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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, January 11, 2009 Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord
BURSARIES:- The Catholic Health Association of BC will be
awarding two bursaries valued at $250 each to two 2009 graduating students
enrolled in a Catholic secondary school, or who are a member of a BC or Yukon
parish and enrolled in a public secondary school, or who are home-schooled.
Students are asked to submit a 500 word essay that demonstrates an awareness
and understanding of the significance of Spirituality in Health Care.
Submissions must be received on or before March 13, 2009. For further details,
please refer to the poster on display in the vestibule of the church, or check
the CHABC website at chabc.bc.ca under upcoming events. Our Pilgrimage of faith:- Thank you for helping us reach our diocesan
goal. All donations made from
here on will go towards maintenance projects for next year. We are now at 55% of our parish goal. PARISH
COUNCIL:- Our next Parish Council meeting is
Scheduled for Wed, Jan 14th at 7pm.
All council members please come at 6:30pm to have our picture taken for
the Pictorial Directory. PICTORIAL
DIRECTORY THIS WEEK:- Don’t forget your appointment. CONFIRMATION
MEETING:- All candidates and parents from
St. Pius Xth Parish (both S. Joe’s and Catechism candidates) will
meet Thursday, January 15th in the Fr. Martin room at 7pm.
Please bring a copy of the candidate’s baptismal certificate. CWL:-
Our meeting will be Tues Jan 13 at 7:15pm in the Fr. Martin Room. Please come and join us for the start of the new year.
Final collection for memberships will be taken. FAMILY MASS will
now take place on the second Sunday of the month. JUBILEE YEAR OF ST. PAUL:-
Come
join us at St. Pius X for a bible study based on the book by Fr. Mitch
Pacwa of EWTN - St. Paul, A Bible Study for Catholics. This six week
course will explore St. Paul’s teachings on the sacraments and our Catholic
understanding of them. We will begin with dessert and coffee at 6:30 pm
on Monday January 19 followed by an introductory
video and talk on the life of St. Paul presented by Fr. Bart van Roijen.
The weekly sessions will begin on Monday February 2 and run through Monday
March 9. For more information or to register contact the parish
office – 250-762-8274 or Margaret – 250-762-8274 or Janet –
250-860-8807. Pre‑registration would be appreciated so we can have
enough study books on hand. OZANAM HOUSE
NEWS:- This is
a letter from a resident who left on Jan 1st 2009. First of all, thank you
for a safe and healthy place for me to stay.
I can’t imagine where I would be if it had not been available to me.
I thank all the staff for what they have done for me (past and
present). I will never forget
what this place gave me. It is a
great place and I hope it helps a lot more in the years to come.
St Vincent de Paul saved my life by letting me into their life.
I pray for all of them. Your Friend D.S.
P.S. No Retreat, No
Surrender. I will never forget.
Thank you. Holy Childhood Children’s Collection:-
We would like to congratulate the children of our parish for raising $101.50
to share with the poor children throughout the world during our liturgies (via
the little church in front of the altar).
Thank You.
ST
VINCENT DE PAUL:- The 2008 tax receipts for St Vincent
de Paul are ready for pickup in the small green box in the hall. 13th
ANNUAL WAYNE BEDFORD FUND/REACH OUT BREAKFAST:-
Sun, Jan, 25 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Immaculate Conception hall.
Proceeds help provide special Family and Youth Counselling Services and
will help an endowment fund grow by personal request. A draw of $300.00 worth
of food certificates for donations of $10.00 or more will be held as a way of
saying “Thank You” for your donation. Rosary for peace & for families:- The rosary will be prayed every Friday at 2:40
until approx 4 pm in ICC church. One
mystery will be prayed at 2:40, Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 pm and another
two mysteries after the chaplet, ending with the Litany of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus and the consecration to the two Hearts.
Feel free to come for any or all of it. PERPETUAL
ADORATION:- “This is the primary meaning of
adoration and of Eucharistic Adoration: to be and to remain in the presence of
the Living God, to simply open up our soul to Him (i.e. to be open to His
grace) and learn to receive as a child offering oneself and receiving
simultaneously. Is this not what
love is all about?” Les petite Traites Spirituels - Philippe Madre
(freelance translation) Jesus is
inviting you to spend a weekly hour with Him in the Blessed Sacrament.
Phone (250) 860‑6444 for a scheduled hour. THANK
YOU:- A sincere thanks to all
parishioners and friends who attended the “A Christmas Celebration” at the
Mary Irwin Theatre. Your
attendance helped to make a truly successful evening. PRAYER
FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY:- Come join us on Sun Jan 18th
at 2pm at First United Church on Richter and Bernard. VOCATION
LIVE-IN:- The weekend of February 13 - 15
for boys, and young men interested in the priesthood or the consecrated life,
at the Seminary of Christ the King, Mission, BC. For more information call
604-826-8715. ST JOSEPH SCHOOL:- Kindergarten registration for current families of St. Joseph Elementary will begin on Monday, January 12th. We will be accepting kindergarten and grade 1-7 registrations for all other families beginning Monday, January 12th. Please stop by the office and pick up the registration packages. If you have any questions please contact the school at (250)763-3371 or school@stjosephkelowna.ca MEN
OF INTEGRITY CONFERENCE:- February
6-7, Spruce Grove (outside Edmonton) Need
more info? Contact Colin at loxamfam@telus.net (Colin found the
Conference so inspiring last year, he is going back again this year!)
For conference info: www.catholicfamilyministries.com BEAT
THE WINTER BLUES:- The band students of Immaculata
Regional High School are hosting an evening of music, dance, comedy and fine
desserts and refreshments on Friday January 23rd at 7:00 pm at Immaculata.
Tickets are $10 per person and are available from all grade 9-12 band students
or by calling the school at (250) 762-2730.
All proceeds for this event go to offset the cost of the Band Trip to
Edmonton. Thank you for your
support. CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS:- Our Christmas season is now over
and the decorations must come down. If
you can offer assistance in this project please come to the church Monday
January 12 at 1:30pm. BIG
WHITE MASS:- Mass will be celebrated at Big
White each Sunday until the end of March at 3:30 p.m. at The Schumann
House in the Village.
Tidbits from the Life of St. Pius Xth Giuseppe Sarto received
his first communion at the age of twelve. This
was back in the days when the sacrament of confirmation was celebrated at an
earlier age and Holy Communion was reserved for a later age.
Giuseppe’s love for the Eucharist may have caused him to reflect back
on his own experience of waiting, for when he became Pope he changed the age of
reception from “the time of adolescents” (between the age of twelve and
fourteen) to “the age of reason” (between the age of seven and eight).
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