The Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario (ACBO) has released a review of their WorshipSafe manual. As the second wave of the pandemic is under way, the review comes at a fitting time, considering that the new levels of health precautions were announced on Friday and will take effect on Monday, December 14th at 12:01 a.m.
Congratulations and blessings upon Rev. Mr. Michel Quenneville, who was ordained a transitional deacon at St Mary’s Cathedral by Archbishop Mulhall on Saturday, 11 July 2020, at 11 :00 a.m., the Feast of Saint Benedict, Abbot. During the months of July and August, Michel will be sharing his time in pastoral ministry at St. Paul the Apostle and the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate. In September, he will return to St. Augustine Seminary in Toronto to complete his final year before his ordination to the Priesthood. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday's ordination was a private celebration for priests associated with his ministry and Michel's family. Please keep Michel and his family in your prayers.
In the past weeks, the Bishops of Ontario have been working together to formulate comprehensive guidelines for the safe opening of our parishes. These guidelines are being used at the Archdiocesan level to create a user-friendly version for our local parishes.