2017 - A Year of Transformation

View From Rex Avenue Looking South

St. Basil's enters 2017 with hope and promise with 2 major initiatives joining hands to strenthen the fabric and spirit of the parish.

In 2017 St. Basil's Pastoral Council leads an initiative to chart the path of St. Basil's to its 60th anniversary in 2020 and beyond.

Select: Imagine St. Basil's ...".

The Finance Council, attending to the structural integrity our six decade old church, is intent to secure the long-term future of our church building for the next generations of St. Basil's.
 

Select "Foundation for the Future"

The calendar below highlights our progress on both fronts. The subpages - top right - explain what is being done to pursue innovative approaches that will define St. Basil's Parish Community now and for decades to come.

Welcome to 2017!
Make St. Basil's Parish Community
Yours

In 2017, the vitality of St Basil's will be nourished by the efforts of the laity and clergy working together to chart the path of the parish into the future.

Six pillars of the "Foundation for the Future" fundraising campaign are addressing the structural repairs needed to the church's fabric. The campaign, with the Finance Council Fundraising Committee at the helm, is working its way towards its goal of $370,000.

The Pastoral Council's "Imagine St. Basil's..." appreciative inquiry planning initiative has set its sights on 2017 to be a transformative year in the life of the parish.

St. Basil's has been for nearly 60 years, a collaboration of the laity and clergy aimed at the "Commissioning of Disciples" set forth by Jesus:
 

"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.
And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Matthew, Chapter 28

Together with our new Parochial Administrator Fr. Ross Finlan, we are the lifeblood of St. Basil's Parish under one dome.

The seven pillars speak of our strengths and resolve as parishioners. Pillars one to six of St. Basil's fundraising campaign speak to the bricks and mortar of the church.

Our progress on funding the restoration of the buildings is found at Campaign Status and Goals. Charting the future of St. Basil's - the body of Christ in action - is found at "Image St. Basil's ...".

At St. Basil's - we build community. We invite you to count yourselves amongst us. As parishioners caring for the disadvantaged and the marginalized, concerned for the dignity of the human person, and respectful of the planet over which we have human dominion, we welcome you to St. Basil's Parish.