Category: General

2024 Lenten Mass

On March 21, 2024 the York Catholic District School Board celebrated the third annual board-wide Lenten Mass of Renewal and Reconciliation. Livestreamed to the board’s 50,000 students, the Mass featured the talented students of St Edward Catholic Elementary School and St Brother Andre Catholic High School, in Markham, who performed the music and helped with the readings.

The celebrant was Bishop ... Continue reading "2024 Lenten Mass"

Kindergarten Registration Now Open

Starting Kindergarten is an exciting time in a young child’s life, filled with new experiences and opportunities to learn and grow. Kindergarten registration at Our Lady of Hope begins on January 8th for the 2024-25 school year that begins in September, 2024.  Children must be four years old by December 31, 2024 and born in 2020 to register in Junior Kindergarten, or five years old ... Continue reading "Kindergarten Registration Now Open"

A New Year’s Prayer

Loving God, In this New Year I pray:

To live deeply, with purpose

To live freely, with detachment

To live wisely, with humility

To live justly, with compassion

To live lovingly, with fidelity

To live mindfully, with awareness

To live gratefully, ... Continue reading ""

Advent…A time worth waiting for

Advent is a time of waiting. We are waiting for someone to arrive. But why must we wait? In a world that is accustomed to “instant,”   it is easy to forget how long it takes to truly make a mystery known, or gather up all things, or radically transform hearts.  The coming of our Saviour takes time because salvation takes time.  God sends his Son ... Continue reading "Advent…A time worth waiting for"