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  • WEEKLY BULLETIN – September 28, 2021 (Ferial)

    Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem. (Luke 9.51-56) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Letter of Exemption Requests Please read Bishop Guy Desrochers’ letter dated September 16, 2021 to priests and deacons of the Diocese of Pembroke here. Statement Concerning Anti-COVID Vaccines and Vaccine Mandates Please read Bishop Guy Desrochers’

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  • ARTICLE – Learning to Be a Missionary

    Learning to be a missionary takes place in a context and attitude of love for people who do not know or follow Christ. It requires being open to the ideas and perspectives of others and suspending our personal, cultural and religious ideas to listen to their experience. The path to

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  • WEEKLY BULLETIN – September 21, 2021 (St. Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist)

    Jesus said, “Follow me.” Matthew arose and followed Jesus. (Matthew 9.9-13) MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP Letter of Exemption Requests Please read Bishop Guy Desrochers’ letter dated September 16, 2021 to priests and deacons of the Diocese of Pembroke here. Statement Concerning Anti-COVID Vaccines and Vaccine Mandates Please read Bishop Guy

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  • Letter of Exemption Requests

    September 16, 2021 To the priests and deacons of the Diocese of Pembroke This sixteenth day of September, 2021 Dear confreres: In recent days, I have been asked if clergy would be permitted to write a letter requesting that people be exempted from the requirement to be vaccinated for employment

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  • ARTICLE – When We Cry Out To God, He Answers

    The Brooklyn Tabernacle Evangelical church has emerged as one of the largest Christian communities in New York City, but its journey to this point was far from straightforward. When Jim Cymbala assumed the role of pastor in the early 1970s, the church counted only about 30 members and teetered on

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  • WEEKLY BULLETIN – September 14, 2021 (The Exaltation of the Holy Cross)

    So must the Son of Man be lifted up. (John 3.13-17) FROM THE DIOCESE Chancery Office Hours A reminder that the Diocesan Offices are now open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Study Day for Priests Please keep our priests in your prayers as they attend their

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  • Statement concerning anti-COVID Vaccines and Vaccine Mandates

    September 12, 2021 The decision whether or not to be vaccinated is a personal decision of conscience. In the present context, it is morally licit to be vaccinated, but it is not a moral obligation. There are too many grey areas for there to be a hard-and-fast position for or

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  • ARTICLE – Presence and Proclamation

    Views on evangelization have often clustered around two poles: “presence” and “proclamation.” The term “Christian presence” was minted in French Catholicism. Blessed Charles de Foucauld described his vocation as being present amongst people, a presence willed and intended as a witness of the love of Christ. The term “Christian presence”

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  • WEEKLY BULLETIN – September 7, 2021 (Ferial)

    Jesus spent the night in prayer, and he chose twelve of the disciples and named them apostles. (Luke 6.12-19) FROM THE DIOCESE Clergy Appointments The Most Reverend Guy Desrochers C.Ss.R. announced the following appointments: Due to immigration issues that continue to preclude the return of Reverend Cyril Okebanama, s.m.m.m. from

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  • ARTICLE – Saving Those Who Are Lost

    The possibility of perdition for human beings is real. The Church has always taught this and it has not changed (COC #1022). In his Epistle to the Hebrews, Saint Paul speaks of those who are lost and those who save their souls: “We are not the sort of people who

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  • WEEKLY BULLETIN – August 24, 2021 (St. Bartholomew, Apostle)

    Here is truly an Israelite, one in whom there is no deceit. (John 1.45-51) FROM THE DIOCESE Deacons’ Spiritual Retreat Day Please keep our Deacons and their wives in your prayers as they prepare for their Spiritual Retreat Day with Bishop Desrochers on Thursday, August 26th. Summer Office Hours The

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  • Statement from the Executive Committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding the Corporation for the Catholic Entities Party to the Indian Residential School Settlement

