LITTLE FLOWER MONASTERY - ALBUM NO. 30
Dear Friends,
After a long pause here I send you the latest photo album of the
Little Flower Monastery at Carmel Hill - Canada. You will notice
that the landscaping work is complete and we have put two remote
controlled automatic gates at the main entrance and at rare entrance
of the monastery. It is interesting to note that we have had quite a
good number of students and people who wanted to come and spend
their time at Carmel Hill; we have tuned down their requests as we
are yet to complete the work. We are waiting eagerly to get the
completion certificate and occupancy certificate from FVRD who are
eager to see the work is completed. We are grateful to them. We are
yet to furnish the rooms. The construction inside the monastery is
almost complete and the commercial kitchen work is on right now. A
Generator for 24 hours uninterrupted power supply has been already
installed in the last week of January. Enjoy the photos clicking the
link below:
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
www.carmelhill.ca
click here for the photographs
LITTLE FLOWER MONASTERY ALBUM NO. 29
Dear Friends,
Here I send you the missing album no. 29. This album photos clicked
between January 15th and February 2nd (2016). The main focus in this
album is installing the generator to the monastery for 24X7 power
supply. There was a major shift of the methane gas tank from near
the monastery to another location as the fire department wanted it
to be away from the monastery. Enjoy the photos.
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
www.carmelhill.ca
click here for the photographs
LITTLE FLOWER MONASTERY ALBUM NO. 28
Dear Friends,
On November 27th the workers at Little Flower
Monastery were given a grand lunch arranged by
Helen. We thanked the workers for their dedication
and hard work. Mr. Dennis Cadrain introduced us and
Fr. Rudolf expressed words of gratitude. On this
occasion Francis Wong and Stewart Hayashi were
present to enhance our joy. Fr. Rajesh and Bro.
Joseph Giroux contributed their share to make this
gathering vibrant.
Here are a few photos of the ongoing landscaping
around the monastery. When completed this campus
will look extraordinarily beautiful and neat.
Enjoy the photos
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza, Canadian Carmelite Charitable
Society, Canada,
www.cccsocd.ca
For recent photos click here :
LITTLE FLOWER MONASTERY BY NIGHT: ALBUM NO 27
Dear Friends,
Good morning. I am pleased to send you the latest photos of the Little Flower Monastery ongoing work. A few important things to keep in mind. First of all you will find a big green tank outside the building that is meant for propane gas for the use of the monastery; cooking and for the house heating system. There is also another wooden closet which is prepared for a generator in case of power failure. Recently due to heavy storm there was two hours power cut and this could happen in this mountainous area during autumn and winter. The landscaping work has begun around the monastery which will be completed within a month from now. You will see around the monastery the yellow posts or you can call them pillars which are for beauty as well as for roof support. The parking lot in front of the building is almost complete. Shortly two automatic gates will be installed both at the lower entrance and at Alfred Horie Company entrance which is the immediate entrance as we move up to our facility from highway 7. The interior work of another 10 rooms is yet to be completed. Enjoy the photos: click the link below
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society - CANADA
www.cccsocd.ca
Click the link below for photos:
INSTALLATION OF THE NEW PASTOR AT ST. ANTHONY OF
PADUA CHURCH - AGASSIZ - BC CANADA
The
installation of Rev. Fr. Steny Mascarenhas at St.
Anthony of Padua parish as Pastor was celebrated on
November 1st, All Saints Day. Most Rev. J. Michael
Miller CSB, Archbishop of Vancouver presided over
the celebration and Rev. Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza
concelebrated. The Eucharistic Celebration was
solemn with the Knights of Columbus marching towards
the Altar and saluting the celebrants. During the
Homily Archbishop congratulated Fr. Steny and
highlighted his duties towards his flock and
requested him to tend his flock with care and
concern. After the Homily the solemn installation
ceremony was conducted introducing the new Pastor to
the pulpit, confessional, to Baptismal font, to the
entrance of the Church, to the Altar, to the
Tabernacle and then to his seat. All this happened
while Archbishop recited the prayers of
installation. During the felicitation program in the
Church itself two sisters were felicitated: Rev. Sr.
Kitty and Sr. Theresa of the Little Flower
Congregation as they were very actively involved in
their apostolate among the Native Indians. Rev. Fr.
Rudolf encouraged Fr. Steny to bring unity and
harmony among the parishioners and to sow the seed
of God's Love among them and he cracked a joke
indicating that at the evening of our life we will
be asked to spell a password to enter heaven and
that password should be "Love" and not any other
complicated word like "Czechoslovakia". After the
mass Fr. Steny invited 170 parishioners and guests
to a great sumptuous meal. The whole ceremony and
celebration ended at 1 pm which had begun at 10.30
am. We congratulate Fr. Steny for being the third
Carmelite Pastor in Vancouver Archdiocese.
