In a small parish on the outskirts of the nation’s capital, the new year is starting like 2020 ended — with a close eye on the weather forecast. The question each week for Fr. Gerard Monaghan and the faithful of St. Faustina Parish in Cumberland is: how’s the weather and will it allow for the parish to hold an outdoor, in-person, drive-in Mass on the weekend?
On Monday, November 30, 2020, Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Terrence Prendergast the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee following the resignation of Bishop Robert Bourgon. As Apostolic Administrator, Archbishop Prendergast will oversee the Diocese until a new Bishop can be provided to lead the church in Hearst-Mossonee.
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J., is celebrating his Silver Jubilee as a bishop at a Mass of Thanksgiving on December 3 at Notre Dame Cathedral and will transition to the role of Archbishop Emeritus. Archbishop Marcel Damphousse is his successor, as was established when he was named Co-Adjutor Archbishop on May 6 when the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall was established.