Movements & Other Organizations

Find additional movements, groups, communities, organizations, and service providers below by category.  You can also suggest an organization for this listing or update current organization listing information. Don’t forget to check out the many ministries available at local parishes.

Bountyfull House  -  Counselling Centre operated by the Bountyfull Society.

Domestic Abuse Services  -  Direct services to persons experiencing domestic violence by the Our Lady of Good Counsel Society.

Archdiocesan Services  -  Post-abortion healing programs.

Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild  -  Promoting the practice and appreciation of sacred arts in conformity with the magisterium of the Catholic Church.

Ancop (Answering the Cry of the Poor)  -  Combating poverty through a worldwide network of charities 

Catholic Organization for Development & Peace  -  Building a world of justice 

Holy Childhood Association - Helping children help children

Catholic Civil Rights League  - Lay organization combating anti-Catholic defamation and bringing Church teaching to bear on issues of public debate. 

Catholic Women’s League  -  National organization contributing to the life and vitality of the church, family and community, both at home and abroad. 

Creighton  -  The Creighton Model system allows a woman to unravel the mysteries of her menstrual cycle. An authentic language of a woman’s health and fertility. 

Fertility Care Vancouver  -  The Creighton Model FertilityCare™ System – Service available across the Lower Mainland from Vancouver to Chilliwack. 

Serena BC   -  Educating individuals and couples about fertility through the Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning.

Serena Canada  - Educating individuals and couples about fertility through the Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning.

WOOMB (Canada)  -  Educating individuals and couples about fertility through the Billings Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning.

WOOMB (Intl.)  - Educating individuals and couples about fertility through the Billings Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning.

Catholic Health Association of British Columbia  -  Promoting healthcare in the tradition of the Catholic Church.

Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA) Administrator’s Association  -  Working hand-in-hand with the pastors and local Parish Education Committees to achieve excellent leadership for schools. For more information, contact CISVA at 604-683-9331 or [email protected].

Catholic Physicians’ Guild of the Vancouver Archdiocese  -  Meeting regularly for prayer, education and collegiality as physicians and Christians. For more information, contact Judy Talas at 604-430-2712 or fax 604-430-8221.

Newman Association of Vancouver  -  Providing a slate of speakers to clarify issues of the day “Out of the shadows and images into the Truth”.

St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Guild of British Columbia  - The Roman Catholic legal and judicial community of British Columbia and sponsors of the Annual Red Mass and Dinner. For more information, contact Warren Smith at 604-643-1711 or [email protected], or Robert Piasentin at 604-764-7089 or [email protected].

Sisters Association of the Archdiocese of Vancouver  -  Sharing and deepening the common call to be prophetic consecrated women committed to social transformation based on Gospel values. For more information, contact Sr. Zenaide Correia, MIC, at 604-874-9371 or [email protected].

Vancouver Catholic School Teachers’ Association - Working for all teachers of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA) since 1976.

Birthright - Helping girls or women regardless of age, race, creed, marital or economic status, who feel distressed by unplanned pregnancy.

Catholic Organization for Life & Family - COLF’s mission is to build a culture of life and a civilization of love by promoting respect for human life and dignity and the essential role of the family. 

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition - To protect and preserve ethical guidelines and legal prohibitions against euthanasia and assisted suicide. 

Project Rachel - Offering healing and hope to those grieving after abortion.

Rachel’s Vineyard - Weekend retreats for healing after abortion.

Right to Life Society of Vancouver - Educating the community regarding the God-given value, dignity and right to life of every human being from conception to natural death. For more information, contact 604 733 6266.

Signal Hill - Advocating for human rights and providing information on life issues, women’s health, and family support.

Bethlehem Retreat Centre - Located in Nanaimo, BC, offering retreat and meeting space as well as various events and workshops.

Beguines of Mercy  - Beguines of Mercy are an international order of lone lay sisters who devote their lives to good works, quiet contemplation and living out their spiritual values. Their male counterparts are called Beghards. For more information, contact Donna Verardi [email protected].

Daughters of the Church - Founded in Vancouver, B.C. in 2001, we are a group of Catholic lay women each of whom has made a private vow of lifelong chastity to express total consecration to God. We have discerned the calling to be consecrated women living singly in the world. We are in the process of forming a stable and continuing association in the Church. We are not a religious congregation or order. We place ourselves under the authority of our Archbishop and our spiritual director in order to grow with and in the Church in fidelity to the Magisterium. We are gradually evolving through reading spiritual and Church documents. We have published our foundational document approved by Archbishop Michael Miller. For more information, contact Patricia Ballard at [email protected].

Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites  -  To involve lay persons who are called to serve the Church through the Charism of Carmel which was handed down by St. Teresa of Avila. For more information, contact Molly Diaz at 604 275 3740. 

Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem   -  An Order of Chivalry recognized by the Holy See as the only independent Catholic Orders of Knighthood along with the Order of Malta. 

Lay Missionaries of Charity  -  An International Movement of lay apostolate who are interested in living the spirit and charism of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. For more information, contact Imelda Buckley at 604-544-1600 or [email protected].

Madonna House Apostolate   -  Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ by living the spirit of Madonna House, forming a community of love in imitation of the Holy Family, offering a place of welcome, availability and friendship for all who come, accompanying them in living the faith one-on-one or through small groups, and nurturing and strengthening Catholic family life. 

Order of Malta  -  A lay religious Order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. 

Secular Franciscan Order  -  The union of all the local fraternities across Canada, sharing their spiritual and Franciscan experiences and being instruments of peace and joy in society. For more information, contact Lanny Hui at 604-415-4564 or [email protected] or visit www.olota.org.

The Lay Carmelite Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary  -   The Lay Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary (historically known as the Third Order of Carmel) is an association of lay persons responding to a special call of God, to live in following Jesus Christ according to the charism, traditions, and spirit of Carmel under the authority of the Prior General of the Carmelite Order.  For more information, contact Maria Cabrera at 604-904-2207 or Carolyn Fung [email protected].

Indonesian Catholic Society  -  A society in the spirit of “Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est” (Where charity and love are, God is there).  For information, contact Mathias Tjahjana on 604 526 7121 at Our Lady of Mercy Parish. 

Newman Association of Vancouver  -  Providing a slate of speakers to clarify issues of the day “Out of the shadows and images into the Truth”. 

The Newman Club of UBC  -  The Catholic Students’ Association of the University of British Columbia. Holds events focusing on spiritual, social, and intellectual development. 

St. Paul’s Catholic Singles Club  -  Welcoming single and widowed Catholics who are free to marry in the Catholic Church to join and take the opportunity to bring new social and spiritual enjoyment into life. For more information, contact 604 433 0055.

YOUCAT  - A broad-based young adult forum centered upon the Youth Catechism (YOUCAT) of the Catholic Church in Vancouver.

Bukas-Loob Sa Diyos   -  “Open to Spirit in God” and building communities of disciples of Jesus Christ who, empowered by the Holy Spirit, will renew and strengthen our Christian faithful through programs of Christian Encounter.

Communion and Liberation   -  Communion and Liberation is an ecclesial movement whose purpose is the education to Christian maturity of its adherents and collaboration in the mission of the Church in all the spheres of contemporary life.

Couples for Christ  -  “Families in the Holy Spirit Renewing the Face of the Earth” 

Families for Christ Community  -  A dynamic community of Christ-centred families from across Canada with the Mission to bring families into a deeper relationship with our lord Jesus Christ. 

Cursillo Movement  -  Helping people to truly know that God loves them.

El Shaddai  -  A Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement. For more information, please call 604 708 0267. 

Focolare   -  An international movement, inspired by the gospel, working for unity in all spheres of life. 

Guard of Honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus  -  Seeking to console the Sacred Heart of Jesus by dedicating an hour of our day in His presence.

Holy Trinity Community - Holy Trinity Community is a lay community who aspires to achieve the goal of Christian life and to develop fully in the Life of Prayer, which will then be manifested in our service to the people.
Our spirituality blends the silence and contemplation of the Carmelites with the Renewal in the Spirit. Our vision & mission is as follows: “In the power of the Holy Spirit, to experience and to live the loving and saving presence of God until the union of love and to bring others to the same experience”.
Contact Euphemia Renata (604) 720-9101, [email protected]..

Justinpress  -  Justin Press is a Catholic publishing house dedicated to the publication of works of Catholic culture and apologetics that reflect the teaching of the Magisterium. 

Legion of Mary  -  A lay organization whose goal is the sanctification of its members by prayer service, under the guidance of the ordinary and local pastor. For more information, contact 604 944 8311. 

Light of Jesus (LOJ) Family  -  The Light of Jesus (LOJ) Family’s mission is to make disciples. Their vision is to build 1,000 Feast, regular prayer gathering with lively worship and powerful, life-changing talks on practical Christian living, all over the world. The Feast reaches out to the “unchurched”: those who don’t attend church, those who are uncomfortable with religious settings and those who feel distant from God. Meets every 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of the month, 12:00-2:30pm, St. Mary’s school gym. Contact Edwin Cruz at 778-928-9644 for more information. 

