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SPECIAL COLLECTION Sept. 26/27, 2020
“Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada: Support for the Bishops of Canada to pursue the Church’s pastoral mission."
This year, the Catholic Church in Canada, along with the rest of society, has been seriously affected by the Coronavirus pandemic; from an inability to gather in worship, through limitations on pastoral and personal interaction, to office closures.
Bishops, as shepherds who watch over their flock, felt this distribution very keenly.
As we continue to address the challenges and impact of the Coronavirus upon our families, communities of faith, and ecclesial outreach, your prayers, gestures of kindness and generosity are invaluable, heartfelt and true sources of consolation, comfort and renewed encouragement in the pursuit of the Church’s pastoral mission.
The Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada will take place on 26 and 27 September 2020. This annual charitable initiative assists Bishops in their ministry of accompanying, teaching, guiding, sanctifying and caring for the Church in Canada.”
-Bishop Christian
“Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada: Support for the Bishops of Canada to pursue the Church’s pastoral mission."
This year, the Catholic Church in Canada, along with the rest of society, has been seriously affected by the Coronavirus pandemic; from an inability to gather in worship, through limitations on pastoral and personal interaction, to office closures.
Bishops, as shepherds who watch over their flock, felt this distribution very keenly.
As we continue to address the challenges and impact of the Coronavirus upon our families, communities of faith, and ecclesial outreach, your prayers, gestures of kindness and generosity are invaluable, heartfelt and true sources of consolation, comfort and renewed encouragement in the pursuit of the Church’s pastoral mission.
The Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada will take place on 26 and 27 September 2020. This annual charitable initiative assists Bishops in their ministry of accompanying, teaching, guiding, sanctifying and caring for the Church in Canada.”
-Bishop Christian
MASS - Diocese of Saint John - Livestreamed from the Cathedral
Please note, a Facebook account is not required to watch the live stream. The link below takes you to the Diocesan Website. Open that link and click on Our Facebook Page. A screen may pop up asking you to Log In or Create New Account. If you scroll down on the right hand side of the page, another screen will pop us asking you to Log in or Create New Account, but if you click on “Not Now” , this will open up the full Diocesan Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/Diocese-of-Saint-John-108332564142619/
Please note, a Facebook account is not required to watch the live stream. The link below takes you to the Diocesan Website. Open that link and click on Our Facebook Page. A screen may pop up asking you to Log In or Create New Account. If you scroll down on the right hand side of the page, another screen will pop us asking you to Log in or Create New Account, but if you click on “Not Now” , this will open up the full Diocesan Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/Diocese-of-Saint-John-108332564142619/
TELEVISED MASS
Salt + Light TV has communicated with us that they have made arrangements with cable companies across Canada (Rogers, Bell, Telus, Shaw Direct, Videotron) so that Salt + Light TV is available free of charge to all subscribers until 1 May 2020. This means that any person who subscribes to cable TV will be able to access Salt + Light TV and therefore the Daily TV Mass and Sunday TV Mass produced by National Catholic Broadcasting Council. (Please note that times are in Eastern Standard Time.)
<Click Here> for English Mass information.
<Click Here> for French Mass information
Also, “La Messe du jour” that is produced and televised by Salt + Light TV six days a week from the crypt at Saint Joseph Oratory in Montreal will likewise be televised on Sundays now through arrangements with the Archdiocese of Montreal. Therefore, all may have access to televised Mass in both French and English seven days a week.
Salt + Light TV is televising the daily Mass celebrated by Pope Francis from Casa Santa Marta. This airs every day at 9:00 am and will be televised in both English and French.
The channel number on each cable company that carries Salt + Light TV can be found at https://saltandlighttv.org/subscribe
Please note that the Daily TV Mass is available on other faith based television networks besides Salt + Light TV. The various networks and Mass times can be found at https://dailytvmass.com/about/broadcast-schedule/.
On a similar note, please note that the weekly (Sunday) showing of “Le Jour du Seigneur” (Radio Canada) will continue as always to provide Sunday Mass at its usual time and channel.
Resources for Mass – PDF:
The CCCB General Secretariat has received word from Novalis, Living with Christ and Prions en Église, that during this current health crisis, they are willing to post on their websites PDFs of the pages from Living with Christ and Prions en Église for each upcoming Sunday Mass, as well as for Daily Mass, so as to allow people to download them for free during this limited period of time – until 29 March; this offer will then be assessed based on the situation at that time These resources can help the faithful who follow Mass from their homes on TV or internet. At the very least, they can read the Scriptures and follow along on televised celebrations. The CCCB has given permission to Novalis to do so.
Please click on the following links for the English and French PDF versions of the Sunday Mass Readings and prayers from Novalis:
The approved version for Canada of the Scriptural texts for Mass are likewise readily available on the website for the Association épiscopale liturgique pour les pays francophones (AELF) at https://www.aelf.org/calendrier/romain/2020/03
Sincerely yours in Jesus with Mary,
Msgr. Frank Leo, Jr.
General Secretary
NEWCOMER UPDATES
Our 1 year commitment to Aman and Mikele is now complete, and we are happy to report that both men are working. Aman is still with Premier Auto, as he has been for the past 10 months. Mikele was hired on with MCL (McLaughlin) Construction starting July 13th; after 3 months, he will be placed on their medical and dental plan and enrolled in the carpentry apprenticeship program. Both men are taking level 3 English lessons online with the Y – they need to reach Level 4 in order to enroll in the GED program and get their high school diplomas. This is necessary in order to write the apprentice blocks for their mechanic and carpentry Red Seals. If you have any time you might spare to help them with English online, it would be much appreciated.
