UPDATE: April 8th, 2021:
Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Theresa Parish,
We hope you are all well. Churches are still able to have 15% capacity, even under the new "stay-at-home" regulation, registration is still not necessary - come early. After the 50 person limit is reached the doors will be closed.
ADDITIONAL SUNDAY MASS
PLEASE NOTE: To accommodate the latest provincial pandemic restrictions for attendance, an additional Mass will be celebrated at 9:00am each Sunday until further notice.
NOTE: NO pre-registration necessary. Mass will be first-come, first served. Please arrive early!
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturdays at 4:30 pm
Sundays at 9:00 am
Sundays at 10:30 am
Tuesdays at 9:00am
Thursdays at 9:00am
We look forward to seeing you!
Please register at the door upon arrival.
Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Theresa Parish,
We hope you are all well. Churches are still able to have 15% capacity, even under the new "stay-at-home" regulation, registration is still not necessary - come early. After the 50 person limit is reached the doors will be closed.
PLEASE NOTE: To accommodate the latest provincial pandemic restrictions for attendance, an additional Mass will be celebrated at 9:00am each Sunday until further notice.
NOTE: NO pre-registration necessary. Mass will be first-come, first served. Please arrive early!
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturdays at 4:30 pm
Sundays at 9:00 am
Sundays at 10:30 am
Tuesdays at 9:00am
Thursdays at 9:00am
We look forward to seeing you!
Please register at the door upon arrival.
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April 4, 2021. Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Theresa Parish,
Happy Easter! Please note only 50 people are permitted, due to Government restrictions, at Masses, after this number is reached doors will be locked (come early).
Easter Sunday Mass of the Lord's Resurrection Video Below with Fr. Vincent and Deacon Guy- an edited version from the live with volumes adjusted:
Happy Easter! Please note only 50 people are permitted, due to Government restrictions, at Masses, after this number is reached doors will be locked (come early).
Easter Sunday Mass of the Lord's Resurrection Video Below with Fr. Vincent and Deacon Guy- an edited version from the live with volumes adjusted:
Sacraments of Initiation
Congratuations to Kira Francine Geisterfer-Black and David Leonard Harju who were received into the Church at the Easter Vigil. They celebrated all the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion and are now considered to be full members of the Christian faithful.
Many thanks to Miguel Planas, Deacon Guy Dacquay and Fr. Vincent Pereira for providing RCIA instruction.
Thanks to all those who contributed to Easter Flowers!
Campaign for Conscience Rights Legislation in Ontario
Dear friends in Christ,
Conscience protection is needed more than ever! As you may be aware, the federal government recently expanded access to euthanasia and assisted suicide, making it available for many vulnerable people, including those who are not dying. This puts people with disabilities, including those whose sole qualifying diagnosis is mental health related, at risk of choosing euthanasia or assisted suicide at a low point in their lives.
This situation has caused great concern for all Christian physicians, nurses, and other health care workers including those of good conscience. No one should ever be forced to participate in ending the lives of their patients.
To assist our front line medical professionals, the Bishops of Ontario have launched an important campaign in support of establishing conscience rights legislation to protect physicians, nurses and other health care workers in Ontario. Archbishop Marcel Damphousse encourages all the faithful to engage in this important campaign. Please refer to his online letter on the Archdiocese of Ottawa website for more information and the link for sending automated letters to your local MPPs: Current Messages - Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall - Ottawa (archoc.ca). (Note: the campaign letter appears below the Archbishop's Easter Message)To directly access the website for sending automated letters to your local MPPs, please go to: Ontario | Canadians for Conscience (Note: to access the automated letter, scroll down the page where you will find the letter info boxes just below the Youtube information message video for Coalition for HealthCARE and Conscience )
If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Guy at guydacquay@gmail.com Thank you!
Dear friends in Christ,
Conscience protection is needed more than ever! As you may be aware, the federal government recently expanded access to euthanasia and assisted suicide, making it available for many vulnerable people, including those who are not dying. This puts people with disabilities, including those whose sole qualifying diagnosis is mental health related, at risk of choosing euthanasia or assisted suicide at a low point in their lives.
This situation has caused great concern for all Christian physicians, nurses, and other health care workers including those of good conscience. No one should ever be forced to participate in ending the lives of their patients.
