Seminar to study Gospel of St. John

Father Jim Nisbet to lecture at Holy Trinity Church

A local seminar by Father Jim Nisbet, a retired diocesan priest from California, will assist lay Catholics to better understand the Gospel according to St. John. The Centre for Catholic Bible Studies will host the three-day seminar Sept. 11-13 at Holy Trinity Church in North Vancouver.  For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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