September 2024

We go from the church to one of our parish rooms. It’s a great time to meet old friends, catch up with people, and meet people you only see at Mass. Tea, coffee, and cookies are provided (free-will donation to cover costs if you want, but not necessary). We hope to see lots of new faces!

We go from the church to one of our parish rooms. Volunteers bring a large variety of board games and decks of cards. The games range from very simple, requiring little use of English, to sophisticated strategy games or just fun party-type games. There’s truly something for everyone. Organizers are happy to teach others the rules of play, and it’s lots of fun for everyone. Feel free to invite your English-speaking friends to come and play!

There are dates open still for people to sign up to take home the image of Our Lady of Grace, now in the thirtieth year since the crowning of the image. Go to the sacristy to sign up. You can take the image any week that’s free, or choose a week that’s special to you (anniversary, birthday, Marian feast, etc.).

The Pastoral Centre is organizing a new course of adult instruction in the faith starting lessons in October. Instruction is possible for baptized Catholics who have not finished their sacraments of initiation (so baptized in the Catholic Church, but you have not had First Communion and/or Confirmation yet). It is necessary for Catholics to finish their Sacraments of Initiation before they can take up an adult vocation within the Church (being a godparent, marriage, religious orders, priesthood). English-speaking Catholics (foreign or Poles connected to the Pastoral Centre) who have not finished the sacraments of initiation should definitely take this opportunity to have an adult formation in the faith in preparation for their life as an adult in the Church.

Non-Catholics who are interested in exploring the Catholic Faith or who have already decided that they would like to become Catholic will have a separate course. It is necessary to speak English well enough to follow the classes (all will be taught by a native-speaker of English), be able and willing to do the reading necessary, and commit to as much as 18 months of instruction (depending on a person’s background). There will also be regular meetings with Fr Szymon, who supervises instruction in the sacraments for English-speakers in this diocese. Anyone who was baptized in another Christian communion (non-Catholic Christians), people from other religions, or people of no religion are welcome to attend, and there is no obligation to convert. You will not be pressurized in any way – simply welcome.