To assist our front line medical professionals, the Bishops of Ontario have launched an important campaign in support of establishing conscience rights legislation to protect physicians, nurses and other health care workers in Ontario. Archbishop Marcel Damphousse encourages all the faithful to engage in this important campaign. Please refer to his online letter on the Archdiocese of Ottawa website for more information and the link for sending automated letters to your local MPPs: Current Messages - Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall - Ottawa (archoc.ca). (Note: the campaign letter appears below the Archbishop's Easter Message)To directly access the website for sending automated letters to your local MPPs, please go to: Ontario | Canadians for Conscience (Note: to access the automated letter, scroll down the page where you will find the letter info boxes just below the Youtube information message video for Coalition for HealthCARE and Conscience )
If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Guy at guydacquay@gmail.com Thank you!
Prayer to St. Joseph said during Mass: Glorious Patriarch Saint Joseph, whose power makes the impossible possible, come to my aid in these times of anguish and difficulty. Take under your protection the serious and troubling situations that I commend to you, that they may have a happy outcome (here state your request) My beloved father, all my trust is in you. Let it not be said that I invoked you in vain, and since you can do everything with Jesus and Mary, show me that your goodness is as great as a power. Amen.
THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT HAS REDUCED CHURCH CAPACITY TO 15%
As of 12:00 AM Saturday April 2, 2021 morning, St. Theresa Parish will only be allowed to receive 50 parishioners. Come early to Mass doors will be shut after 50 person limit is reached.
Volunteers Needed for Spraying the pews after Mass and Registration before Mass
Fr Vincent has asked for more people to volunteers to help with the spraying of the pews and registration during Masses. Please Email or phone.
As of 12:00 AM Saturday April 2, 2021 morning, St. Theresa Parish will only be allowed to receive 50 parishioners. Come early to Mass doors will be shut after 50 person limit is reached.
Volunteers Needed for Spraying the pews after Mass and Registration before Mass
Fr Vincent has asked for more people to volunteers to help with the spraying of the pews and registration during Masses. Please Email or phone.
SENIOR's CORNER
COVID information: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-march-19-2021-pharmacy-vaccines-1.5956094
Ontarians aged 75 and older can start scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the province's booking portal on Monday, and pharmacies will begin offering the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine to residents aged 60 and above.
COVID information: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-march-19-2021-pharmacy-vaccines-1.5956094
Ontarians aged 75 and older can start scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the province's booking portal on Monday, and pharmacies will begin offering the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine to residents aged 60 and above.
Need transportation for COVID Shots?
For those who need Transportation to COVID-19 vaccination clinics (i.e., family and friends unavailable), you can request a ride to and from the clinic through Ottawa Community Transportation after you have booked your appointment. Ottawa Community Transportation can be arranged at the following link https://launch.caredove.com/service/eventspage/22890?lan=en
They will contact you directly to make final arrangements.
Alternatively, if you or someone you know requires transportation but do not have online access, please contact 211 and they will help complete the transportation request form on your behalf. Please have your vaccine booking confirmation number available when calling.
COVID-19 protocols are in place to ensure the safety of the rider and the driver, and wearing a mask is mandatory.
For those who need Transportation to COVID-19 vaccination clinics (i.e., family and friends unavailable), you can request a ride to and from the clinic through Ottawa Community Transportation after you have booked your appointment. Ottawa Community Transportation can be arranged at the following link https://launch.caredove.com/service/eventspage/22890?lan=en
They will contact you directly to make final arrangements.
Alternatively, if you or someone you know requires transportation but do not have online access, please contact 211 and they will help complete the transportation request form on your behalf. Please have your vaccine booking confirmation number available when calling.
COVID-19 protocols are in place to ensure the safety of the rider and the driver, and wearing a mask is mandatory.
Please See the Archdiocesan Messages Below that were included in St. Theresa's Bulletin:
Ottawa Friday Facts from the Archdiocese
April 2, 2021
Patrons of the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall
St. Joseph, pray for us. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE
Archbishop Damphousse's 2021 Easter Message: You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you (Mark 16, 6-7). I retain three key messages in this passage from the Gospel of Saint Mark, read at the Easter Vigil. First of all, just when the women thought they were entering the world of death, since they were going to embalm the body of Jesus in the tomb, they are told great news: Jesus has risen! What a surprise! For God, nothing is impossible. In the midst of our distress, our suffering, our darkness, the risen Christ reveals himself to us even today. Read more....
Clergy Jubilarians 2021: The following clergy are celebrating significant anniversaries this year. Please pray for these Jubilarians.
