LAST UPDATED:  May 8, 2021

Cancellation of in-person Masses

Dear Parishioners:

Effective immediately, we are suspending all masses at St. Basil's. This is to ensure the safety of all our community members in this increasingly difficult time of pandemic. Our doors are closed until it is safe to open them again. This hard decision was not taken lightly, but we feel it is the only responsible choice we have, given the increasingly dire public health warnings and the new concerns being voiced by the leadership of the Ottawa Hospital.

Until such time as it is safe to open our doors once again, there will be no daily masses, no Saturday mass, and no Sunday mass.

In the days ahead we will share our plans for new uses of our Zoom account, our Facebook account, and our website. 

As we will not be able to gather in-person, we must all strive to be members of a supportive, encouraging, responsible, and prayerful community. We will learn together to do these things in new and meaningful ways.

Be sure to check the St Basil's website or Facebook page often.

In the meantime, stay safe and get vaccinated as quickly as you can. 

Our journey in hope continues.

A video of Liturgy of the Word for May 2nd was released on our homepage.   
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The latest bulletin for May 9, 2021 is posted (click here to see it).  Please see the Parish Facebook page, Fr. Daryold's e-mail or check back here for updates.  Questions should be made to the Parish Office by e-mail or phone please.

There are activities going on during Easter.  Be sure to join us and see our main page to get the details!  They include a Zoom Cafe on Thursdays and an upcoming talk with Sr. Nuala Kenny, SC in April!

The Audio and Visual section also has material posted for all 3 weekend Masses by our fabulous musicians that lead music at our Masses.  Click here to read more and hear the playlists.  

You can support St. Basil's Parish during these times through Pre-Authorized Donation (PAD) via the Parish Office or Canada Helps (available though the Donate Now! button on the homepage of this website).  

Let us keep in our prayers the medical professionals -- the doctors, nurses --public health and civil authorities striving to assist those who are ill and to contain the outbreak.  

St. Basil, pray for us.

Fr. Daryold Winkler

Please stay informed and make decisions to reduce the spread to keep the additional stress on our healthcare system low as we pray for and look to support those on the front lines or that are vulnerable.  Also, please remember those with jobs that may be impacted by reduced income at this time (in restaurants, hotels and other service type of postions) and consider some ways you may help.

A Few Resources

During the Covid-19 changes Living with Christ is making their Mass Texts available without charge at:  https://www.livingwithchrist.ca/index.php/intentions

For your awareness, a parishioner has shared some information from Crime Prevention Ottawa on some things to be aware of during this time related to Fraud and Theft - To learn more the link is https://www.crimepreventionottawa.ca/covid-19-related-fraud-and-property-crime/
 

Let's join Pope Francis in his prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary during the Covid-19 special measures.

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O Mary, you shine continuously along our journey as a sign of salvation and hope.

We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the Cross were near to the pain of Jesus, keeping your faith firm.

You, Salvation of the Roman people, know what we need, and we trust that you will provide for those needs so that, as at Cana of Galilee, joy and celebration may return after this moment of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the will of the Father and to do what Jesus tells us, He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and took up our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.

We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.