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Our Lady Of Perpetual Help
St. Catharines
ON
L2M 5C5
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Who we are
Our prayer is that you would be blessed and strengthened by the power of Jesus Christ and protected by the intercession of our dear Mother in heaven – Our Lady Of Perpetual Help. Our church’s community is here for you. As Catholics we are coming together to worship our Lord Jesus Christ and celebrate His Sacraments. We welcome you and invite you to celebrate together our Risen Lord on every Sunday and week. May God richly bless you!
Our Mass schedule is as follow: daily mass Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 6:00PM; Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 9:00AM. Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5:30PM; Sunday at 8:30AM, 10:00AM & 11:30 in English.
Witamy na oficjalnej stronie Parafii Matki Boskiej Nieustającej Pomocy w St. Catharines, Ontario. Serdecznie zapraszamy do udziału w naszych nabożeństwach i sprawowaniu Sakramentów Świętych. Nasza parafia oferuje codzienną Mszę Świętą w poniedziałki, środy i piątki o godz. 18:00 a we wtorki, czwartki i soboty o 9:00. Msze niedzielne po polsku: w sobotę wieczorem o 17:30, w niedziele o 8:30 i o 10:00. Szczęść Boże i niech Matka Boska Nieustającej Pomocy nieustannie wstawia się za nami.
Our Mass schedule is as follow: daily mass Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 6:00PM; Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 9:00AM. Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5:30PM; Sunday at 8:30AM, 10:00AM & 11:30 in English.
Witamy na oficjalnej stronie Parafii Matki Boskiej Nieustającej Pomocy w St. Catharines, Ontario. Serdecznie zapraszamy do udziału w naszych nabożeństwach i sprawowaniu Sakramentów Świętych. Nasza parafia oferuje codzienną Mszę Świętą w poniedziałki, środy i piątki o godz. 18:00 a we wtorki, czwartki i soboty o 9:00. Msze niedzielne po polsku: w sobotę wieczorem o 17:30, w niedziele o 8:30 i o 10:00. Szczęść Boże i niech Matka Boska Nieustającej Pomocy nieustannie wstawia się za nami.
Street Address
5 Oblate Street
St. Catharines,
ON
L2M 5C5
Canada
Phone: 905 937-4230
Fax: 905 937-8922
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Church Pastor
O. Slawomir Obłąk, OMI
Priest
5 Oblate Street
St. Catharines,
ON
L2M 5C5
Canada
Phone: 905 937-4230
Fax: 905 937-8922
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Quote of the Day
2 Corinthians 2:14
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
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O. Slawomir Obłąk, omi
Ojciec Sławek urodził się dnia 13 listopada 1963 roku w Skarżysku-Kamiennej (woj. świętokrzyskie). Ze świadectwem ukończenia szkoły średniej w zanadrzu rozpoczął wędrówkę po świecie szukając swego miejsca i powołania życiowego.
Cztery lata spędził w Grecji. W 1992 roku przybył do Kanady. Nawiązawszy kontakt ze Zgromadzeniem Misjonarzy Oblatów Maryi Niepokalanej zdecydował się wstąpić do prenowicjatu w St. Albert (Alberta). W roku 1993 wysłano go do nowicjatu w Godfrey w Stanach Zjednoczonych, który ukończył składając pierwsze śluby zakonne. Studia teologiczne w Newman Theological College w Edmontonie ukończył w 1997 roku. Był to kolejny etap na jego drodze do święceń kapłańskich. Wcześniej odbył praktykę pastoralną w parafii św. Maksymiliana Kolbego w Mississaudze, tam również dnia 21 maja 1997 roku złożył śluby wieczyste.
Pierwsza obediencja – jeszcze przed otrzymanym sakramentem kapłaństwa – oddelegowała go do prafii św. Stanisława Kostki w Toronto, do pomocy duszpasterskiej. Głównym zadaniem, które postawiono wówczas przed Sławomirem, były studia w Regis College Uniwersytetu Torontońskiego, na wydziale teologii pastoralnej i teologii duchowości. Święceń kapłańskich udzielił mu biskup Terrence Prendergast w dniu 12 czerwca 1998 roku.
