Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall

A Great Symphony of Prayer: CCCB Webinars

The CCCB Ad hoc Committee for the Preparation for the Jubilee 2025 is hosting a two-part series titled, “A Great Symphony of Prayer” which will enable the faithful one meaningful way to participate in the Year of Prayer which was announced by Pope Francis on 21 January 2024.

The Jubilee Office in Rome has prepared a series of booklets on prayer, the themes of which will be taken up during the webinar series. For each official language, there was one four-part webinar series in the spring with one more four-part webinar series in the fall.

Dr. Josephine Lombardi (St. Augustine’s Seminary) presents eight English-language webinars on prayer:

Spring Series: “A Great Symphony of Prayer: The Our Father as a Programme of Life”

Available at cccb.ca/ourfather

  • Why did Jesus address God as Father?
  • Seeking God’s Kingdom and Knowing God’s Will
  • Daily Bread and the Gift of Forgiveness
  • Managing Trials and Resisting Evil

 

Fall Series: “A Great Symphony of Prayer: Mary, the Saints and Scripture”

  • Thursday, October 3 (1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT): Praying with Mary/The Rosary
  • Thursday, October 10 (1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT): Praying with the Saints/St. Teresa of Avila
  • Thursday, October 17 (1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT): The Prayer of Jesus/John 17
  • Thursday, October 24 (1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT): Lectio Divina/The Storm at Sea

Registration for the fall series (English) is now open. The French-language webinar series will take place in October 2024.

These webinars will be recorded and packaged with a reflection guide and made available on cccb.ca sometime after the completion of the final session. Please register for at least one session for in order to receive a notification that the packaged recordings are available: cccb-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y6d9S5rIT5u1kgHCB9_IWw#/registration

Sample Will Wording and Charity Number

It is important that your Will include the correct legal name and charitable registration number in your documents. The legal name for the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall is:

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC EPISCOPAL CORPORATION OF OTTAWA-CORNWALL Charitable Registration # 128967353 RR0001

Your parish office is able provide you with the legal name for your own parish. However, most Archdiocesan parishes and programs can be designated in your Will as:

The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of OTTAWA-CORNWALL, for the benefit of [ Specific Parish, Cemetery, Ministry or Program ] in [ Town / City ].

You may also consider the following clauses in your Will:

For your parish:

“To pay to (Legal Name of Parish) Roman Catholic Parish for its own use absolutely, the sum of (amount) dollars. I declare that the receipt of the person professing to be the Pastor or Parochial Administrator of the parish shall be sufficient discharge to my Trustee who need not see to the application thereof. I further direct that if the (Name of Parish) does not exist at the time of my death, this bequest shall be paid to the Parish’s successor, and if no such successor exists, then to an institution with similar objectives and goals.”

Making a Declaration

Please email dev@ottawacornwall.ca to make a declaration that you have included the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall or any for its parishes in your Estate Plans.

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