Catholic Missions In Canada Magazine, Spring 2014

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PLUS: Jesus among us • Missionary spirit continues • Oblates remembered

Saying gOOdbyeto faithful missionary

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JOUrneyS, LOng & ShOrt

each day, we embark on a journey. It could be to work or to run errands, or

for the young ones, to walk or ride to school, or for those who’ve retired, to visit family and kin. Always, there’s antici-pation in its completion.

Our missionaries, too, expe-rience the same expectations and joy. Each day, they venture to bring the love of Jesus to the people of our land. For some, as you will note in this issue, it could be a time to say goodbye after decades of faithful service, and entrusting the continuing mission of proclaiming His Gos-pel to those who come after.

From the lay formation ses-sions at the Mikilaaq Centre in Arviat, Nunavut, to the pasto-ral visits to the remote missions in Northern British Columbia, missionaries provide a caring presence to their communities.

This Easter, let us be like our missionaries. Let us make our celebration a faith-filled time to put into action the call for evangelization: “Know your faith, invite others to share it, and live out your faith with joy and fervour.”

Patria C. Rivera

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Editor: Patria C. Rivera

Officers of Catholic Missions In Canada are:Thomas Cardinal Collins of Toronto, Apostolic

Chancellor; Bishop David Motiuk, Ukrainian Eparch of Edmonton, Alberta, Vice-Chancellor;

James Milway of Hamilton, Ontario, Secretary; and Terence Freitas of Unionville, Ontario, Treasurer.

Other members of the Board of Governors are:Archbishop Daniel Bohan, of Regina, Saskatchewan;

Bishop Albert Thévenot, m. afr., of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; Bishop John Corriveau, o.f.m. cap.,

of Nelson, British Columbia; Bishop Michael Mulhall of Pembroke, Ontario; Bishop Richard Grecco

of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Harry Lafond of Marcelin, Saskatchewan;

Marie Fiorellino Di Poce of Kleinburg, Ontario; Leonard Racioppo of Toronto, Ontario; and

Carlo De Pellegrin, c.a., of Richmond Hill, Ontario.

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Cover Photo:Cover Photo: After serving for 55 years, Sister Marie-Claire Boucher, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec,

retires from her ministry in Northern Manitoba.

Photo by Sister Norma Samar, Our Lady’s Missionaries

30The Oblates we know and love In the Yukon, Oblates founded scores of missions, built numerous churches Sister Edith Elder

40Saying goodbyeis always hard to doFirst Nations missions give big send-off to beloved missionary Sister Father Robert Laroche, o.m.i.

dePartMentS 2 Editor’s Notes 4 From the President’s Desk 42 Gift Planning 46 Letters

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Jesus is still journeying He has come among the

people of Arviat to proclaim the Good News

Sister Fernande Rivard, s.a.s.v.

12The missionary spirit continues

Logging missions keep the faith with help of

parishioners and lay leaders Father Nestor Silva, o.m.i.

20 Healing retreats in

Northern Saskatchewan Communities find healthy

and loving ways to deal with grief and trauma

Father Susai Jesu, o.m.i.

24Walking the presence

of Scripture How missionaries share

the image of Jesus in small mission communities

Barbara MacDougall

Volume 33, Number 1 Spring 2014

Pastoral leader Mike Panika and Sister Dorica Sever, f.m.m., during a baptism

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FiLLed with the SPiritPope urges people to ponder seriously their role in the mission undertaking of the Church.by Father PhiLiP J. Kennedy, PreSident

FrOM the PreSident’S deSK

Jesus wants a missionary who is able to proclaim the Good News—not only with words,

but also with a life that is trans-formed by God’s presence. This is part of a recent meditation of pope Francis, in which he thinks seriously about the great task of the missionary in our world today, and urges people

to ponder seriously their role in the mission undertaking of the Church.

“As for you, continue in what you learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it.” (2 Tim 3:14) Saint paul is the great mission-ary whom we imitate, since he has left us such an example of

strength and endurance, and witness in the faith that he learned from Jesus through the Apostles.

In recent months, our Cana-dian Missions are pleased to have new bishops evangelizing across this vast nation.

Newly installed as mission pastors have been Bishop daniel Jodoin of Bathurst, Bishop Tony Krotki, o.m.i., of Churchill-Hudson Bay, Bishop Stephen Jensen of prince George, Bishop Serge poitras of Timmins, Bishop paul Terrio of Saint paul, and Bishop Mark Hagemoen of Mackenzie-Fort Smith.

Among other bishops and many experienced priests and

sisters and lay persons, the mission fields are blessed with those who “live a life that is transformed by God’s presence.”

The evangelization of which the pope speaks, and St. paul proclaims, is indeed informed by the Spirit. The Lord is pleased when the missionary lets him-self or herself be guided by the Holy Spirit, moving in ways directed by the Spirit’s energy and through the Word of Sacred Scripture. This guidance leads a person by prayer and meditation to be a true evange-lizer of Jesus Christ. So, as paul says, “everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.”

‘the Lord is pleased when the missionary lets himself or herself be guided by the holy Spirit, moving in ways directed by the Spirit’s energy’

Bishop Stephen Jensen of Prince George, Northern British Columbia, celebrating Mass.