Posługiwał jako wikariusz w parafii św. Maksymiliana Kolbego i kontynuował naukę na Uniwersytecie Torontońskim w zakresie teologii systematycznej. W roku 2001 został mianowany asystentem dyrektora Domu Rekolekcyjnego Królowej Apostołów w Mississaudze. Po sześciu latach został mianowany proboszczem parafii św. Henryka w Melville, Saskatchewan, gdzie posługiwał przez okres dwóch lat. Od 2008 roku do sierpnia 2011 roku sprawował posługę proboszcza w parafii Matki Bożej Królowej Polski w Edmonton, Alberta. Od wrzesnia 2011 roku jest proboszczem parafii św. Kazimierza w Vancouver, British Columbia do 31 sierpnia 2020. Od 1-go września został mianowany proboszczem w Parafii Matki Boskiej Nieustającej Pomocy w St. Catharines, Ontario.
Fr. Slawomir Obłąk
Father Slawek was born on November 13, 1963 in Skarżysko-Kamienna in Świętokrzyskie province. With his secondary graduation certificate, he began his journey around the world looking for his place and life’s vocation.
He spent four years in Greece. He arrived in Canada in 1992. Having made contact with the Congregation of Missionaries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, he decided to join the prenovitiate at St. Albert (Alberta). In 1993, he was sent to novitiate at Godfrey, USA, where he made his first religious vows. He graduated from Newman Theological College in Edmonton in 1997 earning two degrees (B.Th/M.Div.). This was the next step in his path to priestly ordination. He had previously completed his pastoral year in the parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe in Mississauga, where he also took perpetual vows on May 21, 1997.
The first obedience, before his ordination , was to St. Stanislaus Kostka in Toronto for pastoral assistance. The main task that was then placed before Slawomir was to study at Regis College of the University of Toronto, the faculty of pastoral theology and theology of spirituality. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Terrence Prendergast on June 12, 1998.
He served as a pastoral assistant in the parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe and continued his studies at the University of Toronto in systematic theology. In 2001, he was appointed assistant director of the Queen of the Apostles’ Retreat House in Mississauga. After six years, he was appointed pastor of St. Henry Parish in Melville, Saskatchewan, where he served for two years. From 2008 to August 2011, he served as pastor at Our Lady Queen of Poland parish in Edmonton, Alberta. From September 2011, he has served as a pastor of Casimir Parish in Vancouver, British Columbia until August 31, 2020. On September 1, 2020 Fr. Slawek was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Ojciec Sławek urodził się dnia 13 listopada 1963 roku w Skarżysku-Kamiennej (woj. świętokrzyskie). Ze świadectwem ukończenia szkoły średniej w zanadrzu rozpoczął wędrówkę po świecie szukając swego miejsca i powołania życiowego.
Cztery lata spędził w Grecji. W 1992 roku przybył do Kanady. Nawiązawszy kontakt ze Zgromadzeniem Misjonarzy Oblatów Maryi Niepokalanej zdecydował się wstąpić do prenowicjatu w St. Albert (Alberta). W roku 1993 wysłano go do nowicjatu w Godfrey w Stanach Zjednoczonych, który ukończył składając pierwsze śluby zakonne. Studia teologiczne w Newman Theological College w Edmontonie ukończył w 1997 roku. Był to kolejny etap na jego drodze do święceń kapłańskich. Wcześniej odbył praktykę pastoralną w parafii św. Maksymiliana Kolbego w Mississaudze, tam również dnia 21 maja 1997 roku złożył śluby wieczyste.
Pierwsza obediencja – jeszcze przed otrzymanym sakramentem kapłaństwa – oddelegowała go do prafii św. Stanisława Kostki w Toronto, do pomocy duszpasterskiej. Głównym zadaniem, które postawiono wówczas przed Sławomirem, były studia w Regis College Uniwersytetu Torontońskiego, na wydziale teologii pastoralnej i teologii duchowości. Święceń kapłańskich udzielił mu biskup Terrence Prendergast w dniu 12 czerwca 1998 roku.
Posługiwał jako wikariusz w parafii św. Maksymiliana Kolbego i kontynuował naukę na Uniwersytecie Torontońskim w zakresie teologii systematycznej. W roku 2001 został mianowany asystentem dyrektora Domu Rekolekcyjnego Królowej Apostołów w Mississaudze. Po sześciu latach został mianowany proboszczem parafii św. Henryka w Melville, Saskatchewan, gdzie posługiwał przez okres dwóch lat. Od 2008 roku do sierpnia 2011 roku sprawował posługę proboszcza w parafii Matki Bożej Królowej Polski w Edmonton, Alberta. Od wrzesnia 2011 roku jest proboszczem parafii św. Kazimierza w Vancouver, British Columbia do 31 sierpnia 2020. Od 1-go września został mianowany proboszczem w Parafii Matki Boskiej Nieustającej Pomocy w St. Catharines, Ontario.
