Letter From Our Pastor

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Message from our Pastor:

Welcome to Holy Spirit Parish! We are a vibrant, Roman Catholic Church with parishioners from diverse cultures who gather to celebrate our faith, to support one another and the wider community in prayer and action. The parish has many different ministries and activities catering to children, youth and the adult population of our community. Our patron is the Holy Spirit and we pray the Spirit will guide, inspire and equip to live our faith in a joyful, authentic way that bears witness to the truth and beauty of the Gospel. Archbishop Marcel Damphousse has encouraged our archdiocese to walk together in a time of renewal of our faith communities with these invitations: “Go out, Go Deep, Go Together.” Please join us as we work together to foster a welcoming, dynamic and faith-filled parish community! May God bless you and may the Holy Spirit be your constant companion and helper.

Father Geoffrey Kerslake

Pastor

Sunday Reflection:  26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday, September 27, 2026

God is just and rewards the humble and repentant heart.

Reflection

An important part of the Second Reading deals with humility.  It contains a hymn that St. Paul quotes to the Philippians.  It emphasizes Christ’s humility in coming to be with us, like us, his creation in our frailty and poverty, suffering hardship and even death for our sake.  This act of self-emptying, going from infinity to infirmity, for our sake to save us, has a word for it in Greek – kenosis.  This kenosis of Christ is like the forgetting of ourselves we are called to do as his followers.  We too are called to empty ourselves of pride, selfishness and our own agendas to be more like Jesus who made pleasing God the Father his top priority.

Father Geoff

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To all the Parish’s generous faithful

Thank you to all who donate to the ongoing operation of the parish.  For e-Transfer please send it to admin@holyspiritparish.ca and add a description.  We currently have a significant number of parishioners who contribute via bank auto debit.  If you would like more information about the program or wish to participate, please contact the parish office at 613-836-8881 or email admin@holyspiritparish.ca