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Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall

5th Sunday of Lent – Archbishop Damphousse

Amid a world in turmoil and pain, our personal lives are often affected either directly or indirectly. How are we to deal with the sufferings we bear? We might be tempted to fear suffering and to avoid it at all cost, but as Christians we are taught to unite ourselves to Christ. Today, in the Gospel, Jesus will say: “And I, when I am lifted up form the earth, will draw all people to myself.”

Just like the grain of wheat that falls into the earth and dies, it bears much fruit. When Jesus is lifted up on the cross for all to see, is He not glorified, revealing to us the great love that will open heaven for us sinners? Jesus is setting the stage for the upcoming Holy Week as He will offer himself for the salvation of the world. May our communion with the suffering Christ help us celebrate his Passion, Death and Resurrection, the very mystery at the core of our Christian faith.

✠ Marcel Damphousse

Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall

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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