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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, May 16, 2010 Ascension of the Lord
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. 50TH
ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION Celebration for Fr. Don Wilson will be at Immaculate
Conception Church, on Friday, May 28th, with Mass at 5:30
pm and dinner following in the Parish Hall. Tickets for Dinner are available
at the IC Office. $25 each. For info please call the office at
250‑762‑3910. MARIAPOLIS
RETREAT 2010 Theme: Love That Unites - from Wed, July 7th to Sun,
July 11th at Trinity Western University, Langley. BC. For more information
call Fr. Clarke at 250‑365‑7143 or email hjclarke@shaw.ca LITURGY
COMMITTEE MEETING The Liturgy Committee will meet on Monday, May 17th
at 10:45 am in the Fr. Martin room. Anyone
interested in liturgy is welcome to attend. COOKIES
AND MUFFINS FOR SETON HOUSE OF PRAYER Every year the ladies in our parish are requested to
bake cookies and muffins for Seton House of Prayer. These are served to those
who attend retreats there. Some of us were up there just recently and were
told how quickly cookies and muffins can be consumed. There will be someone to receive the baked goods on Fri, May 21st
from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. at the St. Pius X Church Parish Hall. If you have
any questions please call Victoria at 250‑712‑0701. SEMINARIAN
POT LUCK DINNER Let us give a hearty Canadian welcome to our
seminarians: Neil Lustado, Cerlouie Jiminez and Gerald Sekanga
with a potluck supper at St. Pius on Thursday, May 20th.
Entertainment at 5:30 pm and dinner at 6:00 pm. DIOCESAN
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Diocese of Nelson Invites applications for a
full-time Diocesan Director of Religious Education. Duties to commence Sept 1st, 2010.
For more details of this position or to submit a resume with two
personal references, please contact: Rev. Bart van Roijen,
1077 Fuller Ave., Kelowna BC V1Y
6X6, spx@shawcable.com, 250‑762‑2587.
Applications must be received by: June 1, 2010.
For a copy of the full job description see Doug in the Parish office. FLOWERS
FOR THE ALTAR Now
that spring has sprung and gardens are starting to yield, donations of flowers
from your gardens would be greatly appreciated. Just leave them in the buckets inside the Fuller St. entrance
and they will be added to the arrangements that grace the sanctuary on the
weekends. Even bring the cuttings
left when you trim deciduous hedges as they would be very useful as greenery
in arrangements. EXTRA
FOOD GROCERY RECEIPTS Please
save your grocery receipts & drop off at the front of the church in the marked
boxes or jars, or they may be left @ the PRO LIFE THRIFT SHOP.
These can be redeemed for food vouchers & assist the work of St. Vincent
de Paul & the Pregnancy Care Society. Thank you for your
consideration & help. PILGRIMAGE
OF FAITH APPEAL MANAGER Nelson Diocese is seeking a replacement for Joanne
Chimenti who has managed the Pilgrimage of Faith Appeal for 20 years and now
desires to retire. The successful candidate would have to be available for
training sessions to take place in Nelson as required beginning in June. The
2010 Appeal, which begins on Oct 1st would
begin the full time employment (hours per week to be determined at that time),
and operate from an office located in Kelowna. Interested persons are asked to
submit a resume to Fr. Wayne Pfliger at St. Charles Gamier Parish in Kelowna
by May 28th. SOCIETY
OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Our society is looking for
new members who have a heart for the poor.
In particular we are looking for someone who speaks and writes French,
who could correspond with our twin conference in Port au Prince, Haiti. We
also are in need of food shoppers and of course other help. Please call Noelle
at 250‑861‑3682 or Janet at 250‑860‑8807. Thanks to
all, for your continued support of the Society's works. THANK
YOU CHILDREN’S CHOIR A big thank you to Sofia
Rideout, Renee Diemert, Bridget and Isabelle Coulombe, and Katrina and Aneka
Gallagher for such a great job singing with the children’s choir. An
especially big thank you to Mary Gallagher for accompanying the children on
the keyboard. You all were so very dedicated and a joy to work with.
