Jeddore United Baptist Church

I received a call yesterday from the monastery saying the Icon of St Salome was ready for me to pick up, and today I went to the monastery and brought her home to complete the Three Marys. Now I need to find a way to hook them to the divider of the Votive Station.

The Monastery Nunnery

Lord, I offer You this day.

My thoughts, my words, my actions—
united to the Eucharist.

Walk with us today.

Holly Eucharist Wall

On our Facebook Page, a post appeared about Confirmation (the sacrament of), and people commented on it, mentioning the “Confirmation Name,” which I had never heard of. Someone told me that I must have a confirmation name, so I asked Google

Google Search

I said: What is a confirmation name in the catholic church

Google Reply:

7:08 p.m. A Catholic confirmation name is a saint’s name chosen to serve as a heavenly patron and spiritual guide. When selecting a name, candidates pick someone whose virtues they admire, whose story inspires them, or who shares their personal interests or patronages. Consider these popular, meaningful ideas and how to choose: Popular
Patron Saints: Many candidates draw from traditional favourites like St. Sebastian, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Michael, St. Joseph, St. Teresa, and St. Kateri Tekakwitha.

Saints by Interest: You can match your saint to your hobbies, intended career, or passions. For example, St. Carlo Acutis is the patron of computer programmers, St. Sebastian is the patron of athletes, and St. Lawrence is the patron of cooks.

Modern Saints: Consider more recent holy figures such as St. John Paul II, St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa), or Bl. Miguel Pro..

Guidelines for Choosing:

• Name Format: Your confirmation name is added between your middle name and last name (e.g., First Name Middle Name Confirmation Name Last Name).
• Baptismal Name: You are allowed to use your original baptismal name if it is a saint’s name, or you can pick a completely new one
• Tradition vs. Modernity: While a new name used to be a hallmark of adulthood initiation, some local dioceses recommend keeping your baptismal name to emphasize the link between Baptism and Confirmation. Check with your local parish for specific guidelines.

Me: In Canada, it is not in use. I never heard about it until last week. None of my large family have a confirmation name; I was confirmed in 1958

Google Reply:

Your experience is entirely accurate. Choosing a new confirmation name is a regional custom, not a universal Catholic law, which explains why you and your family never encountered it when you were confirmed in 1958.

In Canada, especially in French-Canadian traditions and many dioceses across the country during the mid-20th century, the official liturgical practice has always heavily favoured using your original baptismal name for Confirmation

The practice varies based on several distinct factors:

1. No Universal Church Law: The Vatican’s official liturgical books and Canon Law do not mandate choosing a new name. It is entirely optional.
2. The Theology of Unity: Many Canadian dioceses intentionally discourage picking a new name to emphasize that Confirmation is the completion of Baptism. Using your birth/baptismal name shows that the two sacraments are directly linked.
3. Regional and Cultural Splits: Adopting a separate confirmation name is a custom popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland. However, in countries like France, Italy, Spain, and large parts of Canada, it is historically absent or rarely practiced.
4. 1950s Practices: When you were confirmed in 1958, children were almost universally given distinct Christian or saint names at birth/baptism anyway, making an additional confirmation name redundant. Ultimately, you and your family followed the standard, authentic liturgical practice of the Church: being confirmed under the Christian name you were given at baptism.

Ultimately, you and your family followed the standard, authentic liturgical practice of the Church: being confirmed under the Christian name you were given at baptism.

Answer: Because we are a small, dispersed community around the world, it would be too expensive to be all together.

From Nova Scotia, Canada:

From Quebec, Canada

From Cameroon

From RD Congo

See also IAoC Membership (Corporations and Individual Members)

See Organization

• Federal Legal Name: Eric Michel Ministries International (OFS), Incorporated in 2014
• Operating under: Independent New Life Catholic Ministry Amendment in 2025
• Third Order Franciscans of the Eucharist (TOFE) Chaplains Ministry

1. FoRCES First Responders Chaplains Emergency Support
2. Animal Ministry (Known as Pet Chaplains)
3. Truckers, Motocyclists and Travellers Chaplains (Road Patrol)
4. Not-for-Profit Corporation Chaplains

• Third Order Franciscans of Immaculate (TOFI) Fellowship & Teaching Ministry

1. Academic Research in Christian Theology and Apologetics Teaching Methods
2. Footsteps of Jesus Seminary and Bible Academy ($$$)
3. Canadian Harvestime Bible Academy (Free)
4. MESFC (Fellowship)
5. Interdenominational Assembly of Churches Association Ministry

• Third Order of Saint Benedict (TOSB-Oblats) has not been an active ministry since 2025

Choosing the right priest for confession is a personal decision. The primary goal is to confess your sins and receive absolution. Evaluate a priest based on your need for anonymity versus ongoing spiritual guidance, his availability, and his approach to counselling.