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF FR. JERALD D'SOUZA OCD AT
ST. EDMUND'S COMMUNITY ON NOVEMBER 5TH at 7 pm
The
Grand Birthday celebration of Fr. Jerald D'Souza was
held at St. Edmund's Community North Vancouver at 7
pm on November 5th. Fr. Steny Mascarenhas from
Agazziz, Bro. Joseph Giroux from Little Flower
Monastery Deroche and Guardian Angels Community
members Fr. Rudy and Fr. Rajesh were present. The
Celebration began by turning Water into Wine and the
sumptuous banquet that was prepared by Fr. Jerry's
friends from his parish was ready on table. Fr.
Rajesh praised Fr. Jerry in 5 words of wisdom: J
that stands for JOY; E stands for ENCOURAGEMENT; R
stands for RESPECT and R stands for REJOICING and
finally Y stands for YEARNING FOR GOD. Fr. Rajesh
said he is a perfect Carmelite who combines in
himself both Carmelite Spirituality and Spirit of
Christ himself in his life. Bro. Joseph was the
official photographer. Gifts were lavished on Fr.
Jerry and balloons smashed during this joyous
occasion.
Thank you Fr. Jerry
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelites
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LITTLE FLOWER MONASTERY BY NIGHT: ALBUM NO 26
Dear Friends,
So far we have been posting photos of the Little
Flower Monastery taken during daylight, now you will
really enjoy the photos taken during night time.
Recently we received power to the facility but the
external lighting and landscaping yet to happen.
Once that is done you will get a better picture of
this campus. Now the BC Hydro has just installed
lights for night vigilance and to brighten up the
campus to keep away a few night visitors to the
facility; I mean the Deers and Grizzly Bears. Hope
you enjoy these photos:
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
www.cccsocd.ca
For recent photos click here :
INAUGURATION OF
LITTLE FLOWER MONASTERY AT CARMEL HILL - VANCOUVER -
CANADA
Dear Friends,
Today is the day October 15th, 2015, the day that
the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
We the Discalced Carmelites of Karnataka Goa
Province in India and in Canada are grateful to God
and to all of you for coming here to participate in
our joy at the inauguration of Little Flower
Monastery at Carmel Hill. Our hearts turn to God for
his providence, inspiration and guidance. We
wholeheartedly thank Helen Chua Tiampo who
generously contributed towards this whole project in
memory of her loving parents Jaime and Josefina Chua
Tiampo. This is the first ever monastery by the
Karnataka Goa Province of the Discalced Carmelites
established in Canada - Vancouver.
The day was a sunny a beautiful day indeed. The
guest arrived at the site by 10 buses and many other
guests arrived by their own private vehicles. It was
estimated that around 700 people were present for
the event and 50 priest and three bishops for the
liturgical celebrations. It was a fantastic
celebration that highlighted the features of
Karnataka Goa Province. Rev. Fr. Charle Serrao
Provincial delivered a wonderfully prepared message,
followed by a prophetic message from our previous
provincial Fr. Archibald Gonsalves OCD. Archbishop
Michael encouraged the congregation to pray for this
facility that it may cater to future vocations and
to spread Carmelites Spirituality. After the Holy
Eucharistic celebration the Souvenir of Carmel Hill
was released by Bishop Monreo and Helen release Fr.
Rudolf's book THE WAY LESS TRAVELLED.
A wonderful meal was prepared by John Carlos and
Company. Everyone was happy and enjoyed this unique
occasion.
We thank our Archbishop Most Reverend J. Michael
Miller CSB for his wholehearted support in granting
us permission to begin this project and for his
continued encouragement. We are grateful also to
Most Reverend F. B. Henry ( Bishop Calgary Diocese)
and Most Reverend David J. Monroe Bishop of Kamloops
for their valuable presence, prayers and blessings
on this occasion.
Our Provincial Fr. Charles Serrao OCD present amidst
us today to witness this great event along with our
previous Provincial Fr. Archibald R. Gonsalves OCD
who actually encouraged us to have a house of our
own in Canada during his many visits in the last few
years. We are grateful to their support and prayers.
We want to acknowledge the co-operation extended to
us by the Fraser Valley Rural Development Authority
for their support and permissions for developing
this property was represented by David Bennet. We
appreciate the tireless efforts by the Architect
John Clark and his assistant Paul Owens in designing
this beautiful edifice of God. The Alfred Horie
Construction Company have achieved this feat within
a whopping 8 months time is remarkable indeed and
deserves our congratulations and applause. Our
special thanks go to Steve Paone and his team; in a
very concrete way to Dennis Cadrain (Site
Superintendent); Allen, Mark, Robert and other
wonderful workers. We are grateful to Darrell
Wickstrom for his tireless efforts at granting us
timely advise on this project. Steve Creighton
helped us to co-ordinate the whole event of this
celebration. We thank Francis Wong who was
instrumental in coordinating the entire progress of
the building work. Stewart Hayashi was also
instrumental in getting us the Canadian Carmelite
Charitable Society along with Francis Wong. We also
acknowledge the presence of Mr. Ben Kernan from
Florida; and Pam Prior, Emmet McGrath, Mr. Kent and
others who contributed their share towards making
this event a memorable one. We thank the guest
priest who came from Rome: Fr. Ivan Pinto, Fr.
