We are inviting adult parishioners to attend an on-line Christian Life Program hosted by Couples For Christ Canada. This 8-session program is meant to rediscover our faith and deepen our spiritual relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. First session of the program will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 7:30 - 9:00 pm Couples For Christ is a global Catholic community that journeys together towards holiness while renewing the face of the earth. CFC is recognized by the Holy See as an international organization of the lay faithful with Pontifical Rights. Please visit www.couplesforchrist.ca For more information about the program please contact: Robert & Rebecca Natanegara (289)400-1840 rnatanegara@yahoo.ca or Rick & Roni Van Tassel (416)984-9047 rickvantassel@gmail.com

Wednesday mornings beginning October 5: We know how hard it can be to be home with little ones. On Wednesday mornings, let us serve you, look after the little ones and help you carve out an hour a week with the Lord so He can recharge your battery! Mass is at 9:00 am, followed by refreshments and conversation in the Nativity Room until 11:15 while the children are looked after in another room by loving volunteers. The program is FREE and open to parents, caregivers and childcare providers. For more info: email youthatmmog@gmail.com

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is intended for adults who are not Catholic, but who wish to explore our faith with the aim of becoming Catholic. Click here for more information.

Our next Adult Bible Study begins on Monday Sept. 26 at 7pm on Zoom. We'll be studying Paul's Letter to the Romans. Click here for more info or to register.

Bishop Crosby is sending a delegation of 40 young adults to World Youth Day in the summer of 2023. World Youth Day (WYD) is the gathering of young people from all over the world with the Pope. It is also a pilgrimage, a celebration of youth, an expression of the universal Church and an intense moment of evangelization for the world. All young people aged 18-35 are welcome to join this pilgrimage experience. For more information about WYD in the Diocese of Hamilton please click visit: wyd.hamiltondiocese.com

On Thursday, August 4th, we will be hosting our second annual Marathon of Reconciliation on the Feast of St. Jean Vianney. Please join us at anytime between noon and 8pm for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. St. Jean Vianney was known as a 'martyr of the confessional' since he would hear confessions up to 16 hours a day. Fr. Jerry and Fr. Nishil will honor this great saint by hearing confessions all day on his feast day. Please make every effort to join us for this very blessed event!

Save the date! Our parish golf day is Sunday, September 18 at Deerfield Golf Club. To sponsor a hole or donate a prize, please contact the parish office.

Join us for 11:00 am Mass on July 24 for "Hovannes", a special liturgy in honor of World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly. Kids are encouraged to attend Mass with their grandparents, and seniors and grandparents who attend will receive a rose and a special blessing. After Mass their will be coffee and Timbits, and a photo booth. Click HERE for more info.

The Holy Father will visit Canada from July 24 to July 29, 2022. Pope Francis’ historic visit to Canada will provide an opportunity for the Pope to listen and dialogue with Indigenous Peoples and to address the impact of residential schools in Canada. The Holy Father will begin his Canadian visit by traveling to Edmonton, Alberta, then to Quebec City, St. Anne-de-Beaupré and then to Iqaluit, Nunavut before returning to Rome. Drawing on the theme, “Walking Together”, the Holy Father’s journey of reconciliation, healing and hope includes visits to a former residential school, Indigenous pilgrimage sites, and several private and public events, including two public Masses. Find out more at the Papal Visit’s official website: http://www.papalvisit.ca/ (English) or http://www.visitepapale.ca/ (French).

Receive your first, second or booster shot at our parish on Wednesday, July 13 from 10 am to 4 pm. Pediatric and Pfizer vaccines available. Click here for more info.

