations to to New Vocations Life Consecrated experienced have women young Several an openness religious to through conversion join religious a call to to life and responding local young three have In 2020, we communities. that serve communities in the entering women Danielle has been of Vancouver: Archdiocese and Samantha the Salesian Sisters; to accepted as pre-postulants been accepted and Danah have of the Eucharist. Sisters with the Franciscan The Virtual Parish The Virtual has also been serving Paul “The Virtual Parish,” Fr. that is praying adult community an online young daily during the pandemic. the Rosary together prayerful support,Through four of its members wholeheartedly of themselves give chosen to have orders. joining religious by the Lord to fostering a culture of vocations of culture a fostering sions with discerning sions with discerning ollaborating with Filipino Ministryollaborating to eviving the Parish Vocation eviving Vocation the Parish young adults young men in discernment lead young Ministry initiative over lunch over Gathering with high school students C R Dinner discus
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Discerning a vocation to the priesthood to a vocation Discerning close that requires work is delicate Our new and guidance. accompaniment and Seminarians, Fr. of Vocations Director has journeyed personally and Goo, Paul a discerning with those who are intentionally the priesthood. call to on new has taken Office The Vocations including: initiatives
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chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese Ar 18 Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 21 Sister John Mary Sullivan, FSE Sullivan, John Mary Sister AND OUTREACH OF MINISTRIES DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE discussion “One woman attending a small group her since from the Eucharist had been away her though she had not remarried; even divorce, esentations oup discussions ayer ommunity acebook group acebook Online pr Small-gr C Pr F
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divorced / separated divorced St. Helen, patroness of the St. Helen, patroness Welcoming Couples Welcoming the Filipino year, consecutive the third For re-evangelize Ministry civilly helped Office hosting a mass by wedding married couples Miller blessed the Archbishop celebration. them to allowing marriages of 23 couples, deepen their faith. MARRIAGE MENTORSHIP COURSE PARTICIPANTS COURSE MENTORSHIP MARRIAGE and I talk about things we might fiiancé my helped “The discussions have up come eventually approached otherwise or that would have not have and think exactly about God’s later on. It helped us open up more us and our marriage.” plan for I didn’t see the purpose of talking about this stuff “As a nonbeliever everything and we know been together for 13 years now because we have This was been more wrong! have right? I couldn´t about each other, it made me think about stuff eyes, beneficial; it opened my really things again and it it made me appreciate granted; for I take that The only thing I regret is that relationship. our strengthened definitely get married.” it is not mandatory before they for ALL couples strengthening marriages and families and marriages strengthening Engaged couples choose their Engaged couples the from (preferably mentors same parish) and meet regularly for guided study that includes a little homework, self-reflection, discussion, and identifying can the couples where areas patient, kind, more become or understanding. NEW Witness to Love Love NEW Witness to Marriage Mentorship Program Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 23 ENDOW FAITH STUDY PARTICIPANT STUDY FAITH ENDOW “I walked away with renewed hope, courage, friendship, friendship, courage, with renewed hope, “I walked away be ever and a heart and longing to of love full arm myself with knowledge, in faith, grow seeking to Jesus with my life. Thank you for and proclaim I will cherish it for life.” this blessed opportunity.
