{"id":11540,"date":"2025-12-11T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/actualites\/nouvelles\/central-deanery-teams-gather-morning-prayer-and-fellowship\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:30:50","slug":"central-deanery-teams-gather-morning-prayer-and-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/news\/news-2\/central-deanery-teams-gather-morning-prayer-and-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Deanery Teams Gather for Morning of Prayer and Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Monday, November 24, Sainte-Madeleine Parish in Outremont welcomed some fifty priests, deacons, and pastoral staff from the Central Montreal deaneries for a morning of spiritual renewal and fellowship with Archbishop Christian L\u00e9pine. The gathering was organized by Jean-Marie Bilwala, Episcopal Vicar for the Central Deaneries, fostering mutual support and community among participants.<\/p>\n\n<p>The morning began with prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, including a reflection by Archbishop L\u00e9pine, a period of silent adoration, and the Liturgy of the Hours. This time allowed participants to focus on what matters most and renew their commitment to serving their communities.<\/p>\n\n<p>Several diocesan leaders then shared brief updates on initiatives to better support parishes and strengthen collaboration on the ground. Presenters included:<\/p>\n\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n\t<li><b>Caroline Tanguay<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Services to Parish Fabriques<\/li>\n\t<li><b>Gabrielle B\u00e9langer<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Diocesan Office of Ethics<\/li>\n\t<li><b>Johanne Bazinet<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Responsible Pastoral Mnistry<\/li>\n\t<li><b>Isabel Correa<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013 Evangelization &amp; Christian Life \/&nbsp;<i>Mission Jeunesse<\/i>&nbsp;Youth Ministry<\/li>\n\t<li><b>Holly-Kirsten Eugenio<\/b>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<b>Jn Job Casimir<\/b>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<i>Mission Jeunesse<\/i>&nbsp;Youth Ministry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>The morning concluded with a simple, generous meal provided by the local parish community, offering time for meaningful conversation and reinforcing the bonds among those engaged in the region\u2019s pastoral mission<\/p>\n\n<p>The gathering reminded participants of the importance of coming together in prayer, sharing experiences, and creating spaces for dialogue and fellowship. It reflects a Church that walks together in communion, serving parishes and all entrusted to their care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, November 24, Sainte-Madeleine Parish in Outremont welcomed some fifty priests, deacons, and pastoral staff from the Central Montreal&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nouvelle"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesemontreal.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}