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NEWS FROM THE DIOCESAN SERVICES - May 10, 2022
Please note that our offices will be closed on May 23, 2022.
LET'S KEEP THEM IN OUR PRAYERS
- Fr. Henri Abena has been experiencing a somewhat worrying health situation, manifested mainly by excessive fatigue. His doctor has put him on leave for a month while he undertakes a series of tests to clarify the cause. Let us keep him in our prayers.
- Fr. Aubert April, a priest from our diocese who retired to the Mauricie region many years ago, has been admitted to palliative care in Rivière-du-Loup. Let us entrust him to the Lord's mercy as he prepares himself for the Great Passage.
- Our permanent deacon, Jacques Bertrand was hospitalized with pneumonia. We wish him a quick recovery.
+ Paul-André Durocher
END OF THE PROCEDURAL MASK MANDATE IN QUEBEC
MAY 14, 2022
The government has announced that as of May 14, masks will no longer required in public, except on public transportation and in health care facilities. Masks are still recommended for vulnerable and elderly people. More information...
DIOCESAN SYNODAL ASSEMBLY
From 2018 to 2021, our diocese has been going through a synodal process under the theme "Christ, Us, Our Communities, Our Settings."
On Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Collège Saint-Alexandre (2425 Rue Saint-Louis Gatineau), we will experience an important event. We are invited to a diocesan synodal assembly. During this assembly, we will do a work of discernment under the action of the Holy Spirit: we will validate the reports of the dialogues from the parishes, and we will formulate a great diocesan synthesis. This synthesis will be integrated into a Canadian document that will be part of the preparation tools for the Bishops' Synod in Rome in 2023. The purpose of the assembly is also to allow us to look together at the road ahead.
Priests, parishioners delegated by their communities, delegates of the diocesan movements and religious communities are invited to this assembly.
Schedule of the Synodal Assembly:
- 8:30 a.m. Welcome
- 9:00 a.m. Welcome and orientation for the day with an opening prayer
- 9:30 am to 12:00 pm Diocesan Synodal Assembly sessions. Delegates work in workshops followed by a plenary session.
- 12:00 Liturgy of the Word to conclude the synodal process
- 12:30 BBQ picnic and celebration of the 25th anniversary of the episcopal ordination of Bishop Paul-André Durocher
- 7:00 pm Concert with Robert Lebel at Maria Goretti Church (664 Rue de Duberger, Gatineau)
NB: The picnic and the concert are open to all diocesans. The picnic (BBQ) is free, but it is important to notify Mrs. Annie Esson Assoua assouaa@diocesegatineau.org ext. 306, in order to provide food accordingly.
For the Robert Lebel concert, tickets, at a cost of 10$, are now available online and next week, will be available at the following outlets St-André-Avellin (819 983-2211), St-Grégoire de Nazianze (819 986-3381), Ste-Trinité (819 663 4240), St-Paul (819 684-5318), St-Joseph Cathedral (819 771-7454), diocesan center (819 771-8391, ext. 309)
WEBINAR REGISTRATION - FOR A SYNODAL CHURCH: COMMUNION, PARTICIPATION, MISSION
Beginning 18 May 2022, the CCCB Office for Evangelization and Catechesis will offer a webinar series, For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission. This three-part series will explore the Church's call to synodality and its themes.
Keynote speakers include, His Eminence Gérald Cyprian Cardinal Lacroix (June 1), Dr. Moira McQueen (May 18), Mr. David Dayler (May 18), Sr. Chantal Desmarais, SCSM (May 25). Register here
WOULD YOU LIKE TO FIND OUT ABOUT RETREATS AND ACTIVITIES IN FRENCH?
In this English version of the diocesan bulletin, we share information relevant to our English-speaking parishioners. If you want to find out about retreats and resources available in French only, you might want to also subscribe to the French Infolettre. You can sign up here.
THE 2022 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR OUR PARISHES
This year again, the 2022 fundraising campaign for our parishes ("la dîme") is currently taking place in all 53 parishes of our diocesan Church. Thanks to the partnership of Jardins du Souvenir, the Archdiocese continues to work with parishes by providing promotional tools and advertising. With a new theme My Parish...My Neighborhood Spiritual Health Centre, the campaign runs throughout the spring with a reminder in the fall. To make a donation to any of the parishes, it is possible to via the online donation platform on the Archdiocese of Gatineau website. Your donation allows your parish to continue its mission. Thank you for your donation!
GOLFERS, MARK YOUR CALENDARS
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The 10th edition of the Archbishop of Gatineau's Golf Open will be held on September 9 at Kingsway Park Golf Club. For Archbishop Durocher, who is also celebrating his 25th anniversary as a bishop this year, this will be an opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the tournament so that he can support the mission of community organizations in the region. So, you are invited to form your team, the registration period will begin in the next few weeks. Thank you!
ANNOUNCEMENTS/INVITATIONS TO SHARE
This section is for the sharing of announcements/invitations from parishes and movements in the diocese. If you have an activity to share or advertise, please send a note to Bozica Domitrovic on Friday before the newsletter release.
CONTACT
BOZICA DOMITROVIC, Communication technician
domitrovicb@diocesegatineau.org / Telephone: 819 771-8391, ext. 308
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