JUNI 2008 VOL. VI/NO.13 | UKIBC.ORG

Bid. Media Informasi:
Andrew Sugianto
Anastasia Winardi
Medarda Edrea Joseph
Mailing Address :
PO.BOX 19503
Vancouver BC, V5T 4E7
Paroki Ukibc:
St. Patrick’s Church
2881 Main St,
Vancouver BC.V5T 3G1
[t]+1(604) 874-7818
PENGURUS
MUDIKA 2007-2009
Ketua:
Norman A. Karnadi
Wakil Ketua:
Alexander Henry Y.S.
Sekretaris:
Eugene Kuatsjah
Bendahara:
Anastasia Hambali
Koor:
Gabriella Nurul Pramesti
Olahraga:
Gregorius Gerry Karnadi
Transportasi:
Bernardsius Gonanto
Perlengkapan:
Johan Edbert Hendrawan
Fundraising:
Joanna Christy
Acara:
Christopher Hanno
Liturgi:
Anastasia Gumulia
Father Louis Piran, CS, pastor of St. Helen’s Parish in
Burnaby, was recruited by the Italian company to say
Mass in Italian, Spanish, and English.
The subterranean Masses were celebrated within the
labyrinth of train tunnels beneath the city of Vancouver.
“We set up an altar in the tunnel, where a full Mass
was conducted with a prayer to Santa Barbara,“ Father
Luigi said.
“The Italian company hires many people from South
America; they are very proud of accomplishing the
job with no accidents, and they attribute that to Santa
Barbara,“ he said.
“All the employees and their families took the day off
to participate in this holy day of celebration,” said Lary
Campanas, safety manager of SLCP-SELI, the company
responsible for construction of the Canada Line.
Campanas, who speaks in a thick Greek accent, said,
“It’s a European and South American tradition that
every year on December 4 workers celebrate Santa
Barbara Day.” The celebration normally ends with
a big dinner, and so, appropriately, last year workers
gathered at Marcello Pizzeria on Commercial drive.
If St. Barbara is invoked for her protection of workers,
she’s certainly doing a good job in Vancouver. The
company has worked more than 900 consecutive
accident-free days, said Campanas. “The provincial
government has awarded a Provincial Safety Award to
the company,”
St. Barbara lived during the 3rd century AD and was
the daughter of a heathen named Dioscorus.
Upon learning of Jesus Christ, she recognized the
absurdity of polytheism and became a self proclaimed
Christian. After being mocked and tortured publicly,
she was sentenced to death.
Her own father carried out the death sentence but
soon after was struck by a blast of lighting and
consumed by flames. Because of the nature of his
death, St. Barbara became known as the protector of
men and women whose work involves risk from fire or
explosion, including miners.
“St. Barbara works to protect all those who work
underground,“ Campanas said.
Disadur dari BC Catholic – May 5, 2008, hal 1, oleh
Danny Kusnardi
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