The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops presents Journey through Lent with the Most Rev. Gerard Bergie, Bishop of St. Catharines. Join us as we reflect on the Scriptures for the Sundays of Lent 2021.

The Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada (WICC) invites you, your friends and family to join a service in over 1,100 Canadian communities on or near Friday, March 5, 2021. Many of these will take place via Zoom. Offerings received through the World Day of Prayer transform our prayers into action in the form of project grants empowering women and children in our own country and throughout the world. All regions share in the grants, with consideration given to greatest need. Through World Day of Prayer offerings, WICC has distributed over 2.5 million dollars in the past 35 years. The vision is to restore hope to women and children touched by injustice.

** NEW INFORMATION ** For those wishing to attend either weekday Mass, please note, while there is no requirement to register in advance for the Mass, everyone must register on arrival. The front door will be opened at 8:30 am and you will be asked to provide your name and telephone number to Bonnie who will enter this information on our registration form. This form will be held for 60 days should it be needed for contact tracing; forms will be shredded after 60 days. ** Please read the “Welcome Back to The Good Shepherd Church” document, on our home page, prior to coming to Church.

The Church celebrates the Holy Season of Lent to prepare ourselves for the Easter Mystery. The structure of this holy season with its particular liturgical celebrations, such as Ash Wednesday, the Scrutinies for those seeking entrance to the Church through baptism at Easter, Palm Sunday and the Holy Week liturgies are meaningful and familiar. Though Lent may continue in a predictable pattern, circumstances in the world change from year to year. Each Lent, though familiar, is unique because we are experiencing life differently this year than the preceding one. Click here to read the full message.

Please consult the link to an MP4 video on Instruction on Receiving Ashes.

On Tuesday 16 February Ottawa will move to the orange/restrict level that will permit us to hold Mass and activities as we were in December. With the re-opening of our Church, on Ash Wednesday we will hold two Masses: one at 9:00 am and one at 6:00 pm following COVID protocols. Weekday Mass will resume Friday 19 February, again following COVID protocols. Please see the current Bulletin for complete details.

Two Ash Wednesday Masses will be held 17 February: one at 9:00 am and one at 6:00 pm. Both Masses will follow the same protocol. Please see the current Bulletin for complete detail including a special video message from Bishop Toups of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont, Texas.