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THE ANNUAL
COLLECTION THE CHURCH IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY
NEWSLETTER

VOLUME 4
NUMBER 2 Dear Brother, dear Sister in Christ,
SEPTEMBER
2021
In this issue of our newsletter, I would like to make
mention of the work of support and accompaniment
THE CHURCH IN THE provided throughout the year by the Catholic Church
SERVICE OF THE of Montreal. The period from 2020 to 2021 has been an
COMMUNITY
anomaly caused by the disastrous COVID 19 pandemic.
THE CHURCH’S †S.E. Mgr. Christian Lépine The Catholic Church of Montreal has grown closer than
PRESENCE IN THE ever to the community and continues in its service and the proclamation
STREET
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Working with other organizations in
CARING FOR ONE Montreal, the diocesan Church participated in creating structures to
ANOTHER provide assistance and support. It offered training and accompaniment to

THE FAMILY AS young people, couples, families and divorced or separated people. It also
THE BASIC UNIT OF provided support to the homeless and migrants, to those seeking asylum
SOCIETY and to seasonal workers, all the while remaining an engaged listener
and a source of spiritual guidance. The sphere of action of the diocesan
HYBRID APPROACH
TO YOUTH Church is so vast and so varied that we cannot mention everything in one
TRAINING newsletter.

IN YOUR CALENDAR For these reasons, I wish to express my deepest and most heartfelt
gratitude to all those who support the Catholic Church of Montreal. Your
WHAT WOULD WE
DO WITHOUT YOU? contributions, both material and financial, have allowed us to sow joy, love
and hope in so many hearts.
SEXUAL ABUSE: THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH I would invite you to join in the celebration of the Mass of Thanksgiving
OF MONTREAL that I will preside for your personal intentions on October 16 at Mary
CONFRONTS THE Queen of the World Cathedral.
SITUATION HEAD-
ON I pray that God may bless you and all your families now and always.

†H.E. Most Rev. Christian Lépine
Archbishop of Montreal