The Su nd ay b ulle ti n is av a il able o nl ine a t www.cathol iccath edraln el son .ca

Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Sacred Heart, Kaslo & Sacred Heart, Procter

Dioce s e o f Nel s on

Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday 7:00 pm, Sunday 8:30 am & 10:30 am Sacred Heart, Kaslo – Sunday 3:00 pm

Sacred Heart, Procter – 2nd

/4th

Sunday 1:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 10:00 – 11:00 am

Pastoral Staff Bishop John Corriveau, OFM Cap.

Very Rev. Conrado Beloso, Rector Rev. Cecil Nunez, Assistant Pastor

Parish Office Tuesday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon 813 Ward Street, Nelson BC V1L 1T4

Phone: 250.352.7131 Fax: 250.352.7180 Bernadette Miles, Administrative Assistant

email: rccathedral@shaw.ca

www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca

St. Joseph School 523 Mill Street 250.352.3041.

Mrs. Marlene Suter, Principal

www.stjosephnelson.ca

7 t h M a y 2 0 1 7 ~ F o u r t h S u n d a y o f E a s t e r

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 54th WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the last few years, we have considered two aspects of the Christian vocation: the summons to “go out from ourselves” to hear the Lord’s voice, and the importance of the ecclesial community as the privileged place where God’s call is born, nourished and expressed. Now, on this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, I would like to reflect on the missionary dimension of our Christian calling. Those who drawn by God’s voice and determined to follow Jesus soon discover within themselves an irrepressible desire to bring the Good News to their brothers and sisters through proclamation and the service of charity. All Christians are called to be missionaries of the Gospel! As disciples, we do not receive the gift of God’s love for our personal consolation, nor are we called to promote ourselves, or a business concern. We are simply men and women touched and transformed by the joy of God’s love, who cannot keep this experience just to ourselves. For “the Gospel joy which enlivens the community of disciples is a missionary joy. (continued on the back cover)

CC AA TT HH EE DD RR AA LL LL II TT UU RR GG YY SS CC HH EE DD UU LL EE TT HH II SS WW EE EE KK Tuesday May 9th - 7:00 pm Mass for the repose of the soul of Dale Melnechuk Wednesday May 10th - 8:30 a.m. Mass for the intentions of all mothers and grandmothers Thursday May 11th - 8:30 a.m. Mass for the repose of the soul Len Filbert Friday May 12TH STS. NEREUS, ACHILLEUS,PANCRAS - 8:30 a.m. Mass for the repose of the soul Carmen Arabia

T H I S W E E K IN O U R P A R I S H

Today Sunday 7th May � FAIR TRADE COFFEE – after all Sunday Masses

in the Jubilee room. Come for coffee. Come for fellowship. Come to support Fair trade coffee, chocolate & other product sales.

� Please pray for: RYLAN BLAIS, EMILY

BOZZI, CHARLOTTE FARAGHER, ELIZABETH

MCLEAN, KATHERINE MOZEL AND

VIRGINIA TAIT making their FIRST HOLY

COMMUNION at 10:30 Mass followed by a reception in the Jubilee room

Tuesday 9th May � PRAYER WITH TAIZÉ SONG – 10:00 am in the Jubilee

room � CWL – meeting 1:00 pm in the Jubilee room. � CONFIRMATION REHEARSAL – 5:30 pm in the Jubilee

room. All sponsors must attend with candidates. � TRINITY PRAYER GROUP – “Unlocking the Mystery of the

Bible” in the Jubilee room following Mass

Thursday 11th May � ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT in the chapel

9:00 a.m. – 12 noon

Next Sunday May 14th � CONFIRMATION at 10:30 Mass. Please remember in

pray the candidates preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation.

� K OF C PANCAKE BREAKFAST at the Catholic Centre after the Sunday morning Masses.

The Cathedral parish is very grateful for the generous help of Shawn

Lamb & Marianne Tremblay filling in for Clementine keeping the church clean April 10 – May 2. May they be richly blessed for their loving commitment to our parish.

SUNDAY MASS MINISTERS ~ May 13/14

CHILDREN LITURGY OF THE WORD 10:30 a.m. Karin Palinka

GREETERS 7:00 pm Duane & Bo Stefiuk 8:30 a.m. Gladys Zukowski __________ 10:30 a.m. Ida Hanson, _____________

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 7:00 p.m. Chris Sobie, Gerry Sobie, Jack Catenacci 8:30 a.m. Barry Nelson, Skip Troyan, __________ 10:30 a.m. Bonnie Bell, Rosa Friedrich, Lucille Vulcano

LECTORS 7:00 p.m. Joanne Chimenti, Danielle Klassen 8:30 a.m. Yvonne Tremblay, Phil King 10:30 a.m. Miriam Williams, Mathilde Klassen

GIFT BEARERS 7:00 p.m. Mario & Nevia Matosevic 8:30 a.m. Gerda Liebenow, Jan Lander 10:30 a.m. Phil & MaryElizabeth McAleer

ALTAR SERVERS 7:00 p.m. ___________, __________ 8:30 a.m. Bill McDonnell, ________, ________ 10:30 a.m. Isabel McAleer,_________, __________

MUSIC MINISTERS 7:00 p.m. Dawn Rodman group 8:30 a.m. Loree Renwick, Dan Wack 10:30 a.m. Lois Morrison, Brian Deon

OUR WEEKLY PARISH FINANCIAL GOAL $3,654. APRIL 30TH SUNDAY COLLECTION $4,494. THANK YOU ☺

We are accepting new students for Kindergarten to Grade 8, please contact the school for more information 250-352-3041.