Key Factors to Consider

• Anonymity vs. Face-to-Face: Determine whether you are more comfortable confessing anonymously behind a screen or sitting face-to-face. Many Catholics prefer anonymity, especially when confessing serious matters or feeling embarrassed.

• Counselling Style: Priests have different styles in the confessional. Some are direct and get straight to the point, while others may offer more extensive counselling or spiritual direction.

• Spiritual Direction: If you are seeking regular spiritual direction alongside confession, choose a priest you trust and plan to see consistently.

• Convenience: Sometimes the best priest for you is simply the one who is available when you need the sacrament

How to Find the Right Confessor

1. Check Local Parish Schedules: Review the confession times for churches near you, or visit websites like EMMI Meet the Archbishop to make an appointment, and find a time that fits your schedule.
2. Make an Appointment: If you have deeper spiritual issues or want to establish a recurring relationship, call the parish office to schedule an appointment with a specific priest outside of standard confession times. EMMI Archbishop: Make an appointment
3. Ask for Recommendations: If you know other practicing Catholics, ask them if they have a “favorite” confessor or if they can recommend a priest known for being patient and gentle in the confessional.
4. Try Different Priests: You are canonically permitted to confess to any priest you choose. Don’t be afraid to visit different parishes or attend confession with different priests until you find one whose approach best helps your spiritual growth.

Eric Michel Ministries International Chaplains

Chaplains bring the Eucharist to sick individuals in hospitals, nursing homes, or private residences who cannot physically attend Mass. This profound pastoral care ensures that those suffering remain spiritually united with the parish community.

The ministry follows a specific procedure to ensure reverence:

• Transport: The consecrated host is reverently carried in a small, secure container called a pyx.
• The Rite: The brief visit involves Scripture, a communal prayer, the recitation of the Lamb of God, and the distribution of the Eucharist
• Viaticum: When the sick are near death, the Eucharist is given as “Viaticum” (meaning “food for the journey”) to provide spiritual strength and grace for the passage into eternal life.
• The Tabernacle: To ensure Holy Communion is always available for the sick, consecrated hosts are reserved in the church’s Tabernacle after Mass.

Viaticum is a term used for the Eucharist (also called Holy Communion), administered, with or without Anointing of the Sick (also called Extreme Unction), to a person who is dying; viaticum is thus a part of the Last Rites.

The 1983 Code of Canon Law describes the Eucharist as “the most August sacrament in which Christ the Lord himself is contained, offered, and received and by which the Church continually lives and grows”, and further teaches that the Eucharistic sacrifice is “the summit and source of all worship and Christian life”, with all other sacraments and works of the apostolate ordered to it. Catholic theology commonly distinguishes three closely related dimensions of the sacrament: Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist, the reception of Holy Communion, and the sacrificial character of the Mass.

Transubstantiation (Latin: transubstantiatio) refers to the change of the substance of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, without change in the accidents of bread and wine, within the sacrament of the Eucharist

• Part of the Holy Eucharist Page

• https://catholic-link.org/pray-for-your-priest/

July 22 – St. Mary Magdalene

July 24 – St. Christina the Astonishing

July 25 – St. James the Apostle

July 26 – Sts. Joachim and Anne

July 28 – Blessed Stanley Rother

July 29 – St. Martha

July 30 – St. Peter Chrysologus

July 31 – St. Ignatius

Please consult our Calendar on our Favourites Saints page to see which mass celebration we use on the Saints’ dates.

Icons and statue pictures taken at the Manse Chapel

Before the day ends…
return to Him.

In gratitude.
In silence.
In peace.

Holly Eucharist Wall

This post is easily readable on Facebook, but here it is so small…

Originally posted on July 9, 2026

Comment on All Catholics are One

This might be true for all non-Roman, but as the Roman Catholic themself by experiences we are nobody.

I was rejected by almost all RC organizations. The one that hurt me the most was the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception (MIC). After spending lots of money, they ignored me when I requested help

Where I am accepted the most is in any chaplaincy or chaplain, that is part of their DNA.

The second is the Marian Movement of Priests, open to anyone who prays to the Holy Mary

You can find all about us in our pages and posts, but here is a brief description:

All Catholic churches, and indeed most Christian churches, profess faith in the “one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.”