Lawrence D'Mello and Fr. Manoj Braganza. We thank
the local news papers and especially BC Catholic for
their coverage of this event. We thank Rizalina
Geronimo, Jennifer Po and Oscar Geronimo for their
support and help. Especially we thank our Carmelites
Fr. Jerald D'Souza, Fr. Rajesh Madtha, Bro. Joseph
Giroux and Fr. Jason for their help and support. We
also thank all the Carmelites who came from
different regions of Canada.
We thank you all for your prayers and encouragement.
May God be praised through all these works for his
glory. We continue to pray for Helen's health and
may God grant her long life and happiness.
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Regional Superior - Canada
Click here for the photo album
Dear Friends,
Here are the speeches delivered on the day of the
inauguration of the little flower monastery. You
will enjoy them.
BRITISH COLUMBIA CATHOLIC NEWS PAPER REPORT ON
LITTLE FLOWER MONASTERY INAUGURATION
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25TH ALBUM: CONSTRUCTION WORK PROGRESS OF LITTLE
FLOWER MONASTERY
Watch these photos for fun. A lot of work had to be
completed before the inauguration. The photos go
from September 29th till October 9th. You will get a
glimpse of the progress and hard work of workers.
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza
Regional Superior - Canada
For recent photos click here :
ALBUM NO. 24 - LITTLE FLOWER CONSTRUCTION
PROGRESS PHOTOS
Photos clicked between September 28th and following
indicate the ground was ready with sand and rubbles
for concreting. The sign-bearing huge stone was
moved to the centre and the round about was being
architecturally planned. More details in the photos.
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Regional Superior - Canada
For recent photos click here :
ALBUM NO. 23 - CONSTRUCTION OF LITTLE FLOWER
MONASTERY PROGRESS PHOTO ALBUM
These photos clicked before the inauguration will be
posted on website to complete the series of the
photographs for record. These photos clicked between
September 24-25th as the work progressed. During
this time the work force concentrated on the
compound to be ready for the inauguration. It had to
be concreted and the road had to be asphalted.
Thank you
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza
Regional Superior - Canada
For recent photos click here :
ALBUM NO. 22: LITTLE FLOWER MONASTERY
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS PHOTOS
Dear Friends,
In this album you will notice we are close to the
inauguration of the building. In fact a bit of
explanation is required here. You will see the the
building walls, I mean the wooden walls are covered
with red and ash colour tiles. Before putting those
tiles they covered the entire building walls with a
plastic type of paper and then they put a sort of
thick insulation material and after that they have
installed these tiles. This is a very strong
protection to wooden walls against adverse weather
conditions like water, moisture, fire and other
natural causes that could damage the walls. After
these security measures the walls are safe. Enjoy
this album.
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
For recent photos click here :
ALBUM NO. 21: Little Flower Monastery
Construction Progress Photos
Dear Friends,
Here is the album number 21. I send you these photos
after the inauguration of the building. We had
gathered at the site for arranging sound system and
other details for the program. Fr. Jerald D'Souza
along with some of his parishioners had come to
inspect the place for sound system arrangements.
That day we had a beautiful visitor to our property,
a young deer was grazing just a few yards from our
building. That was a great sight to behold.
Enjoy the photos:
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
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Fr. Charles Serrao begins Pastoral Visitation in Canada
On October 6th 2015 Rev. Fr. Charles Serrao OCD
(Provincial) landed at YVR International Airport
Vancouver at 2.10 pm. Fr. Rudolf escorted him to
Guardian Angels Rectory. After a short time of rest
at 6.30 pm Fr. Jerald D’Souza superior at St.
Edmund’s community arranged a great dinner. During
this short meeting over this delicious dinner Fr.
Charles Serrao shared some important details of the
recent concluding St. Teresa’s V Birth Centenary
celebrations held in Vailankanni. Fr. Provincial
left for Prince George on October 7th early morning
for pastoral visitation and he will be visiting
Kilowna and Calgary before he lands back in
Vancouver on October 11th.
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20TH PHOTO ALBUM OF THE WORK PROGRESS PHOTOS OF
THE LITTLE FLOWER MONASTERY AT CARMEL HILL - BC -
CANADA
Dear Friends,
Here I send you the 20th photo album of the work
progress of the Little Flower Monastery. By now a
number of invitations have been sent to our friends
and Carmelite family members. The work is
satisfactory according to the contractor and we will
get there on time for the inauguration. Just a few
days ago BC Hydro installed electrical connection
and water connection. You can see at the north end
of the property a huge tank is processed underground
which regulates the flow of water to the facility.
When the building externally looks almost complete a
lot of interior design is pending and moreover
furnishing is to be completed as well. That does not
discourage us but we need to intensify our efforts.
We have ordered some Chapel items from Belgium and
pews from Toronto. Some more items are on the way.
The paving of the ground in front of the building
will be partially done before the inauguration; but
the ground will be levelled for this event most
certainly.
