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In a letter he instructed be read from the pulpits at last Sunday’s services, Bishop William McGrattan said graffiti vandalism directed against 11 Calgary churches last week most of them Catholic and arson attacks on others can’t be tolerated.
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“Acts of vandalism are unacceptable, they are shocking and hurtful when directed at places of worship no matter what faith or religion,” wrote McGrattan.
“We must acknowledge this pain and suffering and at the same time find constructive ways to accept and deal with the truth of this historical reality that continues to impact our country and its peoples.”
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Siray, who has been living in Canmore since April 2018, was assigned to be the pastor of Our Lady of the Rockies, by Bishop William McGrattan.
âI was serving in a parish in N.W. Calgary and was very surprised to learn I was assigned to Canmore as I expected my predecessor, Father Wilbert Chin Jon, to complete the building of the new church,â Siray said. âFather Wilbert had been assigned to a new leadership in our diocese and there was need for a new pastor. Having grown up in Millarville, Alberta, in proximity to K-Country and the Rockies and having spent much of my childhood in the mountains hiking, climbing, snowboarding, etc., the chance to live in Canmore was an opportunity I was grateful to receive.â