Fr. Slawomir Obłąk
Father Slawek was born on November 13, 1963 in Skarżysko-Kamienna in Świętokrzyskie province. With his secondary graduation certificate, he began his journey around the world looking for his place and life’s vocation.
He spent four years in Greece. He arrived in Canada in 1992. Having made contact with the Congregation of Missionaries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, he decided to join the prenovitiate at St. Albert (Alberta). In 1993, he was sent to novitiate at Godfrey, USA, where he made his first religious vows. He graduated from Newman Theological College in Edmonton in 1997 earning two degrees (B.Th/M.Div.). This was the next step in his path to priestly ordination. He had previously completed his pastoral year in the parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe in Mississauga, where he also took perpetual vows on May 21, 1997.
The first obedience, before his ordination , was to St. Stanislaus Kostka in Toronto for pastoral assistance. The main task that was then placed before Slawomir was to study at Regis College of the University of Toronto, the faculty of pastoral theology and theology of spirituality. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Terrence Prendergast on June 12, 1998.
He served as a pastoral assistant in the parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe and continued his studies at the University of Toronto in systematic theology. In 2001, he was appointed assistant director of the Queen of the Apostles’ Retreat House in Mississauga. After six years, he was appointed pastor of St. Henry Parish in Melville, Saskatchewan, where he served for two years. From 2008 to August 2011, he served as pastor at Our Lady Queen of Poland parish in Edmonton, Alberta. From September 2011, he has served as a pastor of Casimir Parish in Vancouver, British Columbia until August 31, 2020. On September 1, 2020 Fr. Slawek was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in St. Catharines, Ontario.
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Our Lady Of Perpetual Help St. Catharines Mass Times
Our Mass schedule is as follow: daily mass Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 6:00PM; Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 9:00AM. Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5:30PM; Sunday at 8:30AM, 10:00AM & 11:30 in English.
Nasza parafia oferuje codzienną Mszę Świętą w poniedziałki, środy i piątki o godz. 18:00 a we wtorki, czwartki i soboty o 9:00. Msze niedzielne po polsku: w sobotę wieczorem o 17:30, w niedziele o 8:30 i o 10:00. Szczęść Boże i niech Matka Boska Nieustającej Pomocy nieustannie wstawia się za nami.
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Mass Times last updated on the 4th of January, 2022
Nasza parafia oferuje codzienną Mszę Świętą w poniedziałki, środy i piątki o godz. 18:00 a we wtorki, czwartki i soboty o 9:00. Msze niedzielne po polsku: w sobotę wieczorem o 17:30, w niedziele o 8:30 i o 10:00. Szczęść Boże i niech Matka Boska Nieustającej Pomocy nieustannie wstawia się za nami.
Register for mass:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/our-lady-of-perpetual-help-catholic-church-31977618317
Mass Times last updated on the 4th of January, 2022
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Our Lady Of Perpetual Help History
The Polish Catholics living in St. Catharines begin worshiping in the first years of the last century. Polish priests sporadically celebrate Masses and Devotions. They use the Irish Church of St. Catherine in downtown. The priests’ names and the timing of their visits are not recorded. In 1914 Fr. Boleslaw Sperski initiates a continuous Polish ministry at St. Mary’s Church located at the crossroads of Niagara, Garnet and Currie streets. St. Mary’s Church also serves the Italian Community.
The year 1914 is recorded as the beginning of Polish pastorship in St. Catharines. Fr. B. Sperski is followed by nine diocesan priests up to the year of 1949. In 1937 St. Mary’s Church passes officially under the patronage of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. In 1946 the first wave of Polish demobilized soldiers arrives in St. Catharines. In 1949 Archbishop James McGuigan of Toronto Archdiocese charges the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate to undertake the Pastoral ministry of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. In 1950 the core Polish membership reaches 70 families.
On January 17, 1951 by decree of His Eminence Cardinal McGuigan, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Community becomes a new independent ethnic Parish. The same year a sod breaking ceremony blesses the ground for the parish church to be build. Two priests are involved in building it: Fr. Władysław Golecki, omi and Fr. Wojciech Golus, omi. In 1953 the membership of the Parish totals 150 families and is growing dramatically. In 1954 a beautiful grotto is built. From 1968 to 1979 the parish reaches 1250 families. At present time approximately 1000 families are registered. In the 1980s and 1990s, the labour market changed in St. Catharines, with the closure of GM and other related companies, resulting in the shrinking of the parish.
