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 Our Mission Statement

We, the members of the Christian community of St. John Brebéuf, in the missionary spirit of St. John Brebéuf, desire to follow the Gospel and in the spirit of the second Vatican council pledge to build a community of Faith that is community-minded and missionary-spirited.

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 Mass Intentions

In this section we will list our mass intentions to keep you informed of what is to come. This section is updated weekly. [click here for more]


 Faith First

Parent Meetings
Faith First Parent Meetings finished for 2009/2010 Faith First . Please register/reregister for 2010/2011 as soon as possible. Call Anna at the Parish Office Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday during Office Hours at 514-366-0131 ext. 222

Faith First Classes
Regular classes finished for this year. See registration information above.

Quick Links
Group A Schedule 2009-2010
Group B Schedule 2009-2010
Group C Schedule 2009-2010
E-mail us
faithfirst@johnbrebeuf.ca
fatherjohn@johnbrebeuf.ca

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 Online Retreats

Welcome! Do not be afraid! The ON-LINE RETREAT is not a high-powered way to get you to Church.The ON-LINE RETREAT offers you a way to look at your life. The retreat follows the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. You decide when to begin and when to end! [click here for more]


 Homilies

Visit this section to view Father John's archived homilies and view the most current homilies.
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 Links

Here are some links that we think will be helpful and informative to you and your family.
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Catholic Canada.Com
Catholic Canada Directory: a Canadian search engine of Catholic sites and resources on the web.

Montreal Catholic Community Services
Catholic Community Services Inc. is a not-for-profit community organization, which develops and provides a continuum of support services primarily in English for families and individuals of diverse ages, cultures and religions in the Greater Montreal area.

St. Joseph's Oratory, Montreal
A huge basilica thaht offers both the possibility of individual prayer and reflection as well as participation in the more elaborate ceremonies gathering great crowds for public celebrations.

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 News and Events - updated weekly

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Thank You for Supporting Your Parish
June 12/13: $ 3310

An Open Letter from Father Walsh
Father John Walsh will be leaving the Christian Community of St. John Brebeuf. For a copy of his Open Letter to the Parishionners, click here

Who Do You Say I Am?
The people who seriously seek God want to know all about God. There is something fascinating, tremendously fascinating about God. God is dynamic and our relationship with God requires dynamism. There is excitement in the air when God is part of the conversation. God illuminates us when we ask each other, Who do you say that I am? The reality of our faith is that Christian faith is in the Resurrection, in the Risen Lord, and it is our experience of the Risen Lord that re-interprets the Gospels and the historical Jesus. Biographies of great leaders are always being revisited and as historical figures they require re-interpretation when new material is discovered. A real problem arises when we etch in stone the life of anyone. The author has no other alternative than to defend what he wrote, unless he allows new discoveries to question his original findings.
Our Christian faith is one of openness to new discoveries. Our faith becomes relevant when Christians do not shy away from modernity, use the findings of science, and learn that God is at the heart of life itself. God wants us to discover him in the midst of a community in which he has pledged to be present in an everlasting covenant. A covenant is an agreement, a past, a treaty in which we are one-hundred percent participants with God in writing the terms of the Covenant. The Church is “semper reformanda,” always renewing herself, because it is the Risen Lord, ever revealing God to us in the Kingdom or Reign of God, a God present in the midst of the people of God. Jesus, the Christ, Risen, is the model of the Church and God entrusts us with the life-giving God in a community of faith.

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Summer Eucharistic Schedule
Please note that during the months of July and August we will be celebrating our weekend Eucharists Saturdays 4:30 p.m. and Sundays 10:30 a.m.

Parish Group Info Available
Over the past few months some of our parish groups have been putting together pamphlets explaining what they do and why they do it. (See our Information Centre pamphlet rack). If you have been thinking about how you can serve our community now is your chance! (proven fact - helping others improves the quality of your life). If any area or ministry interests you, call the parish office for contact information.

Letters Displayed In Church M - N - O.
If your family name begins with one of these letters, you are invited to bring non-perishable food next weekend for the poor and place it near the Main Entrance to the Church. The food will be presented with the bread and wine to be placed at the Table.

 Groups

H.O.P.E.
Janice Berry - 514 363-4578
Helping Other People Effectively (H.O.P.E.) is an organization that provides an emergency food bank for the City of LaSalle. The Food Bank is open most Mondays and Thursdays by appointment. Please call the number above (514-363-4578) and leave a message. One of the volunteers will call you back on the day they are serving with a time for you to meet them. H.O.P.E. provides many services to the community including Christmas Baskets. Volunteers are always needed.

MEALS ON WHEELS
Claire Dozois - 514 366-9686
Meals on Wheels provides two meals a week to people who are unable to manage on heir own. Cooks and drivers are needed to provide such an outstanding service to our community.

Small Faith Sharing Groups
Our Christian Community is being transformed into a community of small faith-sharing groups be-coming small church communities. We meet in the homes of members of our community, in groups of 8-10 people, on a weekly, bi-weekly or seasonal basis to regularly articulate our faith.

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