65 years: M. l’abbé Raymond Fortier
60 years: M. l’abbé Jean-Louis Gosselin; Msgr. Robert Latour; Msgr. Gérard St-Denis
50 years: Fr. Antonio Pannunzi, O.M.I.
Fr. Antonio Pannunzi was born on August 2, 1945 and was ordained to the priesthood on December 8, 1971. He studied at the Liceo Classico e Filosofia, Subiaco in Rome, at Ripalimosani and Turin, Italy. Prior to coming to Canada, he served as a missionary priest in Italy and Germany, preaching and coordinating parish missions for 20 years. He also worked as financial administrator in every community in which he lived. Since 1991, he has been pastor at Madonna Della Risurrezione parish in Ottawa.
50 years: Msgr. Peter Schonenbach
Msgr. Peter Heinrich Schonenbach was born in Ottawa on May 4, 1937. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1971 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish by Most Reverend Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Archbishop of Ottawa. He studied at Collège Saint-Alexandre, Limbour, Ottawa University High School, Lisgar Collegiate, University of Ottawa and St. Paul University. He exercised parish ministry at several parishes: Resurrection of Our Lord, St. Elizabeth, Holy Redeemer (founding pastor), Annunciation of the Lord, Notre Dame Cathedral, Saint-Joseph, and Notre-Dame-des-Champs. He was the diocesan director of the vocations service, diocesan pastoral coordinator, spiritual director of the Central Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, regional vicar for Region III (English sector), episcopal vicar for pastoral Region I, a member of the council of priests and Vicar General. In 1998, he was appointed General Secretary of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. He also served as chaplain to the Filles d’Isabelle du cercle Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, no 1296, as spiritual director with the Ottawa Cursillo movement and was appointed to several committees and boards: les Scouts du Canada, the Christian Council of the Capital area, the Ottawa Christian-Jewish Dialogue, the Ontario Catholic Conference for Ecumenism, the United Way and the Ottawa-Carleton Social Planning Council. He was appointed Parochial Administrator for Senhor Santo Cristo Parish in 2016.
55 years: Fr. Claude Hallé; M. l’abbé Gilles Tanguay
45 years: M. l’abbé Gratien Girod; Msgr. Joseph Muldoon
40 years: M. l’abbé Jean-Pierre Fredette; Fr. Ramon Martinez de Pison, OM
35 years: Fr. Dennis Hayes CC; Fr. Joseph Leclair; M. l’abbé Étienne Mfuni-Beya
Msgr. Patrick Powers; Fr. Claude Thibault
30 years: Fr. Paul Gaudet; Fr. Alain Guèvremont; Fr. Gregory Hyun Chul Kim
Fr. Lukose Kochupurackal, CMF; M. l’abbé Daniel Paquin; Fr. Mark Slatter
25 years: Fr. Lindsay Harrison
Father Lindsay Harrison was born on January 22, 1958 in Ottawa. He attended Rideau High School in Ottawa and studied theology as the University of St. Paul in Ottawa and St. Augustine Seminary in Toronto. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Marcel Gervais at Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica on June 21, 1996. Fr. Lindsay began his priestly ministry at Divine Infant Parish in Orleans on July 15, 1996 as assistant pastor. Since then, he has served as pastor of St. Catherine of Sienna Parish in Metcalfe, Associate Rector at St. Patrick Basilica in Ottawa and as pastor of the Holy Name of Mary Parish in Almonte. He is currently serving as pastor of St. John the Apostle Parish in Ottawa.
25 years: Fr. Eric Robichaud
Father Éric Robichaud was born on November 10, 1969 in St. Hyacinthe, Québec. At the age of 17, he was admitted within the religious group called the Sons of Mary, to which he belonged until the age of 35. While he was with this community, he assumed different tasks such as secretary, sacristan and master of religious ceremonies in Italy, Austria and Jamaica before being ordained to the priesthood on June 23, 1996 at the Nativity co-Cathedral in Cornwall by Bishop Eugene P. Larocque. Upon leaving the religious group, he asked to be incardinated within the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall where he had been working since 1995, successively assuming the duties of being associate-pastor at Sacré-Coeur (Alexandria) and at St. Thérèse-de-Lisieux (Cornwall) parishes before being appointed administrator of St. Martin de Tours (Glen Robertson), St. Paul (Dalkeith) and St. Alexander (Lochiel) parishes. Between 2009 and 2020, he has served as pastor at Notre-Dame-des-Anges (Moose Creek), Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire (Crysler), Sacré-Coeur (Alexandria), Ste-Marie-de-l'Assomption (Green Valley) and St-Martin-de-Tours (Glen Robertson). Éric earned baccalaureate degrees in Philosophy and Theology from the Pontifical University Angelicum in Rome, Italy and more recently a master’s degree in Pastoral Ministry from the School of Theology and Ministry in Boston. He was appointed Pastor of Saint-Pierre-Apôtre in Hawkesbury in 2020.
25 years: Fr. Yves Marchildon, CC
Father Yves Marchildon was born on August 7, 1964 and raised in rural Saskatchewan. He attended the University of Saskatchewan and moved to Ottawa in 1991 to join the Companions of the Cross. His seminary formation took place at the University of St. Paul in Ottawa and St. Augustine Seminary in Toronto. Fr. Yves was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Marcel Gervais at Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica on October, 12, 1996. He began his priestly ministry as associate pastor at St Augustine's Parish. Since then, he has served as pastor of St Edith Stein Parish in Rockland, at Annunciation of the Lord Parish in Gloucester and at St. John the Baptist Parish in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has been an associate pastor at St. Mary (Our Lady of Good Counsel) and St. Maurice in Ottawa. He is currently serving as associate pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
20 years: Fr. Pierre Champoux; Fr. Jerry Gauvreau CC; Fr. Timothy Nelligan
M. l’abbé Édouard Ntiyankundiye, c.b.y.; Fr. Daniel Van Delst; Fr. Ben St. Croix, CC
15 years: M. l’abbé Cyriaque Rigobert Balla; Fr. Matthew Brunet;
M. l’abbé Élie Muzungu Kasongo-Ngoy; Fr. Stephen Liang
Patrons of the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall
St. Joseph, pray for us. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE
Archbishop Damphousse's 2021 Easter Message: You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you (Mark 16, 6-7). I retain three key messages in this passage from the Gospel of Saint Mark, read at the Easter Vigil. First of all, just when the women thought they were entering the world of death, since they were going to embalm the body of Jesus in the tomb, they are told great news: Jesus has risen! What a surprise! For God, nothing is impossible. In the midst of our distress, our suffering, our darkness, the risen Christ reveals himself to us even today. Read more....
Clergy Jubilarians 2021: The following clergy are celebrating significant anniversaries this year. Please pray for these Jubilarians.
65 years: M. l’abbé Raymond Fortier
60 years: M. l’abbé Jean-Louis Gosselin; Msgr. Robert Latour; Msgr. Gérard St-Denis
50 years: Fr. Antonio Pannunzi, O.M.I.
Fr. Antonio Pannunzi was born on August 2, 1945 and was ordained to the priesthood on December 8, 1971. He studied at the Liceo Classico e Filosofia, Subiaco in Rome, at Ripalimosani and Turin, Italy. Prior to coming to Canada, he served as a missionary priest in Italy and Germany, preaching and coordinating parish missions for 20 years. He also worked as financial administrator in every community in which he lived. Since 1991, he has been pastor at Madonna Della Risurrezione parish in Ottawa.
50 years: Msgr. Peter Schonenbach
Msgr. Peter Heinrich Schonenbach was born in Ottawa on May 4, 1937. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1971 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish by Most Reverend Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Archbishop of Ottawa. He studied at Collège Saint-Alexandre, Limbour, Ottawa University High School, Lisgar Collegiate, University of Ottawa and St. Paul University. He exercised parish ministry at several parishes: Resurrection of Our Lord, St. Elizabeth, Holy Redeemer (founding pastor), Annunciation of the Lord, Notre Dame Cathedral, Saint-Joseph, and Notre-Dame-des-Champs. He was the diocesan director of the vocations service, diocesan pastoral coordinator, spiritual director of the Central Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, regional vicar for Region III (English sector), episcopal vicar for pastoral Region I, a member of the council of priests and Vicar General. In 1998, he was appointed General Secretary of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. He also served as chaplain to the Filles d’Isabelle du cercle Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, no 1296, as spiritual director with the Ottawa Cursillo movement and was appointed to several committees and boards: les Scouts du Canada, the Christian Council of the Capital area, the Ottawa Christian-Jewish Dialogue, the Ontario Catholic Conference for Ecumenism, the United Way and the Ottawa-Carleton Social Planning Council. He was appointed Parochial Administrator for Senhor Santo Cristo Parish in 2016.
55 years: Fr. Claude Hallé; M. l’abbé Gilles Tanguay
45 years: M. l’abbé Gratien Girod; Msgr. Joseph Muldoon
40 years: M. l’abbé Jean-Pierre Fredette; Fr. Ramon Martinez de Pison, OM
35 years: Fr. Dennis Hayes CC; Fr. Joseph Leclair; M. l’abbé Étienne Mfuni-Beya
Msgr. Patrick Powers; Fr. Claude Thibault
30 years: Fr. Paul Gaudet; Fr. Alain Guèvremont; Fr. Gregory Hyun Chul Kim
Fr. Lukose Kochupurackal, CMF; M. l’abbé Daniel Paquin; Fr. Mark Slatter
25 years: Fr. Lindsay Harrison
Father Lindsay Harrison was born on January 22, 1958 in Ottawa. He attended Rideau High School in Ottawa and studied theology as the University of St. Paul in Ottawa and St. Augustine Seminary in Toronto. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Marcel Gervais at Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica on June 21, 1996. Fr. Lindsay began his priestly ministry at Divine Infant Parish in Orleans on July 15, 1996 as assistant pastor. Since then, he has served as pastor of St. Catherine of Sienna Parish in Metcalfe, Associate Rector at St. Patrick Basilica in Ottawa and as pastor of the Holy Name of Mary Parish in Almonte. He is currently serving as pastor of St. John the Apostle Parish in Ottawa.
25 years: Fr. Eric Robichaud
Father Éric Robichaud was born on November 10, 1969 in St. Hyacinthe, Québec. At the age of 17, he was admitted within the religious group called the Sons of Mary, to which he belonged until the age of 35. While he was with this community, he assumed different tasks such as secretary, sacristan and master of religious ceremonies in Italy, Austria and Jamaica before being ordained to the priesthood on June 23, 1996 at the Nativity co-Cathedral in Cornwall by Bishop Eugene P. Larocque. Upon leaving the religious group, he asked to be incardinated within the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall where he had been working since 1995, successively assuming the duties of being associate-pastor at Sacré-Coeur (Alexandria) and at St. Thérèse-de-Lisieux (Cornwall) parishes before being appointed administrator of St. Martin de Tours (Glen Robertson), St. Paul (Dalkeith) and St. Alexander (Lochiel) parishes. Between 2009 and 2020, he has served as pastor at Notre-Dame-des-Anges (Moose Creek), Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire (Crysler), Sacré-Coeur (Alexandria), Ste-Marie-de-l'Assomption (Green Valley) and St-Martin-de-Tours (Glen Robertson). Éric earned baccalaureate degrees in Philosophy and Theology from the Pontifical University Angelicum in Rome, Italy and more recently a master’s degree in Pastoral Ministry from the School of Theology and Ministry in Boston. He was appointed Pastor of Saint-Pierre-Apôtre in Hawkesbury in 2020.
25 years: Fr. Yves Marchildon, CC
Father Yves Marchildon was born on August 7, 1964 and raised in rural Saskatchewan. He attended the University of Saskatchewan and moved to Ottawa in 1991 to join the Companions of the Cross. His seminary formation took place at the University of St. Paul in Ottawa and St. Augustine Seminary in Toronto. Fr. Yves was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Marcel Gervais at Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica on October, 12, 1996. He began his priestly ministry as associate pastor at St Augustine's Parish. Since then, he has served as pastor of St Edith Stein Parish in Rockland, at Annunciation of the Lord Parish in Gloucester and at St. John the Baptist Parish in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has been an associate pastor at St. Mary (Our Lady of Good Counsel) and St. Maurice in Ottawa. He is currently serving as associate pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
20 years: Fr. Pierre Champoux; Fr. Jerry Gauvreau CC; Fr. Timothy Nelligan
M. l’abbé Édouard Ntiyankundiye, c.b.y.; Fr. Daniel Van Delst; Fr. Ben St. Croix, CC
15 years: M. l’abbé Cyriaque Rigobert Balla; Fr. Matthew Brunet;
M. l’abbé Élie Muzungu Kasongo-Ngoy; Fr. Stephen Liang
10 years: Fr. Hezuk Shroff
Way of the Cross on Good Friday, April 2: Taking place at 7:00 pm through virtual connection at Notre Dame Cathedral and led by Most. Rev. Marcel Damphousse, Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall. Please monitor the Cathedral website for connection details. Organized by Communion and Liberation. Info: clonottawa@gmail.com.
