Thursday, June 14, 2012

St. Elias Parish in new Citizenship and Immigration Canada video "Our Citizenship"

A new Government of Canada video that is played before some citizenship ceremonies for new Canadians has been produced under the direction of Christopher Mahon, Executive Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. There are many beautiful images of Canadian life: people attending a Canadian citizenship ceremony, night skylines of Canadian cities juxtaposed with the natural beauty of the the Rocky Mountains, a rabbi lighting the candles of a menorah, etc.

At the 1:49 mark, scenes from the Divine Liturgy at St. Elias Church in Brampton are visible: the Little Entrance, the faithful at prayer, and Fr. Richard Soo distributing Holy Communion. The official transcript of the video reads "The following sequence shows a procession at a Ukrainian Catholic church, people seen from the back in front of votive lamps, a priest giving communion."

From Archpriest Roman Galadza, pastor of St. Elias:  Christopher!  Beautifully done!  And the inclusion of my parish is an honour for all of us! Thank you! God bless you and those who work with you!



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