News & Views (Page 12)
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…
Letter from Bishop Bittman – March 25, 2021
25 March 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings in the Lord! Very soon we will be able to say with exultant hearts and voices: “Christ is Risen. He is truly risen!” (Mt 25:5) As we prepare for Easter, our attention focuses on the powerful Gospel accounts of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus. This is where the liturgies of Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday are most poignant. We must never forget that even with the tremendous suffering Christ…
Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – Holy Week
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we are departing from our ongoing focus on the letters A-Z, and we have a special post about “Holy Week”. We will return to our regular posts by moving on to the letter “L” after this. If you missed our Introduction to this series…
Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – The Letter “K”
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we focus on the letter “K”. There is only one term for this letter and then we will move on to a special post about Holy Week. After that, we will resume our regular posts with the letter “L”. If you missed our Introduction…
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…
Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – The Letter “J”
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we focus on the letter “J”. There is only one term for this letter, so it will be a short post and we’ll move on to “K”. If you missed our Introduction to this series <click here>. To go back to the letter “I”…
Vaccines: Are They Morally Permissible?
Is it morally permissible for Catholics to take vaccines whose development, production, and/or testing has involved the use of abortion-derived cell lines? Please download and read the letter from the Canadian Bishops; it answers the question.
Faith Renewal – The ABC’s of Being Catholic – The Letter “I”
By: Bernadette Parrott Welcome to our Faith Renewal Series that is exploring The ABCs of Being Catholic. We are invited on a journey through the alphabet to explore Catholic terms, beliefs, and traditions. In this post we focus on the letter “I”. Every few days we will add another term beginning with “I” to this post. If you missed our Introduction to this series <click here>. To go back to the letter “H” <click here>. To go to the letter…
Bill C-7 – How to Make Your Voice Heard
Dear Fathers and Catholic Faithful, Greetings in the Lord! Bill C-7 is the legislation to amend the criminal code with regards to MAID, or medical assistance in dying or more properly called, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia. As you know, the Senate has amended Bill C-7 and sent these proposed amendments to the House of Commons for approval. If these amendments pass in the House of Commons, it will make it much easier for vulnerable Canadians to access assisted suicide and…