Helen has a job at Rocmaura as a Resident Aide. She is a casual employee but has been picking up extra shifts. She is also doing online English classes, and like the men, needs to complete her GED in order to apply to the Nursing program at NBCC. Helen graduated in Eritrea, but she has no access to her records to prove it. The only challenge she will face with her GED, is her English, although she has been assessed as Level 4-5 reading/writing and 5-6 speaking/listening. She figures that working on her GED will prepare her for studying at NBCC. If you would like to help Helen prepare to write her GED, it would be much appreciated.
Please continue to pray for Helen’s daughter Heldana, who is waiting in Ethiopia with her grandmother, to join her mom here in Canada. Also, please keep in your prayers our other sponsor refugees - Muhamad, awaiting his application in Lebanon, and Aman’s brother Daniel, Lola and their 3 children in Israel. Finally, there is Mikele Beserat’s sister in Israel, who we are joint sponsoring with St. Paul’s Anglican Church and the Coptic Church.
Thank-you for your continued support, prayers and welcoming of our neighbours form afar!
Karen Bethune
634-1717
Salt + Light TV has communicated with us that they have made arrangements with cable companies across Canada (Rogers, Bell, Telus, Shaw Direct, Videotron) so that Salt + Light TV is available free of charge to all subscribers until 1 May 2020. This means that any person who subscribes to cable TV will be able to access Salt + Light TV and therefore the Daily TV Mass and Sunday TV Mass produced by National Catholic Broadcasting Council. (Please note that times are in Eastern Standard Time.)
<Click Here> for English Mass information.
<Click Here> for French Mass information
Also, “La Messe du jour” that is produced and televised by Salt + Light TV six days a week from the crypt at Saint Joseph Oratory in Montreal will likewise be televised on Sundays now through arrangements with the Archdiocese of Montreal. Therefore, all may have access to televised Mass in both French and English seven days a week.
Salt + Light TV is televising the daily Mass celebrated by Pope Francis from Casa Santa Marta. This airs every day at 9:00 am and will be televised in both English and French.
The channel number on each cable company that carries Salt + Light TV can be found at https://saltandlighttv.org/subscribe
Please note that the Daily TV Mass is available on other faith based television networks besides Salt + Light TV. The various networks and Mass times can be found at https://dailytvmass.com/about/broadcast-schedule/.
On a similar note, please note that the weekly (Sunday) showing of “Le Jour du Seigneur” (Radio Canada) will continue as always to provide Sunday Mass at its usual time and channel.
Resources for Mass – PDF:
The CCCB General Secretariat has received word from Novalis, Living with Christ and Prions en Église, that during this current health crisis, they are willing to post on their websites PDFs of the pages from Living with Christ and Prions en Église for each upcoming Sunday Mass, as well as for Daily Mass, so as to allow people to download them for free during this limited period of time – until 29 March; this offer will then be assessed based on the situation at that time These resources can help the faithful who follow Mass from their homes on TV or internet. At the very least, they can read the Scriptures and follow along on televised celebrations. The CCCB has given permission to Novalis to do so.
Please click on the following links for the English and French PDF versions of the Sunday Mass Readings and prayers from Novalis:
- Prions en Église, French Canadian edition: http://www.prionseneglise.ca/
- Living with Christ, English Canadian edition: https://www.livingwithchrist.ca/index.php/intentions?_ga=2.50103011.496730847.1584390822-169904871.1417450886
The approved version for Canada of the Scriptural texts for Mass are likewise readily available on the website for the Association épiscopale liturgique pour les pays francophones (AELF) at https://www.aelf.org/calendrier/romain/2020/03
Sincerely yours in Jesus with Mary,
Msgr. Frank Leo, Jr.
General Secretary
NEWCOMER UPDATES
Our 1 year commitment to Aman and Mikele is now complete, and we are happy to report that both men are working. Aman is still with Premier Auto, as he has been for the past 10 months. Mikele was hired on with MCL (McLaughlin) Construction starting July 13th; after 3 months, he will be placed on their medical and dental plan and enrolled in the carpentry apprenticeship program. Both men are taking level 3 English lessons online with the Y – they need to reach Level 4 in order to enroll in the GED program and get their high school diplomas. This is necessary in order to write the apprentice blocks for their mechanic and carpentry Red Seals. If you have any time you might spare to help them with English online, it would be much appreciated.
Helen has a job at Rocmaura as a Resident Aide. She is a casual employee but has been picking up extra shifts. She is also doing online English classes, and like the men, needs to complete her GED in order to apply to the Nursing program at NBCC. Helen graduated in Eritrea, but she has no access to her records to prove it. The only challenge she will face with her GED, is her English, although she has been assessed as Level 4-5 reading/writing and 5-6 speaking/listening. She figures that working on her GED will prepare her for studying at NBCC. If you would like to help Helen prepare to write her GED, it would be much appreciated.
Please continue to pray for Helen’s daughter Heldana, who is waiting in Ethiopia with her grandmother, to join her mom here in Canada. Also, please keep in your prayers our other sponsor refugees - Muhamad, awaiting his application in Lebanon, and Aman’s brother Daniel, Lola and their 3 children in Israel. Finally, there is Mikele Beserat’s sister in Israel, who we are joint sponsoring with St. Paul’s Anglican Church and the Coptic Church.
Thank-you for your continued support, prayers and welcoming of our neighbours form afar!
Karen Bethune
634-1717
