Michel de Notre-Dame

Michel of Notre Dame

Most Revd. Eric Michel SFU, Chaplain

Catholic Minister


The Most Reverend Eric Gagnon, Phyl.D., D.Div., Th.D., Archbishop Primus of the Eric Michel Ministries International, which includes the Interdenominational Assembly of Churches Ministry, an international association of churches and para-churches; Director of Footsteps of Jesus Seminary and Bible Academy, Commander of EMMI Chaplaincy; Co-Founder of New Hope Ministry & Missions, founder of Canadian Harverstime  Bible Academy, the  Franciscan Abbey of Immanuel Communion of Love Third Order of Franciscans a Charte Member of The Order of Franciscans of The Eucharist and Our Lady of High Grace.



Most Rev. Eric Michel, Master Chaplain.

French-born in Gatineau (Hull), Quebec, in 1951, He is a father and grandfather, a Bivocational Pastor and Founder and Commander of the Eric Michel Ministries International -1987, and the Chaplaincy founded in 2010.

Since 1966, Rev Eric Michel has been searching for knowledge in various subjects: discoveries, science, astronomy, medicine, geology, etc. But his main passion is history, religions and spirituality, searching for the truth in the paranormal, holy scriptures and historical and scientific facts.

He was ordained in 1988,  working in the community, devoting himself to help people since an oath as a wolf cub pack member (Boy Scout) in 1960 and has never stopped since.  A large part of his life was spent giving his spare time to the community as a volunteer and member of many non-profit organizations (more than 20), in which he got involved as a member of boards with titles of director, Vice-President and President. Also, sitting at round tables of social comity for the community's well-being in different aspects regarding health, social and most importantly, their primary necessity.

Religious Name: Michel of Notre Dame

Chaplain

He was appointed chaplain on July 30th, 2011, because he has credentials that add to his life experiences and studies. He is a professional outreach worker who worked for seven years as a Travailleur de Rue  (Street Outreach Worker) at the Centre d'Intervention et Prevention en Toxicomanie de l'Outaouais.

Academic Background:

Spiritual

Training Computer Related

Social Intervention

Clergy Member 1978 to 2022 

Membership


Seven Sacraments in order of receiving for Eric Michel:

Author: Dennis Giguere 

1970 - 1973

Le Régiment de Hull (RCAC) is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army. The regiment is based in the Hull sector of Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa, Ontario. Active in all aspects of the day-to-day life of Outaouais residents, the unit is the only francophone military presence in the area.

Currently, it is organized into two distinct squadrons: C/S Squadron (Commandement et Services) is made up of the logistical and administrative support staff as well as a holding platoon for new recruits and, D Squadron is the reconnaissance squadron, to which most of the members of the unit belong.

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Reconnaissance Troop, Régiment de Hull, Camp Valcartier, 1976. The Regiment in its new role as a reconnaissance unit, on the Lynx.

Author: Dennis Giguere 

Franciscan at Heart

Franciscan Abbey of the Immanuel Communion of Love (FAICL), a part of the Third Order of Saint Francis Ministry (OFE)

We are a body of Christians who follow Christ in the footsteps of Francis, Anthony and Clare of the Franciscan Order.


Brotherhood

Our Order is a group of men and women of Christian Catholic Independent under a Chart of the Order of Franciscans Ecumenical. We are an order of men and women who have dedicated themselves to following the footsteps of Saint Francis. Our members serve as Chaplain Ministers in the community and work in capacities to help the needy.

We are a loving order that does not discriminate based on age, race, physical capabilities, marital status, employment or social status. 

We do not live in a monastery, friary or convent nor require our members to give up their jobs or move away from their homes, friends, and families. We will not ask you to make a life-changing sacrifice to belong to our Order.

Our way of conduct is in our Rule of Life, based on the Original Rule, established in 1221, for the First Order of Franciscans. 

We strive to lead our lives according to the words and work of Christ, following the example and spirituality of our fraternal father, Saint Francis of Assisi.


Our traditional Vows are the following:


We are a Christian Catholic Chaplaincy located on the north shore of Montreal, Quebec. We are affiliated with the Association within the District 01 Canada in the Interdenominational Assembly of Churches Ministry in Africa, America and Asia.

Those who have an open mind and an honest heart are welcome. We don't discriminate based on race, gender, nationality, sexual orientation or identification, ethnicity, or disability. Our sacraments, including the fullness of Holy Orders, are available to all baptized.

The FAICL carries on the mission of Christ by expressing our faith publicly and in communion with other Christian denominations proclaiming the Good News. With God's help and the blessing of our Archbishop, we like to spread joy and happiness among our brothers and sisters.


Love and Peace.

Saint Anthony's Quote: "Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach, and your actions speak."


The IAoC Association Membership:

The "Interdenominational Assembly of Churches" is an association of churches, para-churches and missionaries operated under the Eric Michel Ministries International composed of Baptist,  FAICL Catholic, Christian Evangelism, Methodist Episcopal Nonconforming, Pentecostal, Presbyterian and  Christian Unitarian Universalist. We aim to put faith into action by leaders who move their congregations and communities to help each other for the common good and spread the Gospel of Christ. With more than 85 church partners come alongside Eric Michel Ministries International. The Association is staffed with Directors, Clergy and supporting members, mobilizing all the services. We provide in Christ at our International Districts and bring them into the communities that need them the most. 

