Appt. with Fr. Frank
kimberley wrote: so everyone at the parish is "hush hush" about the disappearance of Fr. John. i wonder what he did.  but his dogs are still there.
the meeting went surprisingly well. he said he will definitely baptize Kaleigh at the end of November and started the interview/paperwork to have our marriage validated. he said we can make it as big or as small as we want it... so i might get my church wedding after all  we just have to access our marriage certificate (which i never ordered  ) and both our baptismal certificates.
he has been teaching the last 20 odd years and was only assigned to our parish 2 days ago, so he is just getting his bearing back into parish "business". keep your fingers crossed for me that all goes as planned now. thanks for the support and advice. 
redchief replied:              
The above on the staying on schedule.
Sorry you're still in the dark about Fr. John.
luvmykids replied: Glad it went well with him, congrats on your church wedding
Adrienne522 replied: That is great news 
mom2my2cuties replied: Congrats on the church wedding!
Glad everything is working out for you.
I have a question for those of you who are Catholic - I am not meaning this rudely so please don't take it like that and if I ask wrong I apologize now...Why don't they make it public the reason the priest is leaving the church? I am just curious because in our religion the Pastor usually sits down and speaks with the church and explains his reasons. I was just curious if it was the norm for you guys to be left in the dark like Kimberly has, or if it is uncommon?
Boo&BugsMom replied: YAY!!!
booey2 replied: Great to hear that things are going in your favour and that your little one will be batpized soon. Go for the big wedding, you sure deserve it.
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mom2my2cuties Posted on Oct 5 2006, 02:49 PM
I have a question for those of you who are Catholic - I am not meaning this rudely so please don't take it like that and if I ask wrong I apologize now...Why don't they make it public the reason the priest is leaving the church? I am just curious because in our religion the Pastor usually sits down and speaks with the church and explains his reasons. I was just curious if it was the norm for you guys to be left in the dark like Kimberly has, or if it is uncommon?
Reply: It all really depends on the parish and the offense as to why they would be all hush hush. The catholic church can be very secretive.
Terri
kimberley replied: did i mention i hate the goverment and their bureaucratic BS?! 
since we never ordered our actual marriage certificate, the priest ask that we find the officiant's marriage paper and try to confirm that he registered it with the province because he said that has happened in the past where a small-time officiant never registered the marriage and these people found out like 12yrs later they weren't actually married  so i spend over 45min on hold with the registrar general's office to be told i HAVE TO apply for a marriage certificate. i explain that we just wanted to verify the officiant registered it and don't need, nor can afford the certificate at this time. besides that, it takes like 2 mos anyway.  so i get sick of talking to the bubble gum popping teenager who keeps telling me to order the certificate and ask to speak to her manager. she tells me that information, ABOUT ME, will not be released to me unless i order the certificate.
freakin money grab is all that is!
booey2 replied: Sorry that just sucks. Hang in there this will all resolve itself for the best. Have faith I know it will.
Terri
Boo&BugsMom replied:
I think each church even has their way of doing things. We are members of a Bible church and when our youth pastor left everything was very hush hush too. That's a long story in itself, but sometimes they end up putting business before communication. However, it did get announced as to why he was leaving and when, but it was all a bunch of crap and beating around the bush, so to speak. The communication at our church isn't always all that great.
holley79 replied: Glad things are starting to come together.
gr33n3y3z replied: I'm so happy for you Kimberley
redchief replied:
Tish, much has to do with the desires of the priest (or nun or lay-person). Just as in the business world, sometimes people give their reasons for leaving, sometimes they'll give persmission to disclose, and sometimes they just want to keep to themselves. It should be noted, however, that neither the priest or the Church has gone on record as saying that the priest in Kimberley's parish is leaving the priesthood; just that he is not available to communicate with anyone. There are quite a few reasons this could be and making assumptions isn't wise because the Church has their own politics and ways to do things.
CantWait replied: Well on one hand I'm glad that the meeting went well today...how very exciting is that.
Although I'm sorry you're having trouble with the government office. What a bunch of BS.
mom2my2cuties replied:
Oh I didn't mean leaving the preiesthood when I said leaving the church. I simply meant church as in that particular place of worship.
Thanks guys for clarifying that... I find the Catholic religion very fascinating and sometimes my curiosity gets the better of me.
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