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Summer Edition Issue 13, Vol. 16
Father, Creator of all, thank you for summer.
A PRAYER FOR SUMMER
Thank you for the warmth of the sun and the increased daylight.
Thank You for the beauty I see all around me and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy your creation.
Thank you for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family, and for the more casual pace of the summer season.
Draw me closer to you this summer.
Teach me how I can pray no matter where I am or what I am doing. Warm my soul with the awareness of your presence and light my path with your word and counsel. As I enjoy your creation, create in me a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for you.
Amen.
Continued summer blessings from all of us at the
Office for English Pastoral Services
Archdiocese of Montreal
*Please note that The Grapevine will pause for a few weeks and resume at the end of August. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
CANDIDATES FOR PERMANENT DIACONATE:
ONE RECENTLY INSTALLED AS LECTOR,
ONE RITE OF ADMISSION
Congratulations and blessings to two candidates on whom the Ministry of Lector, and the other, the Rite of Admission, were recently conferred last month:
Ministry of Lector- Rodolfo Zunino, married to Margot Romero Benitez
Celebration was held on Friday, June 11, 2021, 7 p.m. EDT at
St. Luke Parish, Dollard-des-Ormeaux;
celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Alain Faubert, V.G., of Montreal.
You may view the ceremony online here: Rite of Institution of Lector RZ
Rite of Admission- Kevin Kaiser, married to Christine Xavier
Celebration was held on Friday, June 18, 2021, 7:30 p.m. EDT at
Mary Queen of the World Cathedral, Montreal;
celebrated by Archbishop Christian Lépine of Montreal.
Our continued prayers and support go out to each of the candidates, their wives and families, wishing you all an abundance of blessings as you begin a new phase in your diaconal journey. God bless, and thank you for the many ways you serve the community.
The Office for English Pastoral Services
WHAT IS BEING DONE? HOW CAN I HELP?
Three campaigns launched, local efforts raise awareness
*click on the hyperlinks for full details and
to learn more about how to get involved
A Catholic lay-led, nationwide campaign, Catholics for Truth and Reconciliation, was launched July 14, dovetailing the Saskatchewan Bishops' announcement of their province-wide "Appeal for Support of Healing and Reconciliation", supported by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB). The Archdiocese of Toronto has also set up a "Healing and Reconciliation Fund" to "support healing and reconciliation efforts" for the Indigenous community.
Locally, two English parishes each hosted a virtual, interactive presentation this past month to help raise awareness of the cultures of, history of, and trauma suffered by, the Indigenous community across Canada.
1) Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Laval - Reconciliation with Indigenous People in Action, held June 29: View recording here
2) St. Thomas à Becket Parish, Pierrefonds - Renewing Fellowship with Indigenous Peoples, held July 8: Contact parish for more info.
The diocesan Social Action Office has published a compilation of references, outlining different resources and steps taken locally, regionally and nationwide, towards healing and reconciliation between the Indigenous community and the Catholic Church in Canada. Read full article here.
Additional statements from Catholic movements and organizations may be found below:
ABOUT CL CANADA
Communion and Liberation (CL Canada) is an ecclesial movement founded in 1954 by Fr. Luigi Giussani and officially recognized by the Holy See in 1982. In its essence, Communion and Liberation is a proposal for education in the Catholic faith.
ABOUT CRC
The Canadian Religious Conference (CRC) is a network that brings together the leaders of 250 Catholic congregations of women and men religious in Canada. The CRC’s mission is to encourage its members to live fully their vocation in following Christ and to support them in their prophetic witness to justice and peace in a Canadian context.
ABOUT CWL
The Catholic Women's League of Canada (CWL) is officially recognized by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) as a lay association of women and is affiliated with the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations (WUCWO), a world-wide federation holding membership in the conference of International Catholic Organizations (ICO) and having consultative status with agencies of the United Nations.
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THE POPE'S VIDEO FOR JULY 2021:
Dialogue in a polarized world
We pray that, in social, economic and political situations of conflict, we may be courageous and passionate architects of dialogue and friendship.
Pope Francis – July 2021
The Bible says that whoever finds a friend has found a treasure.
I would like to invite everyone to go beyond their groups of friends and build social friendship, which is so necessary for living together well.
