Despite the confinement, life continues in the Mercier-East pastoral sector. The 6 members of the pastoral team maintained a communication and met the needs of the people in their neighbourhood. Check out their achievements.

Here is a list of some of the actions we have taken during this period of confinement:

• 9 telephone meetings with the churchwarden of the 3 parishes in our area;
• 4 letters-pamphlets to nearly 500 people in the pastoral sector (by mail and email);
• 3 "Zoom" meetings with the neighbourhood food drive;
• Celebrations:    

1. Holy Week celebrations with 4 people
2. Sunday masses with 4 -6 people
3. Weekly mass (Monday to Friday) with 2-3 people

• 24 funerals to be planned for the 3 parishes;
• Virtual interaction with the families registered in the faith education courses and the catechetical team(every week);
• Setting a network of communication and prayer among a few groups from our three communities;    
• Welcoming people who ask for food at St. Vincent de Paul (Tuesday and Friday);
• Gathering bread from a food market for the needs of the parish food counters (Thursday);
• Preparation of 8 quizzes for children and parents (available on the website);
• Communicating with the children and parents registered for the baptism process;
• Virtual meetings with the youth from the Servant's Club of the sector;
• Telephone meetings with Solidarité Mercier-Est;
• Organizing  virtual concerts at the Repos St-François-d'Assise cemetery;
•  "Zoom" meetings with the Gospel Adventure team;
• Preparation of the "Backpack" project;
• Maintenance and development of new content for the pastoral sector's website;
• Virtual communication with the catechumens and the candidates preparing for Confirmation, adolescents and adults;
• Visits and anointing of the sick when possible;
• Work at the St-Michel long-term health care home: communicating with families / helping with meals (residents).