Wednesday Weekly January 12, 2014 Print Version
1. Northern Catholic News – Deadline extended
The Northern Catholic News is looking for articles from our parishes and schools to publish in its Spring edition. Did your parish or school celebrate a special occasion or event? Please let us know about it! Did you have a guest speaker that would be of interest to other parishioners? Our readers would love to hear about it! 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 has been extended to February 18th, 2014.
2. Way of the Cross
Last year, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) invited the Commissariat of the Holy Land in Canada to arrange a special text for the Stations of the Cross in conjunction with the Year of Faith. Since 2011, the CCCB has been encouraging Canadian dioceses to promote prayer for those living in the Holy Land, and proposing that celebrations of the Way of the Cross during Lent and on Good Friday include special prayers for peace in the Holy Land. To support this effort, The Way of the Cross – Way of Faith is being redistributed by the CCCB and is attached for use by parishes.
Way of the Cross – Way of Faith
3. Twenty-Ninth World Youth Day Message
The next world youth day will be held in Krakow in 2016. In preparation for this event, Pope Francis has asked youth to reflect on the Beatitudes found in the Gospel of Saint Matthew (5:1-12). In 2014, young people are asked to reflect on the first Beatitude: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 5:3). The Message from the Holy Father for the 29th World Youth Day is attached.