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“Come away…”Jesus teaches us that at times we must distance ourselves from our work. We can easily give into temptation to just keep working, not taking a break. We may feel that we don’t want to waste time, we must finish the job, we must press on in order to get ahead. The problem with that attitude, though, is that we can lose focus, we can forget why we are working, and in the end we stop being productive. Without opportunities of distancing ourselves from our everyday

Phase 3 of reopening is good news for our province, including our churches. Bishop Douglas Crosby as informed us that we will now be able to have one Lector at each of the Masses, communion dialogue is to be used once again while receiving Holy Communion at Mass, and those who wish to receive Holy Communion on the tongue may do so provided they come last in the communion procession. There are also no more restrictions regarding the number of people who can come to Mass, pro

My name is Father Gregory Merkley. I am happy to be the new associate pastor here at St. Mary’s and the Missions. Many of you are likely wondering, “who is this new priest at our church?” Well, allow me to answer that question and share with you a bit about myself! I’m originally from Kitchener, Ontario and am 32 years old. I just celebrated two years of priesthood this past May 4th, having been ordained by Bishop Douglas Crosby. My first two assignments as a priest so far we

With the beginning of the month of July we are officially entering into the cottage season, and since we live in cottage country this means more activity on our roads and in our towns. The next two months provide us with an opportunity to welcome many visitors to our area. I know that this may be a source of frustration sometimes, especially as we experience more cars on the roads and perhaps more aggressive driving from some who are in a hurry to get to their vacation dest

As the end of the month of June fast approaches, priests’ moves take place in the Diocese of Hamilton. Five years ago I came to this parish, and I am happy to report that the Bishop is leaving me here for a while longer. I’ll be starting my sixth year in this parish, the longest I’ve ever served in one place. These have been happy years for me, and I hope that I can stay for a while longer. Fr. Francis will be starting his third year with us, and I’m so happy that he is h