Past News

What a friend we have in Jesus – November 3-5

Spend the weekend with Jesus and discover how to make Jesus your best friend, and how to cultivate this friendship in your everyday life. Jesus chose us as friends, He died for us as friends, He caused us to trust him as our friend, and he will remain our friend for the endless ages to come.

Forgiveness – What is It and Why Is It So Hard?

Forgiveness is about letting go of the past, understanding and moving on. Forgiveness is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself!

The Gift of Anger

Anger is both an energy and a gift. Anger can be a powerful tool that motivates us to rise to a challenge.

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St. Andre Bessette is the first Canadian living after Confederation to be canonized and a great many miracles of healing have been attributed to him. The saint was known especially for his devotion to St. Joseph and to caring for the sick.

Normally, his relics reside at St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal, but on Tuesday, November 14th, his relics will be brought to our parish.

6:00pm – Exposition of the relic of St. Andre Bessette and talks about the saint
6:30pm – Eucharistic Adoration
7:00pm – Holy Mass
7:45pm – Veneration with the relic and anointing with the oil of St. Joseph

Let us pray together for all our deceased loved ones and commend their souls to our Lord. A candlelight vigil will be held on Thursday, November 2nd at 7pm.

Last week, Bishop William T. McGrattan, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops released a letter about the recent esclation of conflict in the Holy Land to the Catholic Faithful in Canada.

Donate your leftover halloween candy to the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank.

Your candy offerings will be added to the Christmas hampers that many depend on over the Christmas holidays.

Donations can be left in the bin at the entrance of the church.

After a lenthy period of prayer, discussion and reflection, our bishop has released a Pastoral Plan to guide the parishes of our Diocese over the next few years though six goals. For the next four months, we will focus on the first goal: To reach out and engage all people with the message of the Gospel.

It all begins with a discussion on Wednesday, November 1st at 6:30pm in the Columbus Hall.
No need to sign up; those wishing the join the conversation need only show up.

Come with your ideas, your input and your love for sharing the Good News!

New and existing altar servers are invited to come for some training at the church on Saturday, November 4th at 10:30am! Any who have received thier First Communion are welcome to join and serve at the table of the Lord.

The Rosary in school program helps children to experiencing the power of the Rosary, children are encouraged to become people who pray daily.

St. Joseph’s Rosary in school team of volunteers are in need of rosaries. These rosaries will be given to the students.

Any rosaries you can spare would be greatly appreciated, kindly drop off at the parish office, or in the basket at the entrance of the Church.

Thank you to everyone who joined us last weekend, your attendance made our Rosary Rally a great success!

The Saint Joseph Dinner supporting Catholic chaplaincy at Trent University and Fleming College will be held Saturday, November 4^th at The Venue in downtown Peterborough. Call Chris LeBlanc at 705-745-5123 for more details.