Notre Dame Parish

LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS & UPDATES

PILGRIMS OF HOPE

We are gratefully blessed that our Parish has been designated as a 'Pilgrim Church' by Most Rev. Stephen Jensen, one of the three chosen churches across the Prince George Diocese.

Jubilee celebrations throughout 2025 at Notre Dame Parish:

First Friday of the month: Adoration & Confession after the 11AM Mass

26 - 28 September 2025 - Jubilee of Catechists

4 - 5 October 2025 - Jubilee of Migrants

9 - 22 October 2025 - Jubilee of Marian Spirituality (Pilgrimage to Marian Shrines of Portugal, France & Spain)

31 October 2025 - 2 November 2025 - Jubilee of the World of Education

22 - 23 November 2025 - Jubilee of Choirs

For more information: https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en.html

2025-2026 Catechetical & Pastoral year

If you wish to have your child/ren receive any of the Sacraments (First Reconciliation/Eucharist for Grades 2 and up & Confirmation for Grades 6 and up), or enroll them in our Catechetical Program (for Grades 1,3,4,5 & 7), registration forms are on the bulletin board in the foyer. Please complete and return the form to the office on or before August 31, 2025.

OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults)

The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA), formerly known as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), is a process for adults seeking to become full members of the Catholic Church. It involves a structured journey of discernment, learning and prayer. The process typically includes four phases: Inquiry, the Catechumenate, Purification and Enlightenment, and Mystagogy. Forms are available upon request.

Is your child interested in becoming a lector at either the Saturday evening of Sunday morning Mass? They must have received their First Holy Communion. If interested, please contact the office. We have have a training session in September.

Adult Faith Programs

Parishioners meet every 3rd Thursday of the month to watch and discuss this 22 part series "Knowing Jesus and His Church" by Fr. Larry Richards. It is a free program and can be accessed online through "Our Hope TV" - The Reason For Our Hope Foundation: https://ourhope.tv/

Registering for FORMED is easier than ever:

Go to formed.org/signup
Select your parish by entering name, city and/or zip code
Enter your name and email address
Check that email account for a link to begin using FORMED.

https://watch.formed.org//browse

Parish Leadership

PARISH LEADERSHIP

Pastor: Rev. Venerando Sabacan
Bookkeeper: Martha Cabigas

Office Volunteer: Yvonne Becotte

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

President: Rev. Venerando Sabacan

Secretary: Yvonne Becotte

Members: Kevin Blocka, Carol Handfield, Donna Blocka, Colleen Richard, Juan Carlos Zozobrado & Jibin Jacko

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL

President: Rev. Venerando Sabacan
Pauline Gerwien

Glenda Macarat

Alex Reschny

PARISH CATECHISTS

Rev. Venerando Sabacan

Yvonne Becotte

Gloria Juell

Gisele Stanek

Jeanette Shaw

We thank numerous volunteers responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of Notre Dame church, offices and grounds, as well as the Swan Lake property.

Liturgy Committee

"Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them" John 6,56

The Eucharist is the center of Christian life for the Church and the outstanding means whereby the faithful may express in their lives and manifest to others the mystery of Christ. It is at the heart of all parish life, making the liturgy committee and its ministry among the highest priorities in any parish.

The primary role of the liturgy committee is to focus on the full range of the parish's liturgical life and to represent the consensus of the community in matters related to that liturgical life. It has a mandate to ensure that celebrations are planned in such a way that they lead to a conscious, active and full participation of the faithful both in body and in mind, "as demanded by the very nature of the celebration and to which the Christian people have a right and duty by reason of their Baptism". The actual details of planning liturgical celebrations should be left to those people whom we have engaged for specific liturgical ministries in our parish (Readers, Extra-ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Altar Servers, Music, Hospitality, School Mass).

Membership:

Rev. Venerando Sabacan

Yvonne Becotte

Gerry Lagasse

Sharlene Weingart

Michael Dela Cruz

Juan Carlos Zozobrado

Growing In Faith Together (G. I. F. T)

Liturgy

Community and Service

Catechesis

"For it is in the liturgy, especially in the divine sacrifice of the Eucharist, that 'the work of redemption is accomplished', and it is through the liturgy especially the faithful are enabled to express in their lives and manifest to others the mystery of Christ and the real nature of the true Church" Sacrosanctum Concilium#2

Catechesis

Community and Service

Catechesis

"Catechesis is the education in the faith of children, young people and adults which includes especially the teaching of Christian doctrine imparted, generally speaking, in an organic and systematic way, with a view to initiating the hearers into the fullness of Christian life." Catechism of the Catholic Church#5

Community and Service

"Christian charity truly extends to all, without distinction of race, creed, or social condition: it looks for neither gain nor gratitude...Just as Christ, then, went about all the towns and villages, curing every kind of disease and infirmity as a sign that the kingdom of God had come (cf. Matt. 9:35ff; Acts 10:38), so also the Church, through her children, is one with men of every condition, but especially with the poor and the afflicted." Decree
(Ad Gentes) on the Mission Activity of the Church #12

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