E-Newsletter Nov 16, 2025
PARISH NEWS/EVENTS
Parish Photo Directory… LAST CALL!
This will be the last opportunity to be part of our Parish Photo Directory! We have added three more dates to have your pictures taken in the Parish Hall: November 13-15, 2025. Please click here to book your online or call the office to book an appointment. Thank you for helping us capture the heart of our community one smile at a time!
Prepare for Advent with HOPE and LIGHT
Our Pastoral Team invites you to journey in hope as we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, the Light of the World. A special 2025 Advent Prayer
Book has been created to help families pray together each week as the candles of the Advent wreath are lit.
Pick up your Advent candle set ($20), which includes a limited-edition prayer booklet, at the parish office after Sunday Mass or Tuesday – Friday during office hours.
Let us wait in joyful hope, trusting that Christ’s lightwill shine ever brighter in our hearts and homes.
2025/2026 Sunday Missals Available!
Sunday Missals for the 2025/2026 liturgical year are now available for purchase at the Parish Office. Cost: $7 each. Pick up your copy soon before they’re gone!
Knights of Columbus: Memorial Mass
A Memorial Mass of the late brother knights of our council will be held on Thursday, November 13th at 7:00 PM, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Light refreshment will follow. All are welcome.
Knights of Columbus: Christmas Poinsettia Sale
The Knights will be in the foyer after all Sunday Masses on November 15/16 and at the Advent Fair November 29/November 30 to accept your orders for Christmas poinsettias. These orders will be available for pick up December 13/14 after Masses.
Payment may be made by cash, credit card or cheque, by scanning the below QR Code, or by clicking here. All proceeds go to charities such as hospice, school breakfast, young family programs, and foodbanks.
Want to donate poinsettias to the Church? We are looking for 50 large red poinsettias to help decorate the sanctuary for Christmas. If interested in donating poinsettias to the Parish, under “St. Ignatius” please check off” Altar Donation (red only)” on your order form. Thank you in advance for your support!
EDGE: November 14 @ 7 PM 🎉
We are inviting all students in Grades 6–8 to join us for our next EDGE night: Friday November 14th. Join us for a night of games, videos, fun activities, and real conversations about faith and life – all in a fun, welcoming space.
🗓️ Meets every 2nd & 4th Friday, 7–9 PM
📍 St. Ignatius Loyola Parish Hall
💲 Only $20 for the year
Interested? Register at the parish office. Register at the parish office OR at the event.
The Shepherds’ Trust Collection: November 15/16
The mission of The Shepherds’ Trust is to help ensure that elderly and disabled priests are provided with sufficient financial resources to lead a dignified life after many years of ministry. Your generous gift will help our priests to maintain a modest but active and independent lifestyle in their retirement years. For priests who are ill or otherwise infirm, the Trust ensures they have access to nursing home facilities and medical care. Thank you for your support of this important work!
First Reconciliation: November 15th
Please join us in praying for our First Communicants as they prepare for their First Reconciliation. Families of the First Communicants: A letter regarding your child's upcoming First Confession was emailed on October 14th. If you did not receive this letter, please contact Melissa.
Blessing of Our New Marian Shrines
We are very happy to share that our two new Marian shrines are now in place and ready to be blessed — a moment long-in-coming and much anticipated by our parish community.
The indoor shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help will be blessed on Wednesday, November 12 following the 9:00 a.m. Mass, during our regularly scheduled devotion to Our Lady.
The new outdoor Marian shrine will be blessed on Saturday, November 15 following the 9:00 a.m. Mass. After the blessing and weather permitting, we will begin our Rosary outdoors at the shrine and then return to the church to complete the Rosary.
All are warmly invited to join in these joyful celebrations of faith and love for Our Blessed Mother, who continues to draw us closer to her Son through prayer and devotion.
Catholic Women’s League News
Our next CWL General Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. We will begin with the Rosary at 6:30pm in the Church followed by the meeting in the parish hall at 7pm. The meeting will begin with a speaker from Catholic Cemeteries who will give a presentation on the importance of funeral preplanning. This will be an opportunity to gather information on this important topic in a relaxed group environment. We will also have our Lights of Remembrance Ceremony to remember our deceased CWL sisters and family members. All women of the parish - ages 16 and up are welcome.
