St. Mary's Parish, Barrie
Parish Blog
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Around St. Mary's This Week (6 June 2021)....Parish Feast Day Celebration! On December 15, 1872, the new Catholic Church in Barrie was blessed by Archbishop John Joseph Lynch and dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Solemnity of the...Thursday, June 03, 2021 -
Around St. Mary's This Week (May 30, 2021)...A Prayer for Ordinary Time God of wisdom and love, source of all good, send your Spirit to teach us your truth and guide our actions in your way of peace. We ask this through our Lord Jesus...Thursday, May 27, 2021 -
Around St. Mary's This Week (May 23, 2021)Lord, send out your Spirit and renew the face of the earth! Psalm 104 Feast of Pentecost - Each year, 50 days after we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead we celebrate Pentecost. After Jesus’ resurrection...Thursday, May 20, 2021
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Around St. Mary's This Week....Feast of Pentecost! The great 50 days of Easter draws to a close on the Feast of Pentecost. As we prepare to celebrate Pentecost we pray: Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in us the...Thursday, May 06, 2021 -
Around St. Mary's This Week (May 2, 2021)...Christ is Risen! Alleluia! As we continue to celebrate the season of Easter you are asked to pray in an intentional way for families preparing for Baptism, for our young people waiting to be confirmed and for all families...Thursday, April 29, 2021
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Around St. Mary's This Week (April 25, 2021)....Thursday, April 22, 2021CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE CWL is asking fellow parishioners to contribute to our drive for the Women's and Children's Shelter of Barrie on Mothers' Day weekend, May 8 and 9. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the...
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Around St. Mary's This Week (April 18, 2021)....Wednesday, April 14, 2021THANK YOU! On behalf of the Knights of Columbus (Council 1626) we would like to sincerely thank the parishioners of St. Mary’s for a tremendously successful Palm Sunday Foodbank Fundraiser and the special Holy Thursday Foodbank Collection with...
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Around St. Mary's This Week (April 11, 2021).....Christ is Risen! Alleluia! For 50 days we celebrate the great feast of Easter! In our parish and homes, we continue to praise our God and celebrate Jesus’ victory over death. Alleluia! An Easter...Wednesday, April 07, 2021
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Around St. Mary's This Week (April 4, 2021)Christ is Risen! Alleluia! For fifty days our Church celebrates the great feast of Easter. The Church tells us that the fifty days from Easter to Pentecost are one great feast! In our parish and homes, we...Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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Around St. Mary's this week (March 28, 2021)....Wednesday, March 24, 2021Preparing for and Celebrating the Easter Triduum April 1– 4, 2021 The Easter Triduum is the highpoint of our Church year. The word Triduum means three. For a Catholic there is really nothing more important...
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Around St. Mary's This Week (21 March 2021)...MINISTRY WITH MATURING ADULTS The Ministry with Maturing Adults seeks to support the lifelong faith development of women and men throughout all phases of the pre-retirement and retirement years. Programs are open to parishioners in the second half of...Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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Around St. Mary's this week....MINISTRY WITH MATURING ADULTS The Ministry with Maturing Adults seeks to support the lifelong faith development of women and men throughout all phases of the pre-retirement and retirement years. Programs are open to parishioners in the second half of...Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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Around St. Mary's This Week....MINISTRY WITH MATURING ADULTS The Ministry with Maturing Adults seeks to support the lifelong faith development of women and men throughout all phases of the pre-retirement and retirement years. Programs are open to parishioners in the second half of...Thursday, March 04, 2021 -
UTSC Chaplaincy Celebrates 10th AnniversaryThis summer, the UTSC Catholic Chaplaincy reached an important milestone: 10 years of fruitful ministry on the campuses of UTSC and Centennial College. The chaplaincy community marked the occasion on June 7 with Mass offered by the chaplain and pastor...Thursday, August 21, 2025 -
Celebrating the Treasure of GrandparentsGrandmother of four Maureen Crawford, a parishioner at Immaculate Conception Parish in Sutton, Ont., reflects on her special role in light of the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday, July 27. This year’s theme...Monday, July 21, 2025 -
Second “Comeback Year” for Local Parish Youth Ministries at Franciscan University in OhioFor the second straight year, the Office of Catholic Youth organized a collaborative trip with 13 parishes to send 216 young people and chaperones to attend the Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth Conference in Ohio from June 27 to 29...Thursday, July 17, 2025 -
Rejoicing in HopeSpiritus Ministry, the young adult ministry of the Office of Catholic Youth, hosted its annual retreat, Reawaken, in late June at Cedar Glen YMCA Outdoor Education Centre. Young adults from across the Archdiocese and beyond gathered for a weekend of...Monday, July 14, 2025 -
Pilgrimage of Hope: Walking Together in FaithParishioner Rita Iafrate reflects on a recent pilgrimage that brought together members from both Immaculate Conception Church in Sutton, Ont., and Our Lady of the Lake Church in Keswick, Ont. In June, our parish community embarked on a deeply...Tuesday, July 08, 2025 -
Living the Faith through Consecrated VirginityErin Kinsella is a Consecrated Virgin of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, the author of Espoused to Christ: A Theology of Consecrated Virginity, and a co-host of "In the Thicket," a podcast on suffering and hope. She has worked in...Monday, May 19, 2025 -
National Family and Life Week 2025Every May, the Office of Formation for Discipleship spotlights family life ministry, including the start of the annual National Family and Life Week, from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Office for Family and Life. The 2025 theme, drawn...Tuesday, May 13, 2025