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“JeSUS waS JOUrneying through towns and villages, proclaiming the Good News of the King-dom of God. With him were the Twelve, as well as some women…” (Luke 8:1-3.)

This page of the Gospel that the liturgy offered us this past year is a reality for us these days. Jesus is still journeying through towns and villages. He has come among us in Arviat, stopping to

invite people to walk with Him, to become His disciples and to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God. As to faith-ful disciples, He entrusts to them ministries within their commu-nity and confirms them in their call to work as leaders and to be witnesses of His Love.

In response to this invitation, ten persons made a commitment to give over two hours every day

JeSUS iS StiLL JOUrneyingJesus has invited the people of Arviat to become His disciples.by SiSter Fernande riVard, S.a.S.V.

‘wOrd becOMe FLeSh’ FOr PeOPLe in arViat

Saint Theresa parish church in Arviat, Nunavut, in the Diocese of Churchill-Hudson Bay.


to the study of the Bible. They were to be found in the Miki-laaq Centre every evening from Monday to Friday, after days fully spent working, as well as on Saturday afternoons. This build-ing has been transformed into a diocesan centre for formation, renewal and meetings, thanks to the great generosity and unceas-ing dedication of Monique and réal Leclerc who have been working, with Sister Simone Bastien, the Franciscan Mis-sionaries of Mary (FMM) provincial supe-rior, and Sister doriça Sever, f.m.m., in the planning and setting up of this project.

The men and women study-ing on this level have already completed the first part of the program, “Builders of the New Earth,” designed by Jesuit Father patrick McCorkell, and adapted to the needs of the Inuit in the Churchill-Hudson Bay diocese by Sr. Sever, director of the program, assisted by raymonde pelletier and myself.

As we entered into this sec-ond formation session, we saw with great joy the progress that

the participants, both men and women, had made since the year before and the enthusiasm that still motivated them. They con-tinued to bear in their hearts a great desire to go more deeply into the Word by meditating on it, by making it part of their prayer, and by sharing it with the group. The joy they had found in discovering how this Word becomes flesh in daily life in their families, their workplace

and their par-ish, was quite evident.

As anima-tor for the first week, Fr. McCorkell proposed a very simple form of prayer based on Biblical texts and the artis-tic collection

illustrating the life of “The One called Jesus,” painted by Maurice Gaudreault from Fauquier, a small village in Northern Ontario. par-ticipants listened to the reading of an incident in the Gospel, took it to heart, and meditated on it with the help of the pictures, so as to pass it on to others through the testimony of a life in the service of the Kingdom.

This teaching, given in the form of a retreat, helped

participants to gradually enter into an attitude of openness, interiorization, and acceptance. Since our people felt com-fortable with this activity, we adopted it for the whole session.

On the Saturdays, it was with a video tape, “Faith Lessons on the promised Land,” that we presented our course. Thanks to this teaching aid, we visited places in which the great events in the history of the people of God took place; they helped us understand how God was pres-ent to His people and never abandoned them in spite of their deviations, their faults and

their infidelities. The guide that came with the film permitted us to go more deeply into the con-tent and always left us with one or two questions related to the text, questions that had meaning for us, and challenged us in the midst of our daily lives.

For the last part of the proj-ect, we used the document, “The Bible and You,” com-posed by Oblate Father robert Lechat, published in English and in Inuktitut. This document per-mits a short survey of the entire Bible: what it is, its major divi-sions, when it was written and by whom, and why we should

Front, from left: Fidel Ramirez, Pat Smith, Winnie Malla, Jacky Otuk, Joan Malla, Angeline Koomuk. In back, from left: Lazarus Illungiayok, Paul Kattau, Sister Fer-nande Rivard, s.a.s.v., Sister Dorica Sever, f.m.m., and Father Patrick McCorkell, s.j.

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read it. It also provides a brief summary of each book in the Bible, which helps us to under-stand better how God’s great plan for humanity unfolded, how God walked with His peo-ple, and how He gave them guidance and made Himself known by entering into their history most especially in the Incarnation of His Son, Jesus.

To lead the participants to go a step further, a new factor was introduced in this last part of the session. Fidel ramirez, a very generous volunteer from New Mexico, initiated the group into Centering prayer, a form of

silent prayer that prepares one for the prayer of contempla-tion. This method allows one to develop a relationship with God beyond all words, thoughts and feelings. This form of prayer is a response to Christ’s invitation, “But when you pray, go into your room, and closing the door, pray to your Father in secret…” Here again, people have accepted this method which we tried out for ten minutes at the beginning of each meeting.

As the session advanced, we found that people were more open with one another, that they shared their reflections on the Word of

God more spontaneously, since it applies to their daily lives. To main-tain their enthusiasm, projects are already under consideration that would provide a follow-up to their formation and allow them to grow in their faith, while at the same time fitting them even more fully for the exercise of their ministry as leaders within their parish and their community.

We extend our grateful thanks to Oblate Bishop Emeritus reynald

rouleau for his great interest in the project as well as his constant support. The third and last session in the project, “practices in Ministry,” is foreseen for 2014 and it is with our newly-

appointed Bishop Anthony Krotki, o.m.i., that we will be planning it.

Yes, Jesus is still journeying through towns and villages…and we see Him at work among us!

