Wednesday Weekly October 30, 2013 Print Version
1. New Directors of Evangelization and Catechesis
Bishop Stephen Jensen is pleased to announce that Fr. Jack Michalchuk and Mr. John Connelly have been appointed Co-Directors of the new diocesan Office of Evangelization and Catechesis. They begin their service in November.
John Connelly has been involved with full-time evangelization, communications and pastoral ministry since 1986. Fr. Michalchuk, ordained in 2001, has been involved in campus ministry and served as a pastor and member of a diocesan retreat team for several years.
The new directors are already both well-known for their work in giving parish missions locally. We look forward to their increased contribution to the mission of the Church in our diocese.
2. Notes on the Liturgy – “On Posture at Mass”
Please find attached the document, “Notes on the Liturgy – On Posture at Mass”. Bishop Stephen Jensen asks that it be made available to parishioners. Thank you.
Notes on the Liturgy – October 2013
3. Northern Catholic News
The Northern Catholic News is looking for articles from our parishes and schools to publish in its Winter edition. Did your parish or school celebrate a special occasion or event? Please let us know about it! Did you have a guest speaker or presentation that would be of interest to other parishioners? Please let us 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 is November 15, 2013.
4. Ordos Update
The Ordo(s) should be mailed directly to parishes from CCCB Publications this week. The invoice will be sent to each parish by Lisa Weber. Please pay CCCB directly. Contact Lisa if you have any questions. Please note that there is an error in the date given in the 2014 CCCB English-language Ordo for the 2015 Collection for the Pope’s Pastoral Works (page 416). It should read May 17, 2015, not May 10.
5. Domano Renewal Centre – November Calendar
The November At a Glance newsletter for the Domano Renewal Centre is attached. Events can also be viewed on the Diocesan Calendar found on the Diocese website at: https://www.pgdiocese.bc.ca/news-events/diocesan-calendar/
6. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
In response to the recent decisions by the BC Court of Appeal in the Carter case, as well as by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Rasouli case, the Catholic Organization for Life and Family has issued a news release, entitled “Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide — We have reached a crossroad: let us choose life!” A copy of the document is attached. For more online links related to this topic, visit the Diocesan website under the “What’s New” tab.
COLF News Release We are at a crossroad
7. Appeal Update
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Annual Diocesan Appeal – Building Together in Faith. Remember that you can give your gift in various ways—cash, cheque, postdated cheques, electronic funds transfer from your bank account or online through Canada Helps. Some parishioners have elected to make anonymous donations through Canada Helps. The donation will be identified as “unaffiliated” unless the donor specifically identifies their parish. Also, anonymous donors will not be removed from our mailing list. If you have made an anonymous donation and do not wish to receive any future mailings, please contact your local parish to have your name removed from the Appeal mailing list. Again, we truly thank you as your gift really does make a difference in the lives of others throughout our diocese.
