Parish Priest
Fr. Jim Kaptein
Born October 26, 1960
Ordained a priest June 24, 1994
Served Aug 1994 to July 1998
St. Michael, Prince Albert
St. James, Albertville
Served Aug 1998to July 1999
St. Michael, Prince Albert
St. James, Albertville
St. Mary, Christopher Lake
Served Aug 1999 July 2004
Our Lady of Consolation, Melfort
St. Brieux, St. Brieux
Mary, Mother of God, Kinistino
Served Aug 2004 July 2005
St. Mary, Bowen, Australia
Served Aug 2005 July 2010
St. Eugene, Nipawin
St. Mary, Choiceland
Served Aug 2010 July 2015
Our Lady of the Nativity, Zenon Park
St. Lucy, Arborfield
Canadian Martyrs, Carrot River
Served Aug 2015 to Present
St. Mark, Prince Albert
St. James, Albertville
Trivia about Fr. Jim
1) Most Passionate about – Preaching and Canoeing
2) Favorite Pastime – Faceting gemstones
3) What drives him – The Spirit of God
The Prophet Jeremiah says “If I do not do the Lord’s work, or mention his name, then within me there is something like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot. (Jer 20:9)
4) Favorite Movie – “Lord of the Rings Trilogy”
Why – It is a classic good overcoming evil against all odds
5) Most powerful lesson he would like to leave his parishioners –
God never stops loving you
6) Best advice he could give you
Never stop loving the people around you
7) Hardest decision he has ever made
Do I want to become a priest
8) People he respects/admires the most
Arch Bishop Albert LeGatt, Fr. Ghislain Gaudet, his Mom
9) What brings him the most joy
Watching the light of faith igniting within an individual and then watching it grow into an inferno.
10) Retirement dream
Spend half the year replacing priests in the diocese while they go on vacation, and half the year acting as an pastor on a small island in the south Pacific.
11) What he fears the most – Failing (At anything)
12) Favorite TV series – Star Trek the Next Generation
Why - It shows how all the basic human archetypes work together
13) What is his greatest regret
Not getting to know all his parishioners better
14) Most valuable lesson he has ever learned
“What would Mrs. Roy say” (At his first job) … made him start thinking for himself
15) Favorite places he has been to
Australia – Coral Reefs
Peru – Inca Trails
British Columbia – Sloquet Hot Springs
16) Favorite Riddle
I have two coins in my pocket, together they total 30 cents,
one of them is not a nickel. What are they?
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