As of 11:59 pm tomorrow, January 14, 2022, the Government of New Brunswick is moving the province to level 3 of its Covid-19 Winter Plan. For faith venues, this means that only “outdoor, virtual or in-car religious services” are permitted. We have been told that this is only temporary, for the next few weeks until January 30, 11:59 p.m. Meanwhile, it is important for you to know that the Church is here for you and that your pastors truly care about your physical and spiritual well-being.

The COVID-19 pandemic calls for an urgent reality check against baseless information and for increased efforts so everyone has access to vaccines, medicines and diagnostic tools, Pope Francis told diplomats from around the world. He said he supported fully the use of vaccines. Rescheduling the Indigenous delegations’ visits with Pope Francis in Rome in the midst of the Omicron-fuelled global COVID resurgence is not going to be easy, but the parties are committed to moving forward and looking to Spring 2022. In his Christmas homily Bishop Christian Riesbeck, CC, of the Diocese of Saint John took the opportunity to affirm the family. “More than ever families need to be encouraged and supported as they strive to live out their vocation and mission as domestic churches...”

Alpha Course (Zoom) starting on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 , at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy the weeks of community enjoyment while exploring and discovering God's great love for YOU! Make new friends, ask the tough questions in an open, non judgmental environment. Everyone is welcome to join, regardless of all or no faith background. It's free, Bring a friend- it is an awesome experience to do this with a friend or family member (and with Zoom, it becomes easy to join from anywhere). Enjoy the absence of COVID concerns! More info and sign-up: Susan Nicol: SusanNicol2016@gmail.com

After careful assessment of the uncertainty and potential health risks surrounding international travel amid the recent spread of the Omicron variant, the Canadian Bishops, Assembly of First Nations, Métis National Council, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami have jointly decided to reschedule a delegation to the Vatican in December 2021 to the earliest opportunity in 2022.

Après une évaluation minutieuse de l’incertitude et des risques pour la santé entourant les voyages internationaux au milieu de la récente propagation de la variante Omicron, les évêques du Canada, l’Assemblée des Premières Nations, le Ralliement national des Métis et l’Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami ont décidé conjointement de reporter la délégation qui devait se rendre au Vatican en décembre 2021 à la première occasion en 2022.

Having visited most of the Fredericton and Miramichi parishes of the Diocese of Saint John, Bishop Christian Riesbeck, CC, continued his pastoral visits in the Saint John region with a visit to Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish on December 4-5, 2021. The Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception (SCIC) in Saint John establish an endowment fund in the Diocese of Saint John. God "asks us not to be content with a divided world, divided Christian communities, but to journey through history drawn by his own dream: the dream of a humanity freed of walls of division, freed of hostility, where there are no longer strangers, but only fellow citizens," Pope Francis said.