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Divine Mercy Sunday Message
Dear Parishioners, Christ is Risen, Alleluia, Alleluia! As we continue to celebrate the great Solemnity of Easter, I once again, wish to thank you for your continued support, prayers, email messages, phone calls and Easter cards. I am humbled by your generosity towards our parish community, especially during this difficult time. Parish life continues, even though we are isolated, and I would like to share with you some of things taking place: I have had 2 online meetings with the Finance Committee to address our financial situation. I will share a bit more with you, next week, regarding these discussions. I also continue to celebrate Mass and the Divine Mercy…
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3rd Sunday of Easter
Dear Parishioners, As we journey with our Risen Lord, and continue to celebrate this Easter Season, I once again, wish to thank you for your prayers, email messages, phone calls, letters and continued support of our parish community, especially during this difficult time. As I mentioned last week, even though we are isolated, parish life continues, as does the life of the Church throughout the world, and so, I wish to share with you some news of a very special day in the life of the Church, here in Canada. On May 1, 2020, the Catholic Bishops of Canada will consecrate their individual dioceses or eparchies to Mary, Mother of the…
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Support for Isolated Seniors
Student Senior Isolation Prevention Partnership – A group of students at McMaster and the University of Waterloo have started the Mac-Waterloo-Niagara Student Senior Isolation Prevention Partnership (SSIPP) to assist socially isolated seniors during the COVID outbreak. Our program pairs student volunteers with socially isolated older adults to check-in via weekly phone calls in order to provide social comfort and standard patient education about COVID-19. Older adults living in the Hamilton, Waterloo, or Niagara regions can be referred through a member of their healthcare team or community organizations to the program. At the moment, we have over 100 healthcare professional students signed up to help us (many of whom speak different languages). Many older adults are…
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A Message for Easter Weekend
Happy Easter 2020! Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ is alive! He is our Hope, Truth and Life. May the Risen Christ, who open the doors of the tomb, open our hearts to the needs of the disadvantaged, the vulnerable, the poor, the unemployed, the marginalized, and all those who knock at our door in search of bread, and the recognition of their dignity. May we let ourselves to be renewed by Him! May this Easter bring comfort to the people who lost their love ones because of COVIT-19. May the Living Christ grant His peace to us and the entire world. May the Risen Lord accompany us in our straggles…
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A Message for Palm Sunday and Holy Week
Dear Parishioners, I would once again, like to thank you for your prayers and support. It has been wonderful, as well, to be a part of your sharing online and on the telephone – the challenges, as well as the moments of joy you are experiencing in these days. Thank you for sharing. With Palm Sunday, we begin Holy Week, one of the greatest events in our Parish and in our Liturgical Calendar. This year, it will have special meaning to each one of us. As the name suggests, it is a holy time, a time of grace. As such, I have dedicated a good portion of the bulletin this week to…