by Fr. John | Sep 8, 2025 | News, Shield of Faith Blog
by Fr. John Jasica ST. AGNES PARISH UPDATES (1) TRANSFER OF PARISH REGISTRATIONS Thank you to all former St. Agnes parishioners who have contacted the office and transferred their parish registration to one of the other churches in our family. If you have not...
by Fr. John | Sep 8, 2025 | News, Shield of Faith Blog
This weekend I begin a new message series called “ALL IN—Becoming Faithful Disciples in Our World Today”. I will be preaching the entire series at the 5 PM Mass at Blessed Sacrament and at all the Masses I celebrate on the weekend. We will also post each...
by Fr. John | May 9, 2025 | News, Shield of Faith Blog
By: Fr. John Jasica MISSION DICTATES STRUCTURE At the end of June, I will be celebrating four years serving as the pastor of the Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes. It continues to be a great honour and privilege to lead and serve this amazing faith community and...
by Fr. John | Feb 25, 2025 | News, Shield of Faith Blog
By: Fr. John Jasica FORMING FAITHFUL DISCIPLES This weekend we enter into our third year of our IGNITE THE MISSION pastoral plan of forming disciples who reach out to all. This necessary and exciting shift from maintenance to mission seeks to challenge each of us to...
by Fr. John | Jan 31, 2025 | News, Shield of Faith Blog
By: Fr. John Jasica CHRIST’S MISSION IS OUR OWN Last weekend I began a new message series called “THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME—Continuing Christ’s Saving Work”. This comes from the gospel reading for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time where we see Jesus...