The Stewardship Committee would like to extend a warm welcome to EVERYONE to visit our first Ministry Fair. Come learn about our active ministries! Share your time and talents. Which ministry is calling to you

or perhaps you have ideas for a new ministry? More information to come. Stewardship, a way of living.

Please let those gently used items you can do without benefit our neighbours in need. The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is a non-profit charity whose volunteer members will be collecting gently used clothing, shoes, textiles, bedding, draperies and small household goods on Saturday, September 28th and Sunday, September 29th. The Saint Vincent de Paul truck will be in the church parking lot from 8:45am to 6:30pm on Saturday and from 7:45am to 5:30pm on Sunday. Donations will be used to help support our Special Works in the community. Thank you for your support.

Join us on Tuesday, September 24 at 2:00pm in the parish hall for the first meeting of the knitting group. Whether you are a beginner knitter or an expert, we invite you to come and join us. Knitting lessons, yarn, needles and patterns will be provided if you need them. For more information, contact Helen Brukner at 416 239 2274

Our parish is blessed with 2 vibrant choirs for young people. The Youth Choir is for grades 3-6 and rehearses Thursdays from 4-5pm in the parish hall. The Chamber Choir is for grades 7-12, and rehearses Thursdays from 5-6pm in the parish hall. They sing alternating Sundays at the 9:30am Mass. If your child would like to join the choir, please contact Annemarie Parente-Manion at pepperman1964@gmail.com. Rehearsal resumes Thursday, Sept. 26.

Registration now open! Children who are in Grades 1 through 7 attending non-Catholic schools and whose families are registered parishioners are encouraged to register for the classes. The class is held every Monday from 7pm-8pm at Our Lady of Sorrows School. The program is largely volunteer-run, therefore parents are expected to assist in some way. Registration forms are available through the parish office. If you have any questions, call Karen at 647 40208940 or email karen_m_zimmer@yahoo.ca.

First Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation

Registration Deadline is October 6, 2019

Registration forms available in the parish office.

First Communion Introductory Meeting is on Sunday, October 6, 2:15pm-3pm in the parish hall. All parents are invited to this introductory meeting to learn more about the program and upcoming sessions for this year. We will also distribute the books on this day.

Confirmation Introductory Meeting for Groups A & B on Sunday, October 6, 3:30pm-4pm in the parish hall. Come and meet our catechists who will introduce the program for this year and are eager to meet the candidates. Parents are asked to participate in the meeting.

Loving God, I come to you in thanksgiving,
knowing that all I am and all that I have is a gift from you.
In faith and love, help me to do your will.
I am listening, Lord God.
Speak your words into the depth of my soul,
that I may hear you clearly.
I offer to you this day all the facets of my life,
Whether it be at home, at work, or at school—
to be patient, to be merciful, to be generous, to be holy.
Give me the wisdom and insight to understand your will for me
and the fervour to fulfill my good intentions.
I offer my gifts of time, talent and possessions to you
as a true act of faith, to reflect my love for you and my neighbour.
Help me to reach out to others as you, my God,
have reached out to me. Amen.

Parishioners who have trouble hearing at Mass are welcome to request a Hearing Assistance device from the ushers when they enter the church. They are available on a ‘first come – first served’ basis. These headsets pick up the feed directly from our sound system and can be used with or without hearing aids.

In October 2016, the approved Parking Lot Policy and Guidelines of Our Lady of Sorrows were disseminated to parishioners and the community at large. We would like to inform everyone that we have now installed all the necessary signage and the Policy and Guidelines will be strictly enforced.

Our parish thanks Fr. Bill Burke for delivering an exciting and spiritually fulfilling parish mission: “Liturgy and the Kingdom of God”.

Fr. Burke holds a master’s degree in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana and was the Director of Liturgy Office, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2006-2013. He has conducted numerous liturgical workshops, parish missions and retreats throughout Canada and has served as a chaplain with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the province of Nova Scotia. He is pastor of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Parish in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Thanks to videographer, editor and parishioner Mark McKee, you may watch videos of the mission via the following links.

• Fr. Bill introduced the mission during Mass on September 15 and 16, 2018.
• The mission continued on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evening in the parish hall.