Diocese News
Surgery Follow-up and Thank You
I am grateful to God and I am very grateful for your prayers. Please read my letter for an update. Gregory J BittmanBishop of Nelson
Job Posting: Accounting Assistant
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson Accounting Assistant The Diocesan Office, situated in Kelowna, BC is seeking an Accounting Assistant to provide support to our Financial Services team. Located in the beautiful Okanagan and Kootenay regions of British Columbia, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson ministers to approximately 78,000 Catholics through 31 parishes and 10 mission parishes. This is a full time position working 35 hours per week. This position pays $24 to $28/hour depending on qualifications. Reporting to the…
Blessed Marie Anne Blondin Bursary Application
The Catholic Foundation is accepting applications for the Blessed Marie Anne Blondin Bursary. Please submit applications to CatholicFoundation@nelsondiocese.org Or mail to: Catholic Foundation, 3665 Benvoulin Road, Kelowna, BC V1W 4M7 Applications will be accepted until November 30, 2024.
International Interfaith Symposium on Palliative Care
Please find attached a press release regarding the International Interfaith Symposium on Palliative Care organized by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Pontifical Academy for Life, in collaboration with other key partners. The symposium, titled “Towards a Narrative of Hope,” was held in Toronto from May 21st to May 23rd, 2024. https://www.cccb.ca/media-release/international-interfaith-symposium-on-palliative-care
Catholic Schools Week 2024
Catholic Schools Week 2024 begins on Monday, January 29th. We are excited to commemorate this great event with our school community. Our Leadership Class students are organizing the celebrations and they have planned a number of games and activities throughout the week. Our Catholic School Theme for the year is Living, Celebrating and Proclaiming our Faith. Let’s celebrate together! For a schedule of events please visit our school calendar.
Development and Peace Regional Assembly
You are warmly invited to this year’s Development and Peace Regional Assembly. The event will take place over the weekend of September 22 – 24, 2023 at Little Flower Academy in Deroche, B.C. (Just outside of Mission). This will be our first in-person assembly since the beginning of the pandemic, so we look forward to gathering together once again! This weekend is an open invitation to both new friends and veteran members of Development and Peace. We are hoping to…
Journey Through Lent 2023 – CCCB
Exciting news from the CCCB Office for Evangelization and Catechesis! We have three amazing resources that we can’t wait to share with you: #1 – Journey through Lent 2023 video reflections: #2 – The Call of the Catechist Webinar Series: Save the Dates: #3 – Encounter Newsletter Thank you for your attention! We hope to see you at our upcoming events.
Turkey / Syria Earthquake Emergency Aid Campaign
“As Catholics we are compelled to come to the aid of our brothers and sisters in dire circumstances like the thousands of families that have lost loved ones, or are injured and have lost their homes, due to the earthquake,” said Bishop Poisson, president of the CCCB and Bishop of Saint-Jérôme-Mont-Laurier. “For this reason, local Bishops have been invited to promote this emergency campaign in their dioceses/eparchies and to invite their faithful to donate to any one of the organizations…