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2013-05-16

Called home to the Father: Fr. John Dermott O'Callaghan

Fr. John Dermott O'Callaghan passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Father Dowd Memorial Home in Montreal, Quebec at the age of eighty-nine.

A Great Mission in Public Places

The Neocatechumenal Way will hold 5 weekly meetings on the forecourt just outside of the Notre-Dame Basilica in Old-Montreal, starting May 19, at 2 p.m. Come discover!

Diocesan Patronal Feast

Sr. Madeleine Saint-Michel, rhsj, Loyola High School, the Christian Brothers and the Frères de Saint-Gabriel will be presented with the Diocesan Merit Award on May 31 at 7 :30 p.m. at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

With the Official Montreal Group

Given the lack of registration, the anglophone group of the Montreal Delegation will not be formed. Pilgrims who wish to join the francophone group are welcome to do so, on condition that they are comfortable with the fact that all the animation throughout the trip will be in French. For trip information you can visit the francophone web page Pèlerinages organisés.

Other Pilgrimages

All pilgrimage organizers for the IEC 2012 in Dublin are invited to send us their links and email addresses, so we can post them on this page to share with the greater community.

Registration

Over two thousand pilgrims have already registered for the Congress, with the largest groups coming from Canada, the United States and Britain. Don’t forget that there is a specially reduced early registration fee available until the end of November. The best arrangement is to register your minimum expected group numbers and you can add additional names at a later stage if the numbers go up. As registration numbers become clearer, it will become possible for us to make the logistical decisions which are required for ticketing, seating, translation etc.

Clergy

There is a dedicated registration page for Bishops, Priests and Deacons, who will need accreditation for the exercise of their ministry. When registering as a member of the clergy, you can link your registration to that of a group to which you belong, by inserting the group number in your own registration. You will receive a testimonial form to be completed by you and by your Bishop or Provincial Superior. When you return this to us, we will arrange for your accreditation to be issued by the diocesan Chancellery. Bishops and major religious superiors are asked to return the testimonial form, but there is no need for them to seek a testimonial from any other person. Please understand that early registration will also help us to ensure that the accreditation process is carried out efficiently.