Last week, all was well (normal that is) but as evening cast its hews over the landscape, news was breaking in one of the neighbouring parishes that major changes are coming.
The parish of the Most Holy Redeemer has been in existence since 1949, and since that time, there have always been members of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (otherwise known as Redemptorists) here ... but those days are about to come to a close.
In a letter published on Saturday evening, Rev. Mark Miller, C.Ss.R., Provincial Superior for the Edmonton-Toronto Province of the Redemptorists (effectively the boss of all Redemptorists living and exercising ministry in Canada) explained that the Congregation will withdraw from serving the parish of Holy Redeemer as of August 1, 2012.
The months ahead will not be easy, for the congregation and for the priests who have established such deep roots in this city and in that parish, so we will need to keep them all in our prayer. Change is never easy, but it is necessary at times. With friends to walk the road together, perhaps the change will be just a bit more bearable.
The parish of the Most Holy Redeemer has been in existence since 1949, and since that time, there have always been members of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (otherwise known as Redemptorists) here ... but those days are about to come to a close.
In a letter published on Saturday evening, Rev. Mark Miller, C.Ss.R., Provincial Superior for the Edmonton-Toronto Province of the Redemptorists (effectively the boss of all Redemptorists living and exercising ministry in Canada) explained that the Congregation will withdraw from serving the parish of Holy Redeemer as of August 1, 2012.
The months ahead will not be easy, for the congregation and for the priests who have established such deep roots in this city and in that parish, so we will need to keep them all in our prayer. Change is never easy, but it is necessary at times. With friends to walk the road together, perhaps the change will be just a bit more bearable.
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