Pastoral Bulletin - Archdiocese of Miami

IMPORTANT DATES
! Convocation of Priests
Place: Doral Golf Resort & Spa - -
Date: September 27, 28 and 29, 2011
Please make your reservation by calling the hotel
directly at 305-592-2000 and mention you will be
attending the Archdiocesan Convocation of Priests so
that you get the $99.00 special rate.
! Priest Retreats in 2011
Place: Our Lady of Florida Retreat Center
Dates: October 10-14, 2011
October 17-21, 2011 (Spanish)
October 24-28, 2011
November 7-11, 2011
To register, please go to:
http://www.ourladyofflorida.org/register.htm or contact
Maggie at Our Lady of Florida Retreat Center at
561-626-1300. For further information, please contact
Fr. Richard Vigoa at priestsecretary@theadom.org or
at 305-762-1233.
Office of the Chancellor for Canonical
Affairs
Get-Well Wishes and Prayers for
• Rev. Msgr. Emilio Vallina, who is recovering after
a short stay at Jackson South Hospital.
• Rev. Msgr. William Dever, Rev. Bryan Dalton,
and Rev. Michael Lynch, who were recently in the
hospital seeking medical attention.
Requiescant in Pace
† Reverend Val LaFrance, O.P., who died on
July 2, 2011, at the St. Dominic Priory in
Washington, D.C., after a period of failing health.
Fr. LaFrance was well known to the Miami
faithful for his powerful preaching as well as his
personal testimony as a recovering alcoholic.
† Mr. Luis Ugarte, brother-in-law of Rev. Juan
López, who died June 24, 2011, in Spain.
† Mr. Rafael Huertas, father of Rev. Alvaro
Huertas, who died June 24, 2011, in Miami.
† Deacon Allen Asselin, ordained for the
Archdiocese of Miami in 1989, who died July 1,
2011, in Miami.
† Mrs. Digna Ortiz, mother of Deacon Esteban
Ortiz, who died June 11, 2011, in Miami.
Office of Family Life
RETROUVAILLE PROGRAM
The Office of Family Life is in the process of building
the infrastructure and teams needed to provide
“Retrouvaille”, a program of renewal and enrichment
for troubled marriages in our area.
Priests and Lay volunteers interested in getting
involved by joining a team are asked to call Linda at
954-558-6151.
Very Reverend Chanel Jeanty, JCL
Chancellor for Canonical Affairs