SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT - DECEMBER 7, 2025
Reflect today on the unquenchable fires of hell, and allow yourself to foster a burning desire to flee from every sin that leads to that end. As we enter the second week of the penitential season of Advent, ponder this warning from Saint John the Baptist. Hear him speak those words directly to you. We must fear sin and avoid it, as much as we want to avoid the unquenchable fires of hell. Start with this foundational truth, so that having fostered deep repentance, you are ready to turn your heart and mind toward the glorious promise of Heaven.
(Catholic Daily Reflections)
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PARISH CHRISTMAS SOCIAL - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14
Parish members are asked to sign up by December 7th to attend so numbers can be sent in for food orders and tables to be set.
Sign in sheet is at the front of the church entrance. Those signed in will receive a chance at the door prize!
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S MASS SCHEDULES
CHRISTMAS EVE - 5:00 p.m., CHRISTMAS DAY - 10:00 a.m.
NEW YEAR'S EVE - 5:00 p.m., NEW YEAR'S DAY - 10:00 a.m.
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ST. MARGARET'S CATHOLIC
WOMEN'S LEAGUE NEWS
Thank you to those who ordered from our Moms Pantry fundraiser. We were able to donate $630 to the Current River Food bank!Our General social will be held after a mass on Tuesday December 9th. Mass will be at 1:00 and all parishioners are welcomed to attend the mass..
We welcome and invite all women of the parish, 16 years of age and over, to join or renew their membership to this very worthy organization.
Membership —$40 fee payable by cheque, cash or e-transfer to stmargaretscwl@gmail.com
DIOCESE OF THUNDER BAY MONDAY MEMO
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88 Clayte Street
Thunder Bay, ON
P7A 6S5
Phone: 807-344-9045
Fax: 807-345-8993
Email: stmargaret@tbaytel.net
Pastor: Fr. Ciarán Donnelly
Parish Secretaries:
Rose Marie Doliska & Isabella Hotrum
Music Ministry:
Maureen McGrath
Custodian: Dan Baxter
Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
HISTORY OF ST. MARGARET'S CHURCH
St. Margaret's was the third parish to be created in response to the needs of a growing population in the residential area of Brent Park in Port Arthur and as a relief to the increasing demands placed on St. Andrew's Church. The construction and opening of St. Margaret's Roman Catholic School on Clayte Street in 1954 prompted Bishop Jennings to investigate the purchase of property owned by the Sisters of St. Joseph adjacent to the school. "It would make another very fine little Catholic corner of Port Arthur" wrote Bishop Jennings, "considering that there is such a splendid school already there". The Fort William Diocese purchased one acre across from the school and, until a church could be built on the property, Sunday and some weekday masses and services, conducted by the Jesuits at St. Andrew's were held at St. Margaret's School. In March 1957 Bishop Jennings blessed and dedicated a new church on the property to be known as St. Margaret's chapel-of-ease "to provide a convenient centre of worship for the more distant members of the already larger than capacity congregation of St. Andrew's". Four years later, the chapel-of-ease was elevated to the status of a full-fledged parish with Father J.E. Roenicke as its first pastor.
SACRAMENTS
Baptism: Parish Membership, Preparation Class and 3-months notice required.
Attached Baptism Registration PDF
Marriage: Parish Membership, Preparation Class and 1-year notice required.
Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:30-5:00 p.m. on request.
First Reconciliation/First Communion/Confirmation: Information to follow
To become a member of St. Margaret's Parish,
please complete the Registration Form