Centre for Social Justice and Good Works seeks new Board members

Wear your orange and participate in Orange Shirt Day this year!

This letter is being sent to you because you currently have a child in Grade Two/Three/Four at one of our local schools and live within our parish boundaries.

Featuring a cruise aboard the "Jewel of the Sea" - Royal Caribbean Cruises with Fr. Hamish Currie, Pastor, Precious Blood Cathedral in Sault Ste. Marie

Father Chad Franklin tried to talk himself out of going to the seminary. More than once.

A "Contemplative Retreat" focuses on the heart and one's personal spiritual experiences. To assist you to come to deep inner stillness, music, poetry, silent pauses, images, Scripture will be included in Powerpoint presentations. It is highly recommended that you eliminate any other activities during this 24 hour period so that you can fully enter into the process of "LISTENING" -- Listening to your deeper self -- Listening to the Divine within. To Register: email shalomssm@shaw.ca or call 705-254-4690

Please note that Chad’s Ordination on August 26 at 2pm and the Chrism Mass on August 27th 10am will be live stream. You can either access via the Pro-Cathedral of the Assumption webpage (procathedral.ca) which will soon have the information and link or simply navigate directly to the parish Youtube page (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjJC5fYFaJca86Nf9i7Pu0A).

For youth ages 6-13 for 7 weeks. Pre-registration required. Dates Subject to change because of Covid.

Fr. Clarence has been appointed administrator in Blind River. We are very grateful for Fr. Clarence’s ministry here at Precious Blood. On a personal note, Fr. Clarence has been a tremendous friend and support to me, and I will miss him. I have assured him that this is home, and he is more than welcome at any time. Fr. Hamish

I invite you to join me in welcoming Deacon Chad Franklin to our parish. Bishop Dowd has appointed Deacon Chad to Precious Blood in anticipation of his ordination to the Priesthood on August 26 of this year. A local boy, Deacon Chad, is familiar with Sault Ste. Marie and looks forward to getting to know our parish and its parishioners. Chad attended St. Peters Seminary, London, Ontario and graduated with a Master of Divinity degree. As soon as health directives permit, Over the next year or so, Chad looks forward to getting acquainted with the realities of parish life to experience the demands and rewards of serving God’s people. Preparing Deacon Chad for ministry as a priest is not just my responsibility; rather, it is ”OUR” responsibility. I encourage you to make him welcome into the parish and your lives so he can gain wisdom and insight as he integrates his knowledge, skills and personal conviction as he moves closer to his priestly ordination. We will give him a proper welcome as the Church reopens, hopefully in the near future. In the meantime – hold him in your prayer. Fr. Hamish

Terry Sheehan announced today a financial contribution for the Centre for Social Justice and Good Works.

The Centre for Social Justice and Good Works will establish its Project Entrepreneurship social enterprise training program with the help of the federal government.

Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall Bishop Marcel Damphousse has been named the new bishop for the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie. His installation date has not been announced. (Photo/Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops)

The Journey

CWL Raises $2,800.00 for the Journey

Hard cover books about the history of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie ARE available for purchase in the parish office.....

it has been a busy month for the Journey. A representative of the Journey attended weekend masses on successive weeks at St. Jerome's, Holy Family and St. Veronica,s Parishes to explain the Journey to Parishioners.

Representatives of the Journey will be speaking at all the Masses across the city in the fall to explain how important the Gathering Place will be to all Catholics.