The last
two weekends have been full of wonderful encounters with members of the Deanery
of St. John the Baptist in Canada. Trinity Sunday was spent with the
vibrant and growing community of St. John the Evangelist, Calgary, where Fr.
Lee Kenyon presented seven young people to receive the sacrament of
confirmation. Thanks to the help of the Bishop of Calgary, we were also
able to witness the ordination of Adrian Martens as deacon. Deacon Adrian
will be a much-needed hand at St. John’s. He also serves as the ecumenical
officer for the Diocese of Calgary, a work that goes to the heart of our mission.
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| Msgr Steenson with Cardina Wuerl of Washington |
I was also
able to visit our community in Edmonton, which has been gathered together by
Dr. David Skelton and is now served by Fr. David McLeod of the Military
Ordinariate. Thanks to the hospitality of the Knights of Columbus, the
community has a convenient central location in which to worship. It has
great potential.
On Corpus
Christi Sunday I was in Toronto, at the French parish of Sacré-Coeur, where the
Ordinariate community of St. Thomas More assembles. Under the able
pastoral leadership of Fr. John Hodgins, the Ordinariate’s mission in Toronto
is laying good foundations and is beginning to grow. The community is
blessed already with a truly outstanding musical identity. We celebrated
the Feast of the patron, St. Thomas More, with a glorious mass setting composed
in his honor. Our noble choral patrimony has found a powerful witness in
Toronto.
There is so
much to be thankful for, eh? And as a special treat last weekend, Fr.
Kenyon took me to visit the set of the television series, “Fargo,” which for
some reason is being filmed in Calgary near St. John’s. We two priests
were mistaken for actors. I bet we could come up with a good screenplay!
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