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ARTICLE – A Missional Church Is A Church That PraysA missional Church is necessarily a praying Church. Why is this? It is because the Holy Spirit is the main agent of our salvation. Prayer prepares the hearts of people to believe in Christ when they hear or read the word of God. Their conversion is the result of God’s
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – December 7, 2021 (St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor)God does not desire the loss of the little ones. (Matthew 18.12-14) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Message from Bishop Guy Desrochers concerning the resignation of Fr. Justin Bertrand Please read full letter here. FROM THE DIOCESE St. Columbkille 1500th Anniversary Please find the link to the Prayer Service marking the
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ARTICLE – The Jesus Prayer: A Method To Pray At All TimesDid you know that there exists a method for praying at all times? It is called the Jesus Prayer and involves invoking the Name of Jesus as frequently as possible with the following formula, “Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” This formula is based
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – November 30, 2021 (St. Andrew, Apostle)
Peter, Andrew, James and John followed Jesus at once, leaving all else behind. (Matthew 4.18-22) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Message from Bishop Guy Desrochers concerning the resignation of Fr. Justin Bertrand Please read full letter here. BISHOP’S ADVENT MESSAGE The Advent season is here! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
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The Advent season is here!November 30, 2021 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, In Latin, the word ‘Advent’ is written “Adventus”. It literally translates as “arrival, advent”, hence Christian Latin translates it as “coming of Christ”. It is said that Pope Gregory the Great established this liturgical season towards the end of the 6th
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Message from Bishop Guy Desrochers concerning the resignation of Fr. Justin Bertrand
November 26, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with sadness that I recently announced the resignation of Fr. Justin Bertrand from priestly ministry. Fr. Justin decided to resign for his own reasons, and I respect his decision. Fr Bertrand was ordained a priest of the Diocese
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2021 Message for the National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous PeoplesWe are called to Healing, Forgiveness, Reconciliation We, the Body of Christ, are called to live in friendship and harmony with all peoples. We are brothers and sisters of our One Creator God. God gives everything to all of us. God creates and sustains the wonderful diversity of peoples, cultures,
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – November 23, 2021 (Ferial)
The days will come when not one stone will be left upon another. (Luke 21.5-11) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Synodal Journey in the Diocese of Pembroke All the diocesan Churches of the world have now entered into a great process called “synod”. Pope Francis officially launched this process on Saturday
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Pastoral Appointments – November 20, 2021Chancery Office, Pembroke November 20, 2021 – Vigil of the Solemnity of Christ the King The Most Reverend Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R., announces the following pastoral appointments: Reverend Steven BALLARD has been appointed Pastor of St John Chrysostom Parish, Arnprior, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Braeside. This appointment takes
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – November 16, 2021 (Ferial)
The Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost. (Luke 19.1-10) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Synodal Journey in the Diocese of Pembroke All the diocesan Churches of the world have now entered into a great process called “synod”. Pope Francis officially launched this process on Saturday
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Official Opening of the Diocesan Synod
October 19, 2021 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, All the diocesan Churches of the world have now entered into a great process called “synod” since this past weekend. Pope Francis officially launched this synodal process of the Catholic Church on Saturday and Sunday, 9 and 10 October 2021 in
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What can help children raised Catholic continue practicing the faith as adults?
According to The Pillar Survey on Religious Attitudes and Practices, there are factors that can help predict whether children raised Catholic continue practicing the faith as adults. These factors are the following: Attending Catholic school Going to Mass weekly with the family Saying grace Living with parents who are married
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – November 9, 2021 (The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica)
Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body. (John 2.13-22) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Official Opening of the Diocesan Synod Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, All the diocesan Churches of the world have now entered into a great process called “synod” since this past weekend. Pope Francis officially
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ARTICLE – An Example of a Missionary Parish: Phoenix First Assembly of God
Tommy Barnett was the senior pastor of Phoenix First Assembly of God in Arizona. His church was referred to as “The Church with a Heart” because of its more than 260 outreach ministries. Over the years and through its missionary efforts, it has experienced remarkable growth. Barnett says the growth
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – November 2, 2021 (The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Soul’s Day))
Whoever serves me, the Father will honour. (John 12.23-26) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Official Opening of the Diocesan Synod Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, All the diocesan Churches of the world have now entered into a great process called “synod” since this past weekend. Pope Francis officially launched this
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The Holy Father has accepted the invitation to visit the Church in Canada
It is my honour to inform you that the Holy Father has accepted the invitation of the Bishops of Canada to visit the Church in Canada in the context of a pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation with our Indigenous sisters and brothers. The Holy Father has released a statement which
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Symbols Help Us To Remember…And To Evangelize, by Patrick Sullivan
Just the other night, I had the pleasure of once again sitting down to one of life’s greatest pleasures, that, of course, being the reading of theology. And through the various musings put forward by the author, some of which were dry of course, one obvious and exciting truth in
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WEEKLY BULLETIN – October 19, 2021 (Ferial)
Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes. (Luke 12.35-38) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Official Opening of the Diocesan Synod Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, All the diocesan Churches of the world have now entered into a great process called “synod” since this past weekend.
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Truth And ReconciliationThe news of the discovered unmarked graves this spring at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia has jarred our Catholic conscience into grappling with a Canadian reality and a matter of fact concerning our Church’s history. This issue was experienced in a variety of ways throughout our Diocese.
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ARTICLE – Satan’s Tactics
Scriptures remind us that our spiritual battle between good and evil is real: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Eph. 6:12) We
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