Happenings
Last fall, at the urging of the Bishop of Victoria, Gary Gordon, I contacted Father Dino Villadiego, pastor of the North Island Parishes regarding evaluating the interest of his parishioners in establishing a Catholic Women’s League Council within those parishes. Father Dino responded positively to have two members of the League travel with him, as he celebrated Mass in each of his four parishes.
This bursary of $750 is awarded to a child or grandchild of a member of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Victoria and has been in effect since 2005. We received a total of six applications from Victoria, Parksville, Courtenay, and Campbell River. Each student’s narrative essay told their ‘story’: specifying interests, extra-curricular activities, revealing future dreams and aspirations, and showing involvement in church and community.
