News/Events Category: Walking with Jesus Lent 2024

Walking with Jesus this Lent 

During the season of Lent, we will pray the Stations of the Cross on each Friday night at  6:30pm After the prayer in the Church, all parishioners are invited to join us downstairs for a bowl of soup and bread roll. There is no charge for the light supper. Please bring a non-perishable food item for food bank. To sign up, please click the link below: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4BAFAA2DA1FB6-47718437-walking

OLPH PARISH EDUCATION COMMITTEE ELECTION 2025

Please be advised to the following information as it relates to the May 24 & 25,  2025 election of the Parish Education Committee. Should you require further information please contact Robert Britch or the parish office at 604-224-4344 or parish.olph@rcav.org.

  1. We are currently looking for a person to fill one position of:

Elected PEC Member (see CISVA policy 111)   https://cisva.bc.ca/

  1. Process and PEC Nominating Committee

All nominations should be sent to Ryan Thomas and Louise Lo at the listed contact emails by no later than 4:30 pm Thursday May 15, 2025. 

PEC Nominating Committee members:

Ryan Thomas (ryantpipes@yahoo.com)

Louise Lo (louiseclarelo411@gmail.com)

  1. Voting weekend and times:

Saturday May 24 – voting available up to 1 hour after:

  • 5pm Mass

Sunday May 25 – voting available to 1 hour after:

  • 9am Mass
  • 11am Mass
  • 5pm Mass

Contact the parish office—-anytime prior to the weekend of May 24/25, 2025 if you need / want to find out if you are on the Voters’ List and to determine if you are eligible to vote.

  1. Elections and Procedures Sub-Committee

Scrutineers:

Donna Trasolini (Parish Pastoral Council)

Melissa Lin (Parish Pastoral Council)

Returning officer:

Rob Britch (PEC Returning Officer)  robbritch@telus.net

 

Role and Function:

Votes shall be counted by the returning officer and the scrutineers. The ballots shall be kept for one week, allowing the recount if requested. At the end of this time, the ballots will be destroyed.

The returning officer, on counting the ballots, will record the number of votes each candidate received, thus indicating the order in which the candidates placed, and report these results in writing to the Education Committee over his/her signature and those of the scrutineers.

Let us pray together for the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Fr. Leo

Robert Britch  

 

 

 

At our Parish, the first Sunday of the month from October till June is reserved for a special Children’s Mass. The dates in 2025 are: Feb 2,  Mar 2, Apr 6, May 4 and June 1, at the 9:00am Mass. All children are invited to sign up to help at this special Mass. They can be readers, greeters, gift bearers, ushers or being a choir member.

To sign your child up for a role, please click here: Children Mass Sign Up 

Adult Confirmation Classes

If you are Catholic over 16 but missed out on Confirmation, please join our Adult Confirmation Classes to prepare yourself to enter fully into the Catholic Church. Dates of classes are: May 21, May 28 and June 4 (Mandatory attendance of all 3 sessions).  You will be prepared to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday, June 8. There is a fee of $30.  Please CLICK HERE to register.