St Isaac Jogues Parish
1148 Finch Avenue Pickering, ON L1V 1J6 Canada L1V 1J6 Pickering, ON, Canada

Tomorrow's Adoration times have been extended! You are now welcome to spend some time in prayer with Jesus from 11:30-3pm Please remember that we can only have 10 people in the building, so you may have to wait outside for a short time. Additionally, the doors will still remain closed once Benediction starts at 2:55pm. See you on Sunday!

Happy Valentine's Day! watch the little video all the way to the end for a little surprise from everyone's favourite pup!!!

Day 3 of "How is already almost Lent?!" During Lent we're not ONLY supposed to fast, and add prayer, but also participate in almsgiving. Below is a video on some ideas on how to give alms this Lent! What IS almsgiving you ask? The Catechism defines almsgiving as: providing for the material needs of the Church according to their ability. Often almsgiving is thought to include monetary donations, but this is not the only way to give alms! You can also give alms by praying for... people and caring for them Some of these ideas will need to be adapted to covid-safe times (i.e. bringing food to a neighbour). What is "Secret Santa for Lent"? Give gifts spontaneously (which you can do by online shopping so long as you know their address) to your friends/family who might need a pick-me-up during a difficult Lenten season. You can find resources on hosting a Lenten Baby Shower (and donating all the gifts to a women's shelter in need) here: https://beaheart.com/blogs/blog/throw-a-baby-shower-for-mary Find more info about good Samaritan bags and other ideas about almsgiving this lent here: https://media.ascensionpress.com//20-out-of-the-box-thing/

We are able to open for Ash Wednesday Masses! Please see the video from Fr. Marc-André below for more information :) You can sign-up online to attend here: https://stisaacjogues5.flocknote.com/signup/41205 https://youtu.be/VW7-UnvkvD8

This is our Susy - she is the rectory housekeeper, and has been for 30 years!! Congratulations Susy, and thank you for your continued faithful service, your gentle kindness and your humble witness to loving others so beautifully. It is in the simplicity of your ordinary work, in the monotonous details of each day, that you have to find the secret, which is hidden from so many, of something great and new: Love. St Josemaria Escriva

Please note the new times for personal prayer and confession. Sunday Mass signup for July 11th & 12th can be found here: https://stisaacjogues5.flocknote.com/signup/6123

Join us for this weeks #MeetupMonday with Fr. Neil! Make sure to stick around all the way until the end to see him do an amazing card trick! Tune in next Monday to hear Pat's answers!

Father Marc-André has some updates about the new restrictions here in Durham, and how they might affect the way we worship. He also addresses how difficult this decision was for the Cardinal and the Premier, and how we can continue to maintain our Christian love and obedience during this difficult time. If you have any questions have not been answered in this video, please comment below! You can be assured of our prayers during this time, whether you come to worship with us in person or virtually.

Welcome to our very first #MeetupMonday! Every week we'll post a video featuring one of our priests or office staff (eventually we hope to highlight other ministries and parishioners) answering some fun questions Some extra questions for Fr. Marc-André this week (that I forgot to ask haha): 1. If you could have a mythical pet what would it be? Answer: a griffin! ... 2. Who is your favourite Saint? Answer: St. Cyprian! Tune in next Monday to see some of Fr. Neil's answers!

This Sunday Father Neil shared the inspiring story of Immaculée Illibagiza, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, and her kindness in the face of those who murdered her family. What stuck out to you this week? Something from Father Neil’s homily? The psalm, a reading or the Gospel? Let us know in the comments below!!!

This Sunday we had some issues with our Livestream Mass, I'm so sorry to everyone! Here is a copy of the Mass, for those of you who we're unable to access it. I"ll work on fixing this issue for next week's livestream! Thank you for your patience this weekend https://youtu.be/Qexsn3_ND7s

Registration is now open for First Holy Communion and Confirmation! Follow the links below to register First Holy Communion: https://stisaacjogues.ca/first-holy-communion Confirmation: https://stisaacjogues.ca/confirmation

Today is our wonderful Pastor’s Birthday! Comment some birthday wishes for Fr. Marc-André below

Happy Sunday! This Sunday Fr. Marc-André posed this question in his homily, which really struck me. What was a your favourite moment from Mass this Sunday? Post it below so we can see some #SundaySharing!