From a union of these denominations:


The IAoC operates under Eric Michel Ministries International, the headquarters in Brunsburg-Chatam Province of Quebec, Canada, and its counterpart  EMMI African Churches Association Ministry.

Titles:

A bishop an English derivation from the New Testament Greek ἐπίσκοπος, epískopos, "overseer", "guardian" is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.  Within the church, bishops are seen as those who possess the full priesthood and can ordain clergy – including other bishops. 


The term epískopos meaning bishop in Greek, the early language of the Christian Church, was not from the earliest times clearly distinguished from the term presbýteros (literally: "elder" or "senior", origin of the modern English word priest), but the term was already clearly used in the sense of the order or office of bishop, distinct from that of presbyter in the writings of Ignatius of Antioch (died 108 CE), and sources from the middle of the 2nd century undoubtedly set forth that all the chief centres of Christianity recognized and had the office of bishop, using a form of organization that remained universal until the Protestant Reformation.

The earliest organization of the Church in Jerusalem was, according to most scholars, similar to that of Jewish synagogues, but it had a council or college of ordained presbyters (Greek: πρεσβύτεροι elders, priests). In Acts 11:30 and Acts 15:22, we see a collegiate system of government in Jerusalem chaired by James the Just, according to tradition the first bishop of the city. In Acts 14:23, the Apostle Paul ordains presbyters in churches in Anatolia.

Often, the word presbyter was not yet distinguished from overseer (ἐπίσκοπος episkopos, later used exclusively to mean bishop), as in Acts 20:17, Titus 1:5,7 and 1 Peter 5:1. The earliest writings of the Apostolic Fathers, the Didache and the First Epistle of Clement, for example, show the church used two terms for local church offices—presbyters (seen by many as an interchangeable term with episcopos or overseer) and deacon.

A 6th-century image of Saint Augustine, bishop of Hippo Regius.

This does not mean that the episcopate, in the sense of the holder of the order or office of bishop, must have developed only later, or have been plural, because in each church the college or presbyter-overseers (also called "presbyter-bishops") did not exercise an independent supreme power; it was subject to the Apostles or to their delegates. An explanation suggests that the delegates were bishops in the actual sense of the term, but that they did not possess fixed sees nor had they a special title. Since they were essentially itinerant, they confided to the care of some of the better educated and highly respected converts the fixed necessary functions relating to the daily life of the community.


In Timothy and Titus in the New Testament a more clearly defined episcopate can be seen. We are told that Paul had left Timothy in Ephesus and Titus in Crete to oversee the local church (1Tim 1:3 and Titus 1:5). Paul commands them to ordain presbyters/bishops and to exercise general oversight, telling Titus to "rebuke with all authority" (Titus 2:15).


Early sources are not clear but various groups of Christian communities may have had the bishop surrounded by a group or college functioning as leaders of the local churches. Eventually the head or "monarchic" bishop came to rule more clearly, and all local churches would eventually follow the example of the other churches and structure themselves after the model of the others with the one bishop in clearer charge, though the role of the body of priests remained important.


Eventually, as Christendom grew, bishops no longer directly served individual congregations. Instead, the bishop appointed priests to minister to each congregation, acting as the bishop's delegates.


Archbishop

An archbishop is the  Supreme Bishop of the Eric Michel Ministries Int'l and is elected by the General Assembly of the Church. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Church. He also holds an important pastoral role being the Spiritual Head and Chief Pastor of the Church. He has precedence of honour and prominence of position among and is recognized to have primacy, over other bishops.


Bishops:


EMMI polity is a hierarchical form of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") in which the chief local authorities are bishops. (The word "bishop" derives, via the Vulgar Latin ebiscopus, from the Ancient Greek επίσκοπος epískopos meaning "overseer".) It is the structure used by many of the major Christian churches and denominations, such as Catholic, Eastern, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran churches or denominations, as well as other churches founded independently from these lineages.

Chaplaincy are governed by bishops with authority over the judicatory (dioceses and conferences or synods). Their presidency is both spiritual and political; as well as performing ordinations, the bishop supervises the clergy within the judicatory and is the representative to both secular structures and in the hierarchy of the church. Bishops with such authority are known as the historical episcopate. Churches with this type of government usually believe that the Church requires episcopal government as described in the New Testament. In some systems, bishops may be subject to higher-ranking bishops (variously called archbishops, metropolitans, and/or patriarchs, depending upon the tradition). They also meet in councils or synods. These gatherings, subject to presidency by higher ranking bishops, may govern the judicatory which are represented in the council, though the synod or council may also be purely advisory.

For much of the written history of Christianity, the episcopal government was the only known form of church organization. This changed at the Reformation. Many Protestant churches are now organized by either congregational or presbyterian church polities, both descended from the writings of John Calvin, a Protestant reformer working and writing independently following the break with the Roman Catholic Church precipitated by The Ninety-Five Theses of Martin Luther.


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January 31st of 2022