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ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH OF ST. PIUS X Pastor: Rev. Bart van Roijen
Office Hours
Tel: 250-762-2587
Monday to Friday
Fax: 250-762-2584 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Open Door) 1077 Fuller Avenue Email: spx@shawcable.com
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Telephone
Messages) Kelowna,
BC V1Y 6X6
Website: www.spxbc.org Sunday, February 28, 2010 2nd Sunday of Lent
HOLY COMMUNION FOR CELIACS Those suffering from Celiac react negatively to
gluten in wheat. Since all
communion hosts contain wheat, those suffering from Celiac are strongly
encouraged to receive from the cup. Please
let the priest know prior to Mass and a special Communion cup will be blessed
for this purpose and placed on the corner of the altar.
Due to the possibility of cross-contamination, no one receiving the
Sacred Host should receive from this cup. TRAVELING CHALICE As part of our focus on the call of God, families are
encouraged to sign up to take the Traveling Chalice home and pray the prayer
before any family meal. Please
sign up on the sheet provided in the church.
This initiative will continue into spring. FLIGHT INTO EGYPT The
first graders at a Sunday school in San Diego were told to draw on paper their
conceptions of the "flight into Egypt" by Mary, Joseph, and the baby
Jesus. One little girl turned in a picture of an airplane with three
people in the back, all with halos, and a fourth up front without one.
Perplexed about the picture, the teacher asked the little girl to explain. "Oh,"
replied the youngster, "that's Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus in the
back." The
teacher went on, "And what about the fourth person?"
"That," said the little girl with emphasis, "is Pontius,
the pilot!" CWL BURSARY NEWS Two bursaries are available to the baptized son,
daughter or grandchild of a CWL member of St Pius X Council. The student must be a 2010 graduate of School District #23 or
Immaculata High School. Other
criteria apply. Letters of
application must be submitted by March 31st, 2010.
For further information please contact Lucille Jakubec (250) 763‑4738 CHILDREN’S CHOIR Because of Spring break the next Mass for the
children’s choir will be April 11. We will hold practice after
catechism on Tuesdays – March 2, March 23 and April 6. PERFUMES & COLOGNES We would ask that the wearing of perfumes and
colognes be avoided as some parishioners have allergies to scents. CHOIR PRACTICE FOR EASTER TRIDUUM Practice for the Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter
Vigil will begin on Wed, Feb 24th after the 9:00 am morning Mass.
Anyone interested in joining us in singing these beautiful liturgies is
welcome to attend. HOLY HOUR FOR PRIESTS - A LOCAL PILGRIMAGE The next Holy Hour for Priests will be Wed Mar 17th, at Holy
Spirit Church - Mass at 10:30 am Holy Hour from 11:00 am - noon. SUNDAY HOLY HOUR We will continue our Sunday evening holy hours
beginning with evening prayer at 7:00 pm.
As we begin the season of Lent, let us pray for a new spirit of
conversion in our community. RACHEL’S CORNER “The retreat has been a life-changing and spiritual
awakening for me. I feel that any
woman who has had an abortion should come to Rachel’s Vineyard to experience
healing and forgiveness. ”
- Testimony after a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat™ Give us a call and join us on the next Rachel’s
Vineyard Retreat™. Abortion
AfterCare-Healing 250-762-2273
pr_nelsondiocese@hotmail.com SETON HOUSE OF PRAYER FUNDRAISING DINNER Fundraising Dinner, Silent Auction, Entertainment and Raffle Draw will be
held at Immaculate Conception Church Hall on Fri Apr 16th. Happy
Hour at 5:30 pm and Dinner at 6:30 pm. Tickets
are $25 per person / $50 per couple. Tickets
are available at Loaves & Fishes, at ICC Parish Office or Seton House of
Prayer. For further information phone Donna at (250) 763‑3435 or
(250) 764‑4333. PARISH BAZAAR We need to plan our Parish Bazaar for the upcoming year.
We are in need of a convenor either an individual or a couple to take
on this role. Please contact
Victoria at (250) 712‑0701 if you can help. ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS! Seton
House of Prayer Raffle Tickets are now available. Tickets are $2 each ($20 for
a book.) 1st Prize $1,000, 2nd Prize $500, 3rd Prize
$300 and 4th Prize $200. Draw
will be at the Seton House Fundraiser on April 16th. Tickets are
available from Donna at Seton House (250) 764‑4333 or Peg at the
Parish Office (250) 762‑3910. ICC K OF C BREAKFAST ICC
Knights invite all to attend their Breakfast next Sunday Mar 7th
after the masses. MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Kelowna May 28th to 30th. Visit the www.wwmecanada.org to learn more about
Marriage Encounter. This is a very good experience and is enriching for
all marriages whether you are married one year or forty years or more.
In order for the weekend to happen we need 15 couples registered by April 15th.