Sister Fernande Rivard, a member of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, is part of the ministry team in Mikilaaq Centre in Arviat in the Diocese of Churchill-Hudson Bay, Nunavut.

Mikilaaq Centre director Sister Dorica Sever, f.m.m., and Sister Fernande Rivard, s.a.s.v., with leaders of tomorrow in front of the mission house in Arviat, Nunavut.

Father Patrick McCorkell, s.j., praying with pastoral leaders

at the cemetery in Arviat.

‘ Jesus is still journeying through towns and villages…and we see him at work among us!’


MiSSiOnS in nOrthern b.c.

In the following photo essay, Oblate Father Nestor Silva shares some of the recent events

in the communities he serves.by Father neStOr SiLVa, O.M.i.


FOrt ware, b.c.Fort Ware in British Col-umbia is a reserve for the Sekani-dene people. The local people call their place Kwadacha. For quite some-time the church building in Fort Ware was a converted log cabin. The people dreamt of building a new church. That dream became a real-ity when the Band Council decided to build one in 2011; they call it Kwadacha Com-munity Church. The church is now used by the Evangeli-cals and Catholics.

In August 2011, I became the mission administrator in Fort Ware. Our mission is located northeast of the town of Mackenzie in Brit-ish Columbia, and about 600 km from prince George, on logging roads. The com-munity has a population of about 400 people.

The people are very happy to have their new and beauti-ful church building.

(Top) The new church building and rectory;

(Inset) Old church;

(Left) Pastor Oblate Father Nestor Silva visiting elder Nellie Charlie.

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St. JOhn the baPtiSt MiSSiOn: FOrt babine, b.c.Fort Babine in Northern British Columbia lies north from Smith-ers along logging roads. April 19, 2013 was a milestone for the church—the newly renovated church was blessed by the new bishop of the diocese of prince George, Bishop Stephen Jensen.

Elaine Farrell was the pasto-ral administrator who began the big project together with the parishioners. They renovated the church with the help and lead-ership from the Carrier people Band Council.

The Flying Oblate Missionar-ies covered the mission for years until tragedy struck in 2001.

Oblate Fathers Brian Bal-lard and Ivan McCormack died in a plane crash.Fr. Ballard, the plane’s pilot, is buried in the mis-sion graveyard beside the church. Elaine was working with them at the time. She continued to serve the needs of the faithful people until August 2011.

Through the years, the mission has been receiving a very generous grant from Catholic Missions In Canada. I took over from Elaine as mission administrator. I am hon-oured to continue on the mis-sionary spirit of the place with the help and assistance of our people.

(Top) The church and rectory;

(Right) Some parishioners at St. John the

Baptist mission in Fort Babine, Northern

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Prince George.

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Sacred heart MiSSiOn: taKLa Landing, b.c.Sacred Heart of Jesus mission is located in Takla Landing, Northern British Columbia.

Takla Landing lies north of the town of Fort St. James. It can be accessed through three to four hours of driv-ing on logging roads. It has a population of about 300 people mainly belonging to the Carrier people. The church building and the rec-tory are still heated only by a wood furnace through the cold freezing winters. The people are helpful and gen-erous, and participate in many activities of the mis-sion. They pay particular attention that their priest is nourished and healthy. This mission is led by lay leader Chief Frank Williams.

We are grateful to Catho-lic Missions In Canada and its donors for their unbounded help and support to our mis-sions through the years.

Oblate Father Nestor Silva is pastoral administrator of St. Theresa’s Missions in the Diocese of Prince George, British Columbia.

(Top) Church lay leader Chief Frank Williams and wife Cecile, middle, teaching schoolchildren the traditional dances.

(Left) The church and rectory at Sacred Heart of Jesus mission in Takla Landing, Northern British Columbia.


Over in pelican Nar-rows and Sandy Bay in Northeastern Sas-katchewan, transforma-tions are taking place in people’s lives and

in their families—thanks to the courage of over 110 participants to date who have learned healthy and loving ways to deal with unresolved grief and trauma.

The Grief and Trauma

recovery team consists of Tak-ing Flight International-certified trainers pastor Father Susai Jesu, o.m.i., of Sandy Bay and peli-can Narrows parishes, and lay leader Ina Feitz ray of Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan. The intensive four-day program uses indig-enous-based teachings to offer meaningful and lasting help to those in need in our small Northern communities. Ph

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‘Like lifting a heavy burden off my shoulders’by Father SUSai JeSU, O.M.i.

at Sandy bay and PeLican narrOwS MiSSiOnS

participants enter the pro-gram carrying the grief and traumas that they have endured, as well as the intergenerational traumas inherited from their parents and grandparents, many of whom attended native resi-dential schools.

One participant explained the experience as “like lifting a heavy burden off my shoulders that allows me to carry on my

life with my head held high and my heart so much lighter.”

Our retreats invite anyone 15 and older who want help dealing with difficult life situations and need healing beyond significant losses in early life. These losses include: significant losses (death or life circumstances), suicide, tragic deaths, intergenerational losses (residential school).

