Please note: There will be NO MASS on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday this week. There WILL be Mass at 9 a.m. on Friday, August 6, 2021. Please Note: Wednesday's prayer group is ON and will still meet Wednesday.

Better late than never! "Today (Friday, July 23rd), the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life released a video recording of the Official Prayer for the First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Sunday 25 July 2021. The video brings together voices from around the world, alongside the participation of the Holy Father himself. Two Canadians are featured in this official video. First, Mgr Laurent Noël, Bishop Emeritus of Trois-Rivières, who turned 101 years old on 19 March of this year, features at 0:22-0:26. Second, a grandmother from the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Mrs. Rita Strauss, features at 0:41-0:47." Click on the title above to be re-directed to YouTube - and the video recording of this prayer.

As many of you may know, the great project of evangelization of our diocese has been underway under the direction of Bishop Desrochers and the Evangelization Team members. In order for this to become a success, we need your help. The following prayer has been written and adopted by our Evangelization Team, and we ask that you pray this prayer for the success of this project and for the benefit of all the people of our diocese. (Please click on the title above to redirected to the prayer on the Diocesan website.) Prayer cards will be arriving early in autumn in your parishes. God bless, Deacon Adrien Chaput

"Let us pray for the end of the pandemic united in the recitation of the Holy Rosary together with the Shrines around the world." In this Marian month of May, Pope Francis has asked all to pray the Holy Rosary with special intentions to end the pandemic. Shrines around the world will participate with special daily intentions. Click the title above to be re-directed to an article and link to more information. (Including a guide from the Vatican.)

To celebrate the gift of life, this year we would like to present some new parents in the Deep River/Chalk River area with a gift card. If your baby was born between New year's Day and Mother's Day in 2021, you are invited to sign up for the draw. If you know of someone with a new baby please recommend them. See the poster at the back of the church or email us at DRRightToLife@gmail.com for more information.

The weekly bulletin may be found by clicking the button at the top of the HOME page or by browsing under the ABOUT tab at the top of the page.

Share Love, Share Lent & Relaunch of the Development and Peace Diocesan Council. Join us and Bishop Guy Desrochers to explore the Share Love, Share Lent Campaign & relaunch the Development & Peace Pembroke Diocesan Council. Saturday, February 27th, 10 am - 12 pm There will be a toll-free number provided so that those who do not have a computer can join in by phone. Register in advance for this meeting by clicking the title above. To register by phone contact Tara Hurford, 613-738-9644 ext.224.

Click the title above to be re-directed to the latest letter from Bishop Guy Desrochers: "Pope Francis creates a new ecclesial entity called CHARIS".

2020 Income tax receipts have been mailed out. The receipts will be accompanied by a letter and financial statement from Fr. Beachey. Parishioners who have donated to both parishes will find both receipts but only one financial statement (primary parish) in the mailing.

A legitimate option that has not been used much since the move to vernacular in 1970. I will use this option as an extra precaution to avoid any airborne water particles. Please note, this was the direction of prayer for Roman Catholics for 1,970 years.

Sometimes changes to the published Mass schedule are known in advance... sometimes they are not. The weekly bulletin is published on Friday afternoons - the weekly Mass schedule is published both in the bulletin and on the HOME page of the parish website. There are times when things change after the bulletin is published. The parish office is open Wednesday to Friday; NOT Monday or Tuesday. IF you would like to be notified of changes to the Mass schedule (when possible - this is not guaranteed!) then please SEND AN EMAIL to the parish office at olgcdr@gmail.com and ask to be put on the 'mailing list' for "Notifications". Thank you.

Starting January 12th, confessions will be heard every Tuesday in the parish hall beginning at 5:30 PM until there is no one else waiting. You must wait in the church. No more than 10 people may be waiting in the church at one time.

The CWL have put together a not-too-shabby wall calendar, featuring outdoor scenes from the area, with a short scriptural quote. The major feasts of Mary, and the Church are highlighted in the date section. The Calendar is 17” long, and 11” wide, coil bound in the middle. The cost is $20.00. We are hoping this will replace the moneys we can’t make this year with our fall raffle. All the proceeds will go to local charities. These calendars will be sold at weekend Masses, after Friday morning Mass or by calling Deborah Desrochers at (613) 584-2711.

Missals for the new liturgical year are now available at the back of the church.

The CWL will be holding periodic fundraising auctions. The item for auction will be displayed in the vestibule along with slips of paper for bidding. Keep an eye out for our first item hopefully beginning the weekend of Nov 7/8th. You will also be able to bid online on our Facebook page - Click the title above to re-directed to the page. For more information please call Lauralee at 613-602-6591. Please share this information with your friends and help us make these auctions successful.

We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our hour of need, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

Draft minutes of the meeting held on September 3, 2020 are now available on the parish website. They can be found under the MINISTRIES>Pastoral & Financial Councils tab. (Paper copies are available at the parish office.)

Starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20th at St. Columbkille Cathedral, R.C.I.A (Rite of Christian initiation of Adults) 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 denomination and wishes to know more about the Catholic faith. Maybe you have been baptized and have not received the other Sacraments for your life’s mission, or maybe, as a Catholic, you just want to grow more in your faith. If any of the above questions apply to you, please contact Deacon Adrien Chaput at 613 732-7933 ext. 206 or dcadrienchaput@pembrokediocese.com.

Beginning Saturday, September 5, 2020, confessions will be held in the sacristy of the church. Confessions will begin one half hour before the beginning of Mass and end at 15 minutes before the start of Mass. (There will no longer be drive-thru confessions on Tuesday.) Confessions will be heard in the Sacristy of the church: Saturday: 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm, Sunday:  7:30 am - 7:45 am, Sunday:  10:30 am - 10:45 am.

During this time of COVID-19 we are in need of ushers more than ever. We are in need of volunteers to be ushers at our Masses on Sunday. Their duties will be to ensure that people are seated and at a proper distance and to help with communion. A practice will be scheduled to train new ushers. Those interested may sign up by calling the parish office or visiting the MINISTRIES page on the parish website. (Click the title above to be redirected to the form.)