Novena of Talks for Our Lady St. Michael’s Church in Douglas is hosting a novena of talks for the Immaculate Conception. Evenings of the novena include a reflection on Our Lady from one of our priests, sacred music, and prayers. Join us for one night…join us for all!
The dispensation from Sunday obligation will be lifted on Saturday, April 9th. The full letter by Bishop Desrochers announcing the 'lifting of the dispensation' can be found by clicking the title above.
Bishop Desrochers has published a letter for parishioners regarding the Lenten 'Development & Peace' campaign. It may be found in English and French by clicking the title above. "The Development and Peace campaign gives us a chance to live a rich Lenten experience by uniting in solidarity with impoverished and oppressed people of the world. "
A rosary will be prayed before the weekend Masses starting 30 minutes before Mass. Initially the CWL will start the Rosary and parishioners are encouraged to take turns leading a decade of the rosary. Sheets with the Rosary prayers will be available at the back of the church. If you are interested in helping to get this going please send an email to Lauralee at lauralee.sopczak@gmail.com or call me at 613-584-4839. You can also call the Parish office at 613-584-3696
The Church of God is convoked in Synod. Through this convocation, Pope Francis invites the whole Church to reflect on the life and mission of the Church. The Diocese of Pembroke has prepared five questions for the Synod. Catholics residing in the diocese can now answer these questions. They can be answered on the Diocesan website. [Click the title above to be redirected to the website.]
Due to provincial government precautions, the Wednesday Morning Prayer Group will meet online from 9:30 - 10:45 am by Google Meet using this link. If you don't have computer access, you can join the meeting using the phone numbers at the attached link (click the title above for full details). Anyone wishing to join in for the rosary, scripture reflection, and prayer intentions is welcome. Note that the rosary is prayed first so if you would prefer to only join the group for that you are very welcome. Also, you are free to leave the meeting at any time if you can only stay some of the time.
Deep River: Regular confession times are Tuesday from 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM or (after a lull of 10 minutes) & Saturday from 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM (or after a lull of 10 minutes) Please Note: You can always ask to go to confession after Mass but please try to make the above times. I do not generally have enough time to hear confessions before the 11:00 AM Mass on Sundays. Confession Times - Chalk River Confessions before Sunday Mass from 9:00 AM to 9:15 AM. PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE THE SPRAY CAN TO DISINFECT THE PLASTIC SCREEN AFTER YOU LEAVE THE CONFESSIONAL.
Please find attached (click the title above to be redirected) the 2021 Message for the National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples, with the theme We are called to Healing, Forgiveness, Reconciliation. The message was drafted and approved by the CCCB Indigenous Council, as well as reviewed by the Executive Committee in accordance with its earlier agreement with the Indigenous Council.
Sunday offering envelopes for 2022 have been prepared and are ready to be picked up. They will be placed at the back of the church – envelope numbers have remained the same for the new year and so they are organized in numerical order. IF YOUR MAILING ADDRESS has changed, please be sure to fill in this information on the first envelope to alert the office to the change. Spare envelope sets are also available for anyone wishing to begin using envelopes; please fill in your name, address and phone number on the first few envelopes. Thank you.
The new Sunday missals have arrived and are available at the back of the church. A donation of $5 is suggested. (It can be placed in the lock box at OLGC.)
I would like to form a cemetery board. I asked from the pulpit but no one has offered definitively. The role of this board is to help with the cemeteries. I would like one board for St. Mary, St. Narcissus, St. Lawrence, St. Anne and Our Lady of the Snows cemeteries and one for St. Anthony. We could combine all the cemeteries under one board for the work of updating the by-laws and fees. Please call the office if you are interested. If we have no one to assist in this effort, then no one can complain about the decisions that will be made with or without a board’s input.
Father Beachey has prepared information for parents regarding First Reconciliation & Communion. Please click the title above to be directed to the First Communion page. A correction was made to the date: First Communion will be celebrated on Sunday, May 1, 2022.
New Weekly Online Evangelization Prayer Group, By Pierre-Alain Giffard, Director of Pastoral Work. "Prayer as a means of drawing people to Christ is a primary and essential task. Benedict XVI explains that “people who pray are not wasting their time, even though the situation appears desperate and seems to call for action alone.” (Deus caritas est, # 36). In previous articles, I talked about the importance of prayer, ..." click the title above to be directed to the Diocesan page with more information about this iniative.
R.C.I.A stands for the Rite of Christian initiation of Adults. It is a journey for anyone who is interested in becoming a Catholic and growing in the life as a Christian. It is for someone who has never been baptized, or maybe you have been baptized in another Christian faith and wish to know more about the Catholic faith. Maybe you have been baptized and have not received the other Sacraments for your life’s mission. If any of the above apply to you, we would love to help in your spiritual journey. Want to know more about your Catholic faith? All are welcome to join us in exploring this new quest starting late October. Please contact Deacon Adrien Chaput at 613 732-7933 ext. 206 or dcadrienchaput@pembrokediocese.com.
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be held on Sunday, October 17th at 11 a.m. Mass. (Father will hold an extra Mass for parishioners that day at 8 a.m.)
Please click the title above to be re-directed to the First Communion page of our parish website. A date has been set for First Communion for those children who began preparation last Spring. There is also new information for families who wish to begin preparations for Spring 2022.
By Pierre-Alain Giffard, Director of Pastoral Work: Many missional churches evangelize by inviting people to “accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour” (2 Peter 3:18). They understand evangelism as a proclamation of the Gospel that calls for a response to Christ who urges us to repentance, conversion and discipleship. Those who are evangelized are lead to make a choice, to make an informed decision to receive salvation: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in” (Revelation 3:20). Click the title above to read more...
The Diocese has a page devoted to more information regarding residential schools and reconciliation. The page also includes a link to the document recently published by the Archdiocese of Toronto. Click the title above to be redirected to this resource.