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Chief Littlechild and Archbishop Smith’s Statement on Kamloops and Reconciliation
Chief J. Wilton “Willie” Littlechild and Archbishop Richard Smith met this week in Maskwacis, and are offering this joint statement on the Kamloops Residential School discovery, and on reconciliation. Chief Littlechild is a former Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations. He was also a commissioner of
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Statement of Bishop Guy Desrochers Following the recent discovery at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School
This week, the Federal Government published its report on the recommendations of the Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. While this is important and necessary, it is overshadowed by the recent findings that 215 Indigenous children were buried in unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – June 1, 2021 (St. Justin, Martyr)
Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s. (Mark 12.13-17) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP The Presence of the Eucharist in the History of Salvation Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today I wish to share with you a short reflection
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – May 25, 2021 (Ferial)
You will receive a hundredfold now in this age, and in the age to come eternal life. (Mark 10.28-31) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP A special collection for our diocese and for our retired priests! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today I would like to draw your attention to the
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Prayer for the Evangelization Project – Diocese of Pembroke
Almighty God and Father, we give you thanks for the gift of your Son, given to us in Word and Sacrament, and for the many blessings and graces that you have poured out upon the Diocese of Pembroke. Increase in us a longing for you, form us into your holy
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – May 18, 2021 (Ferial)
Father, glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you. (John 17.1-11a) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP When he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will lead you into all truth Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Next Sunday we will officially close the Easter season with the Solemnity of
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – May 11, 2021 (Ferial)
If I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you. (John 16.5-11) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP Why are you standing there looking at the sky? Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, An old woman once entered a small church on the feast of the Ascension. As she
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1,500th Anniversary of the Birth of St. Columbkille, 520/21-2021
By Fr. Michael Smith From December 7, 2020 to December 7, 2021, the Catholic, Anglican, and Presbyterian Churches in the northwestern part of Ireland (including the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland) are celebrating the 1,500th anniversary of the birth of a local son, St. Columbkille (also known as Colmcille and
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New Policy for the Prevention and Management of Sexual Abuse of Minors and Adults
May 6, 2021 Today, I have promulgated in the Diocese of Pembroke The Policy and Procedures for the Prevention and Management of Sexual Abuse of Minors and Adults who in Law are the Equivalent of Minors. This document replaces the Protocol for Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Minors that has been in force since
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The Policy and Procedures for the Prevention and Management of Sexual Abuse of Minors and Adults who in Law are the Equivalent of Minors
As decreed by Bishop Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R., effective May 6, 2021 Preamble The Policy and Procedures for the Prevention and Management of Sexual Abuse of Minors and Adults who in Law are the Equivalent of Minors (the “Policy”) seeks to reconcile the obligations of the Diocese and its pastoral and
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – May 4, 2021 (Ferial)
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. (John 14.27-31a) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP Thirty days of prayers to Mary… with our Holy Father! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Pope Francis has surprised us again this year with a new initiative that will, I hope, stimulate
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Notice of the Proposed Sale of Property
Diocesan Centre, Pembroke April 29, 2021 The Diocese of Pembroke hereby gives notice of the proposed sale of property: 307 Maple Avenue Pembroke, Ontario Licensed realtors who reside within the Pembroke Deanery of the diocese (Deep River, Chalk River, Petawawa, Pembroke, Westmeath and Lapasse) are invited to submit their interest
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – April 27, 2021 (Ferial)
The Father and I are one. (John 10.22-30) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Feast of St. Joseph the Worker – May 1st I would like to remind the clergy and faithful of our Diocese that this coming Saturday, May 1, on the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, all Diocesan Masses
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – April 20, 2021 (Ferial)
It was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. (John 6.30-35) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP Finding peace in the midst of new COVID restrictions and confinement Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Since the beginning
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – April 13, 2021 (Ferial)
No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. (John 3.7b-15) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP Love, Mercy and Justice are one! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We had the privilege of celebrating the Feast of the Divine Mercy at the Cathedral
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – April 6, 2021 (Easter Octave)
Mary Magdalene announced to the disciples: “I have seen the Lord”; she told them that Jesus had said these things to her. (John 20.11-18) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP A passage that leads to a new life. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We have had many passages in our lives:
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – March 30, 2021 (Tuesday of Holy Week)
One of you will betray me; another will deny me three times. (John 13.21-33, 36-38) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP Let us enter the great mystery of Holy Week Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, How quickly time passes! Here we are already immersed once again in the great mystery of
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Anxiety is not a Choice. How You Live Your Life Is.
Psychological and Spiritual Reflections on Coping with the Pandemic and Other Big Stressors Dr. Len Gignac, Psychologist (St. Mary’s Parish, Wilno) March 19,2021 The idea that anxiety and even fear is not a choice may be, at first, startling. The fear of contracting COVID-19 certainly triggered a lot of this
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – March 23, 2021 (Ferial)
When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I am he. (John 8.21-30) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP Bishop’s Appeal for Evangelization Project Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The great project of evangelization that we have undertaken for some time for our diocese and
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – March 16, 2021 (Ferial)
At once the man was made well, and he took up his mat and began to walk. (John 5.1-16) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP Share Love, Share Lent Campaign under way! Dear Lay Faithful, Inspired by Pope Francis’s newest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, this year Development and Peace’s Lenten campaign, Share Love,
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CCCB Note on Ethical Concerns Related to Currently Approved COVID-19 Vaccines
The decision to receive any COVID-19 vaccine is one of individual conscience in consultation with one’s physician or healthcare provider. Choosing to be vaccinated, particularly amid the current pandemic, can be an act of charity which recognizes the need to care for others. The CCCB echoes the call of the
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