God’s loving presence is with us always.

 Letter From Our Pastor

“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?”

(1 Corinthians 3.16)

Welcome to Holy Spirit Parish! We are a Roman Catholic parish serving Stittsville and the surrounding area in a vibrant, growing community. We are blessed with a wide variety of parishioners from every age and background and we are striving together to build a Catholic parish that is welcoming and eager to share the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.

Our parish is dedicated to the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit can be a bit overlooked because the presence and work of the Spirit is subtle and gentle. We need to cultivate a listening heart to hear how the Holy Spirit is guiding and helping us in our journey through our individual lives and as a parish. We need to practice being attentive as individuals and a parish family. Together, with the help of God’s grace and the Spirit, we are on the way.

If you browse our website, you can see our liturgy schedules of Masses and reconciliation, parish groups and some of our activities to get a glimpse into our faith life at Holy Spirit parish.

We are in the midst of a change of pastors with the blessing of having an associate pastor for the first time. We are excited about the new opportunities for growth and evangelization.

We would be pleased to have you join us in our mission!

You can contact us through the website, by phone or email or in person. We are looking forward to welcoming you!

May the Holy Spirit guide and accompany you and may you be blessed by the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Father Geoffrey Kerslake

Pastor

Father John Onmeje Ogbaje

Assistant Pastor

Sunday Reflection:  23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, September 8, 2024

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When I was installed as pastor of Holy Spirit Parish, the Letter of Appointment from Archbishop Damphousse was read at all the Masses.  In it, the archbishop instructed me to have a special pastoral regard for the young people of the parish.  Imagine how delighted I was to see the great work being done by our Youth & Sacramental Prep Coordinator, Alex Ducharme, and the dedicated team of volunteers!  Today’s bulletin gives an overview of the many initiatives started in the last year since Alex began serving the young people of the parish and plans for the 2024-2025 Pastoral Year, including not only church activities, but also our engagement with our four English primary schools and Sacred Heart High School.  Please consider supporting the Youth Ministry programs through your prayers, encouragement, sharing news with youth of our activities and if possible, through a financial contribution.  To do this good work takes resources – time, talent and also financial help. Your support is making a difference, and we hope to build on our successes for an even more amazing year!  Thank you and may the Holy Spirit inspire us to do great things for our parish family.

Father Geoffrey Kerslake

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To all the Parish’s generous faithful

Thank you to all who donate to the ongoing operation of the parish.  For e-Transfer please send it to admin@holyspiritparish.ca and use the password, Holyspirit (all one word with a capital H).  We currently have a significant number of parishioners who contribute via bank auto debit.  If you would like more information about the program or wish to participate, please contact the parish office at 613-836-8881 or email admin@holyspiritparish.ca