All the best and more to come in the next few
days
Sincerely
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD, Canadian Carmelite
Charitable Society,
www.carmelhill.ca
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OUR MONASTERY WILL LOOK LIKE THIS WHEN COMPLETED
Dear Friends,
Our monastery will look like this when completed.
This is the latest artwork which is typical
reproduction of the would be building construction.
All the best.
Sincerely
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD, Canadian Carmelite
Charitable Society, Canada:
www.carmelhill.ca
LITTLE FLOWER MONASTERY -DEREOCHE ROAD BC CANADA
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FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS ALBUM NO. 19
Dear Friends,
Here I bring you the 19th album of our construction
work progress photos. At this point the entire
structure of our monastery is complete. Now the
interior design work and the final insulation of the
roof work will start shortly. The big kangaroo crane
will be removed in another two days from in front of
the building. Then the campus levelling work will
begin. Lots of work is pending but the contractor is
quite confident to finish the job before October
15th. Here in Canada especially in the West Coast
the climate has gradually become sober and the
temperature is quite pleasant. The workers at our
campus feel comforted due to change in the climatic
conditions. We all look forward to this wonderful
day of the inauguration on October 15th at 11 am.
Fr. Jerald D'Souza has already mailed invitations to
more than 170 destinations: parishes, convents and
religious houses in Canada. We have also mailed a
copy of the invitation to the Province Website and
the Province Secretary has sent to all the members
of the Province a personal invitation through email.
Mrs. Molly Dias is working at the Souvenir to be
released on the occasion. Helen Chua Tiampo has
already imported Mass Vestments for the occasion and
each priest will be gifted with one vestment in
remembrance of this great event. We continue to pray
that this program will be a great success in the
Vancouver Archdiocese.
Sincerely
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD, Canadian Carmelite
Charitable Society, Canada.
www.carmelhill.ca
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FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS ALBUM NO. 18
Dear Friends,
Good morning. Hope you had a wonderful week. Here in
Canada it is summer and in India it is monsoon
season. These are the photos of our construction at
Carmel Hill. You can see in this album the work is
in real progress and the workers are catching up
with the task at hand with the deadline in their
mind. All looks good. You can see for yourself the
progress that is achieved in just 5 months from
February 24th 2015 onwards.
I enclose here also a report of the Architect who
has given an explanation for the wooden structure,
which is not well understood in Asian countries as
we asian are all accustomed to concrete structures.
As I have seen here in North America 75% of the
structures are made in wood and only in big cities
if the structures have to be multi-storeyed they are
constructed in concrete and glass. The explanation
in the attached sheet is self explanatory and also
in accordance with the teaching of Pope Francis who
has given a clarion call to protect environment in
his encyclical: LAUDATO SI.
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society, Canada,
www.camelhill.ca
For recent photos click here :
click here to read report of
the Architect
FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS ALBUM NO. 17
Dear Friends,
We are in mid-summer. I want to bring you the latest
news and updates of Carmel Hill Canada. The
construction work is on and in full swing. The
contractors have an uphill task to finish the job on
time. We all pray for them. Bro. Joseph Giroux OCD
is keeping them happy with GAUDEMUS every
alternative day after their work offering them
snacks and coffee. I visited the site with Helen a
number of times and each time when we enter our
campus something new is ready to be seen. I am
enclosing the latest photo album and you will enjoy
it. Someone commented that this construction looks
like a cardboard edifice; but you are wrong. This
type of construction is very popular in USA and
Canada and also in many parts of Europe. It is said
that in UK they are building a 10 storey building
with this material. The CLT (Cross Laminated Timber)
has a life time of 150-200 years; and it is low cost
maintenance and strong. Our contractor once said
that if the concrete buildings can last 100 years,
the CLT material building will last more than 150
years. Well, after these 150 years certainly there
will be new technology to rebuild Carmel Hill with
brand new generation of Carmelites who perhaps will
think of putting up 25 to 30 storey Monasteries and
preach God's Kingdom from the top of these high-rise
monasteries.
All the best and God bless
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society, Canada.
www.carmelhill.ca
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FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS ALBUM NO. 16
Dear Friends,
We are slowly getting there towards the completion
of the monastery work. Yet a lot work is to be done.
On this day when we celebrate Mount Carmel Feast we
are getting a glimpse of the chapel of the
Monastery. Partial roofing is done and the workers
will begin mounting the panels and planks on the
other side of the monastery shortly. All looks good.
We are in process of preparing a souvenir for the
inauguration of our monastery on October 15th; and
we are bringing out the first edition of CARMEL HILL
bulletin on this day of the Solemnity of Our Blessed
Mother of Carmel July 16th, 2015. Wish you a
wonderful feast and do continue to pray for the
completion of this maiden foundation in Canada. We
request you all to utter a prayer for the intentions
of the donor.
Have a great day and
wish you a HAPPY FEAST OF MOUNT CARMEL.
