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Pastoral Planning – email
Here is the email address to send your questions about pastoral planning: planning@pembrokediocese.com
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Regional Meetings – Main Presentations
Here is a video of the main presentations given at the Regional Meetings of the Diocese of Pembroke. Please note that a separate video will compile the questions answered by Bishop Brehl, while respecting the privacy of the individuals who asked the questions. Any questions concerning the Pastoral Planning can
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Videos of regional meetings
Please note that it is my intention to have a properly assembled video of the presentations that were given at the regional meetings (thus far) online by Monday, February 23, evening. In a second phase, I will gather the answers that were given by Bishop Brehl to the many questions
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Regional Meetings – Slides – PDF
Click here to download PDF of slides
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Adsumus, Sancte Spiritus
We stand before You, Holy Spirit as we gather together in Your name. With You alone to guide us, make Yourself at home in our hearts; teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it. We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder.
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Pastoral Planning – Overview Report
Diocese of Pembroke: Overview Report of Parishes (2025) This report provides a comprehensive report of the current state of the Diocese of Pembroke’s nearly 55 parishes, as drawn from the most recent five-year financial data and parish profiles across its five deaneries: Mattawa, Pembroke, Renfrew, Pontiac, and Barry’s Bay.
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Pastoral Planning – Summary Report
Diocese of Pembroke: Summary Report (2025) The Diocese of Pembroke’s 55 parishes face converging crises requiring immediate strategic response, yet they also possess significant strengths. The diocese can seek deeper renewal, not just survive, but only with the guidance of the Holy Spirit to grant us a clear vision as
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Letter from Bishop Brehl – January 25, 2026
Pembroke, January 25, 2026 Sunday of the Word of God Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On this Sunday of the Word of God, the Church reminds us that “the Word of Christ dwells among you!” (Col. 3:16). In his General Audience on January 14, Pope Leo reflected on this
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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 follow Jesus our Redeemer. Accompanied by Mary, we want to embrace the future with hope! I write to you today