Deacon Eustace Beausoleil : 20th Anniversary Celebration in Scarborough
By Manuel Papa
Scarborough-ON-Canada
July 7, 2018
It was a joyous occasion for Rev. Deacon Eustace Beausoleil to celebrate his 20th year of his "Life Service to the Church" A Holy Mass was celebrated by pastor Rev. Fr. Lorenzo Salandanan with Fr. Michael Holmes, assisted by Deacons Terrence Rebello and Thomas Aquino on June 7 at the Prince of Peace Church.
Left photo: Deacon Eustace, wife Gloria and Parishioners; Right photo: Deacon Eustace with Volunteer Ms. Pat Martyn
The 800 parishioners joined Deacon Eustace and wife Gloria in the Holy Mass and continued their good-byes to the Deacon, who will be transferred to a nearby parish on July 1, 2018. They joined him and Gloria in photo-ops in the church hall.
Mr. Eustace, a Canadian from St. Lucia, is well liked by his Caribbean friends. He was always around to help them . He was working as a Computer Technician, when he received a "call from God". He felt that he can serve the people more by being a deacon. He studied for four years, together with wife Gloria , for his diaconate at St. Augustine Seminary. This is when he started to spend more time to be of service to God and enjoyed his more meaningful life.
He was ordained a Deacon on June 20, 1998 by Bishop Pendergast in St. Michael's Cathedral in Toronto.
Rev. Deacon Eustace continued his sacrifices, juggling his time with his regular occupation to earn money for his family, while he continued his "Life of Service to the Church". He was able to do all these " with the help of God".
Left photo: Deacon Eustace with the KC # 9144, Right photo: Deacon and Gloria with MPC Course conductors of PoP
The Archdiocese of Toronto assigned him to the Prison Ministry, while he continued his Liturgical Ministry at Prince of Peace Parish. Ever since, where he baptized several hundreds of children, getting them to be "Children of God in this world". He also witnessed the wedding vows of several hundred couples and conducted several seminars to the parishioners. He joined the Prince of Peace Council KC # 9144 in 1990, and earned his fourth degree rank as a Sir Knight in the Knights of Columbus a few years later. He looked after the Parish Marriage Preparation Course program for 12 years. Deacon and Gloria has been married for 38years. They have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
Deacon Eustace was assigned by His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, to serve as a Deacon at St. Bartholomew Parish at Heather Road in Scarborough, starting July 1, 2018.
Prince of Peace Parish wishes him the best to continue his service to God!