Advent Fair: November 29/30, 2025
Join us in the Parish Hall after all Sunday Masses for our Advent Fair! Enjoy Coffee & Tea from our Coffee Sunday Ministry, and visit the Knitting Group, Pauline Book Fair, Knights of Columbus, Catholic Women’s League, Bible Study, Msgr. Joseph Shiels’ Christmas Cards, and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul tables. 2026 offertory envelopes will also be available for pickup. We look forward to seeing you there!
Catholic Book Fair!
The Pauline Books & Media Centre is bringing a mini-Bookcentre to our Parish! Join the Daughters of St. Paul after our Sunday Masses on November 29-30 to choose from an excellent selection of Catholic books for children, youth and adults. Selected Advent and Christmas items and DVD movies will also be available! "Don't worry if you have no cash, tap is acceptable"! Visit their webstore at http://www.paulinestore.ca or call them at 416-781-9131 to place any special requests.
Make your gift to ShareLife & DOUBLE your impact!
Your donation brings hope to those facing hardship — at-risk children and youth, refugees, and survivors of violence. Give today and your gift will be matched, doubling the care and support ShareLife provides.
Our goal this year is $274,500. To date we have achieved, $252,9659.85. Please give at the parish using a ShareLife envelope, online through our website, or at sharelife.org/donate. Thank you for living the Gospel through ShareLife.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Christmas Gifts & Annual Collection for Neighbours in Need …
Our parish Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) will be providing Christmas assistance to families-in-need within our community. Awareness of maintaining each person’s dignity is always our priority. Food insecurities and the increase in food costs continues to be foremost in the minds of our families. It is our aim this Christmas season to again offer a gift of assistance with a food voucher that will allow families to provide a special Christmas meal for their loved ones. Please consider assisting our neighbouring families-in-need through a financial donation to our Christmas Campaign.
Hunger never sleeps and so we also welcome your generous financial donations to the Annual Collection; your continued support of this SSVP drive provides assistance for the entire upcoming year to our neighbours-in-need.
Donations to both the Christmas and Annual campaigns can be made by cash, cheque (payable to Society of St. Vincent de Paul) or via the on-line portal accessible through our SSVP link on the parish website under Outreach Ministries, or at http://canadahelps.org/en/dn/53987 or by accessing our QR code below. We will have a Vincentian in the foyer to gratefully accept your donations before & after masses on the weekends of Nov 22/23 and Nov 29/30. Please ensure that envelopes (which will be provided) are clearly noted as “Christmas Gifts Collection to Families” or “Annual SSVP Collection” along with your name and address.
Our goal this Christmas season is to be able to assist over 130 families in our community. Donations outside of this window can always be dropped off at the church office during their hours of operation. Please note that tax receipts will be issued for donations to SSVP greater than $25 if you have provided your name and address.
God’s blessings to each of you for your ongoing generosity and support during this challenging year through your donation box donations and most especially during this Christmas season.
Advent Retreat 2025 - When the Soul Waits: Finding God in the Tension of Longing
As Advent begins, take some time to step away from the noise of the season and rest in the quiet presence of God. Join Fr Ed Curtis for a morning of prayer, reflection, and renewal as we explore what it means to wait with hope — even in the ache of longing.
Through Scripture, personal reflection, and Eucharistic Adoration, we will journey with Hannah, Simeon, and Anna, discovering how God meets us not after our waiting, but within it.
Date: Saturday December 6, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (concludes with lunch)
Location: Parish Hall, St. Ignatius Loyola Parish
Cost: $20 per person
Registration: Open now through the parish office. The final day to register is Sunday, November 30.
Come, rest awhile… and let your soul wait with God this Advent.
Bible Study: Luke – The Story of Salvation Fulfilled
Join us as we explore the Gospel of Luke and discover how Jesus’ life, ministry, suffering, and resurrection fulfill God’s promises. Sign up at the Parish Office or at the Advent Fair.
When: Thursdays, Jan. 8 – Feb. 26, 7:30–9:30 p.m.
Where: Parish Hall
Cost: $45 per book
Deadline: Registration closes Sunday, Dec. 14 to allow time for book orders. All are welcome!
ARCHDIOCESE NEWS/EVENTS
Red Wednesday – November 19, 2025
Join the global Church in prayer for persecuted Christians on Red Wednesday, an Aid to the Church in Need initiative. In our Archdiocese, a special Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Boissonneau at 5:30 p.m. at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. Churches and landmarks worldwide will be lit in red, a sign of solidarity with all who suffer for their faith. All are welcome to join us in prayer.
