Northern Catholic News – Fall 2015

Youth Ministry

We are lucky to have Clay Imoo, Director of Young and Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Vancouver joining us October 15-19 for youth leaders training throughout the diocese. Clay has 13 years of experience in his current role and many more years of youth ministry experience prior to this. We will be spending time travelling throughout the diocese during this time to offer training to those involved in catechesis & youth ministry. If you have ideas, suggestions, or date requests for your parish & deanery, please contact Eunice at youth@pgdiocese.bc.ca.

Young Adults

Kick off your school year by joining us for our fall retreat. We are excited to have Eric Chow, western Regional Director with Catholic Christian Outreach, join us all the way from Vancouver as our guest speaker this year. There will be hiking, meals, fellowship, and worship. Cost will be $40 to cover meals for the weekend and we will be carpooling out to the camp. Register HERE or JOIN ‘Catholic Young Adults – Prince George Diocese’ on Facebook for updates

WORLD YOUTH DAY 2016

If anyone 18+ is interested in joining the Prince George diocesan group to WYD Poland, please email youth@pgdiocese.bc.ca. We will have regional information sessions throughout September and October. Stay tuned!

Camp Morice Society

The board of the Camp Morice Society would like to invite everyone to their AGM on Sunday, September 27th 2015. It will be held in the basement of Sacred Heart Cathedral at 12:30 PM following the 11:00 AM Mass. Everyone is welcome.

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat in Cache Creek,  September 30 to October 2 

Rachel’s Vineyard is a ministry to help those who are suffering from the pain caused by abortion. We know an abortion affects many more than just the mother and father involved.  Siblings, grandparents, friends, health care workers, pregnancy crisis counsellors, etc. all can be traumatized by abortion.  Rachel’s Vineyard also recognizes and helps with grief caused by other unresolved pregnancy losses.

It is NOT too late to sign up for the retreat.  It will not be too late a week or a few a days ahead of time.  It can be a very scary thing to commit to; we understand.

For more information visit: facebook.com/rvkamloops

or call Nancy at 250-267-5081 or email rvkamloops@yahoo.ca.

International Eucharistic Congress Conference and Tour (please add to your parish bulletin for the whole month of August)

The 51^st International Eucharistic Congress will be held January 24-31, 2016.  It will take place in Cebu City, Philippines.  Fr. Rector Tolentino is organizing a group of parishioners in the diocese for those who are interested attending the Eucharistic Congress.  The trip to the Philippines will include Eucharistic Congress and tour of few islands in the region.

For those interested, please contact Fr. Rector at 1-250-964-4424 or e-mail vicargeneral@pgdiocese.bc.ca.  For more information about the 51^st International Eucharistic Congress please visit the official website of the congress: http://iec2016.ph/

Monthly Day of Adoration October

Emmanuel Hermitage invites you to a Personal Date with Jesus on October 13, 2015 in the Domano Chapel, 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 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.

Vocations Retreats – Seminary of Christ the King

Our next Vocation Live-ins for the College and High School Seminary are:

• November 13-15, 2015
• February 12-14, 2016
• April 8-10, 2016

If you would like to attend, please contact:   College Seminary Live In:
Father Matthew Gerlich, OSB
Tel: 604-826-8715
Email: rector.majors@yahoo.ca.

A Eucharistic Congress is an international gathering of people aimed at promoting an awareness of the central place of the Eucharist in the life and mission of the Catholic Church. The Roman Ritual De Sacra Communione et de Cultu Mysterii Eucharistici extra Missam defines the Congress as “a pause for commitment and prayer to which a particular Church invites the universal Church”. During this time “the celebration of the Eucharist becomes the center and vortex of all forms of piety, of theological and pastoral reflections, of social commitment”.

The 51^st International Eucharistic Congress will be held January 24-31, 2016.

It will take place in Cebu City, Philippines.

Fr. Rector Tolentino is organizing a group of parishioners in the diocese who are interested attending the Eucharistic Congress.  The trip to the Philippines will include Eucharistic Congress and tour of few islands in the region.

For those interested, please contact Fr. Rector at 1-250-964-4424 or e-mail vicargeneral@pgdiocese.bc.ca.

Halt distribution of the RU-486 abortion pill

 Join us in asking federal Health Minster Rona Ambrose to intervene to halt distribution of the RU-486 abortion pill. Her email address is rona.ambrose@parl.gc.ca. Letters can also be sent to her postage free: Health Minister Rona Ambrose, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ont.  K1A 0A6.

Let us stand together in defence of human life from conception to its natural end.

Share the truth about doctor-assisted suicide

 The federal government has launched a consultation process on doctor-assisted suicide. It will conduct public consultations and receive online submissions before proposing legislative options this fall.

We know the government listens to those who take the time to write or email. Please submit your views on this critical subject and sign up for notifications on the consultation process at ep-ce.ca/en/consultation.

Let us stand together in defence of human life from conception to its natural end.

 Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat in Cache Creek, September 30 to October 2

Rachel’s Vineyard is a ministry to help those who are suffering from the pain caused by abortion. We know an abortion affects many more than just the mother and father involved.  Siblings, grandparents, friends, health care workers, pregnancy crisis counsellors, etc. all can be traumatized by abortion.  Rachel’s Vineyard also recognizes and helps with grief caused by other unresolved pregnancy losses.

It is NOT too late to sign up for the retreat.  It will not be too late a week or a few a days ahead of time.  It can be a very scary thing to commit to; we understand.  For more information visit: facebook.com/rvkamloops

or call Nancy at 250-267-5081 or email rvkamloops@yahoo.ca.