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
Canada:
www.carmelhill.ca
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FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS ALBUM NO. 15
Dear
Friends,
Hope you had a wonderful week. Here in BC Canada its
hot and summer is simmering. At times we have
wonderful weather too. BC is suffering due to 128
forest fires. That is why it is hazy and smokey.
Here I bring you the latest photos of our
construction. It all looks good and progressing. We
are yet to receive 4 huge loads of CLT wood from
Germany. We have already received 6 trucks. The
towing company has to help these trucks to get to
our place from the the main highway no. 7. You can
see in the photos the towing machines doing their
job. We had a great time yesterday to supervise the
work that is going on. The workers and the
engineering teams are upbeat. Mr. Dennis and Mr.
Allan are very hopeful to finish the job on time.
They say that they have to work hard and at times
overtime too. But it all looks promising. Please
click the link below for more clear picture of the
progress of the work in album no. 15
Sincerely
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
www.carmelhill.ca
For recent photos click here :
FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS ALBUM NO. 14
Dear
Friends,
I am pleased to bring you the 14th Album of the
construction progress photos of Little Flower
Monastery at 10789 North Deroche Road, British
Columbia (Canada). After the foundation work the
next phase of construction work began in the second
week of June (2015). The CLT wood from Germany has
to be assembled and put in place. The huge Kangaroo
Crane will do its job; nonetheless it will take
approximately another 5 weeks for its completion of
the task. Then perhaps we have the next phase of
construction: interior of the building. So far so
good; and looking forward to completing this huge
task in the first week of October this year. We
thank Bro. Joseph Giroux OCD for taking care of the
premises 24 hours.
Sincerely
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
Canada
More details:
www.carmelhill.ca
For recent photos click here :
FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS ALBUM NO. 13
Dear
Friends,
Here I send you Album no. 13 from Vancouver -
Canada. Work progress is intense and the expected
loads of wood from Germany has arrived. We have
received 3 huge trucks load of CLT wood and 7 more
trucks are on their way. In just 5 weeks you will
see the hidden monastery mushrooming up which so far
was hidden with all the foundation work, piping,
cabling and sewage and other systems being installed
underground. We hope this album will give you a
better idea of the work progress at the site.
Wishing you all the best
Sincerely
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
www.carmelhill.ca
For recent photos click here :
FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS ALBUM NO. 12
Dear Friends,
Here are the latest photos of our construction work.
Now the foundation is concreted and finished. A few
days it will be sprayed with water for settling and
strengthening the concrete surface. The next move is
to wait for the ready made wooden walls and roof of
the building; probable date for the consignment to
arrive is the second week of this month. You can
have an idea how far we have progressed in this
project. For more details click the link to the
photo album number 12:
Sincerely
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
www.carmelhill.ca
For recent photos click here :
FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS ALBUM NO. 11
Dear Friends,
Here I update you with the 11th Album of the
Construction of the Formation House Progress
Photos. As the Architect John Clarke said this
morning that the walls and roof of the Formation
house are on the way from Germany, it is a special
kind of wood that does not burn in case of fire.
Moreover, these walls are so strong and flexible
that one can put any number of nails into it and
still it can be made to appear brand new. We can
drill a hole and refill it with a special wood
material and can look as it were nothing is damaged.
These walls are 5- 6 inch thick and strong. In other
words these wooden walls are called CLT wooden
blocks imported from Germany. Once the walls come to
the site it will take the contractors to fix them in
3-4 weeks and then to the fix the roof will take
another 2 weeks. Hence, by the end of July this year
the structure should be ready and then the work of
fixing the doors and windows and other finishing job
will begin.
Sincerely
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
www.carmelhill.ca
For recent photos click here :
LITTLE FLOWER FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION WORK
PROGRESS PHOTOS - 10
Dear Friends,
Here you have the 10th Photo Album of our Formation
House Construction Work Progress. You can see the
work progressing steadily and material is arriving
on site practically everyday. Bro. Joseph is taking
good care of the property and is very keen on
locking the gates and opening the gates for the
workers. He must also keep vigil at night because of
the heavy machinery that is there in the campus. You
will see a big boulder which will be moved to the
centre of the lawn in front of the monastery and a
brass plaque will be placed in honour of the parents
of Helen.
Enjoy the Photos:
Sincerely
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
Canada
LITTLE FLOWER FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
PHOTOS - 10
FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS PHOTOS - 9
Dear
Friends,
Here is the latest update on the construction work
of Formation House at North Deroche Road, Fraser
Valley District - British Columbia (Canada). A lot
of cable laying work is going on. The toughest job
so far has been the landscaping and removing huge
boulders from the campus area. Hereafter beautifying
work will begin. You can see the fire hydrant is
already in place and water pipes are laid from the
District Municipality water supply unit. After they
give cable connections from the bottom of the
foundation upwards as the floor heating system is to
be set concreting task will take place as a portion
of the foundation is already laid with concrete.
Hope you will enjoy these photos.
