October 2004

Campaign Launched across Diocese Ten years ago (September 1994) Bishop John O¹Mara opened the first Diocesan Congress where the laity of the diocese were asked to set the priorities for the future of our Church. -» Full Story

Foundation of Faith The people of God, united in faith and in practice, have a long and diverse history in southern Ontario. -» Full Story

LES RACINES DE NOTRE FOI Le peuple de Dieu, réuni par la pratique de sa foi, possède, dans le sud de l’Ontario, une histoire à la fois longue et diverse. -» Full Story

Harvest of Hope- An overview We approach the future full of hope because God loves us. -» Full Story

La moisson de l’espoir Nous envisageons notre avenir plein d’espoir car Dieu nous aime. -» Full Story

Supporting The Clergy The clergy devote their lives to service of the Church and its ministries. -» Full Story

L’appui de notre clergé Les membres de notre clergé consacrent leur vie au service de l’Église et de ses saints ministères. -» Full Story

Clergy Aid Fund - $6,400,000 Retired priests are the link with the believing and worshiping generations of the past. -» Full Story

Fonds de secours du Clergé - 6 400 000$ Nos prêtres retraités cons-tituent notre lien avec les générations passées de croyants et de fidèles. -» Full Story

Special Needs of Retired priests - $1,000,000 The Clergy Aid Fund is designed to provide for the housing and retirement income of retired priests. -» Full Story

Besoins spéciaux des prêtres retraités - 1 000 000$ Le Fonds de secours du clergé est destiné à pourvoir au logement et au revenu de retraite de nos prêtres retraités. -» Full Story

Seminarian Education - $2,000,000 Jesus calls forth men to serve the Church through the sacramental life. -» Full Story

Éducation des séminaristes - 2 000 000$ Jésus appelle certains hommes au service de l’Église par l’entremise de la vie sacramentale. -» Full Story

Diaconate Ministry - $1,800,000 A deacon is a man who has been called by God and the Church and has been ordained for a specific type of service... -» Full Story

Ministère des diacres 1 800 000$ Un diacre est un homme qui a répondu à l’appel de Dieu et de l’Église et qui a reçu l’ordination à un triple ministère au sein du diocèse... -» Full Story

Religious Education and Faith Development Programs Our Catholic faith is universal—one teaching, one Church and one Body of Christ. -» Full Story

Programmes de formation de la foi Notre foi catholique est universelle - un seul enseignement, une seule Église et un seul corps du Christ. -» Full Story

Lay Education Ministry - $400,000 For many of us, Sunday Mass serves as our only tool for understanding the mysteries of our faith. -» Full Story

Ministère d’éducation des laïques - 400 000$ Pour bon nombre d’entre nous, la messe du dimanche représente le seul outil à notre disposition... -» Full Story

Youth and Young Adult Ministry - $1,000,000 The youth of today are the Church of tomorrow. -» Full Story

Ministère de la jeunesse et des jeunes adultes - 1 000 000$ Les jeunes d’aujourd’hui représentent l’Église de demain. -» Full Story

Diocesan and Parochial Needs Current and Future Diocesan Needs - $4,000,000 In addition to the pastoral and administrative functions that the bishop and his staff fulfill, many services are provided each year through the Diocesan Catholic Centre in Thorold. -» Full Story

Besoins présents et à venir du diocèse - 4 000 000$ À chaque année, en plus de remplir les fonctions pastorales et administratives, l’évêque et son personnel fournissent plusieurs ser-vices par le biais du Centre catholique de St. Catharines. -» Full Story

Campaign Budget and Professional Fees - $1,390,000 As with any effort of this nature, an investment is required in order to... -» Full Story

Dépenses de campagne et honoraires professionnels - 1 390 000$ Comme pour tout effort de ce genre, un investissement significatif est nécessaire... -» Full Story

Parish Facilities, Ministries and Programs - $2,000,000 We each experience our faith most immediately and intimately in the local parish community and... -» Full Story

Infrastructures paroissiales, programmes et saints ministères - 2 000 000$ Nous éprouvons tous notre foi de la façon la plus immédiate et intime au sein même de notre communauté paroissiale. -» Full Story

The Church of the Diocese of St. Catharines needs you You have an exciting opportunity to work with others and to move successfully forward in this new millennium... -» Full Story

L’Église du Diocèse de St. Catharines a besoin de vous! Vous avez une merveilleuse occasion de travailler avec d’autres... -» Full Story

Ways You Can Invest Your campaign gift can take a variety of forms with an emphasis on those that can be used immediately. -» Full Story

Façons d’investir Engagements d’argent comptant – Les engagements échelonnés permettent aux donateurs d’envisager une contribution plus importante que celle d’un don unique. -» Full Story

In Memoriam - Fr. Philippe Labelle Fr. Philippe Labelle died August 10, 2004, at age 85 -» Full Story

The patchwork quilt for Fr. Stan Pietlock's 25th by PATRICIA WATERS Drop by Star of the Sea parish in Port Dalhousie any Tuesday after morning Mass and you will find the “Star stitchers” busy quilting. -» Full Story

Fr. Peter Rowe celebrates 25th anniversary On May 30, 2004 parishioners and family members gathered for an early celebration of Fr. Peter Timothy Rowe’s 25th anniversary... -» Full Story

Fr. Raymond Fenech Gonzi 25th with special prish celebrations by JOE BARKOVICH On June 16, 2004, Bishop John A. O'Mara gathered with 34 priests for an informal and fraternal lunch at St. Ann parish hall... -» Full Story

Sr. Amanda takes first vows by JOE BARKOVICH A young woman’s first religious profession of vows, September 5, 2004, at St. Mary’s in Welland, was “a day of great rejoicing for the whole church of Christ,”... -» Full Story

Nine Grads Receive Bishop Awards The Diocese of St. Catharines provides a Bishop's Award in the amount of $500 to be given to a graduating student in each of the St. Catharines Diocese Catholic high schools... -» Full Story