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Dear Brothers and Sisters
Co-workers in the Lord’s Vineyard:
A man called John
For
the past couple of days the Priests’ of the
Diocese have been meeting in convocation under
the leadership of our new Bishop, Glen John
Provost. An interesting conversation came up
regarding his name. He prefers to be called
John over Glen. As a result, during the
Eucharist prayer we will use the name John.
When we address him formally we will call him
Bishop Provost.
The
Bishop gave us a great new insight into his
vision for the Diocese. One of the main areas
in which he is very interested in is the
religious education of our youth. He will be
putting a lot of consideration on
accountability, that is, i.e. making sure that
our children have a good understanding of
religious doctrine.
He
has also been very busy in reorganizing the
Diocese into four different ministries. There
will be a Secretary for Administration, Msgr.
Harry Greig. A Ministry for Pastoral Services
which will be supervised by Msgr. Henry
Mancuso. There will be a Secretary for the
Ministry of Christian Formation, which will be
Father Whitney Miller. The Ministry for Clergy
and Religious will be Father Aubrey Guilbeau.
The big surprise came when he announced that
Father Danny Torres will be the new Vicar
General. There was an audible gasp from the
clergy followed by a round of applause. This
announcement was quite unexpected.
Increased Offertory Appeal
I
must say that I am very pleased with the results
of our offertory appeal. Almost 150 families
have responded pledging an increase of over
$1700 a week. Needless to say, I am deeply
grateful since it will help us to forge
confidently into the future. What warms my
heart the most is the fact that a number of new
households have picked up the use of envelopes
making a commitment to support the Lord’s house
and it’s future. Again, many thanks.
On a personal note
Some
people have asked what happened to my shoulder.
It goes back to an incident in 1959 when playing
baseball and sliding into home plate. I was
pinned between a 200 pound catcher and the
plate. That was three operations ago. This
recent operation was more extensive than
anticipated; however, within a couple of months,
God willing, I should be up to par. Many thanks
for your support and prayer.
May you enjoy
this coming summer with your families.
Your
Servant/Pastor
Father Joseph
Gosselin, M.S
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