Category Archives: Regional Council

A new administration for Canada

Posted on January 17, 2019 by scjcanada

“What binds us is our common heritage as Dehonian religious, which has no particular face or color except to the extent that we are worthy spiritual sons of Fr. Leo John Dehon.” – Fr. Gustave Lulendo On January 16, Fr. … Continue reading →

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NORAM meeting in Montréal

Posted on October 19, 2017 by scjcanada

October 16 – 17 the councils of the United States and Canada met at Maison Dehon in Montréal for their biannual meeting.  The community of Montréal had prepared a wonderful, catered meal for the first evening. From the US Province … Continue reading →

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Exploring common concerns of SCJs in North America

Posted on April 27, 2017 by scjcanada

Twice a year the administrations of the US Province and Canadian Region meet to discuss common issues, seek ways of collaboration and update each other on their ministries and communities. This time it was the US Province’s turn to host; … Continue reading →

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Teleconference meeting of Regional Council

Posted on March 7, 2017 by scjcanada

On Tuesday February 28 the Regional Council met by skype and telephone because until a few days before it seemed that the agenda did not warrant a face-to-face meeting. The meeting lasted an hour and a half. The skype service was … Continue reading →

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Council meeting in Montreal

Posted on December 28, 2016 by scjcanada

1. Finances On December 14 the Regional Council met in Montréal. On the agenda was mainly the finances of the Region. For this reason, also the Finance Committee was there together with our accountant Benoit Lefebvre and our investment counsellor … Continue reading →

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Ten-Year Plan

Posted on December 13, 2016 by scjcanada

Region of Canada The General Administration asked the Provinces and Regions to present a six-year plan prior to the meeting of the Major Superiors in Rome (November 28 – December 2). The Region of Canada presented the following plan, based … Continue reading →

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NORAM meeting in Scarborough

Posted on October 22, 2016 by scjcanada

This time the members of the North American councils met at St. Thomas More parish as the Canadian Region was hosting the meeting. The first evening was an opportunity to catch up with one another after a long summer with … Continue reading →

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Regional Council meeting in Ottawa

Posted on September 24, 2016 by scjcanada

The last council meeting was two months ago, so the agenda this time was full. Maurice Légaré was not able to be with us because of health reasons. The agenda was full, because the three communities have all received new … Continue reading →

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Regional Council meets in Montréal on July 6

Posted on July 10, 2016 by scjcanada

Here are the main items discussed at the 110th meeting of the Regional Council in Montréal on July 6. Originally the Council was convoked to discuss the 2015 Financial Statement of the Region and to meet with our Financial Committee. … Continue reading →

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Regional Council meeting in Hales Corners

Posted on May 4, 2016 by scjcanada

Since we met with our U.S.A. council on May 2, we decided that we could meet with our own council the day after, freeing the members an extra journey. The council last met in Ottawa on March 30. There were … Continue reading →

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