The month of October is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary.

The Rosary is prayed daily, Monday to Friday, at 7:30 a.m. in the church prior to the 8 a.m. Mass.

Each Wednesday during the month of October, at 7 p.m., our Catholic Women's League will lead us in praying the Rosary in the parish hall.

Each Tuesday during the month of October, at 7 p.m., the Knights of Columbus, Council 1652, will be praying the Rosary at their downstairs lounge at 6101 North Street, Niagara Falls. (Light refreshments follow the rosary prayers.)

The liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on October 7th. It was instituted to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the protection that she gives the Church in answer to the praying of the Rosary by the faithful.

The feast was introduced by Pope St. Pius V (1504-1572) in the year 1571 to commemorate the miraculous victory of the Christian forces in the Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571. The pope attributed more to the "arms" of the Rosary than the power of cannons and the valor of the soldiers who fought there.

A useful guide to how to pray the Rosary is provided by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops here.

Our blessing of animals in honour of St. Francis of Assisi will be celebrated on Saturday, October 7th at 11:00am in the church. 

Bring your pets, all creatures great and small, four- legged, two legged, scaled, winged, finned, furred or feathered! Our Lord God made them all!

Feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Honouring priests, religious and married couples celebrating significant anniversaries (25th, 40th, 50th or 60th).

Monday, November 27, 2017
Mass at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Dinner at 7:00 p.m. Club Roma, St. Catharines 

For married couples to register and to receive a formal invitation, please contact your local parish to fill in a form by October 13, 2017.

Friends, families and any parishioners are welcome to join in the diocesan anniversary Mass November 27.

​Saturday, October 21, 2017
Club Roma
125 Vansickle Road, St. Catharines

Reception at 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.  

Tickets $50 each

The St. Vincent de Paul store (Vincent's) at 5970 Lundy's Lane in Niagara Falls is looking for more volunteers. They can use people who can lift furniture, use their trucks, sort donations, appraise items, customer service, set up displays, etc. This is a non-profit store with all proceeds helping the needy of our community. Please call Laura at (289) 296-3807 if you can assist.

St. Vincent de Paul's Feast is on Wednesday, September 27. In 16th- and 17th-century France, Vincent, founder of the Congregation of the Missions, devoted his life to charity by organizing groups to provide food, clothing and shelter for the poor. He is the patron saint of charitable societies.

​Friday September 29, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Club Italia, Niagara Falls
Special guest award-winning illusionist Harris III 
Tickets: $20 adult, $12 student

Are you frustrated or angry at each other or have you just stopped talking to each other? Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. This programme has helped tens of thousands of couples.  

For confidential information about, or to register for the programme beginning with a weekend on November 3, 2017 at the Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre in Niagara Falls...
Call: (905) 664-5212
E-mail: hamiltonretrouvaille1@cogeco.ca
Visit the web site: www.retrouvaille.org

Friday, October 6th 
Westminster United Church
180 Queenston Street, St. Catharines    

Tickets $15.00 each

Beef-on-a-bun, beans, salads & dessert, coffee and tea.

For tickets, phone:
Ken Walsh 905-357-2703 or 
Westminster Church 905-682-8140.
Siemens tax service 905-688-3328

The feast of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face - Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower - is October 1, which this year falls on a Sunday.

The Carmelites and the Society of the Little Flower invite you to celebrate the solemn nine-day Novenas of Masses from September 21 through September 29. Our Canadian feast day celebrations will be held at Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre on Saturday, September 30.

For more information go to the Carmel Niagara website:
www.carmelniagara.com/feast-day-st-therese

What is truth? That is the question for our times.

Branches of the Word will be hosting a youth conference on Saturday, November 18th, 2017 at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Canada.

Speakers include Genevieve Broadley, Jennifer Fulwiler, Trent Horn, Ante and Robert Skoko, and beats by Joe Zambon.  The main celebrant & homilist is Fr. Rico Passero.  

For purchase of youth group tickets please email gbroadley@branchesoftheword.org or check out the Branches of the Word website at http://go2branches.com/regenerated-2017-youth-rally.