Diocesan Pastoral Planning – letter from the bishop – January 14, 2025
January 14, 2025 Dear Sisters and Brothers of the Diocese of Pembroke, As Pilgrims of Hope, we have begun this New Year and inaugurated the Jubilee, walking together as we
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Pastoral Letter: Called to Witness and Proclaim
“Called to Witness and Proclaim: A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization and Catechesis in the Family,” is a resource created by the Episcopal Commission for Evangelization and Catechesis of the English
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125th Anniversary of the Diocese of Pembroke
February 7, 2023 Dear Brothers and Sister in Christ, With joy, 2023 marks the momentous occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Diocese of Pembroke. This milestone provides an opportunity to
Continue readingPastoral Letter November 17, 2022
Evangelization 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
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Safe Opening of Parishes
In the past weeks, the Bishops of Ontario have been working together to formulate comprehensive guidelines for the safe opening of our parishes. These guidelines are being used at the
Continue readingMessage to the Catholic faithful of Pembroke from Bishop-designate Desrochers
May 6, 2020 On the feast day of Saint François de Laval, patron saint of the Bishops of Canada, Pope François made public his decision to appoint me Bishop of
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Chancery Office, Pembroke May 6, 2020 My dear faithful of the Diocese of Pembroke, It is a great joy for me to extend a warm welcome to His Excellency the
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Pastoral Letter – March 22, 2020
I am writing to you on the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Across each of our dioceses, the provinces, the country and the continent, Sunday Mass has been celebrated in private
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