The entire parish staff and Father Michael extend to you and your families prayers and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy 2022. May God bless us all with His loving presence throughout the coming New Year! Merry Christmas!
Winter Study Survey
Hello, brothers and sisters!
As this year comes to an end, we are looking ahead to the new year in hopes of providing and facilitating more opportunities for our Church family to study, learn, find fellowship, and challenge one another to grow in the knowledge of and love for God and our neighbours.
This brief survey will provide you a chance to express your interests and commitment while also giving us an idea of how we might best serve the flock of Christ under our care.
Thank you!
Praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary this COVID Christmas
My Dear Brothers and Sisters:
As we approach yet another COVID Christmas, I thought I would repost a homily from last year that proposes that those who cannot attend Mass this year consider praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this Christmas.
While our churches are open this year for Christmas, those who are unwell are asked to remain at home and watch our celebrations on the livestream. There may be others who because of the high COVID numbers may be concerned about attending church at this time.
For those who do remain at home, praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary as a family, group or alone, may provide a beautiful way to reflect on the birth of Jesus and His loving gift of self at this time of year.
I pray that you all remain safe and well this Christmas. I will remember all of the parishioners of St. Peter’s at all of our Christmas Masses.
Merry Christmas!
Fr. Michael
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Office Schedule during Christmas / New Year Holiday
- Saturday, December 25 – Closed
- Sunday, December 26 – Closed
- Monday, December 27 – Closed
Mass will be at 10:00 am in the Church. There will be no adoration - Tuesday, December 28 – Closed
Mass will be at 8:00 am in the Church. There will be no adoration - Saturday, January 1 – Closed
- Sunday, January 2 – Closed
- Monday, January 3 – Closed
Mass will be at 10:00 am in the Church. There will be no adoration
Thank you very much to all who made our Winter Welcome Christmas possible!
Thank you very much to all of the volunteers who worked to prepare the beautiful take-home turkey dinner and distributed Christmas gifts this year. Thank you very much, also, to the many parishioners who so generously donated gifts to be distributed. Through your kindness about 100 meals and gifts were distributed to those who might not otherwise have received a gift or meal.
Thank you for making their Christmas a little more Merrier!
May God bless us all with a Merry Christmas and healthy 2022.
Fr. Michael
The Manger—A Sign of Hope for Troubled Times
The Nativity Scene is one of the most beloved symbols in Christianity. It is perhaps one of the of the most painted scenes in the history of art. At this time of year, Nativity Scenes are set up with great love and devotion in homes and churches around the world. Before the celebration of Jesus’ birth on Christmas Day, the Nativity Scene with its empty Manger proclaims the anticipation of a people who await the coming of God’s love in their midst. After the celebration of Christ’s birth, when the baby Jesus is placed in the Manger, the Nativity Scene proclaims the presence of a loving God with His people. The birth of Christ into the poverty of the Manger not only proclaims God’s love for us, but it announces boldly the extent to which God will go to show us His love for every single person. Born into absolute poverty, Jesus wishes to show us that there is nothing that will get in the way of His loving us. No matter where we find ourselves in this world, Jesus desires to come among us and be our God. He is truly God with us- or as the scriptures call Him, Emmanuel. In the midst of this ongoing pandemic, when so many people are isolated and alone, often without feeling any sense of hope, the Manger takes on a powerful significance as it announces to all of us God’s desire to be with us in these difficult and troubled times. The Manger reminds us that God will come to us no matter what our situations. To these situations, He will bring real hope. There is only one sign that speaks more powerfully of God’s love for us, and the extent to which He will go to show us that love, and that is the sign of the Cross, which in the context of the pandemic announces that God will even bring life to where we have encountered earthly death. Continue reading
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