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Pastoral Letter November 17, 2022Evangelization and the Reform of Diocesan Structures Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: As you are already aware, I have asked for an accurate count of the number of people attending Mass each weekend during an entire year. This is one of the many initiatives that we need to undertake
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – November 15, 2022 (Ferial)The Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost. (Luke 19.1-10) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Appeal Letter – Evangelization Collection Please read Bishop Desrochers’ appeal letter from the Office of the Bishop here. The War in Ukraine – A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Action The
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – November 8, 2022 (Ferial)
We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done! (Luke 17.7-10) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Appeal Letter – Evangelization Collection Please read Bishop Desrochers’ appeal letter from the Office of the Bishop here. The War in Ukraine – A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Action
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RECOMMENDED BOOK – Divine Renovation: From a Maintenance to a Missional ParishAn engaging guide for parishes seeking to cultivate communities of discipleship and vibrant, dynamic faith. Highly acclaimed for his work with parish renewal and the New Evangelization, Fr. James Mallon shares with us the many ways for bringing our parishes to life. Through humorous and colorful stories, Mallon challenges us
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ARTICLE – Characteristics of missionary parishesMissionary parishes exists for the purpose of evangelization and have 4 main characteristics: A focus on love and service: By loving and serving their communities and surroundings with the hands of Christ, parishioners manifest the merciful heart of God and make their parish a light to the world and a
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RECOMMENDED BOOK – Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter (A Rebuilt Parish Book)Drawing on the wisdom gleaned from thriving mega-churches and innovative business leaders while anchoring their vision in the Eucharistic center of Catholic faith, Fr. Michael White and lay associate Tom Corcoran present the compelling and inspiring story to how they brought their parish back to life.
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – November 1, 2022 (All Saints’ Day)
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. (Matthew 5.1-12a) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Appeal Letter – Evangelization Collection Please read Bishop Desrochers’ appeal letter from the Office of the Bishop here. The War in Ukraine – A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Action The war in
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Powerful healing prayer attributed to St. Padre PioHeavenly Father, I thank you for loving me. I thank you for sending your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, to the world to save and to set me free. I trust in your power and grace that sustain and restore me. Loving Father, touch me now with your healing hands, for
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – October 25, 2022 (Ferial)
The seed grew and became a tree. (Luke 13.18-21) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Appeal Letter – Evangelization Collection Please read Bishop Desrochers’ appeal letter from the Office of the Bishop here. The War in Ukraine – A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Action The war in Ukraine rages on with
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The War in Ukraine: A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and ActionPastoral Letter to the Clergy, Religious and Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada and to all Good People.
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Appeal Letter – Evangelization Collection
Dear friends, it is with great joy that I can now announce our next steps.
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ARTICLE – We are called to share our faith with othersThe Church has always been clear about the importance of evangelization. In the Great Commission, Jesus tells his disciples to “go and make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28:19) This commission was not just for the first disciples, but for all Christians. In order for the Church to fulfill its
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A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Canada to Young PeopleDear young people, God loves you! No matter what is happening in your life, you are at all times loved by a God who is with you always and wants you to flourish and be happy. Christ saves you! Out of love for all humanity, Christ offered his life for
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – October 11, 2022 (Ferial)
Give alms, and everything will be made clean for you. (Luke 11.37-41) FROM THE DIOCESE No Weekly Bulletin Next Week Please note that the next Diocesan Weekly Bulletin is scheduled for the week of October 24th. Pastoral Appointments: The Most Reverend Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R., announces the following pastoral assignments: Reverend
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – October 4, 2022 (St. Francis of Assisi)
Martha welcomed Jesus into her home. Mary chose the better part. (Luke 10.38-42) FROM THE DIOCESE Pastoral Appointments: The Most Reverend Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R., announces the following pastoral assignments: Reverend Steven BALLARD is granted a health leave as he begins treatment immediately. Please remember Father Ballard in prayer during this
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ARTICLE – Should we seek to grow the Church ?Don Pigi Perini is an Italian priest who had been prepared for the lack of pastoral effectiveness. During his studies at the seminary, the decline of the Church was theologized to the point of almost becoming a virtue: “One sows, the other reaps…”; “provided that Jesus Christ is proclaimed…”; “unless
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Pastoral Appointments – September 24, 2022Chancery Office, Pembroke September 24, 2022 The Most Reverend Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R., announces the following pastoral assignments: Reverend Steven BALLARD is granted a health leave as he begins treatment immediately. Please remember Father Ballard in prayer during this time of illness. Reverend Daniel KELLY is appointed administrator of St. John
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – September 27, 2022 (St. Vincent de Paul, Priest)
Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem. (Luke 9.51-56) FROM THE DIOCESE Pastoral Appointments: The Most Reverend Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R., announces the following pastoral assignments: Reverend Steven BALLARD is granted a health leave as he begins treatment immediately. Please remember Father Ballard in prayer during this time of illness.
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Decree for the Upkeep, Protection, and Confidentiality of Parish RegistersAs decreed by Bishop Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R., on the 22nd day of September 2022. Parish registers are to be stored in a fireproof vault or safe. Marginal notations must be inscribed in a timely manner. When the binding of a register unravels, the register ought to be rebound, if possible.
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – September 20, 2022 (St. Andrew Kim Tae-Gŏn, Priest, Paul Chŏng Ha-Sang, and Companions, Martyrs)
My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it. (Luke 8.19-21) FROM THE DIOCESE The Synod’s Summary Report of the Diocese of Pembroke In October 2021 Pope Francis launched the path of synodality “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission”. Since then,
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ARTICLE – Find a Need and Fill It – Revealing God’s Heart in the CommunityOne of the challenges we may face when we want to evangelize is to realize that we know few non-Christian. Thus, it is necessary to start engaging with people who are not Catholics. Jesus asks us to go all over the world to make disciples (Matthew 28,19). For us, our
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – September 13, 2022 (St. John Chrysostom, Bishop, Doctor)
Young man, I say to you, rise! (Luke 7.11-17) FROM THE CCCB Statement by Bishop Raymond Poisson, Bishop of St-Jérôme-Mont Laurier and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – Thursday, September 08 2022 The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – September 6, 2022 (Ferial)
Jesus spent the night in prayer, and he chose twelve of the disciples and named them apostles. (Luke 6.12-19) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP Saint Anne’s Triduum in Cormac: The History of the Devotion to Saint Anne + Homily for Sunday, July 31, 2022 Read Parts I to III here: Part
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