CONNICK Carol Jean
A service of celebration for the life of Carol Connick, beloved wife of Keith MacKinnon, of Riverdale, was held on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Burnside Presbyterian Church, Clyde River. The service was conducted by Reverend Steven Stead, who offered prayer and words of comfort. Scripture readings included Isaiah 43, Colossians 3 and John 14, which were read by grandchildren, Taylor, Jordan and Benjamin Murray. The music included the hymns, “Just a Closer Walk With Thee”, “How Great Thou Art”, and “In The Garden”, played by organist, Lisa Stead and accompanied by the church choir. Special music was provided by The Oak Tree Singers, who sang “River In Judea” and “Go Now In Peace”. Honorary pallbearers were all family and friends present. Pallbearers were Ben Murray, Bill Murray, Corey Jay, Nicholas Jay, Shawn MacPhee and John McLaine. Flower bearers were grandchildren, Taylor, Jordan and Sydney Murray. Among the largely attended funeral were representatives from the Provincial Women’s Institute, Tuesday Afternoon Bowlers, McGill Centre, Association of Holland College Retirees, Quilting Group and Senior Secretariat. Interment took place in the church cemetery where Reverend Stead conducted the committal service. Arrangements entrusted to Central Queen’s Funeral Home, New Glasgow.
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the Vatican diplomat and expert in interfaith relations who announced the election of Pope Francis to the world in 2013 with the famous phrase “habemus papam (we have a pope),” has died.
The Vatican said Tauran died Thursday at age 75. He had been in the United States, seeking treatment for Parkinson’s disease. He had the condition for years, but continued his globe-trotting diplomacy to improve the Vatican’s relations with the Muslim world.
In an unusually personal condolence message sent to Tauran’s sister Friday, Francis praised the cardinal’s “courageous” years of service to the Catholic Church “despite the weight of illness.”
Francis said the French-born Tauran was a “counsellor who was listened to and appreciated,” particularly in predominantly Muslim parts of the world. It was a reference to Tauran’s tireless efforts to mend fences after Pope Benedict XVI gave a 2006 speech about Islam and violence that offended many Muslims.