Welcome to the parish community! We’re so glad you’ve decided to join us. If you haven’t already, say hi to our parish priest, he would love to meet you.
Doors are usually open early before Mass starts, and coffee is also available after the Sunday 9 AM service, so feel free to come up to any of our volunteers and introduce yourself. We have various ministries available in the parish so please don’t hesitate to ask any of our volunteers about ways to get connected.
Here at Guardian Angels Parish we want to love God, to love one another, and to make the name of Jesus known.
And, our Core Values are:
1.) Welcoming Community - Guardian angels is a welcoming community living our baptismal calling by encouraging and sharing our gifts with one another.
2.) Forming Disciples - We at the guardian angels develop our relationship with Christ and living as disciples in our daily activities.
3.) Sharing our Faith (Evangelization) - As a parish community we share our Faith through our words and actions.
4.) Service Through Actions - At the west end of Vancouver, we live the Gospel through our commitment to ecclesial social action.
If you have been attending the parish for a while but have not yet registered, please take a moment to register. This allows us to have your important information kept securely in our database so that we can send you your yearly tax receipts, as well as give you the opportunity to manage your mail and giving preferences.
Tuesday: 6:30pm to 6:50pm (6pm to 6:50pm during Lent days of Mercy)
Saturday: 3pm to 3:45pm (2:45pm to 3:50pm during Lent days of Mercy)
Monday, Wednesday to Friday: 8am
Tuesday: 7pm
First Friday of the Month: 6pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Eucharistic Celebration at 7pm. (No morning Mass)
Saturday 4pm (Anticipated Mass) & 6pm a 2nd Mass celebrated only on First Saturday of the month
Sunday: 9am, 11am, and 12:30pm (Effective Jan 1, 2022, the 12:30pm Mass is reverted back to English Mass)
Monday to Thursday:
9 am to 4:30 pm (Lunch Break: 12:30 to 1:30)
Please call us at (604) 684 5775 or email us at “parish.ga @rcav.org” to book an appointment with the Pastor.
If you have never been to Mass before, or if you haven't gone in a long time, we are excited to have you join us as we celebrate and worship together. We understand that it may feel foreign at first, and that some parts might seem confusing. The last thing we would want is for you to feel unwelcome during the service, so we have created a little guide for you to help you understand the liturgy a little better.
Fr. John Alex Pinto, OCD (New Pastor from July 25, 2019)
Dear Parishioners,
Thank you for the warm welcome accorded to me last week as I celebrated my first weekend masses. During the homily I proclaimed that we are seekers who want to discover. Discover ourselves in our personal encounter with the Divine and with one another as brothers and sisters in Christ. I invited you to know more about myself and I will try to know more about you in our journey together as pilgrim people.
This weekend we meet another person in the Gospel who wants his share of the property, his inheritance. Jesus refused to speak that word but rather Jesus tells him “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.”. Whatever does not help you to grow in your relationship with our loving God and His beloved people need to be screened and rejected as not helpful.
As disciples of Christ we are called to build the Kingdom, in other words, invite your friends and others to experience your faith. If they are not practising their faith, please suggest them gently to return to their roots. If you know anyone who wants to be a catholic, suggest them to call the parish office so that they can join our RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults). For me, this one of my top priorities as Pastor. Please make your priority too. This is what Jesus said before he ascended to heaven, “Go, proclaim and baptize”. This is our mission; this is the mission of the church. The church exists for this purpose.
We are in the summer season. The rose garden planted by Fr. Steny attracts lots of people and needs care and attention. If someone can volunteer to care for it with tender love and attention, please contact the parish office.
I also like to thank Fr. Steny for ministering this parish and I thank everyone for your stewardship of time, talent and treasure.
God bless you,
Rev. John Alex Pinto, OCD