Installation Mass

“If there is no encounter with Jesus, who is the living Lord, then everything we do in the church is some form of entertainment.”

“When I look back over my life, I can see how everything has prepared me to serve you, to walk with you, and to love you,” Bishop O’Connell said.

“We cannot stand by and say we love God and look away from our neighbor, even if they are here legally or not,” Bishop Garcia said.

“Be one with me as we show the shepherding love and care of Christ to all in this local church,” Archbishop Rivituso said during his homily.

The church’s universal mission that brought missionaries to British Columbia 200 years ago compels the faithful to evangelize today, archbishop says.

Being a church that knocks on doors means “you move out of your comfort zone, that you’re brave and fearless and bold,” Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski said.

“Together, we will move forward, following our Savior, who leads, protects and watches over this local church,” said Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez.

Catholics in southeast Michigan welcomed their new chief shepherd with exuberance and applause as Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger took his seat upon the cathedra March 18.

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