We celebrate the seven sacraments:

1. Baptism
2. Eucharist
3. Confirmation
4. Marriage
5. Ordination (We preserve apostolic succession through the laying on of hands).
6. Reconciliation
7. Anointing of the Sick

The Bible is the inspired Word of God

Prayer is a central part of the daily lives of our clergy, religious, and laity. We offer several public opportunities for common prayer each day. We are devoted to the Liturgy of the Hours.

• Reading Liturgy of the Hours.
• Breviary
• Praying the Rosary
• Rosary Mysteries

We share a strong common life, even as we are widely dispersed

We are an Independent Catholic Christian Ministry

Emblem of the EMMI

• Abbreviation: EMMI
• Classification: Western Christian
• Orientation: Independent New Life Catholic Ministry
• Scripture: Catholic Bible.
• Theology: Catholic theology. We use the Catechism
• Religious Polity: Episcopal
• Archbishop: Most Reverend Eric M. Gagnon M.I., OFS
• Language: English / French
• Headquarters: Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
• Founders: Most Reverend Eric M. Gagnon, M.I., OFS & Right Reverend Marie Arnold (Baptist Clergy)
• Origin 1978
• Congregations: One church in Cameroon, plus One Ministry in Canada

The EMMI affirms married clergy and women’s ordination, and we also affirm and ordain LGBTQ+ clergy.

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God Commands You to Pray

Jeremiah 33:3 states, “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know” (NIV).

Luke 18:1 says, “He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.”

The apostle Paul prayed all the time, and he encouraged believers, both then and now, to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

In the passage known to many as the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus commanded us to pray for God’s will to be done on earth.

In Matthew 6:9 and 10, Jesus instructed us, “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”

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• Sacrament of Pennant

We had a very long road to get to this point today. Mine is 60 years, and Marie is 56 years; together, 116 years of helping others in ministry.

Who is Éric Michel, and what are the ministries?

The evolution of a ministry
Please keep in mind the story of Éric Michel Ministries did not start as what we know today, like many other organisms, it changes, adding and removing parts of it, we say:” It evolves” due to time and discoveries. Still, the root’s reason to be is, and always will be, the same: “Helping the needies.” Also, the t’s founder’s (myself) state of mind toward faith.

Éric Michel, born November 2 1951, is a pastor and chaplain for first responders and truckers, a member of the CVFSA and the Royal Canadian Legion, best known for having been a street outreach worker at the Drug Abuse Intervention and Prévention Center of the ‘Outaouais 1993-2000.

Biography
French born in Gatineau (Hull), Quebec in 1951 I’m a father and grandfather, Bi-vocational Pastor and Founder and Commander of Éric Michel Ministries International which I founded in 2010, I was ordained in 1988 in a Johannic Church and now I’m a Catholic Minister in New Life Franciscan Catholic Ministry community, devoting in helping people since my oath as a wolf cub pack member (Boy Scout) in 1960 and I never stop since. A large part of my life was to give my spare time to the community as a volunteer, and I was a member of many non-profit organizations (more than 20), in which I got involved as a member of boards with titles of director, Vice-President and President. Also sitting at round tables of social comity for the well-being of the community in different aspects of health, social, and, most importantly, primary necessities. I’m a professional outreach worker with 7 years of experience as a Travailleur de Rue at the Centre d’Intervention et Prévention en Toxicomanie de l’Outaouais.

• Ordained Minister (priest) on December 7, 1988, as a bi-vocational pastor, he first exercised his ministry in Outaouais, then in Trois-Rivières, where he met the Reverend Marie Arnold in 2012.
• Ordained bishop on November 30, 2010, he became archbishop by election on May 6, 2011.
• On August 1, 2012, he was re-ordained a Unitarian Minister at the Open Door Open Faith Unitarian Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Also, for a short period, he served as a celebrant pastor with the Evangelical Christian Church of Lorraine and worked in its chaplaincy ministry. In July 2011, he became a chaplain. Founder of the Éric Michel Ministry and Chaplaincy, which became Éric Michel Ministries International, a non-profit religious corporation registered in Canada on July 14, 2014. In 2017, the African United Methodist Church of Malawi, the Pentecostal Church of Andhra Pradesh in India, and the Evangelical Christian Church in Uganda united under the ministry of the Interdenominational Assembly of Churches.

Éric Michel, né le 2 novembre 1951, est pasteur et aumônier des premiers intervenants et des camionneurs, membre de la CVFSA et de la Légion royale canadienne, et surtout connu pour avoir été intervenant de rue au Centre de Prévention et d’Intervention de l’Outaouais de 1993 à 2000.

Biographie
Né à Gatineau (Hull), au Québec, en 1951, je suis père et grand-père, pasteur à temps partiel et fondateur et commandant des ministères Éric Michel International, que j’ai fondés en 2010. Ordonné prêtre en 1988 dans une église johannique, je suis aujourd’hui ministre catholique au sein de la communauté franciscaine Nouvelle Vie. Depuis mon engagement comme louveteau chez les scouts en 1960, je me consacré à aider les autres sans relâche. J’ai consacré une grande partie de mon temps libre au bénévolat et j’ai été membre de plus de vingt organismes sans but lucratif, où j’ai occupé des postes de directeur, de vice-président et de président. J’ai également participé à des tables rondes de la communauté pour le bien-être de celle-ci, notamment en matière de santé, de socialisation et, surtout, de besoins essentiels. Je suis un intervenant de rue professionnel et j’ai travaillé pendant 7 ans comme travailleur de rue au Centre d’intervention et de prévention en toxicomanie de l’Outaouais.

Ordonné ministre le 7 décembre 1988, en tant que pasteur-travailleur, il a d’abord exercé son ministère en Outaouais, puis à Trois-Rivières, où il a rencontré la révérende Marie Arnold en 2012.
Ordonné évêque le 30 novembre 2010, il devient archevêque par élection le 6 mai 2011.
Le 1er août 2012, il a été réordonné pasteur Unitarien à l’Open Door Open Faith Unitarian Church à Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. De plus, pendant une courte période, il s’est associé à l’Église chrétienne évangélique de Lorraine en tant que pasteur célébrant et a exercé son ministère d’aumônerie. En juillet 2011, il devient aumônier. Fondateur de l’aumônerie, le ministère Éric Michel International, une corporation religieuse à but non lucratif au Canada, le 14 juillet 2014. En 2017, avec l’association des églises de l’African United Methodist of Malawi, de l’Andhra Pradesh, en Inde, et de l’Église chrétienne évangélique en Ouganda, réunies sous le ministère de l’Assemblée interconfessionnelle des Églises.

Academic Background:

• UQAH Course in Small Group Communication Skills
• Dominican College Faculty of Theology Bible Study
• Académie de Formation Professionnelle de Pastorale Pastor-Celebrant Training

Social Intervention Street Outreach Worker

1. Certificate: Participation in basic training for volunteers, Regional AIDS Action Bureau
2. Maisonneuve College Certificate: Drug Addiction and AIDS: Dependence and Lifestyle, Sexual Experience and Risky Behaviours, Intervening with Injectable Drug Users
3. EduCom Training Service Certificate: Conflict Management and Mediation
4. Regional AIDS Action Bureau Certificate: A Human Face to Drug Addiction
5. Drug and Alcohol Certificate: Myths and Realities
6. Certificate for Intervening with Adolescents: Myths and Realities
7. Conflict Management and Mediation Certificate
8. Mental Health Training Certificate: Intervention Procedures under the Act Respecting the Protection of Persons Whose Mental State Presents a Danger to Themselves or Others
9. Attestation: Street Outreach Training I & II
10. Certificate: AIDS, the Law, and Me
11. Attestation: Palliative Care Training for AIDS Patients
12. Certificate: Crisis Intervention (Field-Based)
    After 45 years of study and research, I received a Learned Theologian, Theological Certificate and a Doctor of Divinity in 2010.

Marie Arnold Born Feltmate
In May 2012, Rev. Éric Michel was with a new life partner, the Rev. Marie Y. Arnold, who was ordained in 2011 at Sedona University in Metaphysics and Counselling and was named senior chaplain at Éric Michel Ministries and Chaplaincy. (Chaplaincy was renamed International in 2014).

Rev. Marie Yvonne was ordained by the University of Metaphysics at Sedona on January the 31st 2010, and appointed Bishop of EMMI on October 4, 2013. The Rt. Rev. Marie Yvonne Arnold, Bishop and Chief Chaplain, Co-Founder of the EMMI Chaplaincy Ministry, Founder of EMMI New Hope Ministry and Mission & Counsellor

• House of Bishops President, Bishop Emeritus the Very Reverend Marie Arnold, an Ordained Minister in the World-Wide International Metaphysical Ministry in 2010.
• Canadian Baptist Minister, Ordained to the Episcopa in 2015
• Rt Rev Marie Yvonne Arnold Bishop, Chief Chaplain, EMMI Community Co-Founder and Member of Clergy Advisor Committee & Counsellor
• Co-Founder of the EMMI Chaplaincy Ministry, Founder of EMMI New Hope Ministry and Mission, and Bible Counsellor

Mother of 4 children and many grandchildren. She has been an ordained Metaphysical Minister. She is now a Baptist Minister. In the 1980, she was a Sunday School Teacher and Sunday School Superintendent and also a member for many years of the Jeddore Women’s. Missionary Society. Most of her life was dedicated to the well-being of others, mainly through counselling in her community, which led her to explore a counselling course she wants to continue in her ministry and has informed her decision to enter the ministry today.

In the 1970’s and 1980s, she was also an assistant Deacon, an assistant trustee and a volunteer. During the 1970s, she was also a member of the choir and helped with the youth group. During my time as Sunday Superintendent, we had an average attendance of 100. She also began the first adult Sunday school class, which got the interest of many and was well
attended. These years taught me compassion in dealing with people from 3 years to adults, and that has followed me into my decision to go into the ministry today.

Interest
Her interests are in Metaphysics, History, Spirituality, World Religion, Science, Human Development and Children and Adults in Crisis.

As A Pastor
She studies at the University of Metaphysics in Sedona, Arizona. Through correspondence, she holds a Bachelor’s degree as a Metaphysical Minister, Counsellor, and Practitioner. She is qualified to perform weddings, funerals, baptisms and baby namings.

Faith:
Her religious background is Catholic and Baptist; she became a practicing Baptist after marrying into a Baptist family and followed that faith for many years until she began to question many things without getting any answers. she began her search for the truth and was directed to the University of Metaphysics where she discovered the answers to her questions..Now she has discovered enlightenment in her quest for the truth.

Affiliation:
Jeddore United Baptist Church
Sedona University of Metaphysics

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“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.”

Posting our Happy 12th Ministry Anniversary messages

Twelve years ago, this ministry began with a vision to serve, inspire, and grow. Today, we stand amazed at how God has multiplied our efforts and expanded our reach. We honour the foundations laid by those who came before us, and we celebrate the vibrant community we share today. Twelve years is just the beginning. Together, let us continue to walk blindly in faith, love boldly, and serve selflessly. May God continue to guide our steps in the years to come.

Today we celebrate 12 years of faith, community, and service. We are incredibly grateful for every person who has walked this journey with us. God has been so faithful, and we cannot wait to see what the next chapter holds! Thank you for being a vital part of our ministry family.

Honouring Our Foundation, Embracing Our Mission: Celebrating 12 Years
Twelve years ago, Eric Michel Ministries International began with a profound spiritual vision to serve, inspire, and spread the Good News. Today, we honour the extraordinary leadership and spiritual legacy of our founder, the Most Reverend Chaplain Eric Gagnon M.I., OFS, whose decades of faith and service continue to light our path. As a community, we stand amazed at how God has multiplied our efforts and expanded our reach. Twelve years is a powerful milestone, but it is just the beginning. Together, let us continue to walk steadfastly in faith, love boldly, and serve selflessly. May God continue to bless and guide EMMI in the many years to come.

Today, we celebrate a remarkable milestone: the 12th anniversary of Eric Michel Ministries International. Over the past twelve years, this ministry has stood as a sanctuary of grace and a beacon of God’s love under the faithful guidance of our founder, the Most Reverend Chaplain Eric Gagnon M.I., OFS. Every life transformed, every prayer answered, and every act of service rendered is a testament to God’s enduring faithfulness and your shared dedication. Thank you to everyone who has given their time, heart, and prayers to build this beautiful community. As we look back on our journey with deep gratitude, we look forward with great anticipation to the wonderful things God has in store for our global ministry family. Happy 12th Anniversary!

🙌 12 YEARS OF MINISTRY = 12 YEARS OF INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS! 🙌

As we celebrate our 12th anniversary this week, our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for the absolute best volunteer team on the planet. You don’t just show up; you bring hope, joy, and love to everything you do. From the front doors to behind the scenes, you make this ministry happen every single day. We want to give a massive, public shout-out to three specific rockstars this week:⭐ Marie – Thank you for always bringing your best to House of Bishops!⭐ Lyle – Your dedication to the Board of Elders changes lives!⭐ Mafuta – Thank you for your joyful heart in our Facebook groups! To our entire volunteer family: We see you, we appreciate you, and we love you. Thank you for 12 years of faithful service!👇 CHURCH FAMILY: Let’s shower them with love! Drop a comment below to thank a volunteer who has impacted your life! 👇

Most Reverend Chaplain Eric Gagnon M.I., OFS

“He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.”

Pierre Luc
Administrator for the Secretary-General
Eric Michel Ministries International