Thinking of you, Fr. George
A number of people have commented to me in person and by email about how they would like to write a letter or send a card to express their appreciation and concern for him. People seem to appreciate most his gifts of preaching and in some cases his personal counseling during a difficult time.
An email I received today from Ann Ciaschini today is a good example:
My family and I are overwhelmed with sadness. We love and miss Fr. George beyond words. The Easter Triduum was not the same without him, but I certainly felt his presence among us. I know he would want us to go on, to be strong, and to continue our journey as faithful followers and examples of Jesus Christ, our Lord. I would like to dedicate this song and video to Fr. George. Feel free to pass it on.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjujw5uzEtc[/youtube]
Mailing address for Fr. George, courtesy of Bill Kerr, the parish’s web guy extraordinaire, who already posted a news item about it. Please note Fr. George is not residing at this address:
Father George LaPierre
c/o The Basilian Curia
95 St. Joseph Street
Toronto, ON M5S 2R9
If you do Facebook (more than 1 in 10 Canadians do), Fr. George has a profile. You can send him a private message after signing up.
Not everyone had a positive relationship with Fr. George. For some, his presence in the parish was a mixed blessing. Still, we are all human and in need of God’s grace. Let us pray together that our former shepherd is finding the healing and support he needs at this time.
Side note:
I only discovered Bill’s mailing address news item after reading through the weekly parish e-bulletin. I’ve since created a parish site news feed which you can subscribe to. That feed is also shown on the right of this site, near the bottom of the page.
Feeds are an easy way to keep up-to-date on new information without having to go to web sites. I scan over a dozen feeds daily. If you don’t subscribe to the e-bulletin, I encourage you to do so. It takes only a few minutes to scan through the items, and while most stuff in there doesn’t interest me much, every now and again something from either our parish, the Sault parishes or the Diocesan office catches my eye, like the notices of parish priests being shuffled around.
Sign up to the weekly e-bulletin. Paper bulletins are so 1990’s. 
