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Pastoral Plan

Have you thought about your relationship with Jesus?  Do you have one?   As followers of Christ we are called into relationship with Jesus and ultimately the Holy Spirit, and God the Father too!  And not only that, we are also called invite others to encounter Jesus!  While it is not always an easy task, there are ways to help.

Registration for the 2023 Assembly of the People of God is open!  Each year Archbishop Dunn invites all the faithful across the Archdiocese to join him for a day full of great talks, sharing of experiences, and of course prayer. Something new this year – attend the Assembly at a location of your choosing!   We will have a main site, McNally Theatre at Saint Mary’s University, where everything will happen live. Everything happening in McNally will be livestreamed to three hosting sites:

Evangelization is often thought to be foreign word to many Catholics.  Many would even say that Catholics don’t do that!  But as followers of Christ we are called to evangelize – meaning we are called to actively proclaim the Good news of Jesus Christ and invite other to encounter him. Don’t know where to start?  How about discovering (or re-discovering!) who Jesus is by  checking out the evangelization initiative happening at your parish or a parish near you.  Churches all across the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth will host various programs this fall to help Catholics, non-Catholics, and anyone who is interested encountering Christ and learn about how knowing him can change their lives.  Check out some of our upcoming initiatives:

As followers of Christ do we know who we are following?  Sometimes in the busyness of life we can take for granted our faith and the fact that our faith is a relationship with Jesus. Parishes all across our Archdiocese want to help people discover or re-discover for who Jesus is and the transformative power He can have in our live.  Check out the details of the various programs being offered below!  Please note: for more information on any of the programs below please contact the parish directly.

Our annual Assembly of the People of God will be on Saturday, November 4. We are excited for the opportunity to gather together as a diocesan family!  All the faithful are invited to come together for a day of prayer, listening, learning…and hopefully a little fun.

All across the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth parishes hosted evangelization programs that began in September or October. It was a monumental task to plan these efforts but all to invite people to come and see what these evangelization programs were about. Yet it happened, and it happened well!  Hundreds of people were invited to discover Jesus for the first time…or perhaps re-discover him.  Our efforts don’t end here! This is just a first step in a life long journey of becoming missionary disciples.  Parishes will continue to provide first step evangelization programs but also other ways – bible studies, faith sharing, discipleship groups, to name a few – for people to continue to build a relationship with Jesus. 

All across the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth our parishes have invited people to meet Jesus.  Have you done so?  Inviting someone to anything, let alone to encounter Jesus Christ, is not always an easy task.  So, Archbishop Dunn would like to help you!  The theme of this year’s Assembly of the People of God was: invitation.  As a result of Hurricane Fiona the Assembly was cancelled. However, we didn’t want you to miss out on the great content so the Assembly is available on video!


Pastoral Life & New Evangelization Contacts

John Stevens 
Pastoral Life & New Evangelization Manager
(902) 429-9800 ext. 331
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     Chris O'Hara
Project Coordinator Faith Formation
(902) 429-9800 ext. 322
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   Christine Salterio 
Communications Assistant
(902) 429-9800 ext. 324    
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Aurea Sadi 
Project Coordinator
and Communications
(902) 429-9800 ext. 310
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   Wanda Comeau
Coordinatrice de la Catéchèse
Secteur francophone
Religious Education Coordinator (French)
(902) 769-3844
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