Jesus rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a calm. (Matthew 8.23-27) FROM THE DIOCESE Canada Day! Please note that the Diocesan Offices will be closed Friday, July 1st for Canada Day. Summer Office Hours. The Diocesan Offices will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
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Most Rev. Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R., issues the following statement: The Ontario Provincial Police has pressed charges against Father Chris Shalla in relation to the financial issues dating back to his time as pastor of St. Hedwig’s Parish, Barry’s Bay. As a result, Father Shalla has been granted an approved
Continue readingDo to others as you would have them do to you. (Matthew 7.6, 12-14) BISHOP’S MESSAGE National Indigenous Peoples Day Today, June 21, is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations,
Continue readingJune 21, 2022 National Indigenous Peoples Day Today, June 21, is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples have made to our country and within our Church.
Continue readingIt is with profound sadness that Bishop Desrochers communicates to our community the following: In recent days the Diocese of Pembroke received historical allegations of the sexual abuse of minors against Reverend Norbert Cybulski, a retired priest of the Diocese. The persons making the reports are now adults but were
Continue readingLove your enemies. (Matthew 5.43-48) FROM THE DIOCESE 81st Annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Ann in Cormac, Ontario With Bishop Guy Desrochers, July 28 – 30, 7 p.m. & Sunday, July 31. Theme: “History of the Devotion to St. Ann”. Principal Pilgrimage Mass on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
Continue readingYou are the light of the world. (Matthew 5.13-16) FROM THE DIOCESE 81st Annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Ann in Cormac, Ontario With Bishop Guy Desrochers, July 28 – 30, 7 p.m. & Sunday, July 31. Theme: “History of the Devotion to St. Ann”. Principal Pilgrimage Mass on
Continue readingWhy has this honour been given to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? (Luke 1.39-56) FROM THE DIOCESE 2022 Annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Ann The 2022 annual Cormac Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Ann will take place in Cormac, Ontario from Thursday,
Continue readingWhen the Spirit of truth comes he will guide you into all the truth. (John 16.12-15) MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP The Ascension of Our Lord: becoming missionary in both absence and presence You have heard it in the Gospel of Saint Luke: the Ascension is an invitation to go out
Continue readingMay 24, 2022 The Ascension of Our Lord: becoming missionary in both absence and presence You have heard it in the Gospel of Saint Luke: the Ascension is an invitation to go out and to bless! To do what? To “proclaim conversion to all nations”, says Jesus, and so that
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