Wednesday Weekly 09Dec15

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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and the beginning of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Thank you to all city parishes, priests and parishioners who gathered Tuesday evening with Bishop Stephen Jensen to celebrate Mass. The effort of those who organized the Liturgy, and the dedication of the ministers who fulfilled their tasks was obvious. It was a solemn, prayerful and joyous celebration.

 

The Office of Evangelization and Catechesis (OEC)

Effective October 5, 2015, Norman Hebert, Projects Manager resigned. Although late in coming, we thank Norm for his contributions to the Pastoral Centre. In order to support the Directors of the OEC we are seeking an Office Assistant. The postion has been posted but a suitable candidate for the job has not been found, thus the position is being posted again.

 

Sacred Heart Cathedral—Employment Opportunity

Sacred Heart Cathedral is looking to fill the Secretary/Bookkeeper position for the Parish Office starting in early December. It is a 25 – 30 hour/week position.

Strong computer skills in (MS Word); good communication skills (written and oral); discretion and confidentiality are necessary.

Please submit resumes to the attention of:

Rev. Melvin Pinto, OCD, Rector

Sacred Heart Cathedral

887 Patricia Blvd.

Prince George, BC V2L 3V5

or email: melvinpintoocd@gmail.com

 

Christmas Mass Times in the Diocese

For those who have not yet responded, please note the Pastoral Centre has received calls from people inquiring about Christmas Mass times in the city. We would like to publish the Mass times for ALL parishes in the Diocese on the Diocesan webpage. Please send an email to the Pastoral Centre receptionist with this information as soon as possible. Thank you.

 

2nd Annual Christmas Coffeehouse

All are invited to our Christmas Coffeehouse – In collaboration with the Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry and the John Paul II Club at UNBC, we will be hosting a coffeehouse to celebrate Advent and the coming Christmas season. Proceeds will go to support young adults traveling to the RISE UP conference in Montreal, QC. Book your calendars for Sunday, December 13 @ 7 – 9 PM at the Diocesan Centre.

 

THIRD ANNUAL PRINCE GEORGE 40 DAYS FOR LIFE

The next 40 Days for Life Campaign is scheduled to start on February 10th.

We are looking for co-coordinators to help organize the event and volunteers for the vigil. As this is a 40 day campaign it requires many people to volunteer.

40 Days for Life is a community-based campaign that takes a determined, peaceful approach to showing local communities the consequences of abortion in their own neighborhoods, for their own friends and families. It puts into action a desire to cooperate with God in the carrying out of His plan for the end of abortion. It draws attention to the evil of abortion through the use of a three-point program: Prayer and fasting, Constant vigil and Community outreach.

Prince George is one of the four communities in BC that hosts this event. Many lives have been saved through your efforts. Help to save even more lives.

Please email Tony Donovan at mailto:tdonovan@gmail.com to volunteer, or for more information.

 

Attention Former Frontier Apostle

What does it mean for descendants of residential school staff to reconcile with Canadian history? To explore this question, Caroline Crocker, a graduate student at the University of Victoria, is reaching out to other Canadians like herself – people whose parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles or other relatives worked in the Indian Residential School System – to ask them to join a focus group on Saturday, January 30, 2016 to discuss the topic. Caroline’s research project is on reconciliation (improving relationships and healing) in Canada between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, specifically in regards to the Indian Residential School system. If you worked at an Indian Residential School and you think possibly your children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews would be interested in participating in this discussion, contact Caroline by phone at 613-986-2276 or by email at  crockerc@uvic.ca for further information.