Sincerely
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
Canada
FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS PHOTOS -
9
FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS PHOTOS - 8
Dear
Friends,
Here are the latest construction progress photos of
the Formation House in Canada. The foundation work
along with heating piping system and sewer piping
work is almost completes. We are expecting a whole
load of wood from Germany at the end of this month,
which is called CLT 5 layered wood that would
constitute the walls of the house. Other works in
the campus such as water supply, electricity supply
and landscaping is going on. Hope you will enjoy
these photos
With best regards
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza
Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society
Canada
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FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS PHOTOS -
8
FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS PHOTOS - 7
Dear Friends,
As you can see through this album the work is
progressing well. The water connection and sewer
connections are done. You will find a green and a
red coloured huge tanks; they are meant for
purifying the sewer water and will lead to a flat
area where it is neutralized electrically and that
water is used for gardening or for irrigating
plants. Besides we also got the electrical
connection what we call in India - Three Phased
connection - for our Monastery. Moreover, we have
completed the work of the water and heating
connections beneath the foundation and you will find
all those black pipes protruding upwards which will
be connected to 20 self contained rooms, halls and
the chapel. We hope and pray that this task will be
accomplished on time. The ready-made walls of the
formation house are imported from Germany and as per
the information we have gathered they should reach
the site in the first week of June this year. We
continue to pray for the successful completion of
this project.
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Regional Superior - Canada
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FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS PHOTOS - 7
CONSTRUCTION SITE PROGRESS PHOTOS (6) April 1st
to 8th, 2015
Dear
Friends,
Here are the latest photos of our construction in
Canada. The work progress is rapid and looks like an
hectic zone. The plumbing work has begun and also the
water line progress is on from the municipality. The
huge pipes at the site gives an impression of the
quickness of the work taking place. We request your
continued prayers for the successful completion of
the work.
FORMATION HOUSE CONSTRUCTION SITE PROGRESS PHOTOS
(6)
CONSTRUCTION SITE PROGRESS PHOTOS (5) March 26th
to 30th, 2015
Here are the latest photos of the Construction site
at Carmel Hill, Canada. The foundation work is on
and the concrete is being poured. The bulldozers ate
at work digging a trench for the water supply from
the municipality tank to the construction site. The
rapid progress will transform the site into an
active zone for the ongoing work of the Formation
House.
Wishing you all a JOYOUS
EASTER AND THE PEACE OF THE RISEN CHRIST.
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
CONSTRUCTION SITE PROGRESS PHOTOS (5)
CONSTRUCTION SITE REPORT PHOTOS 4 (MARCH 23RD TO
26TH, 2015)
Dear Friends,
Here are the progress photos of the Construction of
the Formation House in Canada (construction site
progress photos 4). These photos will let you know
exactly in one month duration the foundation for the
construction is being laid in a place where it was
thick forest and approximately 3 metres hill and mud
has been brought down to the level of the existing
house nearby. If you see the site blessing photos on
February 24th (Construction site progress photos 1)
and now (March 26th) you will notice the rapid
progress of the work and the amount of soil moved to
another location nearby.
Wishes and Prayers
Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
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CARMEL HILL REPORT from Canada (19-03-2015)
Dear
Friends, here are the latest photos of the
construction site at Carmel Hill. This is the fourth
album (CARMEL HILL PHOTO REPORT 4). When you see the
photos, at the right side you will find a caption on
some photos explaining the right angle of the
monastery. You will find in some photos the entire
mountain at the background and the levelled area in
front of it. That is the place where we build our
monastery. In fact the mountain will be the real
background of our monastery practically at the
centre. Hence, Carmel Hill name very well suits this
landscape. Next week we will see some activity of
the real foundation being laid. Partial material has
been arriving at the site. We also found some huge
boulders in the foundation area which will be
blasted shortly. Enjoy the photos.
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CARMEL HILL REPORT from Canada (12-03-2015)
Here are the photos of the work progress at Carmel
Hill (Canada). We obtained the official building
permit today, which you will find on the yellow
sheet. The work is on full swing and workers
enthusiastic. Bro. Josef OCD at the site can be
contacted through the following numbers: Carmel Hill
(604 820 2400) and Josef's personal number: 604 500
9659).
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CARMEL HILL - BLESSING CEREMONY OF THE FORMATION
HOUSE CONSTRUCTION SITE
The
Blessing ceremony of the construction site of the
Little Flower Formation House cum Spirituality
Centre was solemnly conducted by Rev. Fr. Rudolf V.
D'Souza on his 28th Priestly Ordination Anniversary
on February 24th at 11.30 am. Alfred Horie
Construction Company had its equipment at site, and
Mr. Steve Paone the chief Managing Director directed
the cranes to uproot approximately 100 mighty trees
symbolically to begin the construction work at the
site immediately. Members from Guardian Angels
Parish, Secretary Riz Geronimo, Oscar and Heidi;
members from St. Edmond's Parish and Secular
Carmelites Molly Dias, Marylynn, and Susan - Larry
were present. Mr. Francis Wong the accountant and
Mr. Stewart Hayashi the investment in charge were
present to grace the occasion.
