News Winter 2011 - The Old Catholic Church of BC

The Old Catholic Church of B.C.„Coast to Coast“Winter 2011-12L’Église Vieille Catholique de C.B.„D’un océan à l’autre“Baptism of Jolene Louise HeideBy Bishop J. Gérard A. LaPlanteOn October 16, 2011Photo 1: Bishop J. Gérard A. LaPlantewith Jolene HeidePhoto 2: left to right: Mrs. Amy & Kevin Burden,Fr. Jürgen Schmode, Bishop J. Gérard A.LaPlante with Jolene, Fr. Martin Lotho, Cooper,Mr. Michael & Sheri Heide Photo 3: the BaptismPhoto 4: during the baptismJolene Louise Heide is the great-granddaughterof Mrs. Louise Heide, who passed away in March2007. This is the second child of Mr. Michael(Sheri) Heide baptized at St. Raphael's OldCatholic Church, her brother Cooper wasbaptized in our Church in July 2009.- 1 -Winter 2011-12 ● The Old Catholic Church of BC; 715 E 51 st Ave; Vancouver, BC V5X 1E2; Canada ● (604) 325-9193Email: oldcatholicbc@hotmail.com www.oldcatholicbc.com

The Old Catholic Church of B.C.„Coast to Coast“Winter 2011-12L’Église Vieille Catholique de C.B.„D’un océan à l’autre“The Tasaka family renew theirmarriage vows on 28 September2011 after 16 years of marriagePhoto 1: left to right: Fr. JürgenSchmode, Erin Tasaka, Mrs. CathyTasaka, Bishop J. Gérard A.LaPlante, Connor Tasaka, Mr. MarkTasaka, Fr. Martin LothoPhoto 2: Inside St. Raphael's OldCatholic Church in September 2011Photo 3: Visit of Mr. Garry Grattic on4 December 2011 left to right: Fr.Jürgen Schmode, Mr. Garry Grettic,Mrs. Inez Teng, Bishop J. Gérard A.LaPlante, Mr. Harry Braun, Mrs. LilyWongPhoto 4: Bishop J. Gérard A.LaPlante posing with Mr. JohnGracan, Mr. Garry Grattic, andFilipino parishioners- 2 -Winter 2011-12 ● The Old Catholic Church of BC; 715 E 51 st Ave; Vancouver, BC V5X 1E2; Canada ● (604) 325-9193Email: oldcatholicbc@hotmail.com www.oldcatholicbc.com

The Old Catholic Church of B.C.„Coast to Coast“Winter 2011-12L’Église Vieille Catholique de C.B.„D’un océan à l’autre“Baptism of Gabriel CastañedaOn November 6, 2011by Fr. Martin LothoPhoto 1: friend of the family, Mrs. JaniceCastaneda, Mr. Nemesio Castaneda,Gabriel, Fr. Martin LothoPhoto 2: during the baptismPhoto 3: the baptism, Gabriel held by hisgodmother Ms. Nancy Mu, Fr. MartinLotho, Fr. Jürgen SchmodePhoto 4: Fr. Martin, Fr. Jürgen and theCastaneda family and friends- 3 -Winter 2011-12 ● The Old Catholic Church of BC; 715 E 51 st Ave; Vancouver, BC V5X 1E2; Canada ● (604) 325-9193Email: oldcatholicbc@hotmail.com www.oldcatholicbc.com

The Old Catholic Church of B.C.„Coast to Coast“Winter 2011-12L’Église Vieille Catholique de C.B.„D’un océan à l’autre“Baptism of Kayleen AndreaKatipunan on11 December 2011Photo 1: Fr. Martin Lotho with the parentson the left and godparents on the rightPhoto 2: blessing of KayleenPhoto 3: Fr. Martin Lotho with familyPhoto 4: inside St. Raphael's Old CatholicChurch during Holy Mass- 4 -Winter 2011-12 ● The Old Catholic Church of BC; 715 E 51 st Ave; Vancouver, BC V5X 1E2; Canada ● (604) 325-9193Email: oldcatholicbc@hotmail.com www.oldcatholicbc.com

