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Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada will be Held in September

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Bishop's Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada

The bishops' collection for the needs of the Church in Canada will be held in most Canadian dioceses Sunday, September 27, 1998. In August, parishes across the country were sent the documentation pertinent for this collection. The Communications Service of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops which is responsible for promoting the collection, has made the poster and leaflet accessible by Internet. To read the color version of the leaflet, Adobe Acrobat software will be necessary. Click here in order to telecharge your version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The texts of the leaflet are also available in a format that can be copied, saved and published in a parish bulletin, newspaper or diocesan magazine.

Documents for the 1998 collection :

Poster for the 1998 collection

Leaflet for the 1998 collection(It will take a few seconds)

Texts of the leaflet

French documentation

For more information on the Collection and the activities of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, contact the CCCB Communications Service.


For More Information Contact:
Deacon William Kokesch
Director, Communications Service

 

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