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Mass Intentions August 1st – August 6thSeems like we are still adjusting to the new “paperless” church environment. From this point, we will be including a list of Mass Intentions our email and posting them to the web site. Saturday, August 1st, 5:00 pm – Angela Ruffo, Kent Joseph Dixon, Robert Antognoli, Gertrude Saldanha, Int. of Leona Whalen, Karen HunksSunday, August 2nd, 6:30 pm –  (all masses) The intentions of  parishionersMonday, August 3rd, 6:30 pm – Ina MinnaTuesday, August 4th, 6:30 pm – Carolyn…

As we have previously reported our Parish office is now open Monday – Thursday from 9:00 am-noon. You are welcome to drop by, however, Diocesan policy requires us to book appointments if you want to an individual meeting with a staff member. Our staff continues to work full time (though not always in the office) and we regularly check voicemail and email, so even if it is outside of office hours, please reach out! We promise you will receive a quick…

Sunday Mass returns June 21st As many of you will be aware, public celebration of Sunday mass in the Diocese of Hamilton begins again this weekend with the first weekday mass scheduled for Tuesday, June 16th at 6:30 p.m. Our first Sunday Mass at St. Pius will be at 11:00 am Sunday, June 21st. Due to the logistical challenges (disinfecting and cleaning) we will be celebrating only one mass the first weekend, but we are prepared to add more in…

Our new seminarian says hello!

Magnolia Planted to MARk the League’s 100th anniversary in Canada As part of its activities marking in the 100th anniversary of the Catholic Women’s League in Canada, the League’s St. Pius Council has gifted the Parish with a Magnolia tree, to help beautify our grounds and public space. With the assistance of St. Pius Maintenance Supervisor Paul Reansbury, Council President Patricia McDougall (centre) and Past-President Vickie Coyle joined Father John Redmond on Friday, May 29th for a special prayer and…

Weekly Parish EMAIL NeWs During the social and physical distancing necessitated by the Coronavirus pandemic, we have begun distributing a weekly Parish Email newsletter. We’ve added an archive of those emails here: https://www.stpiusbrantford.ca/parish-news-email-archive By the way, if you’re not on our distribution list but would like to be, just visit our contact form and submit the form with your email address and a note asking us to add you to our list.

Join us online at 7:00 pm Friday, May 1st (on our Facebook page or at http://live.stpiusbrantford.ca) as Father John consecrates our Parish and its people to our Blessed Mother Mary and places them under her protection as Mother of the Church. Below is the prayer of consecration. You may also pray the prayer in your home (at your convenience) to consecrate your family, or yourself – substituting the appropriate words for “our parish”. We are joining our own Bishop Crosby,…

Children’s Liturgy with a difference! We’re very excited to have launched into the digital world of Children’s Liturgy programming with a new high-energy format. Get ready to sing, dance, pray and learn about Jesus and the Apostles as we look at stories of Easter and the life of the earliest Christians. This engaging program is designed especially for children aged five to ten, but anyone is welcome to join us immediately following our Sunday Mass live stream.

Video: Fr John shares some thoughts on Holy Saturday along with an ancient homily passed down through the generations.

New Page With Sunday Live Stream Recordings We are well on our way with our Sunday 11:00 am mass live stream, this week (our second) we had over 400 unique IP addresses tune in for all or part of the Mass, and we peaked with just over 230 streaming the Mass. We are hoping to continue to improve our “production values” in order to give you all an improved experience as we wait to be able to gather once again…

This traditional Lenten devotion is one of many things we have lost for the past few weeks. Great news! Our Youth Ministry has recorded and posted to our web site a video of the “LifeTeen” stations of the cross, with readings and reflections and the singing of the Stabat Mater presented by our young people for each station. Please use this gift to reflect on the Lord’s Passion and help to prepare ourselves to celebrate with joy his resurrection on Easter…