Thank you Mr. Albert Wills for your constant generosity to our parish community, may you Rest in Peace

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For many years, Mr. Albert Wills (Steven Albert Wills) served our parish community as a volunteer sacristan. He volunteered countless hours over the decades to make our liturgical celebrations beautiful and to assist at many other parish celebrations. I am extremely grateful to him for all that he did for our parish community.

Albert died on the morning of Sunday, January 24th, 2021, surrounded by his family. A Funeral Mass, which only his immediate family and friends may attend due to capacity limits, will be celebrated at St. Peter’s Church on Saturday, January 30th at 11:30 a.m.

Visitation for a limited number of persons will take place in the church on Saturday morning from 10:00 to 11:15 am. Due to capacity limits of a maximum of ten at this time, visitation must be booked in advance through Ward Funeral Homes. A visitation time may be booked by visiting:  www.wardfuneralhomes.com/memorials/stephen-wills/4507513/index.php

May Albert Wills rest in peace.

Introduction to the Gospel of Mark. “The Kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the Good News.”

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We begin reading today at Sunday Mass the Gospel of Mark. The Sunday readings are divided into three different annual cycles of readings. These have the names: “Year A”, Year B”, and “Year C.” In each of these years, the Church has us listen to one of the three Synoptic Gospels, which are Matthew, Mark and Luke. The Gospel of John, because it is dramatically different from these Synoptic Gospels, is read in portions in each of these three liturgical years. The Gospel of Mark is read in Year B, which is the liturgical year that we begin now. In the early Church, people thought that the Gospel of Matthew was the first to have been written. This is why the Gospels are ordered Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the Bible. However, today, Bible scholars think that the Gospel of Mark was written first and that it was used by both Matthew and Luke indirectly to write their Gospels. Because the three seem to have similar sources, they are called the Synoptic Gospels. The Gospel of John is so different that it is believed to have been based upon an entirely different set of traditions. For this reason it is not one of the Synoptic Gospels and is read each year in small portions. In fact because the Gospel of Mark is the shortest, this year, during Year B of the Lectionary, in the summer there are six weeks in which we read from chapter six, the bread of life discourse, from the Gospel of John. Continue reading →

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – January 18-25, 2021

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Theme: “Abide in my love….you shall bear much fruit” (John 15:1-17)

Come and join His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Collins, the Sisters of Life and a wide representation of Christian leaders to pray for the restoration of full visible unity willed by Jesus for the Church. The homilist will be David Wells, General Superintendent of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. This service will take place virtually on Sunday January 24, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. at facebook.com/agnicourtcommunitychurch

Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will

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When I was in my first few years of university, the last thing that I ever imagined that I would become was a priest. I hoped that I might become a lawyer or perhaps teach political science at a university. Happily, I loved studying, so none of these were impossible goals. I was even so blessed in my studies that I was able to get good grades while at the same time doing a lot of the partying that young people away from home for the first time can get lost in. I think it was all of the “good times” that I was experiencing that made me sense that something was missing. Even though I was going out a great deal, and often waking-up hung-over, I found that something was missing in my life. I sensed a deep lack of meaning and began to question what my own life might be about. Continue reading →