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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, September 28, 2008 26th 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. Attention all families:- Kelowna
will be participating in the 6th Annual Worldwide Children’s
Eucharistic Holy Hour. It will be
held at St. Pius X on Oct 3rd at 7pm.
Please bring a snack for the reception in the hall afterwards.
“Let the children come to
me,” says
the Lord, “Do not
stop them.” BAzaar News:- The
estimated return from the bazaar is $16,100.
Thanks to all who participated to make our bazaar a success.
A special thanks to all the people who worked the bazaar.
God bless you for your efforts. Thank
you to an anonymous donor for the Divine Mercy picture
hanging in the church. 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. Australian visitor:-
Monica Brown,
Australian composer and singer of sacred music, is coming to St.
Pius X She is described by her Bishop as “a real treasure that Australia
shares with the world”. An invitation goes out to all. Monday, September 29th,
6:00 ‑ 9:30. Please
let the office if you are planning on coming (250) 762‑2587.
ADULT EDUCATION:-
Are
you interested in a course similar to ALPHA? TOUCHING JESUS is an eight
week course which will be offered starting on Monday, October 6th at 6:30 pm.
We will begin with dessert & coffee followed by a video
presentation then a short discussion. Come and enjoy good fellowship.
For more information or to register contact Meg Greenwood
(762‑8274), Janet Barnes (860‑8807) or St. Pius X Parish
Office. 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. Please
bring your donations of groceries to mass that weekend.
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. Immaculate Conception Parish Bazaar:- Plan to attend the Immaculate Conception Parish
Bazaar on Saturday, October 4, 2008 (8:00 am to 2:00 pm). We will have a
fantastic silent auction, baked goods, plants, treasures, arts and crafts,
books and music, bottle booth, farmer's market, hamburgers, coffee house and a
huge white elephant room. The parish hall is located at 839 Sutherland
Avenue (between Richter and Ellis). We look forward to seeing you! Prime Time End-of-life seminar what every senior should know Topics:-
Estate Planning, Grief Counselling, Funerals, Taxes, Money Matters, Grants,
Hospice Services, Palliative Care. Please
register before September 25 WHEN:-
Saturday, Oct 4, 9am to 4pm WHERE:-
First Mennonite Church, 1305 Gordon Dr. Registration
Fee:- $10 (covers lunch & two coffee breaks) Contact:-
Helene Wieler (250) 762‑9497 or lhwieler@shaw.ca
OR
Margaret Ediger (250) 712‑9383 or mgediger@telus.net Cheques
payable to First Mennonite Church or cash at the door. 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. New
Parish Secretary:- Doug
Greenwood has been hired as our new parish secretary. Feel free to drop by and say “Hi¨. We wish Doug all the best. CATHOLIC SINGLES:- Group invites 50-75 years young to join
fun weekly breakfasts at 10 a.m. at the following: Sept 28, St. Charles and Greenway walk.
For info contact Patti (250) 868‑9143 or Tony (250) 861‑9148. 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.
North Okanagan Deanery Family Planning:-
Free
Introductory Session offered on the Creighton Model FertilityCare System. Learn
to track your cycles to avoid or achieve pregnancy naturally. Monday,
September the 29th at 7pm at Immaculate Conception Church 839 Sutherland
Avenue in the Blue Room. Please
call to pre-register, Brigitte Diemand CFCP, (250) 491‑1088 www.fertilitycare.org. 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. 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:- You are
greatly needed! “The Church and the world have great need for Eucharistic
Adoration” (Pope John Paul II) For a scheduled hour with Jesus, phone (250) 860‑6444 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. 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. As part of Kelowna's
"Protect Human Life Week," Kelowna Right to Life is excited to bring
you the first ever Okanagan Pro Life Film Festival, Friday evening October
3rd at Evangel Church on Gordon Drive. Admission is by tax-deductible
donation. For more information including the film line-up, visit www.prolifekelowna.com
or call (250) 862‑8202. 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.
Weekday mass schedule
change:- Due
to the 10am funeral mass for Annette April, there will be no 9am mass on
Tuesday, Sept 30th.
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