In response to the recent discoveries of unmarked graves on the site of former Residential Schools across Canada, His Excellency, Bishop Crosby, OMI, issued a Pastoral Letter entitled: To Inform, To Encourage, To Heal. His Excellency’s letter, along with multiple resources including: a brief history of Residential Schools in Canada, Expressions of Apology and Actions and… [read more]
As the Diocese has now permitted bulletins to be distributed at Mass, there will be bulletins in print at the doors of the church on August 1st. This bulletin will cover the entire month of August. The bulletin will continue to be found on our website.
The Hamilton Mountain Farmer’s Market sponsored by Sacred Heart Church will run Friday’s from 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. starting June 11th until November 2021. The market is a True Farmers’ market where all the produce is grown or produced on local area farms and sold by the farmers themselves. It is located at the corner… [read more]
Exodus 24:3-8 Hebrews 9:11-15 Matthew 28:16-20 In many ways, June is a month of remembering. Those of you who are graduating remember significant moments in your educational journey. It may be a time to show a sign of gratitude to a particular teacher who has been a person who helped you to grow significantly. On… [read more]
On Monday, May 31st, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) published a statement following the report of a recent discovery of children’s graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. “As we see ever more clearly the pain and suffering of the past, the Bishops of Canada… [read more]
Deuteronomy: 4:32-34, 39-40 Romans 8:14-17 Matthew 28:16-20 If we were together for the Sunday Eucharist, I would use the optional baptismal profession of faith till this Sunday. It is a reminder to us of our initiation into the life of the Trinity which took place at our baptism. As the life of God is relational,… [read more]
Acts: 2-1-11 1 Cor 12: 3b-7,12-13 John 20:19-23 On a past retreat that I was on. Father Dennis Robinson presented the image of the Church as an elephant – it’s so large that we zero in on a certain part and made it the whole. Vatican Council II saw the Church as the People of God –… [read more]
Acts: 1-1-11 Ephesians 1:17-23 Mark 16:15-20 A quality that is peculiar to the gospel of Mark is the lack of stories of the appearances of the risen Lord. The gospel this Sunday is actually considered to be added on at later time. Mark’s emphasis is to see the risen Christ reflected in discipleship which is part of… [read more]
Sister Nuala Kenny will be presenting at the inaugural presentation on Saturday May 15, 2021, for Concerned Lay Catholics, an independent group of concerned committed lay Catholics to affirm the laity’s role of co-responsibility in the Church. Please see PDF below for more information.
This weekend, had the Masses been in-person, we would have had Deacon Terry sharing his Homily. We invite you instead to read his words in the PDF below, followed by Fr. Charlie’s message on the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Acts 9:26-31 1 John 3:18-24 John 15:1-8 Traditionally, May is a month dedicated to Mary, Our… [read more]