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Fr. John Jennings

Jan 21, 20222 min read

Our Sacred Stories - The Body of Christ: A Spirit-filled Community of Many Faces

The writer of the Gospel of Luke is a visionary. He presents the story of Jesus the Christ as an expression of the Spirit of God...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jan 14, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories: They have no wine – God`s Great Sign

In the Gospel of John (2:1-11) we hear the story of what John calls the first of Jesus` signs. It takes place at a wedding in Cana. The...

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Parish News

Jan 14, 20221 min read

COVID-19 Update - January 14, 2022

As the province moves into the Level 3 COVID-19 Winter plan at 11:56 pm on January 14th, no in-person Masses are permitted. Our Lady of...

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Fr. John Jennings

Jan 7, 20223 min read

Our Sacred Stories - Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: Why do we do this?

Recently I had the honour of gathering at the parish church with several families and welcoming into the Christian community a new member....

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Fr. John Jennings

Dec 17, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Advent – Christmas: Anticipation and Hope

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. Snow had fallen, snow on snow on snow. In the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Dec 10, 20212 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Good News: God is Among us ~ How Can I tell?

Our English word, Gospel comes from the Anglo-Saxon, god-spell or glad tidings. These glad tidings or good news or gospel are the story...

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Fr. John Jennings

Dec 3, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Preparing the Way of the Lord

Preparing the Way of the Lord Almost 500 years ago, an English poet, John Donne wrote a poem that began with these words: No [person] is...

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Fr. John Jennings

Nov 27, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Our Advent Heritage of Longing

A rainy day and a walk in the park. Streams and rivulets of water wind their way down the sides of the hill through culverts and under...

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Fr. John Jennings

Nov 19, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories - The Kingdom of God: Making the Reign a Reality

Sometimes to know where we are, we have to know where we came from. The message and the mission of Jesus is to proclaim the Kingdom, the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Nov 12, 20213 min read

Out Sacred Stories: Living a Synod: Change, Challenge & Fear - Faith, Hope & Love

Change is a challenge. It is also universally necessary. Whether we talk personally or communally, we constantly face changes in our...

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Fr. John Jennings

Nov 5, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Journeying Together – Discovering Who We Are As Church, Now

The Gospels tell many Jesus-stories. They were part of the faith memories of Jesus shared by the earliest Christian communities. In...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 29, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories: A Faith Journey with Saints and Souls

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints. These words and what they express are part of the...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 22, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Vatican II: The Legacy – Becoming the Church We Are Called to Be

Mark’s Gospel tells a wonderful story of the healing and conversion of Bartimaeus, a blind beggar (Mk.10:46-52). As much as it is one of...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 15, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories - Vatican II: A Church of Vision & Hope

Vision is an amazing thing. In some ways it is a bit like dreaming. Always it is about hope. In Mark’s Gospel, there is a story of a...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 8, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories: What Am I Doing? What Does My Life Mean?

[A man approached Jesus and asked him] What must I do to inherit eternal life?... Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You...

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Fr. John Jennings

Oct 1, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories: Love as Unifying Energy

Chelsea & Alan, Mark & Maureen are two couples who entered the Sacrament of Matrimony in the last month. What an honour to be able to...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 25, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories: A Christian Vision for the 21st Century

As Christians, we have a long history – 2000 years. Those who have given us our Gospels, like the writer of Mark’s Gospel attempted to...

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Parish News

Sep 25, 20211 min read

New COVID-19 Protocols (Sept. 24, 2021)

Effective this weekend the Diocese of Saint John is requiring all parishes to implement the following COVID-19 protocols, based on...

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Fr. John Jennings

Sep 17, 20213 min read

Our Sacred Stories Religious Formation: What Do We Teach?

September and every year at this time, the relaxed summer routine is set aside and life grows busier. The rhythm of parish and community...

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