The proceeds of the World Mission Sunday collection provides the bulk of the funding for emerging churches. Through our generosity, great work is being done for the Church in need in the global South -- our brothers and sisters in Christ. And this year is the one hundredth anniversary of World Mission Sunday! We can look back with gratitude on the good fruit that has been produced over the last one hundred years, and look ahead with faith at what will be accomplished. World Mission Sunday is an initiative of the Pontifical Missions Society.
On September 30 we recognize and honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. Archbishop Dunn invites people across the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth to take that day to intentionally listen and learn about the residential school system and pray together for the local efforts being made to walk together with the Mi’kmaq to seek true healing and reconciliation.
This year, Divine Mercy Parish is celebrating a significant milestone: the 100th Anniversary of the official opening of St. Andrew Church in Eastern Passage in 1926. Since 1850 (176 years) the presence of St. Andrew Church and congregation has been a cornerstone of the Eastern Passage-Cow Bay community, providing a place of worship, fellowship, celebration, support, and a variety of outreach programs. As we reflect on our history, we recognize that the dedication of former parishioners, clergy, and religious, played a significant role in shaping the former parish of St. Andrew, now Divine Mercy Parish. Divine Mercy Parish invites all to join us for Holy Mass at St. Andrew Church on one or all of these dates: