Clearing trees, welcoming new parish administrators in Ross River, Yukon

Next step: Clearing the trees for the hydro-electric poles to service Mary Our Morning Star Retreat Centre in Yukon.

While I was doing the cutting, Michelle Lefebre and Frank Quinn began clearing and stacking the cut trees to be used either for a cabin or for firewood.

After a long day in the bush, I drove to Ross River to install our new missionaries at St. Michael’s mission.

John and Irene Morin standing on the front steps of the church are overjoyed at being called by God and installed as pastoral administrators of this community of 350 people.

The flock is small and after two years with no permanent pastoral presence, they are filled with joy at the prospect of rebuilding the church community and repairing the buildings.

The garden is already planted, and the Lord will do the watering and growing.

John and Irene have been discerning this mission call for two years with the Holy Family Apostolate.