SEMINAR ON PARISH FINANCE COUNCILS
February 3^rd, 4^th, 10^th, and 11^th

by Rev. Francis Morissey OMI
at St. Monica Parish

Friday February 3rd, 2012 – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Registration from 6:30 PM until 7:00 PM with snacks and refreshments

GENERAL PRINCIPLES RELATING TO
TEMPORAL ADMINISTRATION IN THE CHURCH

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Saturday February 4th, 2012 – 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Registration from 8:30 AM until 9:00 AM with snacks and refreshments

** Hot lunch available for $5 **

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION FOR THE CHURCH’S MISSION

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Friday February 10th, 2012 – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Registration from 6:30 PM until 7:00 PM with snacks and refreshments

ROLE OF THE FINANCE COUNCIL IN THE PARISH

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Saturday February 11th, 2012 – 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Registration from 8:30 AM until 9:00 AM with snacks and refreshments

** Hot lunch available for $5 **

APPLICATION OF THE FINANCIAL DIRECTORY
OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF OTTAWA

COST is $25 per person

 or

$100 for 4-7 people of the same finance council

**SEMINAR IS FREE FOR PARISHIONERS OF ST. MONICA PARISH**

*cost includes seminar fee, snacks and refreshments, and seminar notes*

Please register before January 23rd

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January 22nd, 2012

Year of Faith

The Holy See has issued a note with pastoral recommendations for the year of faith. The Year of Faith will begin on 11October 2012 and will conclude on 24 November 2013.

The Year of Faith is intended to contribute to a renewed conversion to the Lord Jesus and to the rediscovery of faith, so that the members of the Church will be credible and joy-filled witnesses to the Risen Lord, capable of leading those many people who are seeking it to the door of faith. There are recommendations for different levels of the Church. These are some of the recommendations at the Universal Church and Diocesan Level. Recommendations for the parish level to be continued in our next bulletin.

On the level of the Universal Church

The main ecclesial event at the beginning of the Year of Faith will be the XIII General Assembly of the Ordinary Synod of Bishops, convoked by Pope Benedict XVI in October 2012, dedicated to The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith. During this Synod, on 11 October 2012, there will be a solemn celebration of the beginning of the Year of Faith, in remembrance of the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

In the Year of Faith pilgrimages of the faithful to the See of Peter are to be encouraged, to profess faith in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in unity with him who today is called to confirm his brothers and sisters in the faith (cfr. Lk 22:32). It is also important to promote pilgrimages to the Holy Land, the place which first saw the presence of Jesus, the Savior, and Mary, his Mother.

At the Diocesan level

It is hoped that each particular Church would have a celebration of the opening of the Year of Faith and a solemn conclusion to it, in which to “profess our faith in the Risen Lord in our cathedrals and in the churches of the whole world.”

The Year of Faith can be an opportunity to pay greater attention to Catholic schools, which are a perfect place to offer to students a living witness to the Lord and to nurture their faith. This can be done by making use of good catechetical tools, like the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Youcat.

Bishops are invited to organize penitential celebrations, particularly during Lent, in which all can ask for God’s forgiveness, especially for sins against faith. This Year also provides an appropriate occasion in which all can approach the Sacrament of Penance with greater faith and more frequently.

May this opportunity give us a chance to rediscover our faith and share the message of Jesus Christ with persons who are yet to discover the Redeemer of Mankind.

May God strengthen your faith.

Fr. Freely