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Dear St. Theresa Family! We hope you come to Mass:
on Saturday at 4:30 pm OR on Sunday at 10:30 am.
​Lots of Extra Room on Saturdays!
We look forward to seeing you!

 

  Did you know Donations have gone down 80% since 

 

COVID-19 - Please Keep Our Parish Alive by Giving - God will 

Reward you!

Please Remember to Donate Securely via Credit Card or PayPal to our Ottawa St. Theresa Parish Via Canada Helps: 

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/128967353RR0028-st-theresa-of-the-child-jesus-parish/

ANNOUNCEMENT : Due to COVID-19 we have to cancel our 30th Annual Bazaar.  We will be back next year.  Thank you for making our first 29 years a success - from Valerie Poirier,Bazaar Convenor. (The Parish is grateful to Val for Amazing work!)

Masks are now Mandatory see below for Full Mask Policy Instructions from the Archdiocese of Ottawa.

FRIDAY FAX from the Ottawa ARCHDIOCESE: https://catholicottawa.ca/news-from-pastoral-services-friday-facts

ARCHDIOCESE OF OTTAWA Scam Alert: An email scam targeting members of Catholic churches and institutions across Canada is active in the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall. In some places, the scam is transmitted by text messages.
Typically, someone purporting to be a priest—or even a bishop—sends an email with a plea for electronic gift cards, notably untraceable iTunes gift cards, to be sent to another address so that they may be given to someone in need or used for a fundraising event. In some cases, the scammers take the act a step further: they ask the victim to scratch the backs of the cards and give them the revealed PIN to allow them to access the cash value.
The scam has been previously reported by several other dioceses in Canada and the US, and there are reports of parishioners who have lost money to a fraudster pretending to be the pastor of a parish. One Ottawa parishioner sent $1,100 to a fraudster pretending to be their parish priest.

 

The Sunday Mass below is from Toronto:

 

 To read the message from the Archdiocese regarding re-opening guidelines
please click here

Message from Parishioner Patricia MD- https://thegoodcompanions.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SCWW-Summer-2020-Calendar.pdf 
This is a very successful weekly socialising event for seniors with computers. I hope that some of our more isolated seniors will be able to join in conversations in this on line group provided by the Good Companions which serves our area.

Prayer to make Spiritual Communion:

People who cannot communicate now make spiritual communion:

At your feet, O my Jesus I bow down and offer you the repentance of my contrite heart, which abysses itself into its nothingness and Your holy presence. I adore you in the Sacrament of Your love, the ineffable Eucharist. I wish to receive you in the poor home that my heart offers you. In anticipation of the happiness of sacramental communion, I want to possess you in spirit. Come to me, oh my Jesus, that I may come to you. May Your love inflame my whole being, for life and death. I believe in you, I hope in you, I love you. So be it. Amen

SPECIAL PRAYERS for July which is Dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus


https://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2020/07/july-month-devoted-to-precious-blood-of.html


You can download Free Mass Readings here: https://www.livingwithchrist.ca/index.php/intentions


FREE Kid's Bulletin Print out - https://thekidsbulletin.com/2020/07/06/the-kids-bulletin-for-sunday-july-12th-2020/


Please Send us your Prayer Intentions and/or Announcements/Pictures!


Prayer Intentions: Please pray for the family of Alice whose husband died. Also, pray for the family of George Hack whose brother, John died. The young cousin of Lynn has also died of COVID -19 in England. Please pray for Wanda, Daughter of choir member Florence, who underwent surgery in February for cancer removal.


Please also pray for the young granddaughter of Deacon Guy, Jane who has epileptic seizures.

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Policy Requiring the Use of Masks within Parish Name

As of Tuesday, July 7th, a face mask is required for all while within the public space of  
Parish Name.

Please see below for the policy following the instructions issued by the Ottawa Office 
of Public Health, Eastern Ontario Health Unit, and Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District
 Health Unit.

Policy Instructions: 

1. Every Operator of an Enclosed Public Space (i.e. Parish Name) shall adopt a policy
    to ensure that no member of the public is permitted to enter or remain in the
    public areas of the Enclosed Public Space (i.e. the public, main body of the church) unless  
   he or she is wearing a Mask in a manner that covers their nose, mouth and chin.

2. This does not apply to:

a) Children under two years of age, or children under the age of five years

either chronologically or developmentally who refuse to wear a Mask and

cannot be persuaded to do so by their caregiver;

b) Individuals with medical conditions rendering them unable to safely wear a

Mask, including breathing difficulties or cognitive difficulties;

c) Individuals who are unable to apply or remove a Mask without assistance,

including those who are accommodated under the Accessibility for Ontarians 
with Disabilities Act (AODA) or who have protections under the Ontario Human
 Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.19, as amended;

d) A person who is employed (Sacristan, Custodian, Clergy) by or is an agent
 (i.e. volunteer) of the Parish Name and:

i. is in an area of the premises that is not designated for public

access (i.e. the Sacristy)

3. Implementation of the policy should be enacted and enforced in ‘good faith’
    and should be primarily used as a means to educate people on Mask use in 
   public spaces.

4. No person shall be required to provide proof of any of the exemptions set out in 
   Section Two (2) above.

5. The policy:

a) exempts the persons set out in Section 2 from the obligation of wearing a Mask;

b) will be given to all persons working or volunteering at Parish Name either electronically or physically (or both);

c) requires that employees and volunteers wear a Mask when working in the

public areas of Parish Name (i.e. the main body of church); 

d) requires that employees and volunteers provide a verbal reminder to any

person entering the premises without a Mask that the person should be

wearing a Mask as a result of the policy;

e) requires, for persons in Parish Name removing their Mask for extended periods
 of time, a verbal reminder of the requirement to wear a Mask as a result of the 
policy;

f) permits the temporary removal of a Mask where necessary for the purpose

of:

1. consuming the Eucharist in the species of the consecrated host
2. for any emergency or medical purpose

6. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is available at all entrances and exits for the use of 
   all persons entering or exiting the church.

7. Upon request, the Parish Office or the Pastor or his delegate shall provide a 
   copy of this policy to a Public Health Inspector or other person authorized to 
   enforce the provisions of the EMPCA.