Equipping Leaders to to Leaders Equipping Gospel the Share RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Christian (Rite RCIA enriched leaders were of Adults) in their ministry a one-and- by session training led a-half-day San Jose, from TeamRCIA by California. Participants learned the evangelization between difference the importanceand catechesis, they where of meeting a person is at a at and that each person are journey. stage in their faith different Endow: Women’s Faith Studies Endow: Women’s Faith 100 women participated in an eight-week faith study participated100 women eight-week in an Zoom over Having the faith study Stein. on St. Edith take to women many more allowed videoconferencing in-person because of part have who otherwise wouldn’t or time. distance 13 participants said they consider would the study, After another ran if the Archdiocese leading a small-group running one in 10 said they consider would faith study, running one consider their parish, and 7 said they would in their home. January 2020 - St. Catherine of Siena faith study
people learned people learned Scott Neufeld Scott Meisl’s webinar Meisl’s people were offered offered people were growing in faith in growing about the “Gospel about the “Gospel of Mark” at Fr. Nick of Mark” at Fr. 506 webinar, presented by by presented webinar, with sexual addiction at healing in their struggle 209 the “Made in God’s Image” the “Made in God’s people joined Nature of the Nature people experienced people experienced Church” webinar Church” the “Incarnational with Fr. Juan Lucca with Fr. 357
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710 Personality and Human Relationships Personality PRH (Personality and Human Relationships) workshops are experiential formation promoting an promoting experiential formation are workshops and Human Relationships) PRH (Personality self knowledge. one’s increasing through understanding of human personality and relationships various in-depth workshops. been formed through than 60 parish leaders have More
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chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese Ar 22 Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 25 students 48 volunteers taught taught volunteers 50+ with developmental disabilities with developmental VANSPEC VOLUNTEER VANSPEC Brenna Maduro students, but “As a catechist, we not only meet the needs of our Vanspec in our hearts, and intimately Christ more encounter us to allow they ” that’s what keeps this ministry going. Vanspec: Special Needs Needs Special Vanspec: Classes Catechism offers special needs Vanspec adults the and young children opportunity learn about the to pace, Catholic faith at their own Jesus. bringing them closer to a new generation new a ST. PATRICK’S PARISH, VANCOUVER PARISH, PATRICK’S ST. “When our daughter was nine years old, she started asking us questions about our her questions and decided to answer were embarrassed that we couldn’t faith. We Program (PREP). Education enroll our children in our parish’s Religious we come one: ‘How all their questions were answered except After attending, night My husband and I had a long talk that don’t go to church every Sunday?’ by live faith, we needed to live by to if we want our children and decided that example. as a family every night. I noticed started and praying attending Mass every Sunday We a big change in all of us.” Clifford & Jillian Lignes-Mamuad students catechists 5,997
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chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese Ar 24 Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 27 The Grade 5 class at Immaculate Conception Conception 5 classThe Grade at Immaculate made the Catholic Elementary in Vancouver School concept central understanding of human dignity the The class started a project guiding their learning. 200 sandwich lunches for The Door Is make to in men and women Open, which feeds vulnerable Eastside. Students and their families the Downtown paper bags with the brown decorate to invited were messages of hope and encouragement. The Hymnin Band teamed up with The Hymnin Band teamed the Principal at Sacred Kozack, Kelly Heart Elementary School in Delta, to reading singing and film themselves bring To the Gospel each week. children, young to the Gospel alive music, the reading, they paired create to and activity together with families. connections The grade three class X Elementary at St. Pius three The grade in School participated Project” in a “Gratitude North Vancouver for essential posters and cards theyin which created delivered were of their creations Several service workers. and Vancouver centres, various hospitals, research to 7 class started Health. The Grade “The Kindness Coastal positive paint students to they invited where Project” Rock the school garden. bring them to and messages rocks on 557 907 93% Teachers 16,395 of students are Catholic are (2019-2020) Education Assistants Education Total Student Enrollment Student Enrollment Total
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chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese Ar 26 Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 29 COORDINATOR, PRISON MINISTRY PRISON MINISTRY COORDINATOR, Bob Buckham Bob “When the pandemic closed prisons to visitors, our ministry has been able to reach some new inmates through our letter been to Jonathan, had never writing program. One fellow, before, but he was searching for more out our chapel events our written be with him through able to were of life. We look forward to meeting We and prayer. consolation of words is lifted.” in the chapel when the lockdown him one day School Outreach School Outreach Ryan has witnessed at several Prasad his faith saved Catholic high schools how life of crime. After a continued him from one high school hearing his testimony, student shared: “I learned that God can call upon ways. In times of in miraculous you struggle, whether they be personal, or a friend or family member, involving help you to you to God will come ways.” in the most unexpected VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, PRISON MINISTRY PRISON MINISTRY COORDINATOR, VOLUNTEER Angela Veters “Zack is new to the faith, baptized in October 2019. It him as he explores with has been wonderful to journey our volunteers his newfound relationship in Christ. Since not been able to go in the prisons because of the have the light of faith we passed pandemic, he has taken it with so many others.” him and shared onto “i was in prison, and you visited me” visited you and prison, in was “i