We experience many losses

heaLing retreat tranSFOrMS grieF & traUMa

Oblate Father Susai Jesu with participants at a recent Grief and Trauma Healing Retreat in Northern Saskatchewan.


throughout life. While some losses are much more significant than others, each loss is grieved. Each loss often carries with it numerous associated losses, including a loss of self-esteem, self-respect, self-identity, and pride and dignity. Each of these associated losses contributes to feelings of self-doubt and insecurity.

The team offers a holistic approach to individuals, groups, families, and communities who have experienced trauma and are in need of grief sup-port. Since trauma affects every aspect of humanness, interven-tions must be integrated. We offer strategies which promote rapid healing of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual manifes-tations of trauma.

All healing and education offered in the Grief and Trauma recovery retreat arises from the philosophy that much of the

pain experienced during trauma is spiritual in nature. Thera-peutic applications to trauma work include artwork, move-ment, drumming, imagery, energy work, nature work and ceremony, which are all soul-ful experiences. Attendees are required to participate in all the exercises. So far, we have had ten healing retreats both in Sandy

Bay and pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan.

We have received finan-cial assistance from the Mis-sionary Associates of Mary Immaculate (MAMI) in Sas-katoon, the Local Band Office of Sandy Bay (pBCN), and Northern School division of Sandy Bay as well as from the Vancouver Foundation in British Columbia. We are very

grateful to all of them for their financial assistance.

Special thanks, too, to Oblate Missions Associates Lacombe Canada (AMMI) who have gen-erously sponsored three Grief and Trauma Healing retreats—one in Sandy Bay and two in pelican Narrows.

Born in South India, Oblate Father Susai Jesu is pastor of St. Gertrude Church in Pelican Narrows and Our Lady of Seven Sorrows parish in Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan, in the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas. M

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OUr MiSSiOnarieS in actiOn

waLKing the ‘PreSence’ OF

ScriPtUre More about ‘being’ than ‘doing’

by barbara MacdOUgaLL

The late Oblate Missionary Father Brian Ballard with pastoral worker Elaine Farrell, on right, and native elder and young boy in the Diocese of Prince George, Northern British Columbia.


to watch our missionaries in action is to be inspired to look at one’s own Christian bar and see if it can be moved upwards a bit—much like watch-

ing television “reality shows.”picture a “commissioned” man

or woman (cleric or lay) assigned to a remote parish, arriving at their post on an assigned day. There will be very few residents living in the area who will not know what to expect from this person: this person will be walk-ing the image of Christ into the village and among them, walk-ing the image set out in Scripture of what life looks like when put in its right order—the order it had before the Fall.

The great mis-sionary bishop, retired Bishop Ger-ald Weisner, o.m.i., of prince George diocese, simply asked his mission-aries to go forth and “…be a pres-ence,” and the rest was left in the“details” for the missionary to figure out.

In my early days as a lay mis-sionary in the diocese of prince George, I started going about what I thought the “way” should

be in my little village of Tachie, British Columbia, and each month I would get a call from my bishop who always began with, “How are you,” and I would rattle on, “Oh fine, Bishop. We’re doing this and that and…,” and he would stop me, and say, “But how are you?” That gave me pause, as I corrected myself, knowing this was more about my “being” than my “doing.” Wis-dom spoke and dictated I should start looking around at the sea-soned missionaries for clues about how “being” was worked out in their practice.

I didn’t have far to look. The diocese has many varieties of Catholic “presence in action.”

I had been assigned to replace the intrepid Sister of Mercy, Sister Maureen ryan, who had come as a young girl from Ireland in the ’60s at an international appeal from Bishop Fergus O’Grady

for “Frontier Apostles” to help him build up the diocese. Young people came from all over the world and many stayed and still live upright Christian lives among the people of the prince George diocese. Sister Maureen

served for two years, then went back to Ireland to join the Sisters of Mercy and would later return to serve in the prince George diocese for many years of “pres-ence” until her health gave out.

Eight years ago, the prioress of the dominican order sent out a challenge to her sisters asking if any would like to become missionaries to remote Northern areas above the 49th parallel.

Thirty sisters applied, and all had finished distinguished careers and were ready for the next chal-lenge. Four chose to go to the prince George diocese where they have served in hospital chaplaincy, marriage and family program, retreat centre, and pastoral admin-istration. The four dominican

Sisters of Adrian, Michigan, sta-tioned in prince George diocese were Sister Jean Marie Lehtinen, o.p., Sister Jude VanBaalen, o.p., Sister Terianne deYonker, o.p., Sister Beverly Bobola, o.p.

Not nearly enough accolades can be given to the impact of that great institution, “Frontier Apos-tolate,” on the diocese of prince George, primarily with the redemptive spin-off to wherever the missionaries roamed thereaf-ter. Those who can still be found to talk about their service and experiences all look back at their apostleship with bright sparkles in their eyes and wide smiles on their faces. It was a joyous, excit-ing, challenging, and most blessed time in their lives.

‘the diocese has many varieties of catholic presence in action’

Standing, from left, Dominican Sisters Jean Marie Lehtinen, Jude VanBaalen, Beverly Bobola, Terianne DeYonker; seated, Ursuline Sister Hazel Dalton (former chancellor of Prince George diocese, now on Ursuline General Council in Paris) and the late Sister Anne Sheridan, o.s.u.

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ObLate MiSSiOnary Father Jean-Marie MOUchet, the longest living Oblate in the Yukon, died on december 2, 2013, in the dio-cese of White-horse, Yukon. He was 96.

