Message from the Rector

September 23, 2018

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

The following parishioners were elected by our community to serve a three-year term on our Parish Pastoral Council: Alex Ayala, Phil Beauchamp and Christine Mathew.  May the Lord bless them in their service to our community of faith, as they discern with the other members of Council our pastoral priorities and plans.  On your behalf, I also want to thank the three members of the Council who are completing their terms: Rebecca Chandler Nauta, Kevin Isenor and Bruce Wilson.

In last weekend’s bulletin there was an insert from Catholic Christian Outreach.  You will have noted that five of their missionaries are parishioners at Saint Patrick’s and are seeking your spiritual and financial support.  They will be present after Masses this weekend.  CCO has been on Canadian campuses for over 20 years, starting at the University of Saskatchewan by the founders André and Angèle Regnier.  We recently had an experience of their work when two of the missionaries made an invitation at the end of Masses to university students who are attending the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.  I can recommend them for your consideration, as I personally support two missionaries in this important outreach to university students.  CCO missionaries invite students to create a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and to have an active participation in our Catholic Church.

Thanks to your generosity we were able to send to Fr. Expedito’s Burundi diocese an amount slightly in excess of $5,900 U.S.  Your generous support of the missions is greatly appreciated.

It seems that the message this Sunday is one of financial concern!  Next Sunday, September 30, is the special collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada.  Every year, the Bishops of Canada appeal for financial assistance by which Catholics support the work of the national conference as well as the regional assemblies of bishops including the Bishops of Ontario.  By our support, we give concrete aid to our bishops in their ministry of teaching, sanctifying and pastoral governance.

Fr. Kevin

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