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Educating students on Conversation with Other Faiths human trafficking
More than 200 people attended a dinner and The Anti-Human Trafficking Committee presented discussion at Congregation Beth Israel as part of to over 80 students in collaboration with Simon series on Christian and Jewish perspectives. Dinner Fraser University Chaplaincy. The interest on the was followed by a conversation on the Old Testament issue was great and willingness to learn more was Book of Esther as part of Jewish and Catholic apparent in the Q&A period. tradition. It was a festive, joyful demonstration of our shared belief in fraternity. Archdiocese of Vancouver
Welcoming Refugees Listening Circle We helped 11 parishes sponsor 122 refugees REFUGEE FAMILY from Iraq, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Pakistan, Syria, Archbishop Miller took part in a listening circle chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese “It feels like I was saved from the jaws of death. We serve a Ar Rwanda, and Myanmar. at a retreat centre in the Sts’ailes (Chehalis) living God and it makes so much sense when he can use First Nation community to hear from Indigenous 30 31 you to extend his miraculous hand to us. My family and I peoples on reconciliation and the Catholic faith.
prayed for 13 years as refugees. Along the way we lost hope; 2 Participants from Chilliwack shared about the 019-2020 Annual Report we got worried and faint at heart. Our faith was tested. The traumatic effects of local residential schools. Since resettlement to Canada was a living proof that we really serve a the event, more people have been attending the living God and that he is always there to answer our problems.” community church. 2019-2020 Annual Report Annual 2019-2020
Ministering to Those Far From Home Pro-Life Sunday Collection Some seasonal farm workers from Guatemala and Mexico found themselves without work and unable to return to The annual collection raised their countries for two months due to the pandemic. over $190,000 to fund 21 local Volunteers at several parishes have consistently prepared pro-life groups to support and distributed meals, collected clothing and bicycles, and abortion-vulnerable women offered prayer for them. and provide education. Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 33 GUEST Gerald Wells Gerald … you can the Door is Open is not just in the background “The Christianity at I look forwardfeel it. It’s not just a business here, unlike in other places. every with and joy to share food and to exchange smiles this community, to joining day in the midst of the pandemic.” keeps us all going even This each other.
The Door is Open The Door Is Open is a drop-in The Door Is Open is a drop-in food, ministry that provides and shelter counselling, clothing, It is a warm services and referrals. located and safe environment in the heart of Vancouver’s Eastside. Downtown being jesus to others to jesus being
Having been where they are at now allows me to allows are at now been where they Having of emotion speak and read their language in terms as well as their spiritual struggles. Spending time God to introduce with the clients gives me a chance of darkness and sin experience own sharing my by me and brought me into light. It God saved and how God will give me the that is always my daily prayer from bring the light I have experienced to grace get out of darkness. others struggling” to him to Alexandre Legere God brought me to the Men’s that “I truly believe transformation. own Hostel as a guest for my graces. overflowing God’s I experience Now no longer When I became part of the shelter, I used clippers as a guest but one of the staff, for their and scissors to cut hair of our guests physical uses me as transformation, but God a tool for their spiritual transformation. Men’s Shelter Men’s
The Catholic Charities Men’s Shelter celebrated celebrated Shelter Men’s The Catholic Charities for of offering safe places warm, 60 years receive Our guests also sleep. homeless to men meals and supportive services health and housing them fully re-integrate with the goal of helping the Shelter of 2020, In the Fall with society. Building on the the Comox to will be relocated site. Hospital St. Paul’s current
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Archbishop Miller has launched an Implementation Working Miller has launched an Implementation Working Archbishop what was details of out the practical work to Group recommended. the full report at rcav.org/abuse-crisis/abuse-report. Read The B.C. The 12-page report was published online and in The B.C. Catholic. It was of a months-long review the culmination of of Vancouver in the Archdiocese sexual abuse cases occurring by reportreleased was 1950, and it the first since of its kind in Canada. any diocese A ground-breaking report by the Archdiocese’s Case Review the Archdiocese’s report by A ground-breaking in November was clerical sexual abuse on released Committee from and responses 31 recommendations 2019. It contained that included survivors and non-Catholics.a group The report been criminally who have priests Vancouver also named of the subject lawsuits, or were named in settled convicted, other public cases.