Fr. Mouchet was born on May 1, 1917, in Malbuisson, France. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Congregation of the Mission-ary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1945.

First assigned to Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, in the diocese of Whitehorse, he would be posted subsequently to Old Crow, Yukon. In 2002, he wrote Men and Women of the Tundra, recounting his experi-ences in the North.

Father JOSePh MeeùS, O.M.i., 86,

passed away on decem-ber 1, 2013, at Taché Centre in St. Boniface, Manitoba.

Fr. Meeùs was a missionary

in Koartak, Wakeham Bay, Ivuy-ivik, povungnituk, in Northern Québec. He also served in Chesterfield Inlet, Iqaluit, rankin Inlet, and Igloolik in Nunavut, in the diocese of Churchill-Hudson Bay.

Father LOUiS FOUrnier, O.M.i., 91, passed away on November 25, 2013, at Coral Harbour, Nunavut.

Fr. Fournier served for 57 years in the High Arctic, com-ing to Canada after his ordina-tion in 1953. He first served in the mission in Igloolik, Nun-avut, learned Inuktitut, and then established a mission in Ikpik, on the shores of Baffin Island. He later served in Iqaluit, Whale Cove and repulse Bay. He retired in 2007, but decided to come back to serve the Inuit people in Coral Harbour, and, from time to time, missions in repulse Bay, Whale Cove and Arviat. He was the longest serv-ing Oblate to the Inuit people.

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A quintessential member of that group is Elaine Farrell, who had served continuously in the diocese since her Frontier Apos-tolate days, travelling to and min-istering as pastoral life director to four remote and not-easily-acces-sible First Nations villages. Elaine was there during the heyday of the Flying Missions with the late Oblate Fathers Brian Ballard and Ivan McCormack, and she con-tinued, by land access—a difficult task—when fly-ins were discon-tinued. Today, Elaine’s “presence” continues in her retirement, where she brings hospitality, teaching and celebration among the people privileged and blessed to have her in their community.

These are but a few of the remarkable men and women who have found that presence in the ordinary, everyday ministry—hidden from Southern view—can make Christianity real and alive in remote communities in Canada.

Although they may have come with a variety of personalities and orientations to the “walk with Christ” image, invariably the people in the villages have found these missionaries sim-ply emanate gentleness, humility, patience, prayerfulness and faith-ful listening in their interactions. They go about their day with joy, optimism and graciousness (not unlike the virtues highlighted in

Salesian Spirituality). In all, show-ing that “My yoke is easy and my burden light.”

“Easy and light” it may appear, but by no means a “walk in the park,” for, as with Christ saying, “I, if I be lifted up will draw all things to Myself,” certainly mis-sionaries are exposed to their community’s social dysfunctions, trials and tribulations and must react and be that “presence” they are called to be. On Calvary, we see it wasn’t all pleasant for Christ. What He represented was at cross-angles with what was around Him for the most part, but He “stayed the course” and triumphed.

The Catholic “presence” in our Northern communities is and will continue to be counter-culture to certain societal events in each community. In this, mis-sionaries see the Cross as spoken of by St. John of the Cross. The first impulse of most humans is to flee the Cross: “If the family isn’t getting along, I’m out of here. I don’t need this!” But not so the missionaries. They stay the course and share through their presence Christ’s gentleness, peace, kind-ness, forbearance and humility with the people they serve.

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the Yukon is a unique geographical territory. While Oblates made their first forays into its hinterlands in the 1860s,

missionary activity was sporadic until the Gold rush of 1898 to 1899. Father William Judge, s.j., was the first missionary to reach dawson City.

At the invitation of Oblate Bishop Émile-Jean Grouard of Athabaska-Mackenzie, Oblate Fathers Lefebvre and desmarais of St. Boniface, along with fel-low Oblates Fathers Edmond Gendreau and Corbeil, two

experienced missionaries from Athabaska-Mackenzie, came to work in the Yukon.

The Oblates soon spread out from dawson City to the whole territory. Fort Selkirk was estab-lished within the first year. With the building of the White pass railroad from Skagway to the navigable waters of the Yukon in 1900, Whitehorse began to take shape. In June 1900, Father Lefebvre, and Brother dumas, o.m.i., pitched their tent on the corner of 5th Avenue and Steele Street. A large tent was used as a temporary house of worship.

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the ObLateSwe KnOw and LOVe They celebrated marriages, baptized children, guided in the life of faith and buried the dead. by SiSter edith eLder

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The mission at Atlin was fol-lowed by Telegraph Creek, dease Lake, Carcross, Lower post, and Watson Lake. The building of the Alaska Highway in 1942 brought huge changes to the territory. It served as a link from one com-munity to another: Watson Lake, Teslin, Haines Junction, Burwash Landing and Beaver Creek. The Oblates provided worship services

for each community. Exploration and mining created new settle-ments: Mayo, Elsa, Keno, Cassiar and Faro. First Nations people lived in ross river, Upper Liard, Lower post, Iskut, prophet river and Fort Nelson.

