The sisters at Queen of Peace Monastery celebrated the vestition of Sister Mary Joseph of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, who received the Dominican habit and began her novitiate. This next step forward into Dominican monastic life lasts two years, and is a time of deeper formation in prayer, study and personal growth. (Submitted photo)David Park, whose uncle Joseph is a monk at Westminster Abbey, made his simple vows and received a new name, Matthias. He is the second youngest child of Doug and Carmela Park. (Submitted photo)Chrysostom Mijinke, OP, was recently ordained as a Dominican priest by Archbishop S. J. Cordileone in San Francisco. Born in Langley in 1985 and baptized Christopher, Mijinke attended St. Catherine’s Elementary in Langley, Holy Cross Secondary in Surrey, and graduated from St John Brebeuf Secondary in Abbotsford. He entered Christ the King Seminary in 2004 and graduated with a BA in 2008. (Submitted photo)
A prayer service to promote Christian unity was held at St. Mary’s Church in Vancouver. About 100 people attended the inaugural event, which organizers hope will become annual. At top, Rev. Michael Batten of St. Thomas Anglican Church and Father Gabriel de Chadarevian, OP, of St. Mary’s. Below are readers from the two churches. (Submitted photos)
Eleven-year-old Gian Bautista (top) speaks at the installation of the new Council of Filipino Catholic Associations, speaking about the struggles young people face and their need to know more about Jesus. Archbishop J. Michael Miller also talked about the problem of young people leaving the Church. (Submitted photos)
Grade 7 students from St. Helen’s Elementary in Burnaby attended Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre on Vancouver Island last semester to learn about how to protect God’s creation. St. Helen’s was the first school to attend an overnight fieldtrip after two years. (Submitted photo) The Hope For Life group at Sacred Heart Parish in Ladner had a blessing and dedication of a memorial stone to the unborn on Pro-Life Sunday, June. The stone was made possible by the generosity of the Knights of Columbus, St. Monica’s women’s group, and parishioners. Top photo shows Mitch Drew and Jim Canil of the Knights of Columbus. Father Rev. Francis Galvan, OSA, officiated. (Submitted photos)Students at Saint John Paul II Academy raised funds and collected materials to help Ukrainian refugee families coming to Canada. They collected 500 kg of clothes, 50 sets of beddings sets, pillows and towels, and grocery gift cards. They then delivered the donations to St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Surrey and were given a tour of the church. (Submitted photos) Behold, I have come,” from Psalm 39:8-9, were the words chosen by Brother Joshua for a newly composed sacred motet celebrating his solemn profession to monastic life. The fourth of nine children, Brother Joshua, whose baptismal name was Caleb, is the son of John and Mia Rosario, formerly of Mission. (Seminary of Christ the King photos)
