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OTTAWA ARCHBISHOP TO MEET WITH CLERGY AND LAITY IN ST. JOHN’S
(St. John’s) Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Archdiocese of Ottawa will be meeting with the clergy and laity of the Archdiocese of St. John’s in April to discuss the Catholic concept of Stewardship.
Archbishop Prendergast was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1972. Since ordination he has served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto 1995 -1998 and Archbishop of Halifax 1998 -2007. He was installed Archbishop of Ottawa in June 2007.
As bishop of Halifax he placed particular emphasis and gave definite support for Stewardship.
Rene Estrada who is responsible for developing the Stewardship process in the Archdiocese of St. John’s described stewardship as “involving a spiritual relationship with God. “He continued Stewardship is not a program, but a way-of-life, based in Scripture. The four pillars of stewardship are hospitality, prayer, formation and service.
The one day presentation by Archbishop Prendergast is seen as an opportunity to invite and encourage clergy and parishioners to experience, witness and live the stewardship way of life in response to their baptismal call to discipleship.
The Archbishop will be giving two presentations on April 15.
A morning presentation will be given to the priests of the Archdiocese and an evening session to representatives from parishes in the Archdiocese.
Some of the issues that Archbishop Prendergast will address are the importance of Stewardship in a Parish and the importance and necessity of Stewardship.
For more information on Stewardship and on reserving a space for Archbishop Prendergast’s presentation contact:
Rene Estrada
Stewardship Director
P.O. Box 1363
St. John’s,NL
709-726-3660
restrada@nf.aibn.com
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