St. Dunstan's Basilica Parish

Thursday, September 28 in the Knights of Columbus room at 6 pm. Please use the chapel door entrance on Dorchester St. All are welcome to attend.

K of C Room after evening Mass on Oct.7 and on the first Saturday of each month. Fellowship time, light lunch, praying the Holy Rosary. Presentation by Father Keith on The Holy Rosary. Enter by the Adoration Chapel door (Dorchester St.) or through the basement from the front of the church after Mass. For info contact Ray or Marilyn Yu 902-628-2397; 902-916 3972 ; email raymaryu@hotmail.com.

Reserve next Sunday, September 24 for our Parish Picnic following the 10 am Mass. Food, games for the little ones. All, most welcome. Help needed for set-up prior to the Mass that day and for clean-up at the conclusion of the gathering. Contact Brady Grant, 902-213-8881 or Raymundo Yu, 902-916-3972 for info. Many thanks!

Order of Christian Initiation of Adults enables adults who are not Catholic and interested in learning more about the Catholic faith to attend weekly sessions. It is a time of faith-sharing and exploration with Fr. Keith and members of the St. Dunstan’s Basilica Parish community. Sessions will begin in October. All interested may contact Fr. Keith at frkeithstdunstans@gmail.com, Sandra at catecheticsstdunstan@gmail.com, or the parish office for further details.

We are now accepting registration for the upcoming 2023-2024 catechetical year. To offset the cost of materials, there is a fee of $20 per student or $40 per family. For families that would like to pay via
e-Transfer, you may send funds to saintdunstans@gmail.com. Please indicate your child’s name and grade in the message line of the e-Transfer. Alternatively, fees may be paid by cash or cheque when classes begin next Sunday, September 24. We are looking forward to seeing children and families!

The choir returns this week to provide music for the Sunday 10 am Mass. Anyone wishing to join the choir is asked to contact Leo our music director after Mass. Rehearsals take place in the SDU Boardroom on Thursday evenings 6:30 - 8 pm with a warm-up on Sunday mornings at 9:30 in the choir loft. Even if you don't read music, as long as you have a good ear and are willing to take the time to record and learn the parts at practice, you should be golden!

Parishioners who are able to donate non-perishable food items, please bring them to the weekend
masses for the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. Donations may be left near the angel holy water fonts at the entrance to the church. Thank you.

Another reminder of the necessity of properly sorting waste, compost, and recyclables when church facilities are used. It remains an issue. Staff are left with the unpleasant task of sifting through the refuse. If we work together, this issue can easily be resolved. Many thanks for your attention.

Order of Christian Initiation of Adults enables adults who are not Catholic and interested in learningmore about the Catholic faith to attend weekly sessions. It is a time of faith-sharing and exploration with Fr. Keith and members of the St. Dunstan’s Basilica Parish community. Sessions will begin in October. All interested may contact Fr. Keith at frkeithstdunstans@gmail.com, Sandra at catecheticsstdunstan@gmail.com, or the parish office for further details.

We are now accepting registration for the upcoming 2023-2024 catechetical year. To offset the cost of materials for those participating in our program, there is a fee of $20 per student or $40 per family.
For families that would like to pay via e-Transfer, you may send funds to saintdunstans@gmail.com. Please indicate your child’s name and grade in the message line of the e-Transfer. Alternatively, fees may be paid by cash or cheque when classes begin on September 24. We are looking forward to seeing children and families next month!

While we got off relatively unscathed by the winds of Fiona, we did lose a number of slate tiles from the church roof, as well as some minor damage to metal flashing. Several panes of glass lost from the north steeple. Temporary fixes were made soon after. Permanent repairs are now underway. We have insurance coverage. Please keep away from work areas.

The Installation Mass will be livestreamed: https://youtube.com/live/_vg_4vxeeKs.
This will also be recorded and available to watch following the live event.

Mondays and Fridays at 8:35 am.

National Evangelical Teams (NET) is a Catholic youth-based organization, conducting youth ministry through retreats and other forms of outreach in a number of countries. One of our parishioners, Eli
Grant, has been accepted by NET Ireland. Eli has been our dedicated head altar server for a number of years, and has been raising money to support his venture. If you would like to help, you can also make out a cheque to Eli Grant and drop it off at the Parish Office, put it in the collection basket, or give it to Eli directly. Please note, since NET is a separate organization, the parish will not be able to issue receipts for these donations

Men and women in the parish are invited to consider this ministry. Please contact Mike White: 902-314-0334. Thanks for your consideration.