Toronto (多倫多)

耀漢小兄弟會在加拿大的發展歷史

多倫多中華殉道聖人堂
天主的恩寵
 
2007 年由尹雅白神父推薦,多倫多總教區邀請耀漢小兄弟會來多倫多中華殉道聖人堂服務。多倫多教區總主教Thomas Collins 與當時耀漢總會的副家長蘇達義神父商議具體事宜後,當時的本篤家長便委派安德兄弟來中華殉道聖人堂服務。2007 年9月5日多倫多總主教正式委任安德兄弟為中華殉道聖人堂主任司鐸。於同年,修會亦委派李志雄神父到中華殉道聖人堂任助理司鐸協助安德兄弟。2010 年尹雅白神父 (香港教區神父) 榮休返回香港,修會派黃公宇神父到多倫多中華殉道聖人堂作助理司鐸協助安德兄弟。2012 年修會又派桑實兄弟到中華殉道聖人堂服務,任堂區助理司鐸。2014年秦瑛神父調任多倫多中華殉道聖人堂任副主任司鐸。同年李志雄神父和黃公宇神父調派溫哥華聖方濟堂服務。2016 年修會調派秦瑛神父任加拿大愛民頓瑪利亞進教之佑華人堂主任司鐸。期間有曾若瑟神父(望會生來多倫多服務)。2017 年修會委派袁顯義神父,來多倫多中華殉道聖人堂任助理司鐸。
 
多倫多會院及鳴遠第三會的建立
 
2013年8月,葉衛熾瑞女士贈修會一座位於安省Stouffville的樓房物業。多倫多總教區於同年12月18日批准了耀漢小兄弟會以這棟物業為修會在多倫多的真福院。耀漢小兄弟會衷心感謝葉衛熾瑞女士對修會的慷慨幫助和支持。2013 年10月,安德兄弟,在多倫多成立耀漢小兄弟會的粵語第三會鳴遠真福團。第二年,國語第三會的鳴遠之家亦相繼成立。感謝國粵語第三會各弟兄姊妹們共同協助修會管理真福院。

The Development History of Little Brothers of Congregation of St. John the Baptist in Canada

Toronto Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church 

In 2007, recommended by Father James Wan, the Archdiocese of Toronto invited the Little Brothers of congregation of St. John the Baptist to serve at the Church of the Chinese Martyrs Catholic church in Toronto. Thomas Collins, Archbishop of the Diocese of Toronto, discussed specific matters with Father Stanislaus Su, the deputy of the Little Brothers congregation. At that time Bishop Benedictine appointed Brother Andrew to serve at the Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church. On September 5, 2007, the Archbishop of Toronto officially appointed Brother Andrew as the pastor of the Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church. In the same year, the congregation also appointed Father Joseph Ly Zhixiong to serve as an assistant pastor at the the Chinese Martyrs Catholic church to assist Brother Andrew. In 2010, Father James Wan (priest of the Diocese of Hong Kong) returned to Hong Kong and retired, and the congregation sent Father Dominic Hoang Gongyu to Chinese Martyrs Catholic church in Toronto as an assistant pastor to assist Brother Andrew. In 2012, the congregation sent Brother John to serve in Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church, as an assistant pastor in the parish. In 2014, Father Dominic Qin Ying was transferred to serve as the deputy pastor of the Chinese Martyrs Catholic church in Toronto. In the same year, Father Joseph Ly Zhixiong and Father Dominic Hoang Gongyu were dispatched to serve at St. Francis Xavier Church in Vancouver. In 2016, the congregation dispatched Father Dominic Qin Ying to serve as the pastor of Mary Help of Christians Chinese Church in Edmonton, Canada. During this period, there was Father Joseph Zeng to help out in Toronto. In 2017, the congregation appointed Father Yuan Xianyi to serve as an assistant pastor at the Chinese Martyrs Catholic church in Toronto.

The establishment of the Seminary and Congregation Blessed Home (第三會) in Toronto

In August 2013, Ms. Ye Wei Chi Rui donated a house property in Stouffville, Ontario. In December 18 of the same year, the Archdiocese of Toronto approved the Little Brothers of Congregation of St. John the Baptist to use the property as the congregation’s Beatitude House in Toronto. The Little Brothers congregation would like to express its sincere gratitude to Ms. Ye Wei Chi Rui for her generous help and support. In October 2013, Brother Andrew, established the Mingyuan Cantonese Blessed Blessing Group of the 3rd Society of the Yaohan Brotherhood (第三會鳴遠真福團) in Toronto. In the second year, the Mandarin Mingyuan Blessed Blessing Group (第三會鳴遠真福團) was also established. Thank you to all the brothers and sisters of the Mandarin and Cantonese Mingyuan Blessed Blessing Group (第三會鳴遠真福團) for helping out to manage the Mingyuan Beatitude House (鳴遠真福院).