Erie Tri-County Catholic Family of Parishes
51 Venison St. W. N4G 1V1 Tillsonburg, ON, Canada

Following Premier Doug Ford's April 7th announcement of the Stay-At-Home-Order, we are still offering public Masses at 15% capacity. The only change is that unfortunately, we are unable to offer overflow seating in our parish basements. IMPORTANT: If you registered for the parish hall at St. Mary's for 9:00am this Sunday (April 10) YOU STILL HAVE A SEAT, we simply moved your reservation from the hall to the Church.

Sunday April 11, 2021 celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday St. Mary's Tillsonburg with Fr. Thomas presiding Deacon: Deacon Jack Musician: John Vermeeren... New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from CCLI with license #11368426 Permission to stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license # A-738150.

This week for #FaithFilledFriday we are learning about St. Hildegard of Bingen. St. Hildegard, also known as "Sibyl of the Rhine," was born around to "a noble family" and was the youngest of 10 children. While it is unclear if it was due to a medical condition or if it was something that she caught, Hildegard became sick. When Hildegard was 8 years old, "her parents [] promised their sick daughter to God," placing Hildegard in the care of Blessed Jutta, a Benedictine nun. Hi...Continue reading

Please pray for our Confirmation students who will be receiving the sacrament of Confirmation starting this weekend!

Reflect upon your present blessingsof which every [person] has manynot on your past misfortunes, of which all [persons] have some. - Charles Dickens What are you thankful for this first week of Easter? I'm thankful for on sale Easter chocolate!

This week for #FaithFilledFriday we are learning about St. Valentine. Very little of St. Valentine's life is reliably known. It is highly agreed, however, that St. Valentine was martyred and then buried to the north of Rome. One common story associated with Valentine is that, at one point while he was a Bishop, he was placed under house arrest by Judge Asterius. "While discussing religion and faith with the Judge, Valentine pledged the validity of Jesus." The judge immediatel...y tested St. Valentine and his faith: "Valentine was presented with the judge's blind daughter and told to restore her sight. If he succeeded, the judge vowed to do anything for Valentine. Placing his hands onto her eyes, Valentine restored the child's vision." "Judge Asterius was humbled and obeyed Valentine's requests. Asterius broke all the idols around his house, fasted for three days and was baptized, along with his family and entire 44 member household. The now faithful judge then freed all of his Christian inmates." Valentine was later arrested once again for continuing to try to convert people to Christianity. The story goes that Valentine was imprisoned for aiding Christians being persecuted by Claudius, the emperor, in Rome, as well as marrying Christian couples, some versions saying that this was so the husbands wouldn't have to go to war. "Both acts were considered serious crimes." A relationship began to develop between Valentine and the emperor. However, upon Valentine trying to "convince Claudius of Christianity," Claudius became enraged and "sentenced Valentine to death, commanding him to renounce his faith or be beaten and beheaded" - which Valentine adamantly refused to do. St. Valentine was martyred sometime between the year 269 and the year 280, and is the Patron Saint of bee keepers, engaged couples, epilepsy, fainting, greetings, happy marriages, love, lovers, plague, travelers, and young people. St. Valentine, Pray for us!

February 12, 2021 Today we pray for Cecil Mounce, seeking peace in God’s presence, we pray to the Lord.

January 15, 2021 Today we pray for William Barber and all Holy Souls in Purgatory, seeking peace in God’s presence, we pray to the Lord.

What are you thankful for today as we approach the the start of Lent?

January 12, 2021 Today we pray for Olga Patterson, Fredericus Marechal, Marcel Demaree, and Emily DeCarolis, seeking peace in God’s presence, we pray to the Lord.

January 4, 2021 Today we pray for Jack Downes, seeking peace in God’s presence, we pray to the Lord.

February 11, 2021 Today we pray for Norma Puhr & Roy Christopher, seeking peace in God’s presence, we pray to the Lord.

Feast of the Epiphany - January 3rd, 2020

More than ever, it's so important to see the blessings - big and small - in our lives. What are you thankful for today?

We are loved, but we can sometimes forget that. How does being loved make you feel? For today's Music Monday, Hawk Nelson is telling us all to "Live Like You're Loved." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_r47Xhkf20

January 11, 2021 Today we pray for Roy Ballard and the Deceased Members of the Downes, Bogie & Kelly Families, seeking peace in God’s presence, we pray to the Lord.

For this week's family activity, build a fort! It is a lot of fun! There are so many different kinds of forts (Ikea even releasedl instructions of how to build different kinds of forts), but here's a video to help you build one in 4 simple steps! https://youtu.be/GOHkIx2M1qc

January 14, 2021 Today we pray for the Deceased Members of the Avelar Family, Baby of Jennifer & Vitas Mikenas, Julia Hall, John & Mary Ragany, seeking peace in God’s presence, we pray to the Lord.

November 19, 2020 Today we pray for Eileen & Joseph McCarthy and Monica McCarthy, seeking peace in God’s presence, we pray to the Lord.

Today's #musicmonday is from Bethel Music member, Cory Asbury, titled The Father's House. Do you define yourself by your career? By your friends group? By your talents? By your family? By your fears? By your failures? By your mental or physical health? Those things don't define who you are. Never have, never will. Your worth, your value comes from God the Father, not your worldly successes or shortcomings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOcZnQdbDQE

"As we begin another year, we draw inspiration from the selfless love of the Theotokos (God-bearer), who never hesitated to do the will of God. And we trust in her prayers to God for us, that we might, as the years pass, become more like her. O Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!" -Scott Richert

He lives in you, let Him shine through you.

New Years Day - Mary, Mother of God - January 1, 2021

For this week's family activity, we challenge you to colour a picture! There are so many benefits to colouring, and it is fun, too.

This weekend we welcomed Stella to our parish family through the waters of baptism!

November 18, 2020 Today we pray for Tony Fardella Sr., Fr. Mike Langan, Doris Willaert, Steve Mayorcsak, Johnathan Rudy Pozsgai & Maximo Lazo, seeking peace in God’s presence, we pray to the Lord.

Christ the King Sunday! November 21-22, 2020

If you have Child in Grade Two and up seeking 1st Reconciliation & 1st Communion we invite all parishioners from St. Mary’s, St. Michael’s & Sacred Heart to register for the sacraments at https://etcfp.dol.ca/fr-fhc.

This weekend we celebrate Christ the King! Sat Evening Mass at 5 pm from St. Mary’s will be live-streamed and will be available on FB and our website. For a family based liturgy with activities, songs and videos we invite you to go to https://worship.pastoral.center/day/2020-11-22 Let’s virtually pray together!