Parish News (Page 5)
Holy Cross Annual Online Gala
Holy Cross School is hosting an on-line fund raising Silent and Live Auction from Nov 19 – 21st. We are reaching out to Parishioners of St. John Vianney and St. Ann’s Parishes for support in creating an auction basket of items with a theme A FEW OF YOUR FAVORITE THINGS. These items that are donated by you would represent your favorite things. They will be put together in one or more baskets and auctioned off during the weekend mentioned above.…
KC 60th Annual Charity Appeal
St. John Vianney Knights of Columbus – Council 8928 We are once again launching our annual Charity Appeal Campaign. This year the Knight’s raffle ticket sales are being done paperless and online. All cash prizes as well. The tickets can be purchased by clicking on the poster image below as well as by scanning the QR code. These links will bring you to our council’s web page and we will get credit for the sales.
Residential Schools – Further Information
As many people still have questions about what happened at the Residential Schools and the Truth and Reconciliation Report; as well as trying to discern what is accurate information, we have posted 3 letters. Back on June 25th, we also posted an FAQ originated from the Diocese of Edmonton regarding Residential Schools. Below are the live links to what is referenced in Bishop’s letter, if it is helpful. Articles from The National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/raymond-j-de-souza-it-is-historically-inaccurate-to-suggest-the-catholic-church-hasnt-apologized-for-residential-schools https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/newly-discovered-b-c-graves-a-grim-reminder-of-the-heartbreaking-death-toll-of-residential-schools https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-graves-were-never-a-secret-why-so-many-residential-school-cemeteries-remain-unmarked https://nationalpost.com/opinion/fr-raymond-j-de-souza-the-truth-about-the-churchs-obligation-to-aboriginals Articles from Real…
Churches Fully Open – Thanks be to God!
Joy and Thanksgiving It is with great joy and thanksgiving to God that we welcome everyone who is ready to come back to church in-person. We no longer have any capacity limitations, and no pre-registration is required! Sunday Mass Times With the removal of capacity limitations, we will be returning to our regular (pre-COVID) Sunday Mass times. These are: St. Ann’s Saturday @ 5:00pm Sunday @ 11:00am & 6:00pm St. John Vianney Sunday @ 9:00am Additionally, as we no longer…
Reopening Letter
May 28, 2021 My dear brothers and sisters. It is with great joy that we are able to return to celebrating Mass in our Churches, albeit with limited numbers of 50 people at this time. God has certainly answered our prayers. With the late announcement, we are unable to prepare in time for this weekend. We will be celebrating with our existing schedule with outdoor in-person seated, and parking lot Masses for this one last weekend. Beginning next week, we…
St. Thérèse of Lisieux First Holy Communion Experience
Here St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower, tells of the experience of her First Holy Communion which took place on 8th May 1884. At last the most wonderful day of my life arrived, and I can remember every tiny detail of those heavenly hours: my joyous waking up at dawn, the tender, reverent kisses of the mistresses and older girls, the room where we dressed — filled with the white “snowflakes” in which one after another we were clothed…
Come and See
Jesus invited his disciples to “Come and See”. The Knights of Columbus would like to invite non-members and former members to “Come and See” what the Knights of Columbus has to offer to you and your family by offering a 1 Year Free On-Line Membership. You can join the council or stay as an On-Line Member.
Holy Week and Easter 2021
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with great joy that we are able to gather together outside in person to worship during our Easter Season. We are grateful to Father John for offering to stay with us during this most holy season and assist with our Masses. We have so much information to share with you. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate our new schedule – revised once again after hearing that indoor religious services…
Work of Love
During this pandemic, when we are not praying, we’ve been busy doing works of love. Our parishes have sent about 80 bicycles to the children in Nigeria. Some were given to individual families, some to the orphanage, some to block Rosary children and some to parishes. The children are so happy. Some haven’t ridden bicycles before. What a joy for them and their families. In some of the videos, you could hear them praying for our parishes for being a…
Hoping for Reopening Soon
We are looking forward with hope that our Churches will be open for our Easter celebrations, and have been working hard to prepare. We may not hear from Dr. Henry until very close to Easter regarding the limits that will be put in place for indoor gatherings. We invite everyone to pay close attention to any new protocols established by the Provincial Health Officer. Please pay attention to our announcements on our Website, Facebook page and emails that we will…