Historically, the Oblates were largely responsible for establish-ing the Catholic Church in the diocese of Whitehorse. They founded scores of missions and built numerous churches. They celebrated marriages, baptized our

children, guided us in the life of faith and buried our dead.

due to the small population and the vastness of our land, the Oblates generally ministered to small groups, in isolated settle-ments, and travelled extensively by dogsled.

The territory received its own ecclesiastical jurisdic-tion under Bishop J. L. Coud-

ert, o.m.i., in 1944. He was in Whitehorse when the troops arrived to create the mili-tary highway. He stayed with the diocese until his death in rome in 1965.

Father Albert drean, o.m.i., became the first provincial of the Oblate Vice-province of Whitehorse in 1960. He was succeeded by Fathers J. p. Tanguay, o.m.i.; Alexis Monnet, o.m.i., and Oscar pauwels, o.m.i. After that, the Yukon and Brit-

ish Columbia provinces amalgam-ated to become St. paul’s province.

With notes from Father Morisset and Bishop J. L. Coudert’s Diaries

Sister Edith Elder, a member of the religious community of Companions of Angela and Francis (Koinonia Association) and a retired teacher from the Yukon, is also author of Embracing the Spirit Within, a book of inspirational stories and reflections.

‘the Oblates were largely responsible for establishing the catholic church in the diocese of whitehorse’

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Our Knitting Circle grew out of a Northern missionary’s life, and the passion of a small circle of family, friends and sup-

porters to help out the missions. Here is our story:Oblate Father Gaston Grenon

was born in Sudbury, Ontario, on March 8, 1910, and was baptized

at St. Anne parish in Sudbury. He was the third of the 12 children of Eugène Grenon and diana Valin.

The young Oblate made his first vows on November 13, 1931, and was ordained priest on June 24, 1936.

Fr. Grenon wished to be a missionary in Africa but was sent to minister at James Bay in

(Left) Ottawa visit: left, Sister of Saint Joseph Sheila Fortune, a missionary from Labrador, with knitter Pauline Trudel shopping for provisions for Sr. Sheila’s ministry.

(Right) One-hundred-two-year-old Fleur-Ange Lemieux, seated on left, with fellow knitters Rosanne Quirion and Pauline Trudel, and missionary Sister Sheila Fortune, c.s.j.

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1937, where he spent 58 years. He served in Fort George, Vieux-Comptoir and rupert House in Northern Québec, and later in Moosonee, North-ern Ontario. He retired in 1995 at Assumption House in Ottawa and lived at deschat-elet residence until his death in 2000.Ph

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wool and give it to people who make whatever they wish to knit or crochet.

In the fall of 2011, we had many unsold items. I phoned Catholic Missions In Canada to inquire if the items could be of use to them. I was put in touch with patricia Gyulay, CMIC’s outreach officer. With her help, we were able to ship the items to the mission of pukatawagan, Manitoba.

Last fall, we were given the name of Sister Sheila Fortune, c.s.j., who serves in the mission in Natuashish in the diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador.

We do not belong to the Catholic Women’s League or any other group. I coordinate every-thing. My daughter Julie and her husband richard do the running around, the packaging, and the posting. My daughter Madeleine and a friend, and my daughter-in-law diane knit special items

occasionally. They will be knit-ting slippers for the day-care centre as requested by Sr. Sheila.

In a conversation with a friend, Aurore Trahan, I men-tioned that Sr. Sheila was pre-paring some of the children for their First Communion. Together, we decided to send each child a rosary as a souvenir and as a surprise for Sr. Sheila. My friend immediately called her sister Annette, who’s 81, and

living in Sudbury, to make a dozen rosaries. Aurore belongs to a group in Sudbury who makes rosaries to send to differ-ent missions.

I keep in touch with Sr. Sheila to make sure I am sending her what she needs.

Pauline Trudel coordinates the Father Gaston Grenon Knitting Circle in Ottawa, Ontario.

With files from Diane Lemieux-Trudel

Fr. Grenon’s sister, Fleur-Ange Lemieux, at 102, is the only sur-viving member of the Grenon family. She was born in Sudbury, Ontario, on July 14, 1911.

At the age of 6, Fleur-Ange started knitting facecloths for the soldiers of the 1914-1918 War. She became a school teacher. In 1938, she married Oswald Oscar Lemieux; they have six children. Her husband passed away in 1990.

Fleur-Ange currently lives with her daughter Monique Fortin in Orleans, Ontario.

My son paul is married to their youngest daughter diane Lemieux-Trudel, who works at Notre dame Cathedral in Ottawa. My daughter-in-law says her mom “continues to crochet afghans, works on word searches and puzzles, and prays for us all.”

It takes Fleur-Ange about two weeks to make an afghan which is her favourite project.

rosanne Quérillon, 82, is a retired librarian from the University of Ottawa. She loves to knit and play cards. She knits hats and scarves, but at the present time she is knitting mostly socks. Thanks to her, we sent 54 pairs of socks to Saint Joseph Sister Sheila Fortune last fall for the people in Natuashish, Labrador.

I was born on October 2, 1928 as pauline Fogarty.

In August 1951, I married a wonderful man: roger Trudel. We have six children, 11 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. We are both retired teachers. Unfortu-nately, my husband suffers from Alzheimer’s and now lives in a specialized residence.