We especially need to have a renewed encounter with the most impoverished and vulnerable, those on the peripheries. And we need to distance ourselves from populisms that exploit the anguish of the people without providing solutions, proposing a mystique that solves nothing.
We must flee from social enmity which only destroys, and leave “polarization” behind.
And this isn’t always easy, especially today when part of our politics, society and media are bent on creating enemies so as to defeat them in a game of power.
Dialogue is the path to seeing reality in a new way, so we can live with passion the challenges we face in constructing the common good.
Let us pray that, in social, economic, and political situations of conflict, we may be courageous and passionate architects of dialogue and friendship, men and women who always hold out a helping hand, and may no spaces of enmity and war remain.
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FIRST WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS
AND THE ELDERLY:
A Prayer for Grandparents
by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope’s World Day message for Grandparents, Elderly: “I am with you always”In January 2021, Pope Francis announced the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, to be celebrated each year on the fourth Sunday of July, coinciding with the feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s parents and Jesus’ grandparents, Sts. Joachim and Anne.
This year’s World Day is on July 25 and the theme, “I am with you always,” is taken from Matthew’s Gospel. In his message for the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis writes:
“…this is the promise the Lord made to his disciples before he ascended into heaven. They are the words that he repeats to you today, dear grandfathers and grandmothers, dear elderly friends. ‘I am with you always’ are also the words that I, as Bishop of Rome and an elderly person like yourselves, would like to address to you on this first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly. The whole Church is close to you – to us – and cares about you, loves you and does not want to leave you alone!”
The Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM), together with various faith-based organizations around the world invite you to participate in the next fossil fuel divestment announcement.
It will take place on October 25, 2021. Learn more here.
In preparation for this big announcement, the event, “Divestment, Mining, and Net Zero by 2050. Will communities win over fossil fuels?" will be held on Monday, July 26.
It will be at 12 p.m. EDT (check your time here) and you can follow it on GCCM’s Facebook and YouTubepages.
Our commitment to care for creation requires constant dialogue, so we have prepared other events to pursue the Laudato Si's pledge and make our common home a more sustainable place.
CAMP SAVIO:
Who is it for?
A virtual Catholic Day Camp: activities have been developed and prepared for children between 7 to 10 years old.
Though parents and legal guardians may choose to sign up their children between ages 5 yrs. (minimally) and 12 yrs. (maximum), please note that it will not be possible for animators to modify activities for younger or older children during the camp program.
What will my child get out of Camp Savio?
• Children will gain a better understanding of their Catholic faith, while also developing their relationship with God.
• Children will participate in fun and engaging activities.
• Children will learn how to pray and start developing their daily prayer life.
Register now!
August is Archaeology Month at the
Marguerite-Bourgeoys Museum/Bon-Secours Chapel in Old Montreal
The 2021 Discovery Tour of the archaeological site is offered every day from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., for a maximum of 6 people at a time (departures on the hour).
In addition, free workshops are offered on the square in front of the Chapel on Sundays, August 8, 15 and 22, from 2 to 3 p.m. Meet an archaeologist-animator from Archéophone and test your skills with models of Iroquois and Algonquin fishing and hunting tools. A great family activity, tickets required (see below).
Contact information
400 Saint-Paul Street East
Montreal, QC H2Y 1H4
Tel: 514-282-8670
Email: info@marguerite-bourgeoys.com 
OUR LADY OF LOURDES SANCTUARY
Located in Rigaud, Quebec, the Sanctuary is open for the 2021 summer season until Sept. 26.
Please note the Sanctuary is situated at the foot of Rigaud mountain, where rue de Lourdes ends. For GPS purposes, the civic address is 18 rue Bourget, Rigaud, QC J0P 1P0.
Eucharistic Celebrations are held:
Daily at 4:30 p.m.
and on Sundays:- 9:00 a.m. (in English)
- 11:00 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m.
Additional services include:- Accompaniment
- Reconciliation Rooms
- Pastoral Consultation
- Picnic tables for use throughout the grounds (but no restaurant)
- Nature Trail
- Gift Shop:
Rosaries, medals, crucifix, religious images, icons, religious and spiritual books, etc.
