News (Page 12)
Face Mask Update
God…grant us the wisdom to do what is right! In view of the recent upturn in COVID-19 cases and the arrival of the colder weather, which complicates safe social distancing when entering our churches, we are asking all attendees to wear a mask when arriving for Mass. Once you have checked in and been seated at a safe social distance from others, you may remove the mask if you need to. We want everyone to remain safe so please show…
St. John Vianney Pilgrimage of Faith Wrap-up Presentation
October 2020 2020 has indeed been an amazing year. As a parish, we have faced the challenges of COVID-19 with remarkable resourcefulness and resilience. We owe a great deal of gratitude to our leadership and to all the folks who have supported them in their efforts to keep our parish functioning and our liturgies possible, accessible & inspiring. Now on a topic that has been near and dear to our hearts…money! The time has come to wrap up our 2020…
Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed
November 2nd is All Souls Day. This day is of special significance to us Christians, where we remember our loved ones, friends & relatives who have left our earthly company. Throughout the month of November, the Church encourages us to offer as many Masses as we can for the purification of the souls departed. Christian charity demands that we be generous with our prayers for the souls departed. To add the names of family members, relatives or friends into the…
KC 59th Annual Charity Appeal
Like most events these days the annual Knights of Columbus Charity Appeal campaign will have a very new look this year. The charity appeal campaign will be going exclusively online this year. Only 200,000 tickets will be sold! The pricing for tickets remain the same as last year. However, the prize structure has changed as it will be exclusively cash, with a top prize of $100,000. There will be three grand prizes and 12 consolation prizes that will all take…
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)
Do you want to join the Catholic faith and get to know Jesus as a Friend and be in a deep relationship with Him? Do you want to know and discover what it means to be a Catholic? Come and join the RCIA program! For more info, please call Fr. Obi at 250-492-3162! We are just starting the journey in St. John Vianney Hall each Thursday beginning at 7pm. Hope to hear from you!
St. John Vianney Mass Time Changes
In our ongoing efforts to to reduce the number of Masses being said, move towards eliminating Masses running concurrently and allow for the possibility that only one priest will be available to celebrate Mass on a given weekend, we are making a couple of more Mass time changes – this time at St. John Vianney. We thank each of you for your understanding as we move to a more sustainable Mass schedule for our fall and winter seasons. The changes…
Spiritual Adoption 2021/2022
You may have noticed that on the Spiritually Adopted bulletin board we havebeen putting babies’ names beside each rosary bead. Some of you havementioned that you started praying for another baby back in June, and some ofyou, even though you aren’t part of the “program” have been praying this prayer for years. You are all more than welcome to have your babies’ names beside a rosary bead along with the others. It is not too late to start this prayer,…
Rite of Candidacy and Installation as Lectors
Peter d’Aoust and Dale Webster On October 7,2020 – the Feast of our Lady of the Rosary, Peter d’Aoust and Dale Webster (Penticton parishioners) and Rod Attwell (of Kelowna), were received by the Church as Candidates for the Permanent Diaconate. They were also installed as Lectors. Congrats to our brothers! May the Lord bless you in your ministry.
Rebuilding Our Home: Carpet Project and Much More…
Working together, praying together, playing together (sometimes – all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy), eating together (yes, just because we are all bubbled up 🙂 Update Work in St. John Vianney Church has progressed so well: fixing, stripping, sanding, painting, removing, vacuuming, installing etc. Thanks to all our volunteers who has been working tirelessly. For some it is now a full time job. I’m amazed to see all the love that goes into the work. As…
Congratulations!
On behalf of the Catholic Parishes of Penticton, I congratulate our brothers Dale Webster, Peter D’Aoust and Rod Attwell on the Rite of Candidacy. For some years now, they have been on formation (with the support of their wives) to the Permanent Diaconate. On October 7, the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary, they will receive their Rite of Candidacy: the first step towards becoming permanent deacons. They will be presented at 5pm in Immaculate Conception parish in…