    20 August 2021 The Executive Committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) wishes to address recent reporting on the Corporation for the Catholic Entities Party to the Indian Residential School Settlement (CCEPIRSS). As a Committee, we have been profoundly saddened by the recent uncovering of unmarked burial sites

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  • ARTICLE – Saint-Nazaire Parish: The story of a missionary transformation 

    The  Saint-Nazaire church is another example of parish missionary transformation. Located in Sanary-sur-Mer, France, it changed parish priests in 1994. When he arrived, he found that the faithful were involved in parish activities, but most of the community was composed of seniors. Desiring it to change, he took his parochial

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  • WEEKLY BULLETIN – August 17, 2021 (Ferial)

    It is easier to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God. (Matthieu 19.23-30) FROM THE DIOCESE Summer Office Hours The Diocesan Offices will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and will close at noon

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  • RECOMMENDED BOOK – Evangelization: A Challenge for the Catholic Church

    This short, easy to read book by Fr. Bob Bedard, will help you: – Increase your understanding of evangelization – Grow in confidence to proclaim the Good News – Learn the practical three-step dynamic of evangelization.

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  • ARTICLE – Small Groups and Evangelization

    Evangelization experts suggest that to grow a church, leaders should keep the front doors wide open, create multiple side entrances, and ensure the back door is securely closed. In this analogy, the front doors represent welcoming weekend services for non-believers, the side entrances symbolize small groups that reach out to

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  • ARTICLE – EVANGELIZING BY INVITING PEOPLE TO RECEIVE JESUS AS LORD AND SAVIOUR

    Many missional churches evangelize by inviting people to “accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour” (2 Peter 3:18). They understand evangelization as a proclamation of the Gospel that calls for a response to Christ who urges us to repentance, conversion and discipleship. Those who are evangelized are lead to make a

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  • WEEKLY BULLETIN – August 10, 2021 (St. Lawrence, Deacon, Martyr)

    Whoever serves me will be honoured by my Father. (John 12.24-26) FROM THE DIOCESE Residential Schools Learn more about the history of residential schools and Indigenous reconciliation in Canada here. Prayers For the repose of the soul of Sister Pamela Bennett (Sister Rosemary), CSJ, who passed away on Monday, August

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  • ARTICLE – You Will Receive Power…

    Jesus said to His disciples, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). God desires to fill us with the Holy Spirit so that

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  • ARTICLE – Have You Heard About the Law of Three Hearings and Seven Touches?

    The law of “three hearings” and “seven touches” stem from research into effective evangelization practices of growing churches. These principles illustrate the journey of an unchurched individual towards committing to a Christian community. The Principle of Three Hearings An unchurched visitor rarely joins a church after a single visit. Much

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  • RECOMMENDED BOOK – The Purpose Driven Church

    Discover the same practical insights and principles for growing a healthy church that Rick has taught in seminars to over 22,000 pastors and church leaders from sixty denominations and forty-two countries.

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  • ARTICLE – Three Habits of a Fruitful Christian Life

    To live a meaningful Christian life, there is a daily routine that can be followed- three actions that can be taken daily. By consistently practicing these actions, one will become stronger and more developed in their faith. Incorporating these Christian practices into daily routine can be easily done, just like

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  • WEEKLY BULLETIN – August 3, 2021 (Ferial)

    Command me to come to you on the water. (Matthew 14.22-36) FROM THE DIOCESE Liturgical Information By Rev. Mitchell Beachey August 9th – Dedication of St. Columbkille Cathedral. This day is celebrated as a Solemnity in the Cathedral itself and as a proper feast in all parishes in the Diocese.

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  • WEEKLY BULLETIN – July 27, 2021 (Ferial)

    As the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. (Matthew 13.36-43) FROM THE DIOCESE Civic Holiday! Please note that the Chancery Office will be closed Monday, August 2nd for the Civic Holiday. Summer Office Hours The Diocesan Offices will be

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