Pastor's Corner July 6, 2003 |
14th Ordinary Sunday (Feast Day of Chinese Martyrs) |
First of all, thank you for your prayers. The Mexico trip was a great success, and
later on we will host a session to share our experiences. We have donated the $550
USD collection from CMC to five local Mexican children to fund their education.
The future Vicar General of our diocese, Bishop Bohan, will be consecrated Bishop on
July 3rd in Moncton. He will be responsible for religious communities, Pastoral
Mission Fund, and general administration in the northern part of the diocese and Durham.
The Senior Vicar General Bishop Grecco, who attended the commemoration of the
16th Anniversary of our parish, will be responsible for pastoral work in various ethnic
communities (except Italian). He will be serving in the Scarborough area, as well as
in the mid-diocese area. Another Vicar General, Bishop Boissonneau will continue to
serve in the west part of the diocese - in the areas of education and the community
of permanent deacons.
Recently, the Ontario bishops' Conference has voiced their dissent to the federal
government regarding the topic of "same-sex marriage". The conference also
encourages Catholics to provide ongoing support of this stand. If ever a Catholic is
invited to attend a "same-sex marriage", he/she should state clearly, "According to
the Canon Law and the constant teaching of the Church, I am unable to witness a
same-sex marriage".
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