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Fr. Provincial's Visit to Canada
On 24th October 2014 Rev. Fr. Provincial arrived in
Vancouver and began his visitation at St. Edmund’s
Church Community. 27th evening a grand celebration
was organised at St. Edmund’s Church to solemnly
begin the meeting of all the Carmelites. The Secular
Carmelites with the parish team arranged the liturgy
and Fr. Charles being the main celebrant, Fr. Rudolf
preached the homily. Fr. Jerald D’souza the Superior
of the community introduced each priest of Canada
Region and offered a token of love to each member.
At the end of the mass all sang Salve Regina and the
days program ended with a sumptuous meal served by
St. Edmund’s community.
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GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY OF
LITTLE FLOWER FORMATION HOUSE, FRASER VALLEY, CANADA
WWell begun is half done! The Canadian Carmelites of
the Karnataka-Goa Province (India) under the
leadership of Fr. Rudolf V. D’Souza have taken
another bold leap. The ground breaking ceremony of
LITTLE FLOWER Formation House at Fraser Valley,
North Deroche Road 10789 was held on 27th December
2013, the Birthday of our generous and benevolent
benefactor Helen Chua Tiampo. Though the day began
with incessant rains making it difficult for the
invitees to reach the destination on time;
providentially it all subsided when the ceremony
began.
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NEW BOOK : AND IT YIELDED A HUNDREDFOLD
“In
the Liturgical Year A in the Catholic Church’s
lectionary of Scripture readings for Mass, the
Gospel passage almost every Sunday is taken from St.
Matthew. In the New Testament we meet St. Matthew
only indirectly through the Gospel that bears his
name. Matthew’s Gospel is one of the longest books
in the New Testament and has exercised great
influence in Christian life over the centuries. It
has even been called the most important book ever
written. Fr. Rudolf has already published Homilies
for Cycle B and C and now with this publication the
Cycle becomes complete. Though there are a number of
books published to assist Catholic Preachers, the
compendium of Fr. Rudolf is one of its kind, a
treasure to be stored in the book shelf of every
preacher.”: Rev. Dr. Archibald Gonsalves, OCD,
President: IPCI; Provincial: Karnataka Goa Province.
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CANADIAN CARMELITES ANNUAL MEETING AT HAMILTON
(ONTARIO)
The Annual meeting of the Canadian Carmelites was
held this time at Hamilton (Ontario). Rev. Fr.
Jerome and Fr. Vijay Martin were the hosts. The
meeting began with the approval of the report of the
last year's annual meeting. The meeting ended with a
picnic to Niagara Falls with a over night stay in a
Hotel Marriot.
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VESTITION OF TWO OF OUR NOVICES AT SAN JOSE -
CALIFORNIA PROVINCE
7th September 2013 was a great day for the Canadian
Carmelites as two of the candidates to our region
entered the novitiate after their successful
postulancy experience for 6 months. Bro. Josef
Giroux and Fr. Alfredo Pereira along with three
member of California province officially began their
novitiate with a solemn ceremony of vistition. Rev.
Fr. Mathew with a homily invited the members to pray
for them. Rev. Fr. Archibald R. Gonsalves received
the two members of our Province into Novitiate.
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast at Guardian Angels
Church, Vancouver
The
Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was celebrated
with pomp and gaiety on 15th July at 7 pm in
Guardian Angels Church - Vancouver. Bishop Gary
Gordon of White Horse Diocese was the main
celebrant. He invited people to celebrate this feast
as members of the God's Garden of Carmel, with great
devotion to Mother Mary, devotion to Holy Scapular
and imitating her virtues of humility, obedience and
contemplation.
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The Project Title: Formation House of the
Discalced Carmelites.
20 rooms self contained, suite size (350 sqft); with
the intention of multi purpose
Dining hall, chapel, library, lobby, laundry,
meeting rooms etc.
Time line- completion: 2015 June-July
Permission Granted from Fraser Valley Development
Authority
Architect: John Clarke
Executive body: Fr. Rudolf V. D'Souza, Mr. Francis
Wong, Darrell Wickstrom (Helen's lawyer); Helen C.
Tiampo
Start date: End of February 2014.
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EASTER VIGIL AND CELEBRATION AT GUARDIAN ANGELS
CHURCH
Guardian
Angels Parish Easter Vigil began with dinner to all
the Volunteers who work at different sectors of the
Parish. Then the celebration of the Vigil took place
with the blessing of fire, lighting of Easter
Candle, a procession and all that followed until the
final wishes of a Happy Easter to all present.
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REV. FR. JOHN GRENNEN, DEFINITOR GENERAL'S VISIT TO
VANCOUVER
Rev. Fr. John Grennen the Definitor General from
Rome visited the Carmelite Community on 26th October
at 3.30 pm with Rev. Fr. Paul Konig from California
Province. Their short visit helped us understand the
mind of Rev. Fr. General regarding our mission in
Canada. He was very appreciative looking at the
rapid progress of this region with a Formation House
and with our 12 priests working in 7 parishes in 5
dioceses and in one major hospital in Canada. Rev.
