Sunday, March 15, 2015

A Closer Look At The Ordinariate -- VI

Next we move o the Deanery of St John the Baptist. My correspondent reports,
  • St Columba's Church Victoria, BC: maybe 20, plus 4 clergy; this represents incoming group from ACCC parish plus perhaps a half-dozen new members. This group is an official OCSP mission. Initial number received (clerical and lay) was 22.
  • The Fellowship of Our Lady of Walsingham Maple Ridge (Vancouver), BC: 10 plus priest; no new adult members but one new baby.
  • Edmonton, AB (not listed on OCSP site): 6; mass is celebrated by a diocesan priest as former ACCC clergyman became ill and is no longer proceeding to ordination;
  • St John the Evangelist, Calgary, AB: 175+, with 3 clergy. Only former ACC group, with the addition of a few former ACCC and ACNA members, plus cradle catholics who like the liturgy. A full parish of OCSP.
  • Sodality of St. Edmund, King and Martyr Kitchener, ON: 11 until recently, but noted a post from a recent attendee who observed that the crowd was larger on that date than on a previous visit, so Fr Catania's publicity efforts may be paying off.
  • Sodality of the Good Shepherd Oshawa, ON: maybe 10. Priest is on indefinite sick leave after cancer surgery. Diocesan priest filling in.
  • The Sodality of St. Thomas More Toronto, ON: 25+, plus 1 priest; a gathered group with official mission status. The original number received was four; others had previously become Catholic. Perhaps half a dozen new members.
  • Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ottawa, ON: 40+, and two clergy. Initial number received was 30. This group is also an official mission.
  • Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON: (not on list of formally enrolled OCSP members) 12+; former clergyman turned down for ordination but a diocesan priest celebrates for them once a month and on the other Sundays the former clergyman functions as a Lay Reader. This is on a First Nations Reserve so not much opportunity for membership growth.
  • Fredericton,NB (also not yet on list): 10. Currently attending local diocesan parish for OF mass but former ACCC clergyman may be proceeding to ordination.

No other groups forming up; average age in the smallest groups is 70+ so I predict that they will cease to exist sooner rather than later.

Many thanks to my correspondent for this extremely helpful information. Once again, corrections, clarifications, and updates are most welcome. My object is to provide the best possible resource for those in, and considering joining, the Ordinariate, so, as several visitors have already done, please feel free to offer these.