See you again in September. SPANISH
MASS St Theresa’s on Sun, May
23rd Pentecost Sunday at 3:00pm.
Social to follow. EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES The Catholic Independent Schools of the Nelson Diocese (CISND) invites
applications at this time for: ·
Principal for
St. Joseph School in Kelowna (Application deadline - May 25; start date - Aug
15) ·
Part-time (0.2 FTE) band
teacher for St. Michael's School in Trail (Application deadline - until filled; start date - Sep
1) ·
Full-time intermediate
classroom teacher for Holy Cross School in Penticton (Application deadline – May 21; start date - Sep 1) ·
Full-time school secretary for St. Joseph School in
Kelowna
(Application deadline - May 21; start date - Aug 16) 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. HUNGARIAN
MASS St Theresa’s on Sun, May 16th at 4:00
pm. Social to follow. 150TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE FATHER PANDOSY CHAPEL On
Saturday, Aug 7th, there will be a celebration of the 150th
Anniversary of the Father Pandosy Chapel built in 1860. To commemorate this
historic event the Father Pandosy Committee has commissioned
a painting by the well known local artist Alex Fong. You can also see the
original framed painting at the Kelowna Museum during the month of May. A
Silent auction is being held and you can place your bids by e‑mail to mberry11@shaw.ca
or use one of the envelopes and place your bid inside and mail to the address
on the front of the envelope. GOLF
FOR LIFE CHARITY CLASSIC The Kelowna Right to Life
will be holding their annual Golf
for Life Charity Classic at Shadow Ridge Golf Club on
Saturday, June 19. The cost of this year's event is $75 and includes 9 holes
of golf, steak dinner, prizes, a silent auction and a guest speaker. Contact
the office at 250 862-8202 or go on line to www.prolifekelowna.com
for more information. VOLUNTEER
REQUIRED To
tally the grocery receipts from Extra Foods.
A few hours. required once / month. Contact Kelowna Right to Life
Office at 762-9266 for details CHURCH
SERVE CANADA Please note that we are
looking for a summer student of visible minority or disability first who would
be able to participate as the requirements outline. Unfortunately, the
person would have to be able to negotiate a flight of stairs as we are on the second floor with no elevator.
For details see Doug in the office 250‑762‑2587. USED
DRESSER NEEDED The Society of St. Vincent
de Paul is looking for a good used small dresser for a
single client. Please call 250‑762‑2577. Thank You SECULAR
FRANCISCAN ORDER You are invited to join walking
in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi following Christ our Saviour and our
continued study of Franciscan prayer at our fraternity meeting Sunday May 16
11:30 A.M. at Charity Hall of Immaculate Conception Church. For information
call Alice @ 250-860-3541 or Rolf @ 250-769-6861. CAMP
OWASSI The
Society of St. Vincent de Paul is again sending children to Camp Owassi. If
you can not afford to send your child to camp and wish to do so please
contact 250‑762‑2577. AN
INVITATION TO THE PEOPLE OF KELOWNA AND SURROUNDING PARISHES OF THE DIOCESE The family of Father Don
Wilson invite you to join us in the celebration of the Mass on Sun May 30th
at 1:00 pm. The Mass will be held at Mary’s Grotto at Seton House in honour
of the Virgin Mary and the month of May a well as Father Don’s 50th
anniversary of his ordination. An open house tea will follow at the main
building of the prayer house. It is not often that our
family is able to celebrate at one place all at the same time. We are looking
forward to meeting Father Don’s diocesan community.
