Pastor’s blog

Below is the text of the Parish Finance Update provided in the bulletin and read after each Mass on the weekend of July 1st and 2nd.

Please find, below, a copy of Bishop Crosby’s most recent Pastoral Letter entitled “Let Us Return With Joy!”.

Below is a Pastoral Letter released by Bishop Crosby for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Below is the text of Pope Francis’ recently released Lenten message, in both English and French.

Heart to Heart February 11th, 2023 (#495) Open the letter in PDF / Previous editions of Heart to Heart   EARLIER THIS MORNING, Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, announced the appointment of Most Reverend Francis Leo, until now, Auxiliary Bishop of Montreal, as the Archbishop of Toronto. Archbishop Leo succeeds His Eminence, Thomas Cardinal Collins, whose resignation the Pope also accepted. Archbishop Leo is well prepared for his new responsibilities, having served as a Parish Priest…

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) released a series of Pastoral Letters to First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and the People of God in Canada, to affirm its ongoing commitment to renewing and strengthening relations with Indigenous Peoples at the national, regional, and local levels. Each of the distinct Pastoral Letters in this series titled, That We May Walk Together, is the fruit of many months of listening, dialogue, and encounter with Indigenous Peoples, especially through Listening Circles held in dioceses across the country, the Indigenous Delegation to the…

Please see below an important update from the Bishops of Hamilton on our Synodal process, called “Forward Together in Christ”.

Below is the text of Bishop Crosby’s Christmas Message for 2022.

Please see below a Pastoral Letter from the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops in Canada which we have been asked to share with the Parish. The Letter, titled, The War in Ukraine: A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Action, encourages us to consider concrete acts of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as winter approaches.