Happenings!

Meetings and Events

Sun., September 17: Lunch and Learn, 11:00am
Sat., September 23: Altar Server Training and pizza lunch, 10:30am
Sat., September 23: Confirmation Prep parents’ meeting, 3:00pm
Tues., September 26: Feast of Canadian Martyrs Mass, 7:00pm
Sat., & Sun., Sept.30/Oct. 1: Mass with Fr. Peter Bisson, SJ
Tues., October 3: Season of Creation Ecumenical Service, 7:00pm
Wed., October 4: Listening to Indigenous Voices study group, 7:00pm
Sat., October 14: Pizza night after Mass, 6:00pm

LUNCH AND LEARN
Join us for Lunch and Learn on Sunday, Sept. 17 after Mass. Our guest speakers will be Sahada Alolo, from the Multifaith Housing Initiative, and Corry Wink from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. They will present Dream Lebreton Flats, a project to provide affordable housing for vulnerable people in our community. Please see the poster on the bulletin boards for more information.

FEAST OF CANADIAN MARTYRS MASS
There will be a Mass on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 7pm on the Feast of Canadian Martyrs followed by a reception in the parish centre.

SEASON OF CREATION ECUMENICAL SERVICE
Come celebrate the Season of Creation!
Canadian Martyrs Parish will be hosting an ecumenical service for the Season of Creation on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 7pm to come together to pray, reflect and act in celebration of our Common Home and how best to care for it. We have invited our neighbouring churches to join us for this celebration. For more information on the Season of Creation, please visit https://seasonofcreation.org/.

LISTENING TO INDIGENOUS VOICES
Increase your understanding of Indigenous history and culture through our Listening to Indigenous Voices study group. Now in its third season, this study group uses the Jesuit Forum guidebook, Listening to Indigenous Voices – A Dialogue Guide on Justice and Right Relationships, complied by many authors, most of whom are Indigenous, to deepen our understanding of our settler relationship with Indigenous peoples and to explore Indigenous cultures and histories. The study group will meet on Zoom every second Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. starting on Oct. 4 and ending on Feb. 28. (No session on December 27). The guidebook can be purchased online from Novalis or the Jesuit Forum. We also have limited copies for purchase at the parish office for $25. The facilitators, Maureen Cerroni and Anthony Zoccoli, are settlers engaging in efforts for truth and reconciliation. For more information, please see the poster To register, email maureen.cerroni@gmail.com.

Centertown Community 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.