Where are they now?

Continuing to live mission at their home after serving as a Scarboro missioner overseas

October 2005

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Paul McGuire

In the two and a half years he spent as a Scarboro lay missioner in Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil, Paul McGuire worked with youth groups and with the Centre for Human Rights. Since leaving Scarboro Missions in 1997, Paul married Rosa whom he met in Itacoatiara. Rosa and her son Bruno joined Paul in Canada shortly after.

After a few years working as a corporate trainer, Paul felt called again towards religious work and this semester he started as chaplain at Denis Morris Catholic high school in St. Catharines, Ontario.

As chaplain of a school of 1,400 students, Paul hopes to again partner with Scarboro Missions in areas of social justice and development and peace.

Rosa and Paul now have three boys. Bruno, 13 years old, is the star soccer player of the family and is in Grade 8. James is five years old in Senior Kindergarten and makes everyone smile with his humor. Mateus-Christopher is three. He and his mother Rosa have just returned from his first trip to Amazonas.

Linda Dziadyk (Yamniuk)

Since returning from mission to Peru in May 1982, Linda Dziadyk has dedicated the major portion of her time raising a family of six children: John Paul (age 22), Maria (20) and Joseph (18) who are attending the University of Saskatchewan; Catherine (16) and Anna (14) who are in high school; and Stephen, her special needs angel, who is in Grade 5. Her life journey has brought her to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where since 2003 she has been enrolled in a course leading to a degree in Social Work through the University of Regina (but taking classes at the University of Saskatchewan). Her sunny disposition and warm, infectious smile graced our Scarboro halls during her last visit.

Linda's daughter Maria shares her mother's interest in mission. This past summer she took part in an exposure trip to Guatamala with the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace. Her interest in social justice issues led her to join the DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE group on campus and to take on the task of Vice-President of the Newman Centre (a student club offering opportunities for faith and action) at St. Thomas More College of the University of Saskatchewan.

Follow Me

Former Scarboro lay missioner Lorraine Reaume makes her final vows as a member of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan

By Fr. Michael Traher, S.F.M.

When God's call to service first becomes evident in one's life, be ready for an amazing journey. Certainly this has been the experience of former Scarboro lay missioner Lorraine Reaume who this past summer made her final vows as a member of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan.

First assigned as a lay missioner to Bolivia in 1992, Lorraine was then named as Coordinator of Scarboro's Lay Mission office in 1994. For the next three years Lorraine made a truly significant contribution to Scarboro's mission and community. Our priests and laity all felt the influence of her humble, lived faith, and the gently persuasive manner of her shared skills that she brought to the preparation and missionary efforts of several groups of new lay missioners. Working alongside Mary Anne O'Connor, another experienced lay missioner, they made a great team.

This year on August 6, Lorraine and a second candidate, Peggy Coyle, celebrated their final vows at the main Priory of the Dominican Sisters on the site of their Sienna Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. It was a wonderful experience to witness the gathering of family and friends, along with a large representation of Dominican Sisters from all across the United States who came for this event.

The liturgy of the Eucharist with its solemn vows ceremony was marked by great joy in the celebration, and a call to deepen our commitment as a people of God to live the challenge of a Gospel witness today. This is a witness centred on justice and peace for all peoples and all creation.

Following the festive liturgy, everyone was invited to a delicious evening dinner. This was soon followed by a lively social with wine and cheese, cake and coffee. Lots of laughter and enthusiasm animated everyone, as stories and shared experiences of living their missions were exchanged. It was such a treasured time for the Dominican community to be with friends and family and to celebrate with Lorraine and Peggy as fully professed members of the community.

As in journeys of life, there are elements of sadness. Lorraine's mother, Rosemary Chalmers, was unable to come for the celebration. She remained at home with her husband Bernie, a deacon in the Archdiocese of Toronto, who was seriously ill. A short while later, content in the satisfaction of knowing the commitment made by his stepdaughter Lorraine in service of Christ, Bernie died peacefully returning to the Lord.

To Sr. Lorraine Reaume, O.P., from all of us at Scarboro Missions, we send a traditional mission greeting: "Ad Multos Annos" (Latin, meaning, "For many years to come").

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