Pastor's Messages from August 2025

My dear Friends, Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ! I ask you my sisters & brothers, to continue to pray for peace and healing in the world especially as there was another deadly mass shooting which happened in Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, during a school Mass. Let us pray: “For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On…

My sisters and brothers, Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ! In less than two weeks, we are back to school but we have to enjoy the last few weeks of summer vacation. How’s your summer so far? It is a good summer here in our beautiful Okanagan with lots of fruit this year. Almost every day and night I walked my dogs (Aya & Bella) at the lakeside (Okanagan Lake) park and sometimes at Skaha. There are lots of people…

My sisters and brothers, Praise to you Lord Jesus! As you know on Saturday, August 23, we will have a local election to replace one City councilor. I did the advance voting just this Thursday with some of the parishioners to fulfill my obligation as a citizen and to respond to the call of building up community with care & love. Through this vote we have the opportunity to choose a candidate who will govern locally. But voting is not…

My dear beloved brothers and sisters, Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ! Around 1 million Catholic youth around the world gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth event. It ran from July 28 to August 3. Pope Leo XIV’s message urged young people to seek authentic relationships rooted in Jesus rather than online connections. He acknowledged the potential of social media and the internet as “an extraordinary opportunity for dialogue,” but he also warned that these tools “ are…

My dear beloved brothers and sisters, Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ! Our Catholic Parishes, just finished our children’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) program, which we focused on the Alaskan adventure theme “True North” in Jesus. Emphasizing that we can “Trust Jesus” as a faithful friend and recognizing God’s presence in the natural world. It was a week, full of fun, adventure and spiritual encounter with Jesus our TRUE NORTH. Please continue to pray for all these young families and…