NEWS AND EVENTS
St. John the Apostle Parish
is celebrating its
60th Anniversary this year!
Due to the flooding damage of our church hall basement, we have postponed our big 60th Anniversary Dinner celebration to next spring, Saturday, April 10th, 2027.
However, we will still commemorate this anniversary in a smaller capacity with an “Anniversary Coffee Sunday” on the weekend of October 24th/25th in the glasshouse after all masses.
Cor Program Invitation for all Catholic men
Refreshments, prayer, faith, formation, and fellowship.
Dates: Saturday Sept. 26th, Oct. 31st, Dec. 5th
9:30am to 11:00am
Location: St John the Apostle Church
Suggested donation of $5.00 to help offset the cost of food.
Please advise if you have any food allergies or diet restrictions.
For further information please contact:
Mike Leeder: 613-726-0538, leeder1203@rogers.com
St. John the Apostle’s
Youth & Young Adult Group
Starting again in September!
Next dates are: Friday, Sept. 18th and Oct. 2nd
Open to youth (12–17) and young adults (18–35).
Join us every 1st & 3rd Friday of the month, 7–9 p.m., for fun, fellowship, snacks, and growing in our Catholic faith.
ROSARY RALLY
The St. John the Apostle Divine Mercy Group, would like to invite you to participate in the Rosary Rally organized by the “Canada Needs Our Lady" organization. At the moment, there are 1,500 rallies registered across Canada. If you would like to know more about them, here is their link:
Canada Needs Our Lady - Rosary Rallies & Fatima Message
Join us to pray for our Lady's intercession for Canada. All parishioners, family and friends are invited.
Date: Saturday, October 10th at 10am
Place: St. John the Apostle Church parking lot facing Baseline Road
If you have any questions, you can contact: Josette Nyvlt at nyvltjos@gmail.com or Sonia Yumiceba at syumas@yahoo.com
PRO-LIFE - LIFE CHAIN OCTOBER 4TH
Life Chain is a peaceful public witness to the sanctity of human life and the evil of abortion. Christians pray for its end and hold signs bearing truths such as “Abortion Kills Children,” “Abortion Hurts Women,” and “Jesus Forgives & Heals” at hundreds of locations from coast to coast. Please set aside just one hour on Sunday October 4th, immediately following the 10:30 Mass for one hour (11:30am -12:30pm) to gather together in front of our church on Baseline Road. This is a special opportunity to provide our neighbours with a much-needed wake-up call. Remember how Our Lord asked His apostles: “Could you not watch one hour with me?” (Mk 14:37). For more information, please visit lifechain.ca.
40 Days for Life - Sept. 23rd to Nov. 1st
40 Days for Life, September 23rd – November 1st. A call to action of silent prayer, fasting, and public vigil for an end to abortion in our community, begins Wednesday, Sept. 23rd, 7 am to 5 pm, at the southwest
corner of Queen Street just off Bank Street and continues daily until Sunday,
Nov. 1st.
Our parish has committed to cover Friday, October 16th, 7am to 5 pm. Vigil resources, and sign-ups for individual hours will be available at front and side entrances to the church, or contact James Lariviere, our 40 Days Rep at
613-883-8670 or jmlariviere@gmail.com.
For general info. about the local campaign visit https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/local-campaigns/ottawa/. Former workers say it was the prayer presence outside their facilities that turned them away from abortion.
Thinking about the Catholic Faith? R.C.I.A. If you are a non-Catholic or simply a curious Catholic interested in learning more about Catholicism, then our R.C.I.A. course is for you. Sessions will begin this fall. For more information pick up a pamphlet at the entrance of the Church. To register please contact the parish office.
NEW PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE
Our parish has launched a new Facebook page, to share our faith with each other in a new way and to help further our community involvement.
Please look for the page under “St. John the Apostle Catholic Parish” and look for the green logo, or click on the Facebook logo at the bottom right of our home page here on the website and go directly to the page!
Our old page, titled “St. John the Apostle Catholic Church” is inactive. If you followed the old page, feel free to switch to the new page.
The monthly Seniors Social get togethers have been postponed due to the flooding damage in the church basement. We look forward to seeing you all again once repairs are completed. Check back here or our bulletin for updates.
Pilgriming with Deacon Victor
Deacon Victor has launched his new youtube channel and is happy to
share the link with you:
https://www.youtube.com/@pilgrimingwithdeaconvictor
Share the link with your family and friends, and journey with the Deacon to explore sacred places.
COME SING AT OUR 10:30am MASS CHOIR!!
WE WANT YOU!!
Come sing, come lift your voice, come “make a joyful noise unto the Lord”!
High school students: get your volunteer hours singing with us!
We welcome all who are interested…Grade 9 to age 89 and beyond!
Feel free to contact the Parish Office or Lisa-Marie directly for any questions and inquiries: lisamarieflynn13@gmail.com
Click here to meet our Choir director Lisa-Marie.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION FIRST FRIDAYS
Every First Friday of the month, we will have Adoration following the 9am Mass, until 10:30am. This will replace the Adoration previously at 8am on First Saturdays. Moving Adoration to this time will allow more of us to come and spend time with our Lord.