Diocesan Offices: Please note that the Diocesan Offices in Ottawa will be closed for Holy Week and Easter from noon, Thursday, April 1 until 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 6. The Diocesan Offices in Cornwall will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday, reopening Tuesday, April 6.
Easter Triduum Livestreaming: A list of parishes in the Archdiocese that are livestreaming the Easter Triduum celebrations is available on our website at https://en.archoc.ca/easter-triduum-online. For the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent, please contact your local parish or visit their website: https://en.archoc.ca/parishfinder. A list of parishes that are regularly livestreaming or recording Masses is available on our website at https://en.archoc.ca/masses-online.
Easter Masses at Notre Dame Cathedral: Rogers Cable will be televising two Easter Masses with Archbishop Damphousse from Notre Dame Cathedral (10:00am in French on Rogers Channel 23 and 12:00 noon in English on Rogers Channel 22). As well, they can be viewed online through the following platforms. Facebook Live: English: www.facebook.com/RTVOttawa. Website: Rogers TV English: http://www.RogersTV.com/Ottawa; CITYNews Ottawa (English): https://ottawa.citynews.ca/rogers-tv.
PRO-LIFE
Campaign for Conscience Rights Legislation in Ontario: Archbishop Damphousse encourages all the faithful to engage in a new communications campaign launched by the Bishops of Ontario in support of establishing conscience rights legislation to protect physicians, nurses and other health care workers in Ontario. Please refer to the Archbishop's letter and the link for sending automated letters to your local MPPs: https://en.archoc.ca/current-messages.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Connect with Seniors During Holy Week and Easter: 'Loneliness is the most terrible poverty'. St. Mother Theresa tells us: connect with a lonely senior or caregiver to celebrate the Resurrection. Info on how to help connect with the seniors in your parish: Patricia Marsden-Dole (pmarsdendole@archottawa.ca.
VOCATIONS
Prayers for Vocations: Second Sunday of Easter - April 11 - Divine Mercy Sunday. For all our priests, deacons, sisters and brothers whom God has sent in the name of Jesus to serve the people of Ottawa-Cornwall, that they will be blessed with continued faithfulness to Him and inspire many more to consider a vocation to consecrated life and ordained ministry, we pray to the Lord.
FROM THE CCCB
2021 Easter Message: “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad. Alleluia”. There is something unique about the Easter Liturgies, and that is, the reality of movement – not just activity, but a joyful movement of going forth – the Church that goes forth! Full message: click here.
Life and Family Suggestions for Homilies and Prayers of the Faithful During April 2021: Even during a time of social isolation because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Sunday liturgy continues to offer nourishment for prayer and reflection during the whole week – whether we are meditating on the readings or participating in a television broadcast of the Mass and making a spiritual Communion. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) continues to post… Read more.
Year of St. Joseph: The CCCB has prepared a webpage dedicated to the Year of St. Joseph, which has resources, including prayers and devotions, catechesis for adults and children, Church documents, a resource list and a Consecration to St. Joseph for use in dioceses, parishes, religious communities, families and schools. Info: Celebrating the Year of Saint Joseph - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (cccb.ca).
OTHER CATHOLIC EVENTS
Spiritual Motherhood of Priests: Inviting women to become spiritual mothers of priests. Formation Weekend, Fri., Jun. 11, 5-9 pm & Sat., Jun. 12, 9am- 3:30 pm on ZOOM. Obligatory registration required by Mon., June 7 at spiritualmotherhoodottawa@gmail.com (full name, address, telephone, email address & parish). Mass and Induction Ceremony, Sun., Jun. 13, 2:00 pm (registration to follow) at Holy Redeemer Parish, 44 Rothesay Dr., Kanata. Info: Maria Pirrone (613-254-7220); (spiritualmotherhoodottawa@gmail.com).
Empowering Relationship Seminar: Learn how to overcome offences and communicate better. Gain tools that you can use on your own. By Zoom, April 16, 6:30-10:00 pm & April 17, 8:30 am-5:00 pm. Cost: $99. Earlybird registration before April 9: $79. Hosted by Lift Jesus Higher. Info: Edna DuBroy 613-523-1377.
Fr. Ron Rolheiser Retreat: Virtually from Galilee Centre, Arnprior Fri., April 16 & Sat., April 17. Info & registration: https://www.galileecentre.com/save-the-date-ron-rolheiser-retreat/. Lecture $25; lecture & retreat $100. Info: 613 623-4242, ext 21.
Concert Dedicated to the Memory of Saint Pope John Paul II: On the YouTube channel of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ottawa, Fri., Apr. 2, 10 a.m., the 16th anniversary of his death and "Pope John Paul II Day" in Canada. Info: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMZnx87qOQ4nyhgs6gqdxNw?app=desktop.
EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Archdiocese of Ottawa – Part-time Payroll Clerk: The Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall is currently recruiting a part-time Payroll Clerk to take over payroll for the Ottawa Office. This position requires someone who is accurate, precise, trustworthy and can multi-task when required. We are looking for an experienced professional who understands the unique factors involved in processing payroll for multiple locations. Since we are a small organization, however, we also need someone who can lend his or her skills to other tasks when the opportunity arises. Full details: https://en.archoc.ca/employment-opportunities.
Manager of Recreation & Volunteer Services – St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa: The Manager oversees the delivery of the Recreation and Volunteer Programs at St. Patrick’s Home ensuring the development and coordination of meaningful programs and services to meet the social, physical, intellectual, emotional, vocational and spiritual needs of all residents. Info: https://stpats.ca/careers-2/. Interested applicants can apply via email to: HR@stpats.ca no later than April 6, 2021.
Bilingual Administrative Assistant: The Commissariat of the Holy Land in Canada is currently looking for a bilingual (Fr-Eng) person to fill a permanent part-time position, as an office administrative assistant, in Ottawa. For further information please contact: commissariat@bellnet.ca. Deadline to apply: April 7.
Do Something Amazing Retreat: NET Canada is searching for the next generation of Catholic missionaries. Do you have what it takes to join them? Request an application, fill it out, and send it in to register for the next virtual retreat (April 10th) to learn more about NET and how you can grow in your faith and change the lives of youth in Canada. Go to netcanada.ca/apply to start your journey! Info: recruit@netcanada.ca.
Way of the Cross on Good Friday, April 2: Taking place at 7:00 pm through virtual connection at Notre Dame Cathedral and led by Most. Rev. Marcel Damphousse, Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall. Please monitor the Cathedral website for connection details. Organized by Communion and Liberation. Info: clonottawa@gmail.com.
Diocesan Offices: Please note that the Diocesan Offices in Ottawa will be closed for Holy Week and Easter from noon, Thursday, April 1 until 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 6. The Diocesan Offices in Cornwall will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday, reopening Tuesday, April 6.
Easter Triduum Livestreaming: A list of parishes in the Archdiocese that are livestreaming the Easter Triduum celebrations is available on our website at https://en.archoc.ca/easter-triduum-online. For the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent, please contact your local parish or visit their website: https://en.archoc.ca/parishfinder. A list of parishes that are regularly livestreaming or recording Masses is available on our website at https://en.archoc.ca/masses-online.
Easter Masses at Notre Dame Cathedral: Rogers Cable will be televising two Easter Masses with Archbishop Damphousse from Notre Dame Cathedral (10:00am in French on Rogers Channel 23 and 12:00 noon in English on Rogers Channel 22). As well, they can be viewed online through the following platforms. Facebook Live: English: www.facebook.com/RTVOttawa. Website: Rogers TV English: http://www.RogersTV.com/Ottawa; CITYNews Ottawa (English): https://ottawa.citynews.ca/rogers-tv.
PRO-LIFE
Campaign for Conscience Rights Legislation in Ontario: Archbishop Damphousse encourages all the faithful to engage in a new communications campaign launched by the Bishops of Ontario in support of establishing conscience rights legislation to protect physicians, nurses and other health care workers in Ontario. Please refer to the Archbishop's letter and the link for sending automated letters to your local MPPs: https://en.archoc.ca/current-messages.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Connect with Seniors During Holy Week and Easter: 'Loneliness is the most terrible poverty'. St. Mother Theresa tells us: connect with a lonely senior or caregiver to celebrate the Resurrection. Info on how to help connect with the seniors in your parish: Patricia Marsden-Dole (pmarsdendole@archottawa.ca.