Fr. Grennen was impressed to know about the
Formation House and the probable two Canadian
vocations to our Carmelite community. As a part of
his pastoral visitation he wrote his report in our
Pastoral Visitation Book. He also visited St.
Edmund’s Church and Fr. Jerald D’Souza explained the
various programs he conducts for people and briefed
him about the ongoing progress of the Secular
Carmelites in Canada. Fr. Boniface D’Souza also
spoke about his unique ministry at St. Paul’s
Hospital which left Fr. Definitor amazed at the
great work he is doing with the sick and old in the
Archdiocese. The Definitor left for Seattle after a
grand dinner at Empire building “CLOUD 9” restaurant
at 49th Floor.
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PERFECT
GIFT FOR THE YEAR OF FAITH
The Title of the book: A
SOWER WENT OUT TO SOW, DHYANAVANA PUBLICATIONS,
BANGALORE 2012, pp. xii + 356
Author: Rudolf V. D'Souza OCD
Price: Rs. 200
The title of Father D’Souza’s volume with
homilies for liturgical year C, A Sower Went Out To
Sow, is taken from Jesus’ parable of the sower. His
previous collection of homilies for liturgical year
B, The Mustard Seed, was very well received, as
these thought provoking homilies should likewise be.
With his readable and friendly style and his use of
striking examples, Father D’Souza is like the sower
in Jesus’ parable. He wants the word of God to grow
in his readers’ hearts, striving to overcome the
many different obstacles in their way. Attuned to
the “new methods” of the New Evangelization, the
author engages his audience, so that they will bear
abundant spiritual fruit.
New Formation House in Canada - "The Little
Flower"
The
inauguration of the Formation House “THE LITTLE
FLOWER” and the first foundation of the Discalced
Carmelites of Karnataka Goa Province “CARMEL HILL”
in Canada was held on 11th September 2012 at
Benedictine Abbey (Mission – British Columbia) at 10
am with a Solemn concelebrated Holy Eucharistic
Celebration by the Most Reverend J. Michael Miller,
CSB, Archbishop of Vancouver along with Rev.
Archibald R. Gonsalves, Provincial Superior and Rev.
Rudolf V. D’Souza OCD the Regional Superior and the
other eleven Discalced Carmelite Friars working in
different Dioceses of Canada. There were 21 priests
present for the celebration with the Secular
Carmelites and the parishioners of Guardian Angels
Church and St. Edmond’s Church North Vancouver.
After the Eucharistic Celebration the blessing of
the Foundation Stone and blessing of the existing
house was ceremoniously done by the Archbishop. A
short felicitation program was arranged. Fr. Rudolf
welcomed all and thanked each and every one for
making this event a grand success. Rev. Archibald R.
Gonsalves thanked the Archbishop for his enthusiasm
in welcoming the Carmelites and granting them the
permission to open this first Foundation house in
Canada in his Archdiocese. The Archbishop in his
address thanked the Carmelites and hoped that their
presence would boost the spiritual life of people in
his diocese through their prayer and contemplative
spirit. He also thanked all the Carmelites including
the Secular Carmelites for their valuable
contribution to the Diocesan spiritual and pastoral
life. The program ended with a sumptuous buffet
arranged by the Critics’ Choice Caterers.
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Archbishop
Michael Miller CSB's homily on the occasion of the
inauguration of the Formation house THE LITTLE
FLOWER at Carmel Hill.
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THE
BLESSING OF
CARMEL HILL
FORMATION HOUSE
10789 North Deroche Road, Mission, BC
September 11, 2012
Blessing Program,
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LATEST
PHOTOS OF THE RENOVATION OF THE BARN AT CARMEL HILL transformed into a hall that
can accommodate 100 people.
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Feeding
the homeless at CANADIAN CARMELITE CHARITABLE SOCIETY headquarters.
The Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society conducts a powerful and
admirable sandwich and soup kitchen charitable program at 1161 Broughton
Street - Vancouver BC - V6G 2B3; from Tuesday to Friday every week, reaching
out to more than 300-500 poor and the homeless in the vicinity. A few Photos
are available here of the work the Charitable Society does in benefit of the
poor and homeless of the city of Vancouver.
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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION FOR THE SENIORS AND FREE BOOKS DISTRIBUTION BY THE
SOCIETY
The Canadian Carmelite Charitable Society has one of the objectives to
achieve is free distribution of spiritual literature as per the teaching of the
Catholic Church. Thousands of books in the past years have been distributed free
of charge. We normally distribute books to the public and especially to senior
citizens during Christmas and Summer season. This is a wonderful service to the
society that can contribute to the spread of knowledge and help people gain
wisdom. Normally these books are imported from India as printing costs are low.
The society will continue its efforts at this direction with the donations
received from the well wishers and benefactors.
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The charity has assisted in partial financing of an addition to a seminary in Mysore, India for the training of young men to the priesthood.
The charity has supported a village in Nigeria called Oforola, of a Catholic priest who is the pastor of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Surrey