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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, October 12, 2008 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
NELSON
DIOCESAN YOUTH RALLY:- Attention all high school students.
Come and gather in Penticton on the weekend of October 17th
– 19th. Rediscover
your faith, be part of the youth community and have fun in the process.
Registration forms are available at either church entrance.
Please return them to our parish office as soon as possible. ** Chaperones also needed. Please
pick up a registration package. ** 50th Anniversary:- Our parish is
looking for volunteers to work on St. Pius Xth 50th
anniversary celebration. Please
contact the office if you can help. Pictorial directory:- Our parish is
planning a pictorial directory to celebrate our 50th anniversary.
There will be a photographer coming to our parish on Jan 13th – 17th.
For those who are going south, and wishing to be a part of the
directory, please drop off a recent wallet size picture at the office with
your names on the back. RCIA:-
Interested
in joining the Catholic faith? Let
us know. Please phone Sr. Mary
Ann at (250) 762‑6841 or Fr. Bart at (250) 762‑2587. Pastoral visitors:- A number of our parishioners visit the
sick and shut-in members of our parish in the hospital, in nursing homes and
in their own homes on a regular basis. We
meet on the first Wednesday of the month for growth opportunities and support.
If you would like to join us, phone Sr. Mary Ann at (250) 762‑6841
or the office at (250) 762‑2587. Our Pilgrimage
of faith:- has
begun and is off to a great start. For
those who have not received a package in the mail, there is a table set up in
the hall with additional packages and someone to answer your questions.
We thank you ahead of time for your attention to this matter. TOUCHING
JESUS THROUGH THE CHURCH:- is an
eight week series exploring the Catholic Church. Come and join us at St.
Pius X Church on Monday, October 20 at 6:30 PM as we begin this series of
video talks given by noted professor of theology Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio.
The talks are practical, entertaining, and enlightening and are faithful to
the orthodox teachings of the Catholic Church. We will begin with desert
and coffee followed by the video then a short discussion period.
Touching Jesus Through the Church covers such topics as Who needs the Catholic
Church; Getting More out of the Mass; and Personal Prayer. It is meant
to answer key questions for new as well as life-long Catholics. Phone
Janet (860-8807), Meg (762-8274) or St. Pius X Parish Office (762‑2587)
for more information or to register. Knights of Columbus
Breakfast:- this Sunday October 12th at St Pius X parish. CHILDREN’S
LITURGY:- is held Sundays at 11am mass. CATECHISM:- There will be no catechism classes on Tuesday
Oct 14 due to elections. Gospel Mission:- Our
parish is hoping to help out with supplying a meal or two at the Gospel
Mission. Those who are interested
in this type of involvement, please contact the office. TEMPORARY
CARETAKER:- Nuno and Maria will be taking a
well deserved holiday. We are
looking for someone who is willing to take on the responsibilities during
their absence: Oct 27th ‑ Nov 18th.
If you are interested please contact Fr. Bart.
Tortiere
Pies:- These are again available for purchase.
Prices are 8.50 for 9” and 6.50 for 6” add .50 if baked. Contact
Janet Barnes (250) 860-8807 to order.
Ladies:- The CWL meeting will be Oct.14th in the Fr. Martin Room @ 7PM.
(Use doors for Fr. Martin Room
only as the Church hall will be busy with voters!)
There will be a Special Guest speaker on the Eucharistic Congress held in
Quebec. Hope to see you there. The Catholic Independent Schools of Diocese of Nelson
(CISND):-
invites applications for an elementary school secretary at St. Mary’s School
in Cranbrook. The position entails working 30 hours per week starting
October 21, 2008. Application deadline: October 10. For
requirements on this position posted and to download the application checklist
and the application form view the School Diocesan website, www.cisnd.ca (job
opportunities page). SPAGHETTI
DINNER:-
World youth Day Pilgrims & the Chaperone, Christine Pineault, will
speak on their WYD experience in Australia with a PowerPoint presentation. St.
Pius X on Saturday, Oct 18th at 7pm. Tickets
are $12 and are available from Loaves & Fishes until Wednesday, Oct 15th
(250) 868‑8933. No
tickets will be sold at the door. Proceeds
to help support Corpus Christi Celebration. CATHOLIC
SINGLES:- invites 50-75 years young to fun
weekly breakfasts and walks at 10 a.m.: Oct 12, St. Pius;
Oct 19, Haven Rest; Oct. 26, Legion on Bertram.
For more info contact Patti 868-9143 or Tony 861-9148. Rosary for peace & for families:- The rosary is prayed for peace and for
families every Friday at 3:00pm in ICC church.
Please join us. PREGNANCY
CARE CENTRE:- Please remember to return your
baby bottles to the church by October 13th (Thanksgiving Day). Rachel’s
Vineyard Has abortion left you feeling empty and alone?
Rachel’s Vineyard retreats are available for any man or woman who has
struggled with the emotional and spiritual pain of abortion.
