Category Archives: Community Corner
Bishop Henry gives the Sacrament of Confirmation
On Saturday, April 28, 2012 Bishop Henry attended Our Lady of Grace to give the Sacrament of Confirmation to a group of our young people and adults! His message resonates “You are Special” …Please pray for all those who received the fullness of the Holy Spirit so that they may be witnesses to the love [...]
Festa di San Francesco di Paola
On Sunday, April 22nd, our Italian community celebrated the Feast of St. Francis of Paola. Everyone, not just Calabresi, came out to honour this great saint who touched the hearts of many people. We celebrated a solemn mass which was followed by a procession outside with the statue of the saint. Afterward we met in [...]
WELCOME FATHER SHIBIL!
In the past several months we have seen good growth here at Our Lady of Grace and as a result, Fr. Ugo, Fr. Jimmy and Deacon Dante (and even Deacon Anthony!) have been kept extremely busy! Fr. Ugo also remains very busy with his work and travels as the North American Delegate Superior of the [...]
Sights and Sounds of Easter Sunday!
Enjoy the sights and sounds of Easter Sunday at Our Lady of Grace! It was a great day of celebration during both Easter Sunday Masses as choirs and parishioners joined in to sing “Alleluia” in English and Italian! Pay close attention to our Italian Choir. Italy is all about culture and our Italian Choir brings [...]
An Easter Vigil to remember
On Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil, as we prepared to celebrate the great mystery of the Lord’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday, we were given a gift: a time for silent reflection and prayer, a moment to ask forgiveness and to hope in the joy that only Christ can bring. Our Easter Vigil began in darkness with [...]
Behind the Via Crucis (The Stations of the Cross)
Welcome to an inside look at the Via Crucis! Walk with us through Good Friday mass and then take a sneak peak at those who performed the re-enactment. Thank you to all the actors, and especially members of our youth who so exceptionally brought The Passion to us so vividly. And a big thank you [...]
Palm Sunday at Our Lady of Grace
On Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012, parishioners at Our Lady of Grace celebrated the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. The gospels record the arrival of Jesus riding into the city on a donkey, while the crowds spread their cloaks and palm branches on the street and shouted “Hosanna to the Son of David” [...]
Out of the mouths of Babes: Jesus’s baptism portrayed
Last year, youth parishioner/Altar Server Alessandra Paolucci shared her drawing of Jesus’s baptism. Today we would like to share it with you! “This picture is the way I pictured when Jesus was being baptized and the Holy Spirit opened up to him. I pictured it as the sunrise being brighter so that it would look like [...]
The CFC (Couples for Christ) Filipino Choir performs for us!
Now joining us for our Saturday afternoon masses (4:30pm) is the Couples for Christ Filipino Choir from St. Thomas More. This talented group performs in churches throughout the city, most notably during SIMBANG GABI. SIMBANG GABI is one of the longest and most popular among the Filipino traditions. Please join us! Be inspired to worship through [...]
Together in Action – 2012 Annual Appeal
During this time of Lent, as members of our parish community we are asked to consider making a generous donation to Together in Action. This campaign represents every parish working together under the Diocese in an annual united effort to support many wonderful programs and charitable works that impact the lives of thousands of people [...]