The Old Catholic Church of B.C.„Coast to Coast“Winter 2011-12L’Église Vieille Catholique de C.B.„D’un océan à l’autre“10th anniversary of the monthly Requiem MassAt Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, BCSince 2002 Holy Mass is offered for the repose of the souls of the faithfullydeparted by the clergy of St. Raphael's Old Catholic Church.Photo 1,2, 3: insideChapel CourtyardPhoto 4: outside theChapel at the firstRequiem Mass inFebruary 2002 left toright: Fr. AlwinHyndman, Fr.Stephen Hollander,Bishop L.M.McFerran, Bishop J.Gérard A. LaPlante,Mrs. DoloresDurocher, Mrs.Louise Heide- 5 -Winter 2011-12 ● The Old Catholic Church of BC; 715 E 51 st Ave; Vancouver, BC V5X 1E2; Canada ● (604) 325-9193Email: oldcatholicbc@hotmail.com www.oldcatholicbc.com

The Old Catholic Church of B.C.L’Église Vieille Catholique de C.B.„Coast to Coast“Winter 2011-12„D’un océan à l’autre“Funeral for Mr. Kornelius BraunBorn5 January 1915Kronsthal, UkraineEntered into Rest29 November 2011Vancouver, British ColumbiaFuneral ServiceWednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:00 amThe Old Catholic Church of BC715 51st Avenue EastVancouver, BC, V5X 1E2CelebrantsBishop J. Gérard A. LaPlanteFr. Jürgen SchmodeFr. Martin LothoMr. Kornelius Braun and his son Harry have beenpart of St. Raphael's Old Catholic Church for over30 years. For many years the bread distributedevery Sunday was picked up by Mr. KorneliusBraun and delivered to the Church until he couldn’tdrive any more. After that for several years his sonHarry provided the same service.Photo 1& 2: Bishop J. Gérard A. LaPlante afterthe service with parishioners and friends.Photo 3: Mr. Harry Braun (far right) and hismother next to him at the reception- 6 -Winter 2011-12 ● The Old Catholic Church of BC; 715 E 51 st Ave; Vancouver, BC V5X 1E2; Canada ● (604) 325-9193Email: oldcatholicbc@hotmail.com www.oldcatholicbc.com

The Old Catholic Church of B.C.„Coast to Coast“Winter 2011-12L’Église Vieille Catholique de C.B.„D’un océan à l’autre“Above: St. Raphael's Old Catholic Church Men’s Choirbelow: Sunday morning at St. Raphael's Old Catholic Church- 7 -Winter 2011-12 ● The Old Catholic Church of BC; 715 E 51 st Ave; Vancouver, BC V5X 1E2; Canada ● (604) 325-9193Email: oldcatholicbc@hotmail.com www.oldcatholicbc.com

The Old Catholic Church of B.C.„Coast to Coast“Winter 2011-12L’Église Vieille Catholique de C.B.„D’un océan à l’autre“Christmas Eve 2011Photo 1 & 2: Midnight MassPhoto 3: The Nativity scenePhoto 4: Clergy and parishioners- 8 -Winter 2011-12 ● The Old Catholic Church of BC; 715 E 51 st Ave; Vancouver, BC V5X 1E2; Canada ● (604) 325-9193Email: oldcatholicbc@hotmail.com www.oldcatholicbc.com

The Old Catholic Church of B.C.„Coast to Coast“Winter 2011-12L’Église Vieille Catholique de C.B.„D’un océan à l’autre“Christmas preparation at Moore’s Bakery;Fr. Jürgen Schmode with Mr. ArchieKroondyk- 9 -Winter 2011-12 ● The Old Catholic Church of BC; 715 E 51 st Ave; Vancouver, BC V5X 1E2; Canada ● (604) 325-9193Email: oldcatholicbc@hotmail.com www.oldcatholicbc.com