This healing weekend is for married couples, mothers, fathers,
grandparents, and siblings of aborted children. If
you are searching for peace and inner healing from an abortion experience, this
retreat is for you. For more
information, please visit the website at www.rachelsvineyard.org.
In British Columbia, Rachel’s Vineyard retreats are held twice a year
in Kelowna and Vancouver. The
retreat and registration are strictly confidential.
To register for our fall retreat contact Janet Kormish in Kelowna:
(250) 762 2273 pr_nelsondiocese@hotmail.com
or Doreen Yung in Vancouver: (604) 525‑0999 vancouver.rachelsvineyard@rcav.bc.ca
Perpetual Adoration:-
“Behold this heart which has so loved mankind and which is so little loved in
return....I thirst with such a terrible thirst to be loved by mankind in this
sacrament of My love.” Words of
Jesus to St. Margaret Mary. Come,
help to alleviate Jesus’ thirst, commit to an hour with Him in the Blessed
Sacrament. For a scheduled hour with Jesus, phone (250) 860‑6444 ST.
EDWARD’S BAZAAR:- Saturday Oct 25th
from 9:30am to 2pm at the Parish Hall, 11123 Okanagan Centre Road E.
Winfield. Featuring Treasures, Tea
Room, Baking, Crafts, Silent Auction, Door Prizes and so much more. ST PIUS X QUILT RAFFLE:-
The quilters would like to thank all who participated in the raffle.
Congratulations to the winner Antonia Siccia. Dear fellow parishioners:- I would like to express my gratitude for
your prayers, support and masses given in the recent illness & passing of my
beloved Fiancée Rodney Rodriguez in Washington, USA. Although he only had
the opportunity to visit St. Pius twice, he felt a loving welcome and accepted
into our parish. Thank you & God Bless you! Teresa Di Bitetto. People of Faith Charismatic prayer meeting Tuesdays in Charity Hall at 7 pm.
Everyone is welcome to join us in prayer of praise, thanksgiving, and
intercession. For more information call Madeleine at (250) 452‑6898 Federal
Election:- Our Bishops have come out with a
short four page letter entitled “Making your voice heard”. It speaks on our call to be involved with the issues and with
the direction our country takes. It
offers some good “Food for Thought” while retaining a non-partisan stand.
Consult the Canadian Bishops website at www.cccb.ca/news.
harvest dinner & dance:-
Saturday, Oct 25th at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 1091
Coronation Ave. Music by “The Dance
Band” Happy Hour: 5:30 – 6:30pm,
Dinner: 7pm Tickets: $30 Call: (250) 762‑8361
or 250 860‑3325 Lots of door prizes. MASS SCHEDULE CHANGE ICC:- This Sunday only, October 12th,
the 5:30 PM Mass at Immaculate Conception Church will be cancelled and replaced
with a 1 PM Mass. Many Canadians
celebrate Thanksgiving with the main dinner on Sunday, leaving Monday for
travel. We anticipate that there
would be a low attendance during the dinner hour, necessitating the change.
Sorry for any inconvenience. The
regular 5:30 PM Mass will resume as scheduled on 19 October.
Homelessness Awareness Week:- are the
days following Thanksgiving. There will be a presence around the city by
having "Stands Against Poverty & Homelessness" on: Life in the Spirit Retreat:- You are invited to participate in a
weekend Retreat at St. John Vianney Church, beginning the evening of Friday Oct.
17th and all day Saturday, Oct. 18th. The
purpose of the Retreat is to allow the Holy Spirit to lead us into a deeper
experience of prayer and into a more intimate relationship with God. Fr. Don Wilson
will celebrate Mass at 7pm on Friday Oct. 17th, followed by the talk ‘God
is Love’ For more information,
phone (250) 493‑6246 or (250) 493‑4117.
Prayer Breakfast:- Sat, Nov 15th at
9:00am
Place: St.
John Vianney Hall, 361 Wade Ave., Penticton
Guest Speaker: Fr. Wayne
Pfliger, Pastor of St. Charles Garnier Parish, Kelowna. Come
and hear Fr. Wayne's testimony. Ticket:
$5.00 at La Cucina – 1204 Main St., Penticton. Phone
(250) 492‑3013 or call Manda (250) 493‑4857 (after 6:00
p.m.) Please purchase tickets before Wed, Nov 12th as
there is a limited number of tickets. Tickets
will NOT be sold at the door.
Rachel's
Vineyard sponsors a Holy Hour at St. Charles Garnier Church
the third Tuesday of the month from 9 to 10 a.m. after the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Please
join us in prayer for an end to abortion and for the healing of all those who
have been touched by abortion. FR.
BART
will be away from Sunday, Oct 12th until Friday evening Oct 17th.
For emergencies phone the office during business hours and St. Charles
Garnier, St. Edwards or Seton House during off hours.
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