You can download the registration form from the website listed above and mail
them to Immaculate Conception Parish, 839 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna, V1Y 5X4
attention Dennis and Ann Matthews. If you have questions I can be
contacted by phone (250) 763‑7126 or by email annmatthews@shaw.ca CALLED BY NAME NOMINATION FORMS Please take some time to fill out a Called by Name
nomination form or approach that person yourself. Forms are available in the Church. In so doing you are affirming someone else’s gifts, gifts
that can be used for the good of the church community. Please take some time on your gifts and the needs of those
around you. God is constantly
calling each one of us. Let us
help one another in the discernment process and let us continue to pray for an
increased response to God’s call of priesthood, religious life and the
Christian Apostolate. PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS TO SAY AT HOME God of all creation, in baptism you called each of
us by name to be your children. We
give you thanks and praise for this gift. THE VILLAGE OF MYSTICAL ROSE Join us in prayer (rosary) after mass on Friday
mornings at St Pius X. Any
questions or inquires please call Sylvia Jacobsen at (250) 869‑0450 40 DAYS FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN The
Kelowna Right to Life announces British Columbia's first ever 40
Days for Life campaign! This powerful and effective prayer vigil will run from Feb 17th
to Mar 28th, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm 7 days per week throughout the 40
day period. Prayer volunteers will peacefully pray to God for an end to
abortion in Kelowna and our nation. Similar campaigns will be held at over 240
locations across the US and Canada. Log onto www.40daysforlife.com/kelowna or call (250) 862‑8202
or on the sheets at the entrances to the Church to sign up for your time slot! LENTEN MASS During Lent there will be a 5:15 pm weekday mass at St Pius X. MASS AT BIG WHITE Mass will be held each Sunday concluding on Mar 21st.
All Masses will be at 3:30 pm in
the Schumann House, at the top of the gondola. PRAYER DURING THE DAY Any parishioner who would like to pray in the church between the hours of
9:30 am – noon or 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm can simply come to the office and they
will be let in. REDISCOVER YOUR MARRIAGE Retrouvaille
simply means 'rediscovery'. The program offers the chance to rediscover
yourself, your spouse, and a loving relationship in your marriage. Tens of
thousands headed for divorce have successfully saved their marriages by
attending. Retrouvaille is not a spiritual retreat, not a sensitivity group,
not a seminar, not a social gathering. For confidential information about or
to register for the program beginning with a weekend on April 30th
email 1009@retrouvaille.org or
call 604-530-6710 or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.com SHARE LENT As Pope Benedict reminds us in the encyclical,
Caritas in Veritate, “Food and access to water are universal rights of all
human beings without distinction or discrimination.” Yet more than a billion people do not have enough food to live
healthy, productive lives. Most live in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the
Middle East. This is where Development and Peace works in solidarity with
partners to increase access to food for poor communities. The Share Lent
Mini-Magazine tells the stories of some of them: a new partner in Madagascar
which has helped a thousand families increase the amount of rice they grow,
and a Haitian partner which has trained small-scale farmers to increase their
yields sustainably. Other partners are featured too, and this is where
you’ll find Development and Peace’s financial information. Pick up your
copy today after Mass.
Please
check out our web site www.devp.org or call
Jeanette or Les Atwell at (250) 861‑4242. CHRISM MASS The
Chrism mass will be held at the cathedral in Nelson on Monday, March 29th
at 7:00 pm. This is a
very beautiful mass in which the priests of the Diocese renew their vows and
the holy oils are blessed for the year. We are arranging a car pool for
those who would like to attend. We would drive up on Monday and return
on Tuesday. Supper is provided on Monday evening but they must know who
is coming. If you are interested, please contact the Parish Office at
250-762-2587. FRIDAY DEVOTIONS Throughout
Lent, we will have evening prayer at 6:45 pm followed by the Stations of the
Cross. Please join us. TAX RECEIPTS The St Pius X 2009 tax receipts are available for
pick-up at the front entrance to the church.
Korean Okanagan Catholic Community will meet the 3rd
Sunday of the month at 12:30 pm at St. Pius X.
For info please phone: (250) 575‑1628 or (250) 864‑0640 CURSILLO WEEKENDS Woman's Weekend March 25th to 28th. SPANISH MASS St Theresa’s 750 Rutland Road on Sun Feb 28th
at 3:00 pm. Social after mass. CELEBRATE ST. PATRICKS DAY A
Tea and Bake Sale on Sat March 13th from 1:00 -3:00 p.m. at
St. Edward's Parish Hall, Winfield. Also included is special Irish
Music and Singing with Ceol na hEirann. Sponsored by St. Edwards
CWL - proceeds to Seton House of Prayer LITURGICAL MINISTRIES WORKSHOP A
workshop for all liturgical ministries – Eucharistic ministers, lectors, and
ushers/greeters – will be held on Saturday March 20, at 10:15 am. Fr.
Bart will be giving a presentation on Liturgy and its meaning. All
current members of these ministries are encouraged to attend as well as anyone
who is interested in joining a liturgical ministry. PERPETUAL ADORATION Our
communal worship at Mass must be together with our personal worship of Jesus
in Eucharistic Adoration in order that our love may be complete (Pope John
Paul II). Jesus is waiting for
you. For an hour with Jesus,
phone (250) 860‑6444. EASTER FOOD SALE Ukrainian Catholic Parish Friday,
March 26, 2010 from 3:00pm – 7:00pm ·
Perogy’s - $5.00/dozen ·
Cabbage Rolls - $5.00/dozen ·
Borsch - 1 gal. - $20.00, 0.5 gal. - $10.00, 1 qt. -
$5.00 ·
Pies - $6.00 ea. ·
Paska & Babka to be determined at sale. ·
Ham Garlic Sausage - $5.40/lb. ·
Double Smoked Sausage - $8.25/lb. (Made from pork
tenderloin) PRE-ORDERS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED contact: Ann at (250) 769‑7587
or email: mommax@shaw.ca PLEASE
NOTE:
The sausage will ONLY be available by pre-order. Last Day to Pre-Order: MARCH
15, 2010. All rings are cryovaced and supplied by Delton
Sausage House in Edmonton. Will be in for pick-up with your other order of
Easter Food.
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