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 -
Strengthening the Marriage Bond through Service to OthersFrancis and Therese Baduria, members of Missionary Families of Christ, reflect on how their marriage has been enriched by their participation both in a lay movement and in parish life. 1. What is Missionary Families of Christ and what is...Thursday, January 30, 2025 -
Parish Summer Camps in 2025Its been double digits into the negative for weather in recent days, so the idea of a sunny and warm day at your parish with the sound of kids running around outside or singing on the inside may feel like...Thursday, January 23, 2025 -
Finding Hope through HopeLineFr. Dr. Matthew M. Durham, D.Min is the Executive Director, Hospice Palliative Care & Community Development, Saint Elizabeth Foundation. Fr. Durham shares his insights on the ‘HopeLine’ created by the Archdiocese of Toronto and operated by Saint...Friday, November 01, 2024 -
Thirsty Thursdays: Quench Your Thirst at the SourceThe desire of every human heart is for communion. And as we strive to fulfill this desire, often we are found wanting, until we go to the source: Jesus. With this in mind, in 2014, the Sisters of Life began...Sunday, October 20, 2024 -
Truth and Reconciliation 2024: After the Silence - A Reflection for CatholicsJulia and Adam Kozak, a married couple actively involved in bridge-building and peacemaking with Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, reflect on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Adam, a Lay Pastoral Associate and musician, was the National Project...Wednesday, September 25, 2024 -
Everything You Need to Know About RENEW Toronto 2024“Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary” Isaiah 40:31 What is RENEW Toronto? RENEW Toronto is OCY’s largest annual gathering of young adults from the Archdiocese of Toronto and beyond...Tuesday, September 24, 2024 -
All about ELEVATE Training WeekendThe Sept. 21st and 22nd weekend of 2024 will be a busy one for the Office of Catholic Youth (OCY). For 10 years now, the OCY has rolled out two days of training to help adults (on Saturday) and teens...Monday, September 16, 2024