VOCATIONS
Prayers for Vocations: Second Sunday of Easter - April 11 - Divine Mercy Sunday. For all our priests, deacons, sisters and brothers whom God has sent in the name of Jesus to serve the people of Ottawa-Cornwall, that they will be blessed with continued faithfulness to Him and inspire many more to consider a vocation to consecrated life and ordained ministry, we pray to the Lord.
FROM THE CCCB
2021 Easter Message: “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad. Alleluia”. There is something unique about the Easter Liturgies, and that is, the reality of movement – not just activity, but a joyful movement of going forth – the Church that goes forth! Full message: click here.
Life and Family Suggestions for Homilies and Prayers of the Faithful During April 2021: Even during a time of social isolation because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Sunday liturgy continues to offer nourishment for prayer and reflection during the whole week – whether we are meditating on the readings or participating in a television broadcast of the Mass and making a spiritual Communion. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) continues to post… Read more.
Year of St. Joseph: The CCCB has prepared a webpage dedicated to the Year of St. Joseph, which has resources, including prayers and devotions, catechesis for adults and children, Church documents, a resource list and a Consecration to St. Joseph for use in dioceses, parishes, religious communities, families and schools. Info: Celebrating the Year of Saint Joseph - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (cccb.ca).
OTHER CATHOLIC EVENTS
Spiritual Motherhood of Priests: Inviting women to become spiritual mothers of priests. Formation Weekend, Fri., Jun. 11, 5-9 pm & Sat., Jun. 12, 9am- 3:30 pm on ZOOM. Obligatory registration required by Mon., June 7 at spiritualmotherhoodottawa@gmail.com (full name, address, telephone, email address & parish). Mass and Induction Ceremony, Sun., Jun. 13, 2:00 pm (registration to follow) at Holy Redeemer Parish, 44 Rothesay Dr., Kanata. Info: Maria Pirrone (613-254-7220); (spiritualmotherhoodottawa@gmail.com).
Empowering Relationship Seminar: Learn how to overcome offences and communicate better. Gain tools that you can use on your own. By Zoom, April 16, 6:30-10:00 pm & April 17, 8:30 am-5:00 pm. Cost: $99. Earlybird registration before April 9: $79. Hosted by Lift Jesus Higher. Info: Edna DuBroy 613-523-1377.
Fr. Ron Rolheiser Retreat: Virtually from Galilee Centre, Arnprior Fri., April 16 & Sat., April 17. Info & registration: https://www.galileecentre.com/save-the-date-ron-rolheiser-retreat/. Lecture $25; lecture & retreat $100. Info: 613 623-4242, ext 21.
Concert Dedicated to the Memory of Saint Pope John Paul II: On the YouTube channel of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ottawa, Fri., Apr. 2, 10 a.m., the 16th anniversary of his death and "Pope John Paul II Day" in Canada. Info: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMZnx87qOQ4nyhgs6gqdxNw?app=desktop.
EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Archdiocese of Ottawa – Part-time Payroll Clerk: The Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall is currently recruiting a part-time Payroll Clerk to take over payroll for the Ottawa Office. This position requires someone who is accurate, precise, trustworthy and can multi-task when required. We are looking for an experienced professional who understands the unique factors involved in processing payroll for multiple locations. Since we are a small organization, however, we also need someone who can lend his or her skills to other tasks when the opportunity arises. Full details: https://en.archoc.ca/employment-opportunities.
Manager of Recreation & Volunteer Services – St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa: The Manager oversees the delivery of the Recreation and Volunteer Programs at St. Patrick’s Home ensuring the development and coordination of meaningful programs and services to meet the social, physical, intellectual, emotional, vocational and spiritual needs of all residents. Info: https://stpats.ca/careers-2/. Interested applicants can apply via email to: HR@stpats.ca no later than April 6, 2021.
Bilingual Administrative Assistant: The Commissariat of the Holy Land in Canada is currently looking for a bilingual (Fr-Eng) person to fill a permanent part-time position, as an office administrative assistant, in Ottawa. For further information please contact: commissariat@bellnet.ca. Deadline to apply: April 7.
Do Something Amazing Retreat: NET Canada is searching for the next generation of Catholic missionaries. Do you have what it takes to join them? Request an application, fill it out, and send it in to register for the next virtual retreat (April 10th) to learn more about NET and how you can grow in your faith and change the lives of youth in Canada. Go to netcanada.ca/apply to start your journey! Info: recruit@netcanada.ca.
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