Denise and Joshua Grimard and their children were away visiting family when they received word that their community of Telegraph Creek in the northern.
Fr. Salmon a missionary who’s always on the go Fr. Salmon a missionary who’s always on the go By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register April 24, 2021
People well acquainted with Fr. Frank Salmon, OMI, know connecting with him via phone, especially during warmer months, is a bit of a difficult proposition.
That’s because the Oblate missionary is fully immersed in serving and conversing with people of the Binche Whut’en, Nak’azdli and Tl’azt’en First Nations bands that live around Fort St. James, B.C.
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Salmon hops on his bicycle and tours the area and stops to have socially-distanced, face-to-face conversations.
Tastes of Heaven goes virtual, and national April 18, 2021
The annual Tastes of Heaven gala fundraiser for Catholic Missions In Canada was not staged in 2020, one of the long list of victims of the COVID-19 virus, but the keystone event returns April 29 in a virtual realm.
Joe Gennaro said taking the annual gala the largest fundraiser each year in support of Catholic Missions and its support for the Catholic Church in Canada’s mission territories online serves two purposes.
“The reason why we chose the format is to stay in front of our donors to show them that we are trying to operate during this time so that our missions could receive their help,” said Gennaro, stewardship officer with Catholic Missions. “We also thought it would be interesting to try and grab a wider audience basically all of Canada could participate compared to in the past when a limited audience from the (Greater Toronto Area) could attend.”