Post on 15-Dec-2018
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The Carmel Hill Little Flower Monastery
Formation House
10789 North Deroche Road, Deroche, BC V0M 1G0
Bulletin CH #1
July 16, 2015
Fr. Rudy’s homilies on: youtube.com:Fr. Rudolf
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The Carmelite Spirituality
Our Lady of Mount Carmel with the Christ Child, angels,
and souls in Purgatory. Baroque sculpture from
Beniaján, Spain.
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The Blessing of Carmel Hill with a high-Mass at the Benedictine Abbey, Mission, BC September 11, 2012
By: The Most Rev. Archbishop J.Michael Miller, CSB
In the process of obtaining the Charitable Status of Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society, the OCD Community received a vast green slope of 20 acre property at North Deroche Road, Fraser Valley close to the US border. This property is enhanced by a beautiful house of 2875 sq. ft. sur-rounded with lush green trees and plenty of open spaces with a huge barn.
The house was inaugurated as the Formation House during the solemn blessing of the property on September 11, 2012; the barn was temporar-ily converted into St. Helen Hall. A solemn Mass by Archbishop Miller was con-celebrated by many priests, mostly the Discalced Carmelites, at the Benedictine Abbey in Mission, BC.
The Foundation Stone for the Formation House was laid on the grounds of Carmel Hill on December 27th, 2012 in celebration of the 88th birth-day of the very kind benefactor and donor, Helen Chua Tiampo.
With all the possible hurdles overcome, the architectural plan and drawings of Carmel Hill eventually were registered and approved by the Fraser Valley Development Authority on April 17, 2014. The cost of this project was estimated at CAD $5 million.
On February 24, 2015, a ground-breaking ceremony was held at Carmel Hill to kick-off the construction of the Carmel Hill Little Flower Monas-tery / Formation House. To date, construction is almost at 50% completion.
Carmel Hill will be inaugurated and blessed on October 15, 2015 in celebration and in honor of the V Centennary of St. Teresa of Avila.
Fr. Rudy’s homilies on: youtube.com:Fr. Rudolf
Carmelite Communities and Venue:
⇒ St. Joseph Vancouver Community
Guardian Angels Church, Vancouver
⇒ St. John of the Cross Community
Precious Blood Church, Surrey, BC
⇒ Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Community
St. Edmund’s Church, North Vancouver
⇒ St. Teresa of Jesus of Andes Community Our Lady of the Valley Church, ColdstreamBC
⇒ St. Joseph Calgary Community
St. Thomas Church, Calgary, AB
FOR MORE ABOUT DISCALCED CARMELITES IN CANADA
http://www.carmelhill.ca http://www.cccocd.org
http://www.guardianangelsocd.org
DISCALCED CARMELITES CANADA
British Columbia
Archdiocese of Vancouver ♦ Guardian Angels Church (Vancouver Downtown)
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza- Regional Superior
Fr. Rajesh Madtha (In-Res.) Hosp. Chaplaincy
♦ St. Edmund’s Church (North Vancouver) Fr. Jerald D'Souza
♦ St. Anthony of Padua (Agassiz) Fr. Steny Mascarenhas
♦ Carmel Hill (Deroche, BC)
Bro. Joseph Giroux
Diocese of Prince George ♦ Sacred Heart Cathedral (Prince George)
Fr. Melvin Pinto (Rector)
Fr. Ronald Sequeira (Assistant)
Alberta
Diocese of Calgary ♦ St. Thomas More Church (Calgary)
Fr. John Pinto Fr. Godwin Pinto
Ontario:
Diocese of London ♦ St. Andrew’s Church (London, ON)
Fr. Ranjan De Sa Fr. Alfredo Pereira ( In Residence)
Diocese of Hamilton ♦ St. Aloysius Church (Hamilton, ON) Fr. Jerome Mascarenhas
Diocese of St. Catherine ♦ St. Patrick’s Church (St. Catherine, ON) Fr. Mario Fernandes ♦ St. Anne and St. Mary’s Church Fr. Victor Fernandes
CARMEL HILL 10789 North Deroche Road, Deroche (Fraser Valley) BC
PLANNING AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Helen Chua Tiampo
Director, Alegre Investments and Feliz Enterprises
Darrell J. Wickstrom Partner, Fasken Martineau
Emmet Mc Grath
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants;
Ex-Partner KPMG
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza, OCD, Phd Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
Steve Creighton
Secretary to Helen Chua Tiampo Creighton Associates and Realty.
Francis BC Wong, CDFM, CPA, CGA, ACIS, PAdm
Director of Finance, Archdiocese of Vancouver