Wednesday Weekly January 8, 2014 Print Version
1. Payroll Reminders
- WCB Reminder – Your 4th quarter report of payments the parish or school has made to individuals and to contractors who are not registered with WCB are due. This includes replacement ministry personnel. Please send to Payroll Services as soon as possible if you have not already done so.
- T4-A’s – We must issues T4-A’s to an individual if the total of all payments to the individual in the calendar year was more than $500. This includes anyone who considers themselves self-employed, has the payment made in their personal name and is not registered with WorkSafeBC. Payments include but are not limited to lump-sum payments, retiring allowances, fees or other amounts for services. For the diocese, the most common payments would be honorariums for presenters and payments for services such as cleaning, snow removal, gardening, organist and other miscellaneous activities. Please provide Payroll Services with the name, address, social insurance number and amount so that a T4-A slip can be produced. This information must be provided by January 2th5 as T4-A slips must be sent out by February 28th.
If you have any questions, please call Lynn Monteith at 250 964-5646 or e-mail at: lynn-monteith@pgdiocese.bc.ca.
2. Prince George Crisis Pregnancy Centre
Parishes in the Central region as asked to post the attached invitation from the Prince George Crisis Pregnancy Centre and place the information in parish bulletins for the next two weekends (January 12/19).
3. Schedule of Collections 2014-2015
For those parishes who are ordering Collection envelope packages, the schedule for 2015 collections is attached. The 2014 schedule is also included for those who need this information.
4. Confirmation/First Eucharist Schedule 2014
The second draft of the 2014 Confirmation/First Eucharist Schedule is attached. Please contact Lisa Weber at lisa@pgdiocese.bc.ca by Tuesday, January 14th if any date changes are required so that the schedule can be finalized. Times may be adjusted closer to the actual dates, if needed. Thank you.
5. January Day of Adoration
Please put the following notice in parish bulletins in the Central Region:
Emmanuel Hermitage invites you to a Personal Date with Jesus on January 14 in the Domano Chapel (at the Domano Renewal Centre, 6500 Southridge Ave.). Mass will be celebrated at 7:30 a.m. and the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for a day of silent prayer and adoration. We will pray especially for the people and needs of our Diocese, the universal Church, and the world. In particular we will pray for the protection of all human life, for vocations, and for the intentions of those participating in the day. Please mark your calendar on the second Tuesday of each month for Personal Dates with Jesus days.
6. Catholic Connections: A Restorative Justice Network in Canada
Most Rev. Gary M. Gordon in his role as Bishop Ponens to Correctional Ministry in Canada for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops requests that the attached information be circulated in parish bulletins. For further information regarding Catholic Connections, please visit their website at www.ccinrj.ca.
20140108 Attach Catholic Connections – Bulletin Announcements
7. Week of Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated around the world, January 18-25, 2014. The theme for this year is “Has Christ been Divided?” This worldwide week of prayer encourages all Christians to meet, to participate in common prayer and other community activities and especially to pray that all be one as Christ desires. For further information and online resources, please refer to: http://www.councilofchurches.ca/en/Our_Faith/week-of-prayer.cfm
8. Appeal Update
Income tax receipts for donations will be issued in February 2014 for the 2013 calendar year except for those donations made using CanadaHelps. They issue receipts for all donations made through their website.
