Sunday Liturgy

Saturday: 5:00 pm

Sunday: 11:00 am

Mission Statement

We are a welcoming Christian community called to embrace and respect the uniqueness of each individual as we join together in our faith and worship.  Our ongoing   mission is to engage our youth, promote renewal, out reach, evangelization and ecumenical cooperation.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Monday, December 29th – 9:00 am               Special Intention

Tuesday, December 30th – 9:00 am               Judy Barrett                                                             

Wednesday, December 31st – 9:00 am        No Mass

Wednesday, December 31st– 5:00 pm          Kathleen Montague (Anniv)                       

Thursday, January 1st – 11:00 am                   Doris & Abbey Dugua                                                               

Friday, January 2nd – 9:00 am                          First Friday – Zelda Shannon (Anniv)                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Saturday, January 3rd – 5:00 pm                     Raymond Henry                                                                    

Sunday, January 4th – 11:00 am                      Margaret Losier (Anniv)

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR MASS SCHEDULE

Christmas

Wednesday, December 24th

4 pm – Mass

7 pm – Mass

Thursday, December 25th

11 am – Mass

New Year’s

Wednesday, December 31st

5 pm – Mass

Thursday, January 1st

11 am – Mass                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Weekly Reflections (Homily) from Msgr. Sheehan (December 24, 2025)  

HOLY FAMILY

Dear friends:

            This Sunday we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family… the family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph… our readings all lend themselves to a reflection on family life…

            The very season which we have celebrated makes us think of family… we have all tried to be with some member of our family in order to celebrate Christmas.

            Already some member, or members of our family have returned to their own homes, or their place of work… and we are back or soon will be back to our usual situation in the family…

            In the midst of this – we celebrate the Holy Family – with readings which speak of a number of virtues, or qualities, or hopes for family living.

            The tone is set by the opening prayer:  “Father, help us to live as the holy family, united in respect and love – bring us to the joy and peace of your eternal home…”

            We must infuse all relationships with – respect, love, patience, gentleness.

            One of the great difficulties in our times is that so many of us – re-inforced by the image of the Holy Family – which quite frankly at first sight our families bear little resemblance to – get demoralized when we view our families… in comparison what might be held up this Sunday.

            As one author, commenting on this feast – wrote:  “Some of us feel deep down a sense of unfair competition; of course, one can have an ideal family with saintly and dedicated parents, and one perfect child. – it is rare, if ever, that we find this in reality.” –

            There is a great temptation in so many of our families… perhaps there more than anywhere else – because it touches us so deeply… nothing has influenced us so much – as our family relationships – that of our parents – and brothers and sisters – nothing has marked us like our families –

            There is a great temptation – to either exaggerate or belittle what they mean to us… or how we would want to see them… rather than see our family as

they are in reality… and each one of us in the family – not as we think they ought to be – or should be – or we want them to be – but as they are!! –

            What do these texts this morning speak of – compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with another forgiving one another, loving one another.

            Now I have never heard of having to be compassionate with perfect people – or having to be gentle with perfect people – or having to forgive a perfect person, or having to bear with a perfect person – (I take that back – I have often had to bear with a person who thought they were perfect!!)

            Families are families!!  We don’t have somebody else’s family – we have our own families – for better or for worse… and if we stop trying to look at everybody else’s – or comparing our children or our wife – or our husband – or our father, or our mother with everybody else – and try something of what our readings speak of to-day –   compassion, gentleness, forgiveness, patience, love –

            We might just see – we just might see – something of a gift in each one of our family… that each one is different… each one a treasure… not perfect, but still beautiful… and wonderful… and enough to give thanks to God that He has given to us… for us to be born into… to share ups and downs with… to grow with… to be family… with.

            Father, help us – to be united in respect and love for each other… may our families be a sign of your eternal home.  

                                              AMEN.