Brothers and sisters in Christ, Well, I think we are officially transitioning to spring! The weather is beautiful, the sun is bright, and everyone seems to be excited for the change in seasons. Despite the penitential nature of Lent, we will soon be celebrating Easter, the death and resurrection of our Lord! Alleluia! I am…
and Our Lady of Assumption Parish
Do you have old pictures or articles of interest of the Assumption Church? The parish was formed in 1957 starting with a small white church. The church building we now have was built in 1964-1965, and consecrated October 13, 1965. If you have pictures, etc. that you would share, please contact Jeanette Laforce, 780-594-4336 or…
Brothers and sisters in Christ, It’s another beautiful Sunday afternoon. We just finished Mass and now I am getting ready to start working on a paper that is due on Wednesday. I wanted to take a bit of a break and do up my monthly blog entry. Before Mass today Anna and I had an…
Brothers and sisters in Christ, It’s a beautiful Sunday afternoon. +3 degrees and sunny. I spent the morning by doing the celebration of the Word at the lodge, then facilitating a training session at the parish. Anna is watching a Filipino movie with her favourite actor, and Aspen is at a friend’s house having a…
Brothers and sisters in Christ, In October, I greeted you all and wished you well in the blizzard like weather. In November, I greeted you and hoped you enjoyed the beautiful weather. This month, I’m writing as we have -40 degree Celsius weather. I repeat what I said last month: Only in Canada would we…
Brothers and sisters in Christ, Last month I greeted you, hoping that you were coping well with the snow. A month later, I am now greeting you and hoping you have been enjoying the amazing weather. Thanks be to God! And only in Canada would we find such variation! My family is currently extremely excited…
Brothers and sisters in Christ, I hope that everyone is coping well with this early snow! I had hoped that we would get snow closer to Christmas, but one must always trust in God’s plan! That doesn’t stop me from wishing that his plan didn’t include so much of the white stuff however! I wanted…
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Brothers and sisters in Christ, Brrrr! The weather the last few days has reminded me that fall is here. The kids are back in school, life has returned to a semblance of normalcy for most families, and hockey is already ongoing! To celebrate the end of summer holidays as well as make up for being…
Brothers and sisters in Christ, Last week was our last week for the Camp St. Louis 2016 season! I have now returned to “normal life”, as the day after camp ended Aspen and Anna returned from their summer in the Philippines. Anna is doing some house cleaning (amazing how dirty a house can get after…