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Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall

Prayers for the Barrhaven Victims – A Message from Archbishop Damphousse

It is with deep sorrow that I received the news of the tragic loss of six lives in the Barrhaven attack this past Wednesday. This is a moment of great pain for the community of Ottawa, and especially for our Ottawa Catholic Schools, where two of the children were students. Our hearts break for their families and loved ones. 

In times of grief, we often find solace in the Scriptures. As I reflect on the shortest verse in Scripture, “Jesus wept,” I am reminded of the profound empathy and compassion of our Lord in the face of human suffering. His heart also breaks in this moment. He weeps with us. 

Let us join in prayer for the eternal peace and rest of Darshani, Inuka, Ashwini, Rinyana, Kelly, and Amarakoonmubiayansela. In this painful hour, our prayers also extend to Dhanushka, who remains hospitalized, and to the families and loved ones who are grappling with the unimaginable pain of their loss. 

✠ 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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