HOW TO GET INTO HEAVEN
A teacher was testing the
children in her Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of
getting to heaven. She asked them, "If I
sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the
church, would that get me into Heaven?" "NO!" the
children answered. "If I cleaned the
church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would
that get me into Heaven?" Again, the answer was,
"NO!" Now she was smiling. Hey,
they're getting it, she thought! "Well, then, if I was kind to animals
and gave candy to all the children, and loved my husband, would that get me
into Heaven?" she asked. Again, they all answered,
"NO!" She was just bursting with
pride for them. "Well," she continued, "then how can I get into
Heaven?" A five-year-old boy
shouted out, "YOU GOTTA BE DEAD." PASTORAL
ASSISTANT The Cathedral of Mary
Immaculate Parish, in Nelson BC, is seeking a Pastoral Assistant.
Applicant must have extensive pastoral ministry experience. A commitment
to developing and supporting programs for all ages, especially youth and young
adults, is essential. Strength in collaboration, ability to lead groups
and effective communication is required. Applicant must have a degree in
Religious Education, Pastoral Ministry or closely related field. For more information, please contact
Father Jim Ratcliffe, fatherjim@shaw.ca. Submit application by
June 11, 2010 to reccathedral@shaw.ca
or Cathedral of Mary Immaculate, 813 Ward Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 1T4. HOLY
SPIRIT PARISH HUGE YARD SALE! Holy Spirit Parish is
holding a huge yard sale fundraiser on Saturday, June 5th from 9:00
am to 2:00 pm. If you have been meaning to have your own yard sale, but
haven't got round to it, then this is for you! Rent a table from us for $20
each and sell your own stuff at 'our' yard sale. Interested? Please contact
Maryanne in the office 250‑765‑1327 to reserve your table or for
more information. All monies raised will go towards our Pilgrimage of Faith
Appeal. SUNDAY
HOLY HOUR Come and behold the Risen Lord as he gives himself
to the world. Holy hour begins at
7:00 pm with evening prayer and concludes with Benediction. DAY
OF REFLECTION Fr.
Mario Fernandes, OCD (Order of the Carmelite Discalced) will hold a Day
of Reflection at ICC on Sat May 29th. Beginning with mass at 9:00 am, followed by talks on Prayer:
What can I do when I cannot pray?, concluding at 4:00 pm. Fr. Mario
is currently the Chaplin for St. Paul's Hosp. (Van) and Spiritual Director of
the Eucharistic Apostolate. Preregistration
by May 25th $15 per person, $25 per couple. After May 25th
$20 per person, $30 per couple.
Includes lunch & coffee breaks.
Register at Loaves & Fishes, at jerrydusik@shaw.ca,
or at collinsoka@hotmail.com.
Info 250‑868‑8933. Everyone Welcome. Hosted
by MI Okanagan. A
THANK YOU FROM CHILE This letter
came with the receipt for our donation to their relief efforts Very
dear Sisters and Friends I have not yet been able to fully comprehend this
enormous catastrophe and what it means for half of our country. Everything has
to begin again. For the children, school should have begun two
months ago but many schools are destroyed.
Here in Arauco we still do not have running water. The whole water
works had to be redone. We work day and night and not only here. Al this time we are visiting the families, and this,
for us, is a way of getting to know a lot of the people. Our mayor said this
act of God made us return to our former way of living where we greet one
another, ask news about each other and are not only interested in the other
but also in helping one another. The fact that it is not raining is a blessing for
those who are living in tents, and there are many of them. Presently we are
building temporary roofs before winter sets in and everyone is asked to help.
There are the young and the old as well as professionals coming from the north
and the south to help. In Chile, the number of people without roofs over their
head is enormous. I can tell you that I am awed by the reaction of the
people: we never stop thanking God for the fact that we are still alive with
our families and those we love. We can always replace material things but not
a life. This has really served to help us realize what is essential. For me,
this is a gilt of God. Almost every day we experience aftershocks and some
are quite strong: two days ago we awoke to a quake of 6.2 followed by another
of 5. Today at Mass there was another aftershock and again tonight and this
will continue for at least 6 months. We get somewhat used to them but when
they are stronger than 5 we get scared, for we do not know how it will end.
The underground noises are very loud. In spite of all, life seems normal. The
psychologists have a lot of work right now, especially with the children. Sr. Maria Luz
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