Neocatechumenal Way - A post-baptismal catechumenate lived in small, parish-based communities. For more information, contact:
Blessed Sacrament Parish: 604-874-3636
Canadian Martyrs Parish: 604-272-5563
Holy Cross Parish, Burnaby: 604-299-3814

Newman Association of Vancouver  -  Dedicated to bringing the Catholic Intellectual Tradition to the public sphere. Named after Saint John Henry Newman, an Anglican convert to Catholicism whose life story of conversion and writings greatly inspires the advancement of the liberal arts and the ideals of Catholic education. Promotes and cultivates the religious, intellectual, and social formation of its members and associates.

Opus Dei Activities – Men  -  Programs offered at Glenwood Centre in the spirit of Opus Dei to acquire the qualities of competent, generous and responsible men who understand that professionalism and excellence are best directed to serving our loved ones and society rather than just to obtaining wealth or prestige. 

Opus Dei Activities – Women  -  Programs offered at Crestwell Study Centre in the spirit of Opus Dei. For more information, contact 604 222 8317. 

 Opus Dei Canada  -  Promoting among Christians of all social classes a life in the midst of the world fully consistent with their faith and to contribute to the evangelization of every sphere of society. 

Vancouver Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services  -  A movement in the Catholic Church which fosters in people a release of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. For more information, contact the Archdiocesan Renewal Committee (A.R.C.) at 604-597-8227. 

Worldwide Marriage Encounter  -  A worldwide movement which assists couples and priests to live fully intimate and responsible relationships by providing them with a Catholic “experience” and ongoing community support for such a lifestyle. For more information, contact Dave & Liz Wilkie at 604 538 5347 or [email protected].


 

Agape Street Ministry  -  Reaching out to the working women, prostitutes, of the downtown eastside area of Hastings and Cordova in Vancouver. 

Catholic Charities  -  Catholic Charities Men’s Hostel and The Door Is Open. 

Catholic Christian Outreach  -  CCO is a university student movement dedicated to evangelization. It challenges students to live in the fullness of the Catholic faith, with a strong emphasis on becoming leaders in the renewal of the world. For more information, contact Eric Chow on 604 540 7521 or [email protected]

Greater Vancouver Shelters  -  Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy’s list of shelters for adults, women and families, men and youth. 

Luke 15 House  -  Providing Christian-based temporary housing for men who are in transition from a prison environment and recovering from addiction. For more information, contact 604 930 4884 or [email protected]

St. Mary’s Vancouver Street Ministry  -  Providing unconditional love and spiritual support to vulnerable women, the addicted and the marginalized in the Lower Mainland. 

Talitha Koum Society  - T he Talitha Koum Society accepts women into our drug and alcohol recovery program who would be rejected by other halfway houses on the basis of their being “too difficult to handle”. The women who go through our program have a success rate of over 45% one year after graduation. 

Catholic Deaf Association  - Serving the Vancouver Catholic deaf community. 

Courage  - The Catholic Church’s ministry of the love of Jesus Christ for men and women who experience same-sex attraction. 

Domestic Abuse Services  - Providing direct services to persons experiencing domestic violence by the Our Lady of Good Counsel Society.

Encourage  -  The Catholic Church’s ministry of the love of Jesus Christ for the parents, siblings, children, and other relatives and friends of persons who experience same-sex attraction. 

Faith & Light Association  -  Offering spiritual and social support for the mentally challenged, their relatives and friends. For more information, contact 604 514 9790. 

L’Arche  -  Greating home and day programs in which people with and without developmental disabilities live, work and discover faith together. 

Sancta Maria House  -  A Catholic faith-based home of healing for women with addictions in Vancouver, B.C.  For more information, contact 604-731-5550 or [email protected]

Society of St. Vincent de Paul  -  Visiting the sick and offering temporary assistance to individuals and to families in need. For more information, contact 604 873 1303. 

VANSPEC (Vancouver Special Catechetical Program)   -  Offering Catholic catechetical instruction to children and adults who are challenged by intellectual disabilities or Specific Learning Disabilities. For more information, contact 604 253 2233 or [email protected].

Madonna House Apostolate  - Madonna House conducts a seven-month program of formation for men interested in the vocation of priesthood. The men live and work with the Community in a routine as our volunteer working guests, with the addition of a special class on discernment. 

Serra Club Vancouver  -  Catholic lay organization promoting vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life, the affirmation of vocations and the spiritual development of its members.

Serra Club Fraser Valley - Catholic lay organization promoting vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life, the affirmation of vocations and the spiritual development of its members.

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