I have been on the bazaar committee of Notre dame Cathedral in Ottawa for the past 17 years, coordinating the knitting committee. I buy the

For information on how you or your group of friends can ‘twin’ your passion with compassion to support individual missionaries, please call catholic Missions in canada at 416-934-3424, or toll-free at 1-866-yeS-cMic (937-2642).


MiSSiOnary SiSterS OF chriSt the King

the end OF an era For the people in the Chilcotin region of British Columbia as well as for the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King, much will be missed as Sisters close their ministry in Anaham.by SiSter JO ann SUtherLand, M.c.r.

On Sunday, October 27, 2013, Bishop david Monroe of Kamloops diocese, British Colum-bia, presided at the

final Mass for the Sisters in Anaham. The Missionary Sisters of Christ the King have worked here in Anaham since 1944 so they have been part of the lives of the people here and the neighbouring reserves for many generations.

Over the years the Sisters have been involved in health care, education, and pastoral works. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to the many people who have touched our lives.

Throughout the years, Catholic Missions In Canada have sup-ported our works in many ways and most especially when our church here in Anaham burned down in January 2007. With the assistance of many donors, we were able to rebuild the log

church which is now an out-standing landmark along Highway 20 in the Chilcotin.

For now, Sister Evva Melan-son and Sister Henriette Fallu are are the last two Missionary Sisters of Christ the King to work here in Anaham. It is unfortunate that we do not have enough English-speaking Sisters to carry on the ministry, and so these Sisters will return to our Motherhouse in Montreal, Québec.

I have worked here in Ana-ham for over 20 years and am now working at our retreat house in Bohol, philippines. It has been a gift for me to come back at this time to help the

Sisters pack up and say goodbye to the people and to be able to thank Catholic Missions In Canada for their support.

Former missionary Sister Jo Ann Sutherland, m.c.r., has returned to her ministry at the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King Retreat House in Bohol, Philippines.

‘ it has been a gift for me to come back at this time to help the Sisters’

Sister Evva Melanson, on left, and Sister Henriette Fallu, Missionary Sisters of Christ the King, say goodbye to their ministry in Anaham, British Columbia.

Anaham community in Northern British Columbia was home for the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King for 44 years.

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January 16, 2014, is a date that will be remembered for years to come by the Catholic Christian communities of

the Island Lake area in Northern Mani-toba. On this day, the people bid farewell to Sister Marie-Claire Boucher, a Sister of Charity of Saint-Hyacinthe, Qué-bec, after over 30 years of service in that area. Sister Marie-Claire is a strong woman, both in faith and in action. She was called by her Supe-rior, Sister

diane Beaudoin, to return to the Motherhouse after celebrating her 83rd birthday.

In the early days at St. The-resa point, Sister Marie-Claire

was assigned to the kitchen as the cook for the many sisters who served as teachers in the area. Through the insistence

of Father dutil, an Oblate priest,

she became the reluctant gar-dener of the mission, a task which later became her passion and joy. When looking for Sister Claire

one would usu-ally find her in

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Saying gOOdbye tO FaithFUL MiSSiOnaryHer gentle and, at times, stern manner would cut to the chase, leaving no doubt of the concern she had for the poor and the justice due them. by Father rObert LarOche, O.M.i.

her kitchen baking cakes and cookies, which were in high demand. You could also find her in her garden accompanied by her faithful dog, Neko.

As the years went by, her role changed from being a simple cook to a respected elder and spiritual adviser to many in the community. Many would come to see her. Her gentle and, at times, stern manner would cut to the chase, leaving no doubt of the concern she had for the poor and the justice due them.

The celebrations surrounding her farewell began in Garden Hill, where a number of people gath-ered in the local church, first to celebrate Mass, and then to offer their gifts as they said a tearful goodbye. Next was the commu-nity of Wasagamach, who, with

their many gifts, offered her a pair of snowshoes to remind her of the North and of the people she jour-neyed with over those many years. Finally, the people of St. Theresa point also offered their farewell with speeches, dancing, and a choreographed performance by the youth of the community.

At the airport, despite the cold, many braved the frigid weather to wave a final goodbye as the plane made its way down the runway.

Oblate Father Robert Laroche served as pastor at St. Theresa Point and the Island Lake missions in Northern Manitoba, in the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas, for seven years. He is again back in the Archdiocese working in The Pas as vicar general/chancellor.

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giFt PLanning

Father pat Murphy says a fel-low priest encouraged him to start his annuities when

he was close to 70.It is a decision he has never

regretted. In fact, he has several annuities. Now that he is retired, his annuity income helps to pay his monthly living expense as his priestly pension doesn’t quite do it. It has also allowed him to help his family, take his sister on a trip to France, and at the end of his life, support Catholic Missions In Canada (CMIC). In his words, it has empowered him. He cred-its our solid and efficient way of managing our annuity program and answering his questions. He says he just has to pick up a phone to get clear answers and wishes more institutions were like us. You can read more of Father pat’s story in our next issue of Highlights.

priests and bishops across Canada make up eleven per cent (11%) of our annuitants. This is a significant number as priests make up less than one per cent (1%) of our population.

These priests and bishops have chosen CMIC’s gift annuities to supplement their retirement income. But just as important to them is that their annuities will help our mission-aries at the end of their own lives on earth. With their gift, they will leave a footprint that will keep God’s Word alive in our mission dioceses for generations to come.

