Mission Testimonials

"The Mission was not something done 'to people' or 'for people', rather, each person was a participant in the process and activities of the Mission. We can be proud of the good works and efforts of countless people who played a role in the success of the Mission".

- Fr. Mike Laporte, Pastor, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Camrose, AB

"(The Oblate Parish Mission) was moving and truly ignited our parish community in a way that no other mission has to my knowledge."

- Diane Duncan, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Wainwright, AB

"I have experienced the Oblate Parish Mission as pastor of two parishes. The concept is truly one of outreach, renewal and evangelization. Wonderful things have happened in the Listening Centres that have formed. All in all the Oblate Parish Mission is a gift to the Church."

- Father Len Gartner, Pastor, St. Joseph Basilica, Edmonton, AB

"The mission could not have been timelier for our parish. We were experiencing the trials of transformation - combining three parishes into one, yet allowing each to maintain its own identity. The mission provided tremendous healing in that we worked together in the planning and visiting. Home visiting put faces to many of the names we see on our parish list but don't often see, and showed them that their Church cares about them. Most importantly, Father Camillo's talk of love helped the healing process as we all grieved the loss of our parish identities."

- Maureen Gustafson, Olds , AB

I've attended lots of missions in my life but this is the best mission I have ever attended." He also told Louis he went to missions with his father as a young person so he has been attending parish missions for a long time.
- Rod McGuire (87 year old gentleman)

St. John the Evangelist, Edmonton, AB

I went to a Listening Centre and discovered that the people I see at daily Mass are my neighbors. I loved the Listening Centres and hope they continue.

- Rose MacDonald, St. John the Evangalist, Edmonton, AB