WEEKLY BULLETIN – July 28, 2020
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 Summer Office Hours The Diocesan Offices
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Pointing to his disciples, Jesus said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. (Matthew 12.46, 48-50) FROM THE DIOCESE Chancery Office Reopening Bishop Desrochers announced that the chancery office will
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July 14, 2020 – Ferial On the day of judgment, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than for you. (Matthew 11.20-24) FROM THE DIOCESE Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R.
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Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R. becomes Bishop of Pembroke
On July 3, 2020, Most Rev. Guy Desrochers, of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists), became the ninth Bishop of Pembroke. Bishop Desrochers was appointed on May 6,
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July 7, 2020 – Ferial The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. (Matthew 9.32-38) FROM THE DIOCESE Masks mandatory in Renfrew County beginning the week of July 13:
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Your sins, your many sins are forgiven…
A few months after being ordained a priest, I began my ministry of confession in the great basilica of Sainte‐Anne‐de‐Beaupré during the summer season. It was and always will be
Continue readingWEEKLY BULLETIN – June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020 – Ferial Jesus rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a calm. (Matthew 8.23-27) FROM THE DIOCESE Installation as Bishop of Pembroke Bishop Guy Desrochers
Continue readingBaptism by immersion or by sprinkling?
The day I started my second year at St-Raymond Elementary School in 1963, our lovely teacher, Mrs. Bérubé, walked through the rows and placed on the corner of our desks
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June 23, 2020 – Ferial Do to others as you would have them do to you. (Matthew 7.6, 12-14) FROM THE DIOCESE Installation as Bishop of Pembroke: Bishop Guy Desrochers
Continue readingThe light at the end of the tunnel
Now and then, we all have moments of gloom or darkness that prevent us from seeing clearly and appreciating the blessings or the people around us. Years ago, I used
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