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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, July 25, 2010 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
FOOD
BANK MONTH July is a traditionally
low point at the Kelowna Food Bank when it comes to food donations.
St. Pius X Parish is planning to help.
In addition to donating $2,000 for perishable items such as milk and
eggs, we also hope to collect non-perishable items each Sunday as you come to
Mass. All July is Food Bank
month, please bring your contributions to Church or you can drop them off at
the Kelowna Community Food Bank at 1265 Ellis Street.
Financial donations are also welcome between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm at the
Food Bank. Due to their non-profit status, they can buy three times more
food for a dollar than we can. EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES The Catholic Independent Schools of the Nelson Diocese (CISND) invites
applications at this time for: ·
Part-time (0.2 FTE) band
teacher for St. Michael's School in Trail (Application deadline - until filled; start date - Sep
1) ·
Certified Special Education Assistant positions
for St Joseph School in Kelowna (Application
deadline - until filled; start date - Sep 1) View posting details on diocesan website, www.cisnd.ca. Please download the appropriate
checklist (needed for application requirements), the application form,
and the pastoral reference check form
found on the website.
DRESSED FOR SUCCESS, NOT
A guy was arrested when he
was apprehended after fleeing from a routine traffic stop. It turns out that
he was wanted for bank robbery. When he complained of
stomach pain and lost consciousness, he was admitted to a hospital. He must
have felt better because he walked out of the hospital and went into a bar.
But he forgot to get dressed first. The bar owner called the police when he
arrived in a hospital gown with the intravenous needle still in his arm. UPCOMING
YOUTH EVENTS – 2010 July
30 to August 1, 2010 · Stubenville, NW – Youth Rally - Gonzaga
University, Spokane - www.spiritusNW.org Local contact: Tony Moura,
Penticton Phone: 250‑487‑8174 Email: cpopyg@gmail.com August
9 to 15, 2010 · Dutch Harbour (Riondel-on Kootenay Lake) - For those
going into grades 7 to 10; Camp led by Catholic team; youth don’t have to be
Catholic - invite your friends! Contact: Kathi Knapik -
Phone: 250‑359‑2924(h) Kathi.knapik.youth@gmail.com August
13, 14 & 15, 2010 · Rock Lake, B.C. - Contacts: Chris Lafaut at Christ
the Servant Parish, Cranbrook. Phone:
250‑426‑4266 Email:
chrislafaut@shaw.ca August
16 to 21, 2011 · World Youth Day - Madrid, Spain
Web: World Youth Day 2011 October
1 to 3, 2010 · Diocesan Youth Rally - Hosted by Our Lady of Lourdes
Parish, Westbank Contact: Vittoria Spindor
Phone: 250‑768‑4114 100
MILE POTLUCK Waste Free (bring your own
plate, cutlery, cup; no disposables!) documentary Food, Inc. to follow. St.
Charles Garnier Fri July 30th 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. THE
DIOCESE OF NELSON CELEBRATES WITH GRATITUDE Celebrating the 50th
Anniversary of the Ordination to the Priesthood of Most Rev. Eugene J. Cooney
Bishop-Emeritus of Nelson Sunday, August 29th 11:00 am at
Immaculate Conception Church followed by a reception open to all the faithful. CATHOLIC
FAMILY CAMP Friday,
September 10 to Sunday, September 12, 2010 Camp
Easter Seals Winfield The North Okanagan
Deanery’s third annual Catholic Family Camp is an opportunity for families
to come together for fun, fellowship and prayer. Located 21 km outside Kelowna
in a peaceful wooded setting, this 25-acre family-friendly site offers a
variety of recreation activities including an outdoor pool, a waterslide, in-
ground trampolines as well as plenty of lawn and playing fields. There will be
tons of activities for kids of all ages! COME
FOR THE DAY OR STAY OVERNIGHT If you can’t spare the
whole weekend, don’t miss Saturday! There will be organized activities for
the kids, separate men’s and women’s talks as well as Mass. There will be
a campfire both evenings with marshmallows and hot chocolate, bring your
roasting sticks and mugs. ACCOMMODATIONS Tent sites and powered RV
sites are available for camping. Small, rustic cabins also provide an
almost-outdoors sleeping experience. Indoor lodge rooms are also available.
