In today’s passage of the Gospel Jesus tells us whom we shall be after accomplishing this earthly pilgrimage: “Indeed they cannot die any more, because they are like Angels and are sons and daughters of God, being children of the resurrection”. This term ‘children of the resurrection’ tunes us to our final destination that is […]
Once again, the St. Lawrence Fundraising Commitee led by Alissa Robinson has run a very successful Nibbles and Bids Loonie and Toonie auction. There are still some donations to come in, but the event has raised over $12,000 for the Parish. If you couldn’t make it this year (or have never been), it is one […]
Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today Jesus wanted to be a guest at the chief tax collector’s house. Listening to today’s passage of the Gospel we may be sure that the Lord would like to come to our hearts today and to be accepted with a great love. […]
The hour of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith The words of St. Paul from his Second Letter to Timothy remind us of our final destination and prepare us for the mysteries of the first days of November. Annually, on the […]
Jesus told the disciples a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart – At the very beginning of today’s passage of the Gospel the Lord teaches us to be persistent in prayer. Too often we get discouraged when our prayer seems to be unanswered. However, from the Gospel we learn […]
This year, the St. Lawrence School Community’s annual canned food drive was a real success. It took several students and teachers and 3 or 4 trips back and forth to the church to transport the collected dry and canned foods. Several hundred pounds of food were received into the church hall. The food has been […]