Consider the benefits that CMIC gift annuities give to supplement your retirement income: secure, tax-free income guaranteed for your lifetime, and…peace of mind.

Here’s an example of how it works.

Father Tom at age 75 reviewed the information we provided, consulted his adviser, and wrote a cheque for $20,000 to Catholic Missions In Canada. Father’s age entitles him to receive a monthly cheque of $96.83. This represents an annual annuity rate of 5.8 per cent. Father received his first payment directly in his bank account one

retireMent incOMe With their annuity gifts, annuitants will leave a footprint that will keep God’s Word alive in our mission dioceses for generations to come. by winnie QUinn, charitabLe giFtS Manager

month to the day we received his cheque.

In addition to receiving regular fixed payments which are 100 per cent tax-free for life, Father Tom also received a charitable receipt for $6,473—or over 32 per cent of his investment. This receipt will help reduce income tax he owes on other income.

How does CMIC benefit from this arrangement? CMIC invests Father Tom’s gift of $20,000 in a special annuity fund for his life-time, expecting not only to have enough to make his monthly pay-ments, but also to have enough

left over after he has gone to his eternal life to benefit Catholic missions across our country.

Gift annuities can be obtained by donors over 60 years of age for their own needs, or by the donor for someone else—maybe an adult child, or family mem-ber who is a priest. Annuities are available for individuals or jointly for two related persons for a minimum of $10,000 cash or marketable securities.

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a joy of music has again combined with a spirit of generosity to pro-vide vital funding to our Canadian missionaries.

This is the 14th year that musical conductor Fergus Egan has led the Toronto-area musicians of St. Mary Star of the Sea Choir and St. Martin in the Woodlands Chorale in a concert of carols and Christmas

music in support of Catholic Missions In Canada.

Over that 14-year perfor-mance history, Fergus and the choirs have raised over $100,000 in support of our Canadian missionaries.

proceeds of this year’s concert will go towards lay formation and religious education programs in the Northern Alberta Archdiocese

cOncert FOr the MiSSiOnS

of Grouard-McLennan. This year’s concert also

featured performances by the Salvation Army Ensemble North York Temple Band under director Glen Barlow, and John Scerri, the St. Gregory Ensem-ble and St. Gregory Youth Choir led by Gianna Antonacci.

On behalf of our mission-aries, thank you to Fergus and his troupe of musicians whose

efforts bring such rewards to our missions—and introduces new friends at these concerts to the work of our missionaries! If you or your group can use your own creativity to benefit our mission ministries, we look forward to hearing from you.

Anne Hanley is publications and communications officer at Catholic Missions In Canada.

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cOntinUeSOver 14 years, Fergus Egan and his

choirs have raised more than $100,000 in support of our missions. by anne hanLey

Musical conductor Fergus Egan leads the combined St. Martin in the Woodlands Chorale and St. Gregory’s and St. Mary Star of the Sea choirs in a concert of carols.

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Members of St. Anthony’s parish, Houston, Brit-ish Columbia, would like

to thank you for your con-tinued support to our parish community.

The grant amount that Catholic Missions In Canada allocates for us each year provides us with a full-time pastoral assistant in the parish. Our parish community of St. Anthony’s is so blessed to have a person whom parishioners can approach when needs arise. Our pastoral assistant serves as a catechist, musician, secretary, liturgical coordinator, and spiritual presence in the community. We are truly grateful, for without your generous financial help and support, we will not able to afford to have one.

Thank you very much for letting us know that we are taken care of even though we live in a small community.

Father rectorino tolentino, Jr.Pastor, St. anthony’s Parish houston, british columbia diocese of Prince george

It is with much gratitude that we acknowledge your gen-erous donation to help offset the cost of renovations to our church this summer. Without it, we would have been unable to make some of the necessary repairs to our church basement. This would have curtailed our children’s Sunday ministry, other activities held in our church basement, and the fundraising that enables us to continue to keep our church open.

To get rid of the mould and dry-rot, we have had weeping tile, new rubberized coating, and special sheeting installed.

Inside the basement, the old walls have been torn out, and new gyproc meeting current fire regulations has been installed on new studding. As well, room has been created around the furnace to meet cur-rent fire regulations and a new storage area has been added.

david Sheppard For chF Parish council and parishionerschurch of the holy Family Lewisporte, newfoundlanddiocese of grand Falls

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chial Bishop Emeritus of Toronto and Eastern Canada, died on January 30, 2014, at the age of 86.

Born in 1927 in Win-nipeg, Manitoba, the young Cornelius entered the Order of St. Basil the Great in 1942, and was ordained a priest in rome in 1953. He was appointed Bishop of the

Ukrainian Eparchy of Saskatoon in 1995 and later was appointed Ukrainian Eparchial Bishop of Toronto and Eastern Canada.

Bishop pasichny served on the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Commission for

Ecumenism and Commission for Theology. He also served on the board of governors of Catholic Missions In Canada.

p.S. this spring, please feel free to send our magazine to your friends and family.

they will thank you for it — and so will we!To send a free one-year subscription to a friend or family

member, e-mail us at [email protected], or call 416-934-3424, or toll-free, at 1-866-YES-CMIC (937-2642),

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