Each year, close to his feast day of May 26, we celebrate St. Philip Neri, the Patron Saint of Catholic Missions In Canada. This year we were able to gather together again with many of our donors and our special guest and Keynote Speaker, Archbishop Francis Leo from the Archdiocese of Toronto. In previous years, …
Those gals really know how to have a good time! In July of this year, I had an opportunity to join the fine ladies of the Ontario Catholic Women’s League for their provincial convention. This year’s event was hosted by the CWL of the former Diocese of Alexandria/Cornwall. After 97 years in existence, it was …
Finally! After 3 years of not having our Annual Tastes of Heaven Gala, we got the chance to get together again……and what a barn burner it was! Over 300 friends of Catholic Missions In Canada were able to gather and enjoy a 1940’s-themed event with entertainment by the Toronto All-Star Big Band. Biagio Vinci, our …
Over the past six months, costs have been rising. This includes everything from groceries to interest rates to vehicles. Catholic Missions In Canada would like to let you know that Charitable Gift Annuity interest returns (in most examples) have also gone up. It is one of the few things going up that is actual good news. Please …
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Catholic Missions In Canada is one of the best kept secrets in our land. Comparatively speaking, very few Canadian Catholics know about CMIC. They don’t know that we solely support our ‘home’ missions and nothing else. They don’t know that our work allows us to assist those who serve in small and often isolated communities …
The Tastes of Heaven Gala has been a CMIC tradition for 22 years and was started by several Catholic business people, including our Honorary Gala Chair, Frank Morneau. Their vision was to create an event to help CMIC kick-start its annual fund-raising efforts. It grew successfully until 2019, but in 2020 our world came apart …