*Open Monday to Saturday from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m.
and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
MONTREAL DIRECTED RETREATS:
PRAY WITH SCRIPTURE ONLINE
Our weekday prayer sessions continue throughout the summer, Monday through Friday,
from 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.Welcome to all who desire to deepen your relationship with God. Come and join us, and learn how to pray with scripture in the way of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
Montreal Directed Retreats (MDR), supported by
the English Speaking Catholic Council (ESCC), offers weekday morning online sessions, free and accessible to all via the cloud platform Zoom.
Each session will include a short teaching on the Ignatian method of prayer, listening to a Scripture reading and entering into the experience. Following a quiet time, there will be opportunity for sharing (optional). The sessions are 45 minutes in duration and run from Monday to Friday, 10:30 a.m. each morning.
If you wish to join us, please register online below.If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at Montreal.Directed.Retreats@
gmail.com. 
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DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE:
A message of thanks from Caritas India
In late April 2021, Fr. Paul Moonjely, executive director of Caritas India, launched an urgent appeal for help (q.v. The Grapevine, Issue 9, Vol. 16)
His country was in the clutches of a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the peak of the surge, daily case numbers were surpassing 400,000 and more than 4,000 people were dying every day. Not only hospitals and clinics but also graveyards and crematoria were overwhelmed.
Development and Peace’s supporters responded to Fr. Moonjely’s plea with characteristic generosity, donating over $110,000 within weeks.
In this video, Fr. Moonjely thanks everyone who lent Caritas India a timely hand and explains how their solidarity helped save lives. To learn more and to support our COVID-19 emergency appeal, CLICK HERE.
Several job postings, both local and beyond the diocese, have opened and may be found listed below and on the diocesan website.
Current positions looking to hire (click on the hyperlinks for more details):- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE EPISCOPAL VICARS
Archdiocese of Montreal
- Finance and Accounting Manager- Administrative Services to Fabriques Department
Archidiocèse de Montréal
- Webmaster
Archdiocese of Montreal
- Parish Catechetical Leader
St. Thomas à Becket Parish
- President/Principal, Corpus Christi College and St. Mark's College at UBC
Corpus Christi College and St. Mark's College
MARK THESE DATES: - Monday, September 13, 7:30 p.m.:
Diocesan Launch of the Pastoral Year, with Archbishop Christian Lépine
- Friday, September 24, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.:
Pastoral Home Care Retreat, facilitated by the Montreal Directed Retreats Team.
- Sunday, September 26:
107th World Day of Migrants and Refugee -Towards an Ever Wider "We"
A Journey into Exile, with Norbert Piché,
Country Director of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Canada
- September 27-28:
Where Faith and Life Meet Moving Forward: Promising Practices for A Wise and Hopeful Adult Church, a virtual Fall symposium for all who accompany Adult Faith; hosted by the Centre for Religious Education and Catechesis.
- Tuesday, September 28:
Gathering for Leaders hosted by Mission Jeunesse-Youth Ministry.
- Saturday, October 2, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.:
A Transforming Community, Parish Vitality continues, responding to Pope Francis' call for transformation, hosted by the Office for English Pastoral Services.
- Wednesday, October 6:
Laudato Si 101 hosted by Mission Jeunesse-Youth Ministry.
- October 2021:
In October, Pope Francis will open a three-year synodal journey with three phases (diocesan, continental, universal) of consultations and discernment, culminating with the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October 2023 in Rome.
Weekend of October 9-10:
Papal inauguration of the synodal path, themed For a synodal Church: communion, participation and mission.
Sunday, October 17:
Diocesan phase begins at the local Churches.
Read full communiqué here.
- Rodolfo Zunino, married to Margot Romero Benitez
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(PDF available above)
The Catholic Church in Montreal is proud to launch a new publication from Archbishop Christian Lépine.
It is prayer booklet, to make it easier to pray, to read the Bible, to recite the rosary, whether alone, as a couple, as a family, with children and young people.
This booklet is called "FAMILY PRAYER - in every home," published on March 25, 2020, in honour of the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord.
“COVID-19 affects all of humanity in one way or another. Let us take the time to rediscover the importance of prayer in our personal and family lives. Let us open our hearts to God present with us and to his work of salvation. Let us learn, with the help of Jesus Christ, how to grow in solidarity with our families and our society”, Mgr Christian Lépine.
I invite you to use it and distribute it. It is a free PDF document. (The document link is above in red)