There is a combination of options to suit every budget. MEALS Bring food and snacks for
your family during your stay. or sign up for any or all of the meals offered
by Camp Easter Seals. COST Registration starts at $20
per family. Accommodations and meals are extra. Detailed pricing can be found
on the registration form. FREE
BBQ The St. Pius X Knights of
Columbus will provide a FREE BBQ Friday night. Register
early, space is limited. Please go to www.okanagancatholic.ca for
more information and to download a registration form. FAMILY
FUN DAY 150th commemoration of the Father Pandosy Chapel please come
and enjoy a free fun filled day at the Mission site on August 7th
from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm - opening ceremony at 1:00 pm - celebration of mass
at 5:00 pm in St. Charles Garnier Church - live entertainment throughout the
day, children's petting zoo, old fashioned crafters marketplace, quilt show,
vintage car show, and much more. There will be a BBQ starting at 5:00 pm at a
cost of $7.00 - please purchase your tickets ahead of time form the church
office or phone Marguerite Berry at 250‑868‑1269 or Alice Lundy at
250‑763‑3458. The winners of the Silent Auction and of the Alex
Fong Original Watercolour will be announced at 7:30 pm. ST.
JOSEPH CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL To request registration information (Kindergarten - Grade 7) for
2010-2011, please email the
school: school@stjosephkelowna.ca.
You can also contact us via our website: www.stjosephkelowna.ca. BAZAAR REMINDER FOR JULY Just a reminder that those
who have articles to drop off for the bazaar may do so after the 9:00 am mass
on Tue July 27th. DIOCESAN
BURSARIES Application forms for
Diocesan Bursaries for the 2010‑2011 academic year are available at the
Parish Office. Applications must
reach the Chancery no later than December 15, 2010. QUILT
RAFFLE TICKETS Please pick up your books.
The success of this fund raiser depends on your continued support. Last year
our proceeds exceeded $4,000 for the Parish. CATECHISM
NEWS The fees for Catechism
will be going up this year. However,
if you register before the end of August, you can do so at the old rate.
If your child was with us last year, a registration form has been sent
to your home. If you need a
registration form, you can pick one up at the office. PYROHY SALE Young beet borsch, pies -
Sat Jul 31st from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Ukrainian Catholic
Parish Hall, 1091 Coronation Ave. For
more information call Ann at 250-769-7587. NEW
CHANCERY OFFICE CONSTRUCTION. Any parishioners who may be interested in submitting competitive sub
trade construction bids are to be guided by the following information.
Plans and specifications may be obtained from our Construction Manager and
bids are to be submitted to them for consideration: West Valley
Construction Ltd 995 Ryder Drive, Kelowna, B. C., V1Y 7T7 Tel: 250-862-9555
Fax: 250-862-5154 email: sLeguilloux@shaw.ca
Submissions
to be in hand by August 20, 2010, or alternately a later date depending on
when the trade is required for the building program. This information
can be received when discussing with Rob LeGuilloux, the principal of West
Valley Construction Ltd. KELOWNA
CURSILLO FALL WEEKENDS Women's
Weekend:
September 16 to 19 Men's
Weekend:
November 4 to 7 For more information contact Gail at 250-764-7007 or THE
CLUBHOUSE CHILD CARE CENTER Register
Now – Spaces Available For September 2010 Little
Angels Preschool – 3 and 4 year old morning classes Full
Day Group Daycare Call 250‑860‑4393 A
SPECIAL THANK YOU A special thank you to our
Saturday clean-up crew who cleaned the Church after the dry walling (and
sanding) was done. Thank you for
your generous and cheerful help. Special thanks also goes
out to our volunteer painters. Thank
you for the time you set aside over the period or three days to make the
painting a success. Special recognition goes
out to Denis Frie, senior structural engineer at Sargent & Associates
Engineering Ltd for generously contributing all of his time to the project. To the Pastors and Faithful of the Diocese of Nelson Dear sisters and brothers, May the Lord give you
peace! At 10:30 am on Wednesday,
August 11th there will be a ground-breaking ceremony at 3645
Benvoulin Road adjacent to St. Charles Garnier Church in Kelowna.