International Eucharistic Congress Conference and Tour (please add to your parish bulletin for the whole month of August)

The 51^st International Eucharistic Congress will be held January 24-31, 2016. It will take place in Cebu City, Philippines. Fr. Rector Tolentino is organizing a group of parishioners in the diocese for those who are interested attending the Eucharistic Congress. The trip to the Philippines will include Eucharistic Congress and tour of few islands in the region.

For those interested, please contact Fr. Rector at 1-250-964-4424 or e-mail vicargeneral@pgdiocese.bc.ca. For more information about the 51^st International Eucharistic Congress please visit the official website of the congress: http://iec2016.ph/

Monthly Day of Adoration

 Emmanuel Hermitage invites you to a Personal Date with Jesus on September 8, 2015 in the Domano Chapel, 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 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.

 Thank you from Mary-Anne and Frank Jamin!

Frank and I are very grateful for the many expressions of sympathy we received on the death of his mother, Theresa. The funeral took place at St. Anthony’s Parish in Calgary and his father’s ashes were placed in her casket for burial – two people of deep faith who overcame much during their adventurous lives are now at peace. While we mourn their passing we celebrate all they have been for us and our family. Thank you for your prayerful support.  Mary-Anne Lewis Jamin

Diocesan Formation Days

Diocesan Formation Days (formerly Pastoral Study Days) information can be found at this link

Domano Renewal Centre

September 2015 at a Glance can be found here.

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Pope Francis has declared an annual day of prayer for the Care of Creation to be celebrated every year on September 1. More information on this announcement can be found here.

International Eucharistic Congress Conference and Tour (please add to your parish bulletin for the whole month of August)

The 51^st International Eucharistic Congress will be held January 24-31, 2016.  It will take place in Cebu City, Philippines.  Fr. Rector Tolentino is organizing a group of parishioners in the diocese who are interested attending the Eucharistic Congress.  The trip to the Philippines will include Eucharistic Congress and tour of few islands in the region.  For those interested, please contact Fr. Rector at 1-250-964-4424 or e-mail vicargeneral@pgdiocese.bc.ca.  For more information about the 51^st International Eucharistic Congress please visit the official website of the congress: http://iec2016.ph/

Halt distribution of the RU-486 abortion pill

Join us in asking federal Health Minster Rona Ambrose to intervene to halt distribution of the RU-486 abortion pill. Her email address is rona.ambrose@parl.gc.ca. Letters can also be sent to her postage free: Health Minister Rona Ambrose, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ont.  K1A 0A6.

Let us stand together in defence of human life from conception to its natural end.

Share the truth about doctor-assisted suicide

The federal government has launched a consultation process on doctor-assisted suicide. It will conduct public consultations and receive online submissions before proposing legislative options this fall.

We know the government listens to those who take the time to write or email. Please submit your views on this critical subject and sign up for notifications on the consultation process at  ep-ce.ca/en/consultation.

Let us stand together in defence of human life from conception to its natural end.

Monthly Day of Adoration

 Emmanuel Hermitage invites you to a Personal Date with Jesus on September 9, 2015 in the Domano Chapel, 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 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.

 CCCB celebrates Consecrated Life

On the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) joins the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC) to invite all religious, members of societies of apostolic life and secular institutes, as well as all interested Catholics, to a Mass of Thanksgiving, September 17, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., at Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, in Montreal. The Most Reverend Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau and President of the CCCB, will preside at the Mass along with all the Catholic Bishops of Canada.

Vocations Retreats – Seminary of Christ the King

Our next Vocation Live-ins for the College and High School Seminary are:

• November 13-15, 2015
• February 12-14, 2016
• April 8-10, 2016

If you would like to attend, please contact:

College Seminary Live In:
Father Matthew Gerlich, OSB
Tel: 604-826-8715
Email: rector.majors@yahoo.ca.

Condolences

We regret to announce that Mrs. Maria (Therese) Jamin, mother-in-law of Mary-Anne Lewis Jamin, Chancellor of the diocese, passed away on August 6, 2015 in Calgary. In your charity, please remember her and her family in your prayers.

Natural Family Planning

Natural Family Planning Basic Teacher Training Workshop – Part I, in Coquitlam, BC

WOOMB BC will be holding a Billings Ovulation Method™ Basic Teacher Training Workshop (Part I) on September 25 -27, 2015. The Workshop will be held at All Saints Parish Hall in Coquitlam, BC.

For more information, visit www.woomb.ca/news1509a.htm

Vocations Retreats – Seminary of Christ the King

Our next Vocation Live-ins for the College and High School Seminary are:

• November 13-15, 2015
• February 12-14, 2016
• April 8-10, 2016

If you would like to attend, please contact:

College Seminary Live In:
Father Matthew Gerlich, OSB
Tel: 604-826-8715
Email: rector.majors@yahoo.ca.

International Eucharistic Congress Conference and Tour (please add to your parish bulletin for the whole month of August)

The 51^st International Eucharistic Congress will be held January 24-31, 2016.  It will take place in Cebu City, Philippines.  Fr. Rector Tolentino is organizing a group of parishioners in the diocese who are interested attending the Eucharistic Congress.  The trip to the Philippines will include Eucharistic Congress and tour of few islands in the region.  For those interested, please contact Fr. Rector at 1-250-964-4424 or e-mail vicargeneral@pgdiocese.bc.ca.  For more information about the 51^st International Eucharistic Congress please visit the official website of the congress: http://iec2016.ph/

Northern Catholic News Deadline – August 17^th

The Northern Catholic News is looking for articles from our Diocese to publish in its next edition. Did your parish or school celebrate a special event? Did someone in your club or organization receive special recognition?  We would love to hear from you!  Contact Mary-Anne Lewis Jamin at majamin@pgdiocese.bc.ca or 250-964-4424 extension 234 with your stories and pictures. The deadline for this edition is August 17, 2015.