The World Meeting of Families will take place in Rome from June 22, 26th. Pope Francis encourages all parishes and dioceses to consider planning or promoting initiatives for the “Family Week” , which is the time of the World Meeting of Families (WMF). It is a chance to join in unity with families and dioceses worldwide. This is a great chance for families to join together at home to take part in this great event, so please check out the webpage and consider signing up for the National Rosary of June 19th: https://hamiltondiocese.com/offices/family-ministry/wmof-2021

Families from across Canada are invited to a live and virtual “Rosary for the Family”. The CCCB Standing Committee for Family and Life is hosting this national event in preparation for the 10th World Meeting of Families (WMF) that will take place in Rome and in dioceses across the world (22–26 June 2022). The live Zoom event, "Rosary for theFamily", takes place Father’s Day,Sunday, 19 June 2022, at 3 PM EDT. CLICK HERE for more information.

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul at MMOG is very excited to launch a Young Vincentians group to welcome in youth in grades 7 to 12 into service work for the community. The Young Vincentians group is modeled after the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul's spirituality and focus of helping others. The launch will be at the masses the weekend of May 14/15 with an orientation session following the 11:00 am mass on Sunday May 29. The group will help with activities such as community barbeques, community gardens, back to school and Christmas program. Volunteer hours will be provided. For more information, please speak with the team on May 14/15 or contact Linda Alexander at Lmja@bell.net.

Beginning Wednesday, April 20th there will no longer be adoration in the sanctuary. Adoration will continue in the chapel. We will no longer have confessions at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday mornings. Confession will offered after morning Mass from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

We will be having Adoration beginning at 2:00 pm, followed by the Hour of Mercy at 3:00 pm, which includes the chaplet of Divine Mercy and Mass. All are welcome, and this Mass will fulfill your Sunday obligation. In preparation for Divine Mercy Sunday, we will offer the Divine Mercy Novena which begins on Good Friday. After the 3:00 pm Solemn Liturgy on Good Friday, we will begin the novena by praying the Divine Mercy chaplet. Please join us for this life changing devotion.

The Knights of Columbus will be holding a Spring Drive for donations of Food, Bottles and Cell phones Saturday April 23rd; 9-3 and Sunday April 24th; 9-1. They will also be holding a Garage Sale only on Saturday, April 23rd 9-3. All food collected will go to The Oakville Fare Share Food bank and all monies raised will go to our Knights charities and good works.

On Friday, March 25th at 11:00 a.m., the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, the patron of our Diocese – you are all invited to gather to pray for peace, especially in Ukraine, and in union with Pope Francis, to consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Join us at Mary Mother of God Parish following morning mass to pray the Rosary in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Livestream will also be available on the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King YouTube channel.

We are inviting adult parishioners to attend an on-line Christian Life Program hosted by Couples For Christ Canada. This 8-session program is meant to rediscover our faith and deepen our spiritual relationship with our Lord Jesus. First session of the program will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 7:30 - 9:00 pm Couples For Christ is a global Catholic community that journeys together towards holiness while renewing the face of the earth. CFC is recognized by the Holy See as an international organization of the lay faithful with Pontifical Rights. Please visit www.couplesforchrist.ca For more information about the program please contact: Rick & Roni Van Tassel (416)984-9047 rickvantassel@gmail.com; or Robert & Rebecca Natanegara (289)400-1840 rnatanegara@yahoo.ca

The Catholic Women’s League, Mary Mother of God Parish Council Lenten Retreat – led by our Pastor / Spiritual Advisor, Father Jerry Punnassery, CM: Date: Wednesday, March 16th at 7 p.m. via ZOOM. We welcome all our CWL Members and Non-Members to join and participate. CWL Members: we will be sending the ZOOM Link and Password to you directly. Non-Members: if you are interested to join, please send an e-email soon to CWLMMOGP@gmail.com and we can share the ZOOM Link and Password to you. Pope Francis, “Lent invites us to conversion, to a change in mindset, so that life’s truth and beauty may be found not so much in possessing as in giving, not so much in accumulating as in sowing and sharing goodness”. – Feb 24, 2022

Parishioners wishing to make a donation to the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis can do so online through Development & Peace at https://www.devp.org/en/wp_press_release/solidarity-prayers-and-support-for-ukraine-development-and-peace-joins-relief-efforts/ or by calling 1-888-664-3387.