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Confession Times: 

- On Saturday evenings starting at 4:30pm, in the Confessional at Saint Vincent de Paul Church  

- On Sunday mornings starting at 8:15am, in the Confessional at   Holy Name of Mary Church 

- In the sacristy 30 minutes before each weekday Mass. 

If you would like to go to Confession but these times do not work for you, please call the office  (613-396-2846) or send me an email (frfzambon@archkingston.ca) to arrange a time.  

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Parish Advent Confessions will be held on Thursday, December 21 at 7:00pm at Holy Name of Mary Church.

 

Other Parish Advent Confessions: 

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Dec 13th at 6pm, St Gregory's in Picton

Dec 15th at 3pm, St Joseph's in Belleville

Dec 22nd at 3:30pm, St Michael's in Belleville

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Holy Name of Mary Church will be open for Prayer from 5 - 8pm on Fridays during advent. December 13 & 20.

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​╬Please Remember in Your Prayers all those who are sick      

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​ Blayre McCarthy, Bridget Knott, Brienna Wright, Bruce Loft, Carson McKenna, Cathy Sloan,

Cathy Thompson, Kelsey Banks, Laura Dodd, Lois Terry, Mike Sloan, Olivera Lambeta, Patricia Putman,

Raymond Brennan, Suzanne Gartenburg, Raymond McAvoy, Dan Williams, Kelly Thompson, James Murphy,

Dan Donati, Kevin Power, Dennis Purcell, Magi Marlow, Bill Doyle, Theresa Stone, Hannah Pascoal, 

Jen King, Darlene McKenny, Jean Jordan

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Divine Mercy Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Adoration:  Tuesday 8am to 9pm. 

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​Chapel Closed Dec. 24th & 31st, 2024

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**Parish Office will be closed for regular business: December 23 and will re-open on January 6, 2025, during this time the phone will be answered when possible. ​

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╬Christmas Flowers - If you would like to donate toward our flowers for the Christmas season & throughout the year, & if you would like your donation in memory of someone, please indicate so on an envelope, along with your name and regular envelope #.  These names will appear in our Christmas bulletin. The Deadline for donations, is  Wed., Dec.18.

 

╬2025 Church Collection Envelopes  - are currently available at the back of our Churches. If you are currently not an envelope user & would like to be, please contact the Parish Office.  A tax receipt will be given for all recorded donations.  Any offering envelope money received after December 31, 2024, will be credited to your 2025 tax receipt.  Thank you.  ** Please make sure the Parish Office has your updated information for your tax receipt.

 

Schedules for Lectors & Eucharistic Ministers for Jan - June, 2025, are being prepared.  If you would like to have your name added or removed from the schedules, please contact the Parish Office before Dec. 17.

 

Marysville CWL - we are collecting winter clothes for the homeless, as well as purses & toiletries for the women's shelter, again this year.  There is a box at the back of both Deseronto and Marysville Churches.  Thank your for your help with these important programs.  

 

St. Charles Borromeo Parishioners  - for the next several weeks we will be collecting for the needy in our area, apparel (i.e. New or gently used hats, mitts, socks, scarves, sweaters & warm coats)  & toiletries. If you would care to donate any of these items, there is a basket at the back of the church.  Sponsored by St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Women's League. Thank you.

 

Helping Hands Food Bank: - The food bank is in need of cereal, rice, canned spaghetti/or Zoodle's and hot cereal. As Christmas approaches we are making our plans for this year's Christmas Sharing. The previous Christmas Sharing program has been rolled into our Foodbank Mission since covid 2020. We try to include some extra Christmas food items and treats for our clients. We are currently assisting 55-60 households each month. If you can donate towards our extra effort at Christmas we would greatly appreciate your kindness. Envelopes are available at the back of our churches.  Cheques should be made payable to Helping Hands Food bank. We thank you for your continued generosity & kindness.   

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St. John Fisher Dinner - CCO Kingston’s Fundraising Event NEW DATE, Thurs., Feb. 13; 6-9:30 pm, Our Lady of Fatima Parish Hall (588 Division St, Kingston, ON).  Please join CCO missionaries & students from Queen’s University for a memorable evening. Come & hear first-hand testimonies of students who have encountered Jesus personally and are becoming leaders in the evangelization of the world.  During the program, an invitation will be made for you to financially support the work of CCO in Kingston. There is limited space, so please register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/st-john-fisher-dinner-tickets-1035238314667.  Those who registered for the original date are not required to register again.

 

An Invitation to Wednesday Night Reflections from Archbishop Mulhall:  St. Mary’s Cathedral (279 Johnson St., Kingston) - On Dec. 11 we will begin our weekly Wed. 7pm spiritual reflections in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. I look forward to our time together. Throughout my priesthood and especially in the past several years, these moments of prayer and reflection together have been deeply rewarding for me.  At the end of last Aug. we completed our reflections on the Our Father and prayer in general. This coming year between Advent & Sept. I propose to reflect with you on the Beatitudes of St. Matthew’s Gospel Chapter 5 as well as a series of Psalms of the Old Testament which we pray each day at Mass. As usual, we will also give time to the liturgical celebrations of Advent/Christmas & Lent/Easter as we pass through the year.  It is good to remember that there is no starting point or end point as in a series of lectures or an academic course. Though we refer to previous reflections, we repeat our thoughts frequently so that anyone can join at any stage or miss weeks without losing any necessary points or developments. I like to think of our reflections as one long continuous series of reflections on a mystery from countless starting points. All these reflections I pray will be beneficial for us at whatever time of life or stage of our spiritual pilgrimage. The Lord, in whose presence we will pray together will always provide the grace, consolation, strength that we need to make steady progress in our life of faith.

 

Carol Sing at St. John the Apostle:  Sunday, December 15; 3:00 pm, (88 Patrick Street, Kingston).  Melos Choir will be performing Advent & Christmas music from England to Armenia, 6th to 19th centuries, interspersed with Carol singing with the audience.  Tickets are $20 or free-will offering as able; at the door or online at: www.melos-earlymusic.org

   

Gentlemen! Veronica's Veil Overnight Winter Shelter for Homeless Men Needs Your Help - Veronica's Veil is a winter overnight winter shelter that is a ministry of St. Mary's Cathedral but open to all men of the city. It provides homeless men with a dry warm place to spend the winter nights.  There are three shifts: 8:30 pm to 12:30 am; 12:30 am to 4:30 am and 4:30 am to 8:30 am.  We need men for mostly the 4:30 am to 8:30 am shift. We need approximately 100 volunteers and seventeen more volunteers are needed before Veronica’s Veil Shelter can open for the 2025 season which will run from January 2nd to April 30th 2025.  *Mandatory training sessions for new volunteers will be held on Saturday, December 7 & 14 at 10 am, & on Tues., Dec. 10 at 7pm. All sessions will be held at St. Mary’s Parish Centre, 260 Brock Street.  To volunteer or for more information contact Ann at 613-546-5521 Ext 5 or ann@stmaryscathedral.ca

 

Transformation Night (Our Lady of Divine Fire Mission) - Wed.,Jan. 29, 2025; 7 – 9:30 pm, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church (1111 Taylor-Kidd Blvd., Kingston).  Experience the “Transforming Power of the Steadfast Love of God”. Nancy Steele (www.nasteele.ca), author and recent keynote speaker at the 2024 Women’s Fall Retreat .The evening will begin with Adoration & worship with song. After Nancy’s there will be an opportunity for personal prayer ministry from the Encounter School of Ministry graduates. NO CHARGE.   For more info. email kingston@encounterschool.org