U P C O M I N G IN O U R P A R I S H

SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING – Upcoming dates: � Wed May 10th at 1:30 pm at St Joseph school or � Mon May 15th at 7:00 pm in the Jubilee Room Contact Diane Lines 250.352. 9539, dalines127@gmail.com for information and registration.

O T H E R N E W S

ONE RIVER. ETHICS MATTER. – Join us in Revelstoke Saturday May 13th for the 4th Annual International Conference bringing justice & stewardship to the Columbia River through treaty renewal and negotiations. 9 am. – 4 pm. RSVP or more info lstovel0@gmail.com

D & P – CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL WORK! Sunday May 14th 10:30 – 1:30 at St. Rita’s Castlegar all are invited to attend 9:00 a.m Mass, Celebration includes lunch, no charge and free membership. Peter 250-365-5655 RSVPs are appreciated, but not required. For carpooling call Barry 250.352.2704 asap.

PLANTS ARE NEEDED FOR

SELEM'S CHILDREN AT THE NELSON GARDEN FEST

Selem's children need your help! We are raising funds by selling plants at the Nelson Garden Fest in order to assist the children of our refugee friend Selem. Selem's children are still in Ethiopia and are in need of food, rent, and schooling, while they wait for the Canadian government's approval for family reunification. You will find us at the Nelson Garden Fest on Saturday, May 13th , 10 am to 3 pm, Baker and Kootenay Streets, at the table labelled "Selem's Children Fundraiser." We are accepting any

house or garden plants as donations to this sale! Please bring your plants before May 13th to 604 Latimer Street, corner of Josephine, white house with shutters. You can park on Josephine and come up the side entrance - up the stairs and the plants can be placed in the corner beside the house and garage. Please call Sandra 250-352-9871 for details about the sale. Thank you!

The Catholic Independent Schools of the Nelson Diocese (CISND) invites applications at this time for positions beginning September 1, 2017; including

St. Joseph, Nelson: Primary Classroom Teacher, Part-time (0.8 FTE – could lead to a 1.0 FTE) Learning Assistant/Special Ed Teacher. This is a maternity leave position as well as 1 E.A.

Please view the diocesan school website www.cisnd.ca for this and other posting details, application documents and process.

Come and Celebrate with us the 100 years of

Our Lady of Fatima, St. Rita’s Catholic Church, 513 – 7th Ave. Castlegar, B.C. See poster for schedule of Masses May 4 – 13 culminating with Candlelight Procession, followed by Benediction. A reception to follow in the parish hall.

‘If you are patient when you suffer for doing what is

good, this is a grace before God.’ Despite the many

obstacles faced by those working for peace and justice

in regions affected by conflict, many continue to

perform their good works all the same. In East Africa,

famine and civil conflict have led to widespread death,

displacement and hunger. Development and Peace is

working to support its partners in the region, including

the local Caritas network, to address this humanitarian

crisis.

Thank you to all who contributed to the Share Lent collection. Further donations to support the immediate need in Africa can be made by placing a donation in an envelope in the collection basket, labeled “Crisis in Africa ”.

CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF BC – Advancing the healing ministry of Jesus through advocacy, education and partnership. All work requires funding, CHABC is a charitable society issuing tax receipts for all donations over $20. Brochures are available or info@chabc.bc.ca

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Jesus is at our side every step of the way. The questions lurking in human hearts and the real challenges of life can make us feel bewildered, inadequate and hopeless. The Christian mission might appear to be mere utopian illusion or at least something beyond our reach. Yet if we contemplate the risen Jesus walking alongside the disciples of Emmaus (cf. Lk 24:13-15), we can be filled with new confidence. In that Gospel scene, we have a true “liturgy of the street”, preceding that of the word and the breaking of the bread. We see that, at every step of the way, Jesus is at our side! The two disciples, overwhelmed by the scandal of the cross, return home on the path of defeat. Their hearts are broken, their hopes dashed and their dreams shattered. What does Jesus do? He does not judge them, but walks with them. Instead of raising a wall, he opens a breach. Gradually he transforms their discouragement. He makes their hearts burn within them, and he opens their eyes by proclaiming the word and breaking the bread. In the same way, a Christian does not bear the burden of mission alone, but realizes, even amid weariness and misunderstanding, that “Jesus walks with him, speaks to him, breathes with him, works with him. He senses Jesus alive with him in the midst of the missionary enterprise”. Dear brothers and sisters, today too, we can regain fervour in preaching the Gospel and we can encourage young people in particular to take up the path of Christian discipleship. Despite a widespread sense that the faith is listless or reduced to mere “duties to discharge”, our young people desire to discover the perennial attraction of Jesus, to be challenged by his words and actions, and to cherish the ideal that he holds out of a life that is fully human, happy to spend itself in love. Mary Most Holy, the Mother of our Saviour, had the courage to embrace this ideal, placing her youth and her enthusiasm in God’s hands. Through her intercession, may we be granted that same openness of heart, that same readiness to respond, “Here I am”, to the Lord’s call, and that same joy in setting out (cf. Lk 1:39), like her, to proclaim him to the whole world.

(Holy Father) Franciscus

Excerpt taken from http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/vocations/documents/papa-francesco_20161127_54-messaggio-giornata-mondiale-vocazioni.html

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