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I would like to express my sincere gratitude to His Grace, Most Rev. Terrence Prendergast SJ, for presiding at Mass and conferring the Sacrament of Confirmation on our candidates. It was truly an inspiring ceremony, and I am sure that the candidates and their families appreciated it very much. There were so many hands put together to organize this event. I would like to thank our deacons, Yves Trottier and Ray Lamarche for their dedication in preparing these candidates and especially Deacon Ray for being there despite his medical condition. I thank our parish staff who always do a great job in doing all the paper work, Mary-Anne O’Connor, the Administrative Assistant and Alison Baldwin, Event and Youth Coordinator who did a marvellous job with our youth. I also thank Vivian O’Connor, the Sacristan, Altar servers, the 5.00 pm choir and Margaret Lawless for doing the beautiful altar decor. Thanks also to Franz Gierer and his team for arranging for the reception after the service.
I congratulate all our candidates as they take another step in their journey of faith filled with the Holy Spirit to be mature and strong witnesses of Jesus. It was so nice to see the families and friends rallying around the candidates, which was an encouragement to all.
In the same vein, I take this opportunity to thank our Sacramental Preparation team who did a superb job in the celebration of First Holy Communion. The team, headed by Joanne Frolek along with Elena Jordan and Melissa Wright, worked very closely with the teachers of St. Monica and St. Andrew Catholic schools to prepare the children. I thank them all and our parish staff for a job well done.
I offer my love to all mothers of the parish on this Mother’s Day and pray that God our Father continue to bless our mothers and strengthen them in their vocation of motherhood.
God bless you all!
Fr. Freely
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