This ceremony will mark the beginning of construction of our new Chancery
Office and Pastoral Centre. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend. In
anticipation of the new offices and pastoral centre, a Bishop’s Residence was
established on the same property. This
pre-existing residence was prepared at minimal cost and was occupied toward the
end of 2009. The new Chancery Office
and Pastoral Centre will include the following: Bishop’s Office, Office of the
Executive Secretary, Chancellors’ Office, Finance Office, Office of the
Pilgrimage of Faith, Office of the
Marriage Tribunal, Office of Religious Education, the Archives of the Diocese
and a Diocesan Board Room. The new
centre will also house the offices of the Catholic Independence Schools of
Nelson Diocese (CISND). The centre
will include two meeting rooms
which will be used by the St. Charles Garnier Parish.
The construction costs for these two meeting rooms will be borne by St.
Charles Garnier Parish. The budget for this
project (excluding Bishop’s Residence and Chancery Office Furnishings) is set
at one million, two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000.00). These
costs will be divided as follows: St. Charles Garnier Parish (cost of meeting rooms):
$ 158,000.00 Diocese of Nelson:
1,042,000.00 Total Budget:
$1,200,000.00 The division of costs
between the Diocese and St. Charles Garnier Parish is based on the percentage of
floor space being created for each, namely 86.8% of the floor space will be
occupied by the Diocese, 13.2% by St. Charles Garnier Parish. Adding the cost of the
Bishop’s Residence (approximately $60,000.00) and the cost of furnishing the
new Chancery Office and Pastoral Centre (approximately $100,000.00), it is
projected that this entire project can be completed at a total cost to the
Diocese of one million, two hundred
thousand dollars. This cost will
provide both the Diocesan Office and Bishop’s Residence. As indicated during the
town hall meetings conducted in each parish, we have decided to finance the new
Chancery Office and Pastoral Centre without resorting to a new diocesan-wide
appeal. We do not wish to undermine
the annual Pilgrimage of Faith Appeal which finances so many essential Diocesan
and Community services. More
important, we do not wish to undermine the financial health of our parishes,
many of which are small and, as such, always challenged financially.
Therefore, we have agreed upon a three-pronged financial plan: Four hundred thousand
dollars ($400,000.00) will be withdrawn from our Diocesan reserves. The remaining eight
hundred thousand dollars ($800,000.00) will be borrowed from the consolidated
parish fund of the Diocese and repaid over the next several years by a special
3% levy to be added to the “cathedraticum” or Diocesan tax which is paid by
each parish to support the needs of the Diocese. For this reason, we ask you to consider increasing your
normal Sunday offerings by three or four percent to cover this added burden to
the finances of your parish family. The new Chancery Office
and Pastoral Centre will have a Donors’ Wall.
Beyond the contributions listed above, you may wish to make a donation in
honour or in memory of a loved one. For
those who wish, these gifts will be memorialized on the Donor’s Wall.
There will be no formal fundraising effort.
You may make your gift by placing it in one of the envelopes which will
be available in all of our parishes. These
envelopes may be dropped in the Sunday collection baskets in your parish or sent
directly to the Diocesan Office in Nelson.
Income tax receipts will be issued by the Diocese.
A much-loved and holy
Capuchin brother from Detroit, Fr. Solanus Casey, was accustomed to tell people:
“Thank God ahead of time!” I
thank our God and Father and I thank you in advance for your generous response
to this important new initiative in the service of our Diocesan Church. Fraternally in Christ,
John Corriveau, OFMCap. Bishop of Nelson
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