Special Collections 2023 and Liturgical Calendar

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 2023
If you use a box of donation envelopes for your donations to the church, you are familiar with the special collection envelopes that are scattered through your box. For those who donate by other methods, here is a list of the special collections up until Easter. The full list can be found on our website.
Jan. 1: New Year’s Day
Feb. 5: Heat
Feb. 26: Poor and Needy & Diocesan and Missionary Works
Mar. 26: Development and Peace
Apr. 7: Holy Land
Apr. 9: Easter Offering
May 7: Poor and Needy
May 14: Oblate Vocations
May 21: Pastoral Works of the Holy Father
June 18: Oblate Missions
Sept. 24: Needs of the Canadian Church
Oct. 22: Evangelization of the Nations
Nov. 5: Heat
Nov. 12: Oblate Missions
Dec. 3: Poor and Needy
Dec. 25: Christmas Offering

Liturgical calendar 2022-2023:  Year A

 

Happenings!

PIZZA NIGHT, JUNE 3
Join us for the last pizza night this spring after Saturday Mass, June 3. Pizza nights will return in September!

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
The Pastoral Parish Council and the Pastoral Team sincerely appreciate all the volunteers who devote their time and energy to making our parish such a strong community. In appreciation for the work done by our volunteers, there will be a special blessing for all our volunteers at the Masses on the weekend of June 10/11, with a special reception to follow the Mass on Sunday, June 11.

MASS ON THE GRASS
Mark your calendars! Mass on the Grass returns on Sunday, June 18th! We will have Mass on the lawn at Immaculata High School and then enjoy a BBQ in our parking lot. Please sign up on the sheets at the back of the church and at the entrances to the church or email the office. We need to know how many hamburgers and hotdogs to buy. We are also looking for a few volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up.

 
Read the May issue of the Oblate Spirit (published by OMI Lacombe MAMI): Oblate_Spirit-MAY2023-4.  
 
Centretown Emergency Food Centre

Centertown Emergency Food Centre is accepting donations of food items. Most required food items are:
– Pasta and pasta sauce (cans preferred to glass jars)
– Canned soup, chili, or stew, tuna
– Small jars of peanut butter.
Personal care items like toothpaste, shampoo and razors would also be appreciated. Please leave your donations in the crates in the church foyer. Thank you for thinking of those in need.

Please register with the church if you would like to receive our weekly emails with our bulletin.  http://canadianmartyrs.org/register/

CURRENT MASS SCHEDULE:   

Tuesday-Friday  11:30am
Saturday 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am 

Please join us for our Sunday Liturgy of the Word via Zoom at 11:30am.   

SUNDAY LITURGY OF THE WORD: the Zoom link for Sunday Liturgy of the Word can be found on the front page of the bulletin and in the bulletin email. 

ZOOM GATHERINGS
3pm Monday: Christian Meditation
8pm Tuesday: Lectio Divina and Meditation
6:30pm Thursday: Evening Prayer
11:30am Sunday: Liturgy of the Word
Please contact the office if you would like to join any of these sessions.

The Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall has launched its brand-new site. Click this link to visit the Events page to see what is happening in the diocese: https://ottawacornwall.ca/allevents/. For national or international groups and movements, visit the Resources page: https://ottawacornwall.ca/resources/ or Opportunities to Meet Christ: https://ottawacornwall.ca/opportunities-to-meet-christ/

Oblate Resources:  http://www.eugenedemazenod.net/ https://www.omiworld.org/