There will be no public celebrations of the mass in the parish until further notice. While the provincial government has imposed severe restrictions on individual movement and public gatherings to February 11, we cannot know reliably if this will be the end date for these restrictions. So, we will hold off on announcing a date for resuming worship.

Funerals are now restricted to ten participants including the priest. No Mass is to be offered.

Baptisms are now postponed indefinitely.

CONFIRMATION IS POSTPONED; FEBRUARY CELEBRATIONS CANCELLED

Private masses continue to be offered by Fr. Whitfield.

The parish office is closed by order of the bishop. It will function remotely for the most part. Staff will be in as needed, working under COVID-19 protocols. Fr. Whitfield will remain in residence,  and will check parish email, letter mail, and voicemail regularly.

To see the official memoranda, click here: Memorandum December 19 2020 and New Ontario COVID-19 Restrictions and Parishes_21_December_2020

Click here to read letter received from the Salvation Army Dundas food bank.

Limited seating at our Sunday liturgies, and an understandable anxiety over little ones being able to sit through the whole of the Mass has meant many of our families with young children have not been attending; and those who come also have missed out on a special time with our children’s catechist, Katelyn–it’s been suspended as part of the our COVID-19 protocols.

Katelyn has responded to their need to hear and understand God’s word on their terms despite the restrictions we currently operate under as a parish ministry. So, she’s going online!

Please click this link for instructions on having your children participate in Sunday’s Children’s Liturgy of the Word via Google Classroom.

While its stores have been closed, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) has continued its valuable and life sustaining work through the whole period of the COVID -19 lockdown. While observing the necessary protocols, our parish Vincentians have done visits and provided material help to people of our community in need. That need is sure to grow as the economic impact of the pandemic and the lockdown manifests itself in lost jobs, closed businesses, etc. So please remember the society and its need for financial support through the end of the lockdown period and into the summer months. Parishioners can put a little extra in their offering, and designate it for SVP and the relief of those in need.

A parishioner was conscientious enough to forward us this link having attended one of our first masses since lockdown. Noting how people were awkward about what to do with their masks at communion, a link was sent along for our information. Please have a read and apply the lessons, not just to Mass, but everywhere.

How to wear a mask.