Judith and Adrian Pelletier have been married for about two and a half years , have 1 son ( Isaac) and are expecting their second child on May sixth.   They have been members of Saint Joseph’s parish for as long as they have been married. Last spring they were able to buy a house in Salmon Arm and so were able to settle down and grow some roots in the community. It was during the summer that they found out the parish was desperately in need of teachers for the confirmation class. Judith, having 5 years experience in Halifax as a youth minister and confirmation teacher, was an ideal candidate for the task. And Adrian  joined her! Shortly after accepting that role, they were asked if they could take on the youth group as well. Fast forward and here they are now teaching the confirmation class Monday nights, youth group Tuesday nights, and each separately attending men’s and women’s groups within the parish throughout the week.We thank them for their commitment and are certainly glad that they chose to be such a wonderful part of our Parish! Thank you……………..

Knights of Columbus members Edwin Krieg & Eugene Casavant present a check to the 1st Salmon Arm Scouts. Disbursements to all charities was in excess of $17,000.   This is money raised through our Charity Appeal ticket sales and also the BC Lottery Grants.                                                                                                           

 Thank you , St. Josephs “flower ladies” for doing such  a wonderful job !

• There are six volunteers in this group: Sandie Cockram, Teresa Connor, Bernadette Jordan, Evelyn Ramstad, Jessica Hauser, Susan MacMillan.
• They are responsible for creating floral arrangements for the tabernacle and the two side altars each week, with added arrangements for Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving, as well as the Easter Candle and Advent Wreathe.
• They work in groups of two except for the big feasts when everyone who is available helps.
• The church covers all the costs.
• In the late spring, summer and early fall, they use flowers from their own and friends’ gardens.  At the other times, they would purchase flowers. However, in recent years they have build up an inventory of artificial flowers and greenery and now, for the most part, only purchase flowers for the big feasts.

But Salmon Arm has a long-standing tradition that many use as their official marker of the fall season – the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) bazaar and tea.

The bazaar has been a popular event for more than 40 years and, over time, acquired the status of the harbinger of fall.

“It’s a social outing for ladies from the different churches,” says Jeri Meyers. “It’s quite truthfully the start of the new fall season. Summer is over, and you get together with your friends for tea and get into the fall routine.”

Linda Faust and Linda Painchaud mention other groups from neigbouring communities that have been coming to the bazaar for years, including the Armstrong Women’s Institute members.
It’s a lot of planning and preparation for the CWL but, as they all agree, it’s not really work when they get together to do something.

Paying it forward ..with LOVE..  In memory of their cherished son, Tomas, the Idzans created a bursary after his sudden death in November of 2004.   The bursary is designed to aid young adults that have entered the workplace after post  secondary upgrades. This time of transition is difficult at best and the financial burden is immense. This is a wonderful way for Boris and Debbie to help people in need , just as Tomas always did! 

         Alex Leible   …….Alex has been a St. Joseph parishioner for 30 years and a Knight for 20 years. He and his wife Anne, (who passed away in 2006) moved here from Revelstoke. He worked at Overwaitea(Save-on) for 20 years and retired in 2010. Alex is a heart transplant recipient ( 1997) and still gets his yearly checkups in Vancouver at St. Pauls hospital. . You may know Alex as our main Head Usher at Sunday mass. He takes this ministry  seriously and usually does this 3 times a month . Alex still visits his 95 year old mother in Calgary each year,  as weather and road conditions permit. Thank you, Alex, for all the time you put in! …………………..printed with permission..