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chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese Ar 34 Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 37 5.7% 50.4% 43.9% ARCHDIOCESAN PROJECTS AND SPECIAL GRANTS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS ARCHDIOCESAN $3,250,000 REBATES PARISH $3,731,625 AND EXPENSES* ADMINISTRATION $418,376 SPECIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS GRANT 2019 SPECIAL Sancta Maria House of Healing Vancouver of Greater Foundation L’Arche 15 House Luke Health Care Providence Signal Hill Life Education office NET Ministries of Canada Inc. - Vancouver Domestic Abuse Services Catholic Christian Outreach Services Society Catholic Justice does not include Advance Project of administrating * The cost at the parish level. local costs 2019 DISBURSEMENTS project advance project $ 50,000 $ 650,000 $ 600,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 1,650,000 $ 3,250,000 our commitment to stewardship as one faith, one Church, and one family. Church, as one faith, one stewardship to our commitment Project Advance meets the growing needs of our archdiocesan family and develops family and develops of our archdiocesan needs growing meets the Advance Project 7,400,001 TOTAL Secondary Schools Fund Construction Fund New Sites Parish Ministries Archdiocesan Outreach Diocesan Adult and Young Youth Ministry Vanspec Special Grants HIGHLIGHTS $ supported 2019 Advance following the Project important needs in our Archdiocese:
St. Paul’s Church, Richmond St. Paul’s The new St. Paul’s Parish church was completed was completed church Parish The new St. Paul’s was deemed inadequate the old church after The newfor the needs of the neighbourhood. seating capacity in the boasts the largest church for 1,100 parishioners. with room Archdiocese
growing our archdiocese our growing
Holy Angels Mausolea & Mausolea Angels Holy Surrey South Columbaria, St. Thomas Aquinas High Aquinas St. Thomas Vancouver North School, The 61-year-old high school was rebuilt high school was rebuilt The 61-year-old 650 students. It accommodate to in fall 2019. reopened The new Mausolea & Columbaria are at the heart are The new Mausolea & Columbaria of Gethsemani and include the addition of Gardens niches, of 195 crypts, granite 1,328 exterior a bright niches, providing and 632 glass-fronted The new remembering. for space and reverent in June 2020. was consecrated space interment
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chdiocese of Vancouver of chdiocese Ar 36 Archdiocese of Vancouver 2019-2020 Annual Report 39 - - $2,119 $ 510,885 $ 798,199 $ 2,500,000 $ 7,401,675 $ 2,194,919 $ 2,335,125 $ 4,749,012 $ 3,588,988 $ 1,998,103 $ 5,123,599 $ 2,203,242 $ 18,979,994 $ 40,779,205 $ 10,574,079 $ 34,827,039 $ 10,701,593 $55,651,775 $71,623,003
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Building Fund Collections Building Fund Collections National and Diocesan Operations Centre Pastoral and Expenditures Grants Diocesan Ordinary Collections Ordinary Collections Appeal Annual Advance Project Activities and Events for Schools Fundraising Income Investment Bequests and Major Gifts Other Operations Parish School Subsidies Collections National and Diocesan Debt Service REVENUE Less Total Expenses Total Less sale of properties from Add proceeds Deduct Capital Expenses reserves from Add Transfer THE YEAR FOR NET SURPLUS Total Revenues Total EXPENSES
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