West Quebec celebration —The Ven. Linda Hill presided at the Celebration of New Ministry for the Parish of the Holy Spirit/ Paroisse du Saint-Esprit that took place on April 12, 2026, at St Mary Magdalene Church in Chelsea.
Three former parishes in West Quebec joined together as one new parish. The Rev. Canon Catherine Ascah preached the sermon. The Rev. Dr. Caz Ducros as the Incumbent and Rev. Dr. Sony Jabouin, as the Associate Incumbent will serve the new parish.
The three parishes that have amalgamated are the parishes of West Quebec, Christ Church (Aylmer) and Chelsea-Lascelles-Wakefield. And those three parishes include the following churches: St Paul’s (Shawville), Holy Trinity ( Danford Lake), St Mary Magdalene (Chelsea), Good Shepherd(Wakefield), Holy Trinity (Lascelles), St Stephen’s (Buckingham), Holy Trinity (Radford). — Marian McGrath
The Rev. Stephanie McWatt has been appointed Incumbent of the Parish of St. Andrew’s, Alliston in the Diocese of Toronto, effective July 1, 2026.
A note of thanks