Last week, I returned to Hong Kong to attend the funeral of His Eminence John Baptist Cardinal Wu, Bishop of Hong Kong. Thank you for all your prayers, and for attending the Cardinal¡¦s Requiem mass here on October 3rd.<br/><br/>

Ever since the Chinese martyrs were canonized, the Church has moved the feast of the Chinese Martyrs from September 28 to July 9 of each year. Therefore, our Parish will next celebrate the feast of our patron saints next July.<br/><br/>

At the last "Worldwide Overseas Chinese Pastoral Conference", held in Rome in Jubilee 2000, Fr. Paul Tang agreed that Toronto will host the Conference in 2003. The Conference will be organized by ¡§The Office for the Promotion of the Overseas Chinese Apostolate of the Congregation of Evangelization of Peoples in Rome¡¨, headed by Fr. Paul Pang OFM, and co-organized by "Chinese Clergy Association in North America", headed by Fr. H. H. Cheng from Los Angeles. Msgr. S. Kiang of ¡§The National Office of the Chinese Apostolate in USA¡¨ will also be a key supporter of the Conference.<br/><br/>

His Eminence Aloysius Cardinal Ambrozic, our Archbishop, has already accepted the invitation to attend the Conference. He has chosen to celebrate Mass for the Conference on Saturday, July 5 in order to coincide with the Feast of the Chinese Martyrs.<br/><br/>

When the time comes, we may invite you to open your homes to host our visiting guests!