News RSS Feed

Christmas Flowers—If you wish to donate toward the purchase of flowers for the altar, in memory of a loved one, please place your donation in an envelope marked St. James CWL Christmas Flowers Donation. Cheques payable to St. James CWL. Cut off date for donations is December 7/8 weekend. Estimated poinsettia prices: Large $30; Medium $20-25; Small $10-15.

Your membership fee of $35 helps support the work of almost 100,000 Catholic women across Canada. New members are always welcome.  Payments are gratefully accepted through cash/cheque (made out to your specific CWL) dropped in the Collection Basket at any of our churches, or dropped off at the Parish Office.  

Meetings are in the Vestry at the church at 7 pm on the 1st Tuesday of the month. All ladies of the parish are invited. The CWL is still collecting feminine hygiene products to donate to the Food Bank and the library. There is a food bank bucket at the church entrance for your donations.

CWL Dues are being collected now for all of our churches, before the end of December 2023.  Dues are $35.

To: The Faithful of the Diocese of London Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I pray that you and your families are safe and healthy during these challenging times. Following Premier Ford’s announcement earlier today, I am happy to inform you that our Diocese is now beginning the process of reopening our churches. This is exciting news for us and all other faith communities in Ontario. The announcement, with the changes it makes to restrictions on gatherings, recognizes the importance of places of worship. We are grateful to Premier Ford and Minister McNaughton, the Minister designated to lead the coordination with faith communities during the pandemic.

A MESSAGE FROM BISHOP FABBRO At the weekly teleconference with the Episcopal Council, we discussed the extension of the COVID-19 lockdown. I direct the following be communicated to all people of the Diocese:

COVID-19 UPDATE FROM BISHOP FABBRO I convened the Episcopal Council and the following represents a consensus of the Council, and it is my intention that these new directives become effective immediately:

With our situation changing on a daily – and sometimes hourly – basis, I convened the Episcopal Council in a conference call to get a sense of how they, our pastoral teams, our employees, and our parishioners are faring in this difficult time. Click the link for the following directives to come into effect immediately.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The following directives, which include the temporary suspension of all public Masses in our diocese and restrictions on the celebration of the other sacraments, will be hard on all of us. The Eucharist and the sacraments are the very heart of our Catholic faith. After consulting with public health officials, however, we decided that it is our responsibility as citizens to work together with others in our communities to take measures to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and to care for those who are sick and most vulnerable as a result of this virus.