Parish Announcements
St. Mary's Parish 175th Anniversary Booklet - Booklets on "The History of St. Mary of the Presentation" are available for purchase following the Sunday 11:00am Mass at St. Mary's. Copies are also available for purchase at the Parish Office. Booklets are $20 each.
St. Daniel's Parish 170th Anniversary & 15th Anniversary since Rising From the Ashes Event - This event will be taking place on Friday, September 11th at 6:00 pm at the South Mountain Agricultural Hall. Tickets for the Roast Beef Buffet are $50 for Adults and $20 for children 5-12 years old. The evening includes music, entertainment and prizes! For e-transfer payments to stdanielparishpayments@gmail.com, please note that your payment is for the St. Daniel's Anniversary Dinner. Contacts for ticket sales: Carrie Keller paintings2order@eastlink.ca; Peter Feehan 709-640-7407 (call or text) or Randy Ali 613-324-7208 (call or text).
The FAITH Pantry - The Food Bank at the Christ United Church in Chesterville is looking for more volunteers available for a few hours once or twice a month. If you can help, please contact: Christine Cross-Barkley, the Co-ordinator of FAITH Pantry at 613-619-5960, or by email at: ccu.faithpantry@gmail.com.
Encounter School of Ministries Kingston Healing Service - Encounter the healing love of our Risen Lord on Thursday, August 20, from 6:45 pm to 9:00 pm at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 1111 Taylor-Kidd Blvd, Kingston. The evening will open giving praise to God and proclaiming His Word, followed by corporate prayers for physical healing, and an opportunity for individual healing prayer. Free and open to the public. More information at: https://encounterschool.org/kingston.
Our Lady of Knock Pilgrimage - On Sunday August 23rd, at Our Lady of Knock Shrine at St. Malachy's Church in Mayo, Quebec, the Eucharist will be celebrated in English by Archbishop Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau, assisted by Father John Braganza of St. Malachy’s Parish to honour Our Lady's apparition at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland. Info: http://stmalachyolv.com/pilgrimage.asp.
17th Annual Women's Fall Retreat - On Saturday, 24 October 2026, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, at St. Michael's Catholic High School in Kemptville. Guest speaker Melanie Rabishaw reflects on the 200th anniversary theme of the Archdiocese of Kingston: “To know Christ and the power of His resurrection” (Philippians 3:10). Join us for Holy Mass, inspiring reflections, worship, personal prayer and fellowship. Morning snack and lunch provided. Registration ($50) is limited to 100 participants: http://romancatholic.kingston.on.ca/womens-fall-retreat.
Booking Mass Intentions - Interested in offering a Mass for a loved one? This is the greatest gift we can offer for another. Our parishes have lots of availability for Mass intentions in the coming months. The donation for a Mass is $20. The Mass schedule can be found in the Parish foyer during each Mass. Contact the Parish Office with any questions!
Church Envelope Users - To ensure accuracy, please put your name(s) on the Church envelope. If you are using your envelopes for the first time, or if information has changed, please make sure you include your name, address and phone number on the front of your envelope.
Donation Envelopes For those of you who have donations envelopes from St. Mary's but wish to attend Mass at St. Daniel's or if you are a St. Daniel's parishioner but wish to attend Mass at St. Mary's, feel free to put your regular donation envelope in the collection of the Mass you are attending and your donation will be directed to the correct parish account. However, it is also encouraged to donate to the Church that you are attending.
Announced Mass Receipts - Whenever you request a Mass; a receipt is issued confirming receipt of money (this is not a charitable donation receipt). If you have paid for a Mass, please collect your receipt from the back of the church. It will be in an envelope with your name on it.
FORMED - Not yet on FORMED? It’s FREE to everyone within the parish boundaries of St. Mary of the Presentation and St. Daniel the Martyr, our gift to you! Visit: FORMED.org/signup. Type the parish postal code K0C 1H0 or St. Mary of the Presentation to bring up our parish name. Click on it. Register your name and email and you are in. Use your browser, or download the app on Android or Apple devices, Roku, FireTV and Apple TV, too!
