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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 5, 2008 27th 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 before October 1, 2008. ** 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. CATECHISM:- There will be no catechism classes on Tuesday
Oct 14 due to elections. 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. PRIEST
STUDY DAYS:- Due to the annual priest study
days at Seton House, there will be no weekday masses at St. Pius X on Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday. Please
pray for all the priests of the Diocese. Pilgrimage of faith:- Soon
you will be receiving a package in the mail regarding our Pilgrimage of Faith.
If you do not receive it, please let us know.
Our campaign will start on the first weekend of October.
Please be generous. 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 6 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. Attention boys & girls of St. Pius X Parish:-
We would like to start a children’s choir.
If you are interested please sign your name on the sheets provided at
the entrances to the church. FOOD BANK:-
We will be collecting food donations for the Kelowna Food Bank at all masses
on Thanksgiving weekend October 12th.
Please bring your donations of groceries to mass that weekend. THANK
YOU:- The
St. Pius X Quilters would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all
parishioners who helped to sell tickets on this year’s raffle quilt.
The raffle was very successful largely due to your support and
co-operation. Once again, many
thanks from the St. Pius X Quilters. CHILDREN’S
LITURGY:- begins this Sunday Oct 5th
at 11am mass.
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. PREGNANCY
CARE CENTRE:- Please remember to return your
baby bottles to the church by October 13th (Thanksgiving Day). 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). CATHOLIC
SINGLES:- invites 50-75 years young to fun
weekly breakfasts and walks at 10 a.m.: Oct. 5, I.C.C.; Oct 12, St. Pius;
Oct 19, Haven Rest; Oct. 26, Legion on Bertram.
For more info contact Patti 868-9143 or Tony 861-9148. SPAGETTI
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. MASS
AT SANDLEWOOD:- There will not be a mass at
Sandalwood this week. There will be
a Liturgy of the Word by Sr. Mary Ann. 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. Holy Childhood Children’s Collection:-
We would like to congratulate the children of our parish for raising $152.68
since they began sharing their coins with the poor children throughout the world
during our liturgies (via the little church in front of the alter).
Thank You. 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.
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. 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.
An
all-candidates forum:- The
evening of Monday, October 6th, 2008, is scheduled as an all-candidates forum.
It will take place at Christ Lutheran Church on Gordon Dr (just south of
Springfield), beginning at 7pm. Central Okanagan Ministerial and Kelowna KAIROS
will be sponsoring and hosting this event, and questions about social justice
will be asked, as well as moderated questions from the public gathered there. 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. 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
HARD TIMES
DINNER & DANCE:-
Presented by the Knights of Columbus Council #6233 at the Rutland Centennial
Hall, Saturday Oct 11. Tickets
$20 Happy
Hour 6pm Dinner
7pm Dance to the music by
Rutland City Limits Contact:-
Garry Zarr (250) 860‑5339 or Gord Zarr
(250) 763‑5024 Perpetual Adoration:-
Eucharistic Adoration is the holiest of actions. It is so because it is the perfect exercise of all the
virtues (St Peter Julian Eymard). For a scheduled hour with Jesus, phone (250) 860‑6444 Homelessness Awareness Week:- are the
days following Thanksgiving. There will be a presence around the city by
having "Stands Against Poverty & Homelessness" on: Pro-Life:- Mayor Sharon Shepherd has
declared the week of September 28 - October 4 as "Protect Human Life Week" and
the Kelowna Right to Life Society has a number of events planned for the
occasion. Sunday October 5 will see
the annual Life Chain take place in
Kelowna at the corner of Gordon Drive and Harvey Avenue. Participants are
asked to gather in the parking lot of the Dairy Queen at 1:45 pm. 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. 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.
MASS SCHEDULE CHANGE ICC:- Next 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.
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