Our Lady of Good Counsel

For our parishioners seeking to continue from their Alpha journey, or for any seeking an opportunity for online faith sharing in these remaining winter weeks, we have a Life Group starting up 7PM Sunday March 7 on zoom. Check this article for details on how to join.

Formed is offering a series of four short videos helping families to live the faith in the domestic church, the home. These are videos with Dr. Ben Akers and Christian families discussing how to live Lent in these times.
Watch these and lots of other great videos, audio, books, and more for the whole family on your television, computer, or mobile device, free through our parish subscription (see olgcparish.ca/formed )

“Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them…” (Mark 9:2-10). Christ gives this glimpse of glory to his disciples to give them hope through the sacrifices to come, the sacrifice of the only son, as in the account of Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 22). Through these accounts, we have a sign of hope of reaching the goal of our Lenten journey, to return to God and realize ‘it is good for us to be here.’

Our Lady Of Good Counsel CWL is offering a $300 Bursary to a first year student from the Parish entering a post-secondary institution in the fall.
Applications are available at each church office, at Saint Joseph's, Stella Maris, and Saint William's.
Completed applications are due by March 19th.

In Eucharistic Adoration, we are invited to spend time in prayer before the real presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.
In looking upon Christ in adoration, “we say, ‘yes, Love exists and because it exists things can change for the better and we can hope’” (Benedict XVI).
Let's make occasions for prayer, for ourselves or with our family, for some moments or for a full Holy Hour.

Lent is a season of prayer, almsgiving, and fasting (Matthew 6:1-18).
Religious practices such as daily Mass, works of charity and justice, and acts of self-denial are highly encouraged insofar as they can be observed during the current restrictions.
The Stations of the Cross will be observed Wednesdays and Fridays before Mass, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation is available before Masses and during Saturday Holy Hours.

The Stations of the Cross will be observed during Lent: Wednesdays at 11:30AM at Stella Maris Church Fridays at 11:30AM at Saint Joseph’s Church With the Stations of the Cross, we retrace the final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary. As current restrictions limit our ability to attend our churches let alone a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, we may also pray over the stations at home or online.