Father Theo will be on vacation from January 6th and February 9th. Please keep him in your prayers and for his safe return. We welcome Fr. Pat Donnelly and Msgr. Sean Harty who will take turns to celebrate the Sunday Eucharist with us.
Please note that there will be NO weekday masses at St. Peter’s Parish during this time.
Please join other neighbouring parishes for their
weekday masses.

The New Living with Christ Sunday Missals 2025-2026 are now available. To offset our cost, a Freewill Offering would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Happy New Year
Dear Friends,
I wish each and every one of you a blessed and joyful New Year, filled with
God’s grace, peace, and abiding favour.
As we begin this new year, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to all
our volunteers whose dedication and selfless service continue to keep the
vibrancy of our parish alive. I thank our altar servers, lectors, musicians,
Eucharistic ministers, Alpha team, Children’s Liturgy, Little Disciples, CWL,
Knights of Columbus, fundraisers, decorators, drivers, hospitality team,
ushers, morning coffee volunteers, interfaith team, shut-in helpers, hospital
and retirement home ministries, Bible study groups, Women of Faith,
Chosen, baptism and sacrament preparation teams, our Catholic schools,
teachers, and students—and indeed every one of you—for your love,
generosity, and commitment to our parish family.
May God’s love and peace shine upon you throughout the year ahead. In
the coming weeks, we will publish a comprehensive report highlighting the
parish’s pastoral activities from last year.
We enter the New Year with renewed enthusiasm as we look forward to
many spiritual and social opportunities. First Communion and Confirmation
will take place in the first quarter of 2026. The parish will also host two
major annual fundraising events, along with our parish picnic, with dates to
be announced. Bible Study, Little Disciples, and our other ongoing
programs will continue as usual.
In addition, we will be hosting the city parishes for our Lenten Retreat and
holding a leadership retreat for ministry leaders and the pastoral team. I will
also be leading a four-week parish study entitled “Faith after COVID:
Roman Catholics Today,” in which we will reflect on important questions
concerning faith, spirituality, and the mission of the Church in our time.
Other significant events will be communicated as the year unfolds.
In the second half of 2026, we plan to host a special parish celebration to
honour three of our long-serving parish staff—Margo, Terry, and Lazzarina—for their many years of dedication and sacrifice. This will be an
evening of gratitude, celebration, and shared joy as a parish community. At
the same time, we have begun a succession-planning process to transition
their roles into a single staff position. The hiring process will conclude
before September 2026, with the transition completed by the end of the
year. We thank them sincerely for their understanding and assure them of
our continued support throughout this process.
You may have noticed a group of familiar parishioners wearing yellow
stoles, seated in various parts of the church, along with an information
podium at the entrance marked “Go-Team.” The Go-Team is leading our
parish’s experimentation as an agent of change to help implement the
diocesan missionary vision: Go Out, Go Deep, and Go Together. Drawn
from various ministries, they work collaboratively to identify areas of growth and renewal, helping to propose and implement meaningful change. Their work builds on the parish mission and survey conducted last year, and they are already actively implementing the synthesized priorities from that process. They are available at the information podium to answer questions and to provide resources related to both spiritual and social services within the parish and the wider city. They are not a typical parish ministry or canonical council, but rather an agent of missionary transformation. I ask you to give them your full support.
Finally, it has been a joy and privilege to know and work with all of you. I
look forward with hope to an exciting year ahead—one that will be marked
by spiritual renewal, deeper faith, and a stronger, more vibrant community.
With blessings and gratitude,
Fr. Theo

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) – Are you an adult who wishes to deepen your relationship with Jesus by receiving the Sacraments of Christian Initiations: Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. This program offers you this opportunity. Please call the Parish Office to register (613) 938-3100

Please keep praying for the sick, infirm and hospitalized of our Parish, and for those who care for them; and for all deceased members of our Parish Family.

Drop by the Catholic Information Centre at Unit 1, 812 Pitt St., same door as Income Tax Office (City Centre Plaza) or you can reach them by telephone at (613) 933-5099

St. Peter’s would like to reach out to those parishioners who are homebound and would like a monthly Parish visit and receive the Eucharist. If you have a family member, or neighbour, who would like a visit, please call the office.

Thursday Social – “Where Singles Mingle” – 6:30PM-7:30PM – DEC 4TH, FEB 5TH, MAR 5TH – Adults between 30 and 60 are invited to the monthly evening of connection and casual conversation. Come and expand your social circle, make new friends, and form meaningful relationships. Share a laugh over a game, chat about your hobbies & interests, or just mingle. We look forward to meeting you!

Sacraments – Attention Parents, Guardians, Grandparents: If you have children in the public school system in need of instruction for the Sacraments, please notify the Parish office.