News (Page 15)
Plan to Re-open Parishes
Dear Priests, Staff and Parishioners, Bishop Bittman is using the recently published guidelines of the provincial health authorities to re-open our province, to provide pastors with a safe plan to re-open our churches for Mass and prayer. As there are many things to consider to keep everyone as safe as possible, it will take time to establish this plan. We ask for your patience during the next few weeks and offer the confidence that you will have the option to…
Reopening the Churches?
Plans are ongoing for the reopening of our Churches. I have been meeting with my team as we look ahead and are slowly preparing and figuring out logistics for reopening. Stay tuned. We will inform everyone what the plans are once we hear from the Bishop. Please read the Bishop’s letter below. Fr. Obi Letter from Bishop Gregory Dear Priests, Staff and Parishioners, Greetings in the Lord! I hope this finds you well. This week I have met with the…
Holy Cross School Registration 2020-2021
Holy Cross School is now accepting Registrations for the 2020-2021 school year. We remind all those families interested in having their child receive a first rate Catholic based education to contact the office as soon as possible. Many classes are filling up quickly. Those parents of preschoolers who are interested in Kindergarten next year or the year after please contact the school to sign up for Ready Set Learn which will be taking place on Thursday, May 28th at the…
Letter from Bishop Bittman – Coronavirus (COVID19)
Peace and isolated greetings from Bishop’s office! I hope this finds you well. Bishop Bittman remains well informed on the COVID-19 situation in our province and follows the recommendations of Provincial Heath Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Under their direction, Bishop Bittman issues the following updates: Parishes, parish offices and the Catholic Pastoral Centre are to remain closed to the public until May 15. We will update again as that date draws nearer. The Family…
Need Help Getting Groceries and Essentials?
Are you unable to get out and get groceries or other essential items? Do you know someone that needs this type of assistance? Father Obi is extending an invitation to give him a call at (250) 492-3162. He will discuss your situation with you and see what we can do to assist you. These are very difficult times for many of us, but especially for our seniors in the community and those with medical conditions. The sense of loneliness from…
Holy Week and Easter – Special Events
To see all scheduled events head over to our Events section on the website. Divine Mercy Novena Friday, April 10 – Saturday, April 18 Jesus said later to Sister Faustina: “Say unceasingly this chaplet that I have taught you. Anyone who says it will receive great Mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as the last hope. Even the most hardened sinner, if he recites this Chaplet even once, will receive grace from My Infinite…
Lent and Easter Schedule
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, we will be live streaming our celebrations over the Internet. Our Parish community has partnered with Providence Funeral Homes and Crematorium to provide live streams of our us. You can connect to these live streams by clicking on the link for any event below or visit the Events section of our website. All you need is an Internet connection and a web browser (e.g. Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari); you do not need a user ID,…
COVID-19 Virus Information
PLEASE NOTE: The obligation to attend Sunday Mass has been suspended in the Diocese of Nelson. All churches and parish offices are closed until further notice. There will be NO public Masses or celebrations in our churches during this period, however, we are live streaming them over the Internet. May 30, 2020: With great joy we are able to announce that we are re-opening of our churches for Sunday Liturgy on June 6/7. For Our Parishes We are receiving ongoing…
Lenten Youth Project
We are asking if you would consider supporting our Lenten Youth Project. Our Youth Group is planning to make lunches for some of our homeless within our community on March 24th. We are looking for items to fill in the Lunch ‘Take Away’ bags. Our plan is that each bag will consist of a sandwich (bread & meats), mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, juice box or water, granola bars and apple or orange. To contribute to this Lenten Youth Project, please…
Knights of Columbus Corner
St. John Vianney Knights of Columbus monthly meeting will be at 7:30pm Monday 16 March in the Hall. K of C Basketball Free Throw Competition for boys and girls ages 9 to 14 for our Penticton Catholic Parish and Holy Cross School youth will begin at 10am Saturday morning 04 April (or at another date after this health School gym. There is no charge for participating in this event. Registration forms and other information will be available from the school…