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Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 2:00 pm
St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Coquitlam

On behalf of Archbishop Miller, we are excited to invite you to the 2022 Milestone Marriage Anniversary Mass. We will be honouring couples celebrating milestone anniversaries of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 & 60+ years of marriage with a special blessing.

Please join us this Mother’s Day, May 8, 2022 at St. Clare of Assisi Parish to celebrate with families and friends. The Mass will be at 2:00 p.m. with a reception to follow in the hall. We will be taking photos of the anniversary groups which will be available online after the Mass.

Families and friends are welcome to witness and celebrate your milestone anniversary.

If you are celebrating a milestone marriage anniversary this year (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 & 60+ years of marriage), we invite you to join us for the 2025 Marriage Anniversary Mass, celebrated by Archbishop J. Michael Miller.

CONTACT
Thu Peng
tpeng@rcav.org 
(604) 683-0281

Marriage Anniversary Mass

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“Love isn’t easy. No. But the most beautiful thing that a man and a woman can give each other is true love, for a lifetime.”

2021

356 couples tune in for record-breaking anniversary Mass

Archbishop Miller told married couples they are “proclaiming to all of us,” including priests, the importance of marriage and family for the good of society and the Church. Two couples participated in person while hundreds more viewed the Mass online.

We are so pleased that you were able to join us for the 
2025 Milestone Marriage Anniversary Mass. 
The church was overflowing with joy as we celebrated and witnessed to marriage and family.

The Archdiocese of Vancouver acknowledges that the land on which we gather and work is the traditional and ancestral territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.  

Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries

CONTACT
Thu Peng
tpeng@rcav.org 
(604) 683-0281

 The Archdiocese of Vancouver acknowledges that the land on which we gather and work is the traditional and ancestral territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.  

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 Pope Francis (Amoris Laetitia (Chapter 9, #315)

 Pope Francis

February 8, 2026 | 1:15 PM
St. Patrick's Parish, Vancouver

Please note: Deadline to purchase a certificate is 

January 19, 2026.