Relentless lack of jobs in St. Catharines and the surrounding vicinity motivated young Poles (our children and grandchildren) to seek employment in remote cities – Toronto, Woodstock, Cambridge, where the labour market developed. The city of St. Catharines became city of retirees. Our parish is mostly supported by retirees, families who came to Canada from in 1950s and families, who came to Canada from Poland in 1980s. Young Polish and mixed families prefer to belong to a territorial church, where they live, where their children attend school. They visit the PolishChurch at Christmas and Easter, to participate in traditional ceremonies. At the present time approximately 1,000 families are registered, of those approximately 500 families attend weekly Sunday services and financially support the Church. Despite the decrease in the number of parishioners, their religious way of life and Polish awareness are very much alive.
Priests serving at St. Mary’s Church (since 1937)
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Administrators – Pastors
Bolesław Sperski 1914 – 1919
Ignacy Ostaszewski 1919 – 1921
Stanisław Jędruszczak 1921 – 1923
Jan Kulczyk 1923 – 1929
Władysław Gulczyński 1929 – 1931
Karol Mioduszewski 1931 – 1933
Edward Olszewicz 1933 – 1935
Emmet Lacey 1935 – 1937
Jan Dekowski 1937 – 1949
Priests serving at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Administrators – Pastors:
Leon Calinski, omi 1949 – 1949
Władysław Golecki, omi 1949 – 1954
Wojciech Golus, omi 1954 – 1961
Władysław Panek, omi 1961 – 1965
Piotr Klita, omi 1965 – 1971
Stanisław Prokop, omi 1971 – 1976
Jan Szkodziński, omi 1976 – 1985
Jakub Szwarc, omi 1985 – 1994
Ryszard Kosian, omi 1994 – 2008
Alfred Grzempa, omi 2008- 2014
Antoni Degutis, omi 2014-
The year 1914 is recorded as the beginning of Polish pastorship in St. Catharines. Fr. B. Sperski is followed by nine diocesan priests up to the year of 1949. In 1937 St. Mary’s Church passes officially under the patronage of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. In 1946 the first wave of Polish demobilized soldiers arrives in St. Catharines. In 1949 Archbishop James McGuigan of Toronto Archdiocese charges the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate to undertake the Pastoral ministry of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. In 1950 the core Polish membership reaches 70 families.
On January 17, 1951 by decree of His Eminence Cardinal McGuigan, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Community becomes a new independent ethnic Parish. The same year a sod breaking ceremony blesses the ground for the parish church to be build. Two priests are involved in building it: Fr. Władysław Golecki, omi and Fr. Wojciech Golus, omi. In 1953 the membership of the Parish totals 150 families and is growing dramatically. In 1954 a beautiful grotto is built. From 1968 to 1979 the parish reaches 1250 families. At present time approximately 1000 families are registered. In the 1980s and 1990s, the labour market changed in St. Catharines, with the closure of GM and other related companies, resulting in the shrinking of the parish.
Relentless lack of jobs in St. Catharines and the surrounding vicinity motivated young Poles (our children and grandchildren) to seek employment in remote cities – Toronto, Woodstock, Cambridge, where the labour market developed. The city of St. Catharines became city of retirees. Our parish is mostly supported by retirees, families who came to Canada from in 1950s and families, who came to Canada from Poland in 1980s. Young Polish and mixed families prefer to belong to a territorial church, where they live, where their children attend school. They visit the PolishChurch at Christmas and Easter, to participate in traditional ceremonies. At the present time approximately 1,000 families are registered, of those approximately 500 families attend weekly Sunday services and financially support the Church. Despite the decrease in the number of parishioners, their religious way of life and Polish awareness are very much alive.
Priests serving at St. Mary’s Church (since 1937)
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Administrators – Pastors
Bolesław Sperski 1914 – 1919
Ignacy Ostaszewski 1919 – 1921
Stanisław Jędruszczak 1921 – 1923
Jan Kulczyk 1923 – 1929
Władysław Gulczyński 1929 – 1931
Karol Mioduszewski 1931 – 1933
Edward Olszewicz 1933 – 1935
Emmet Lacey 1935 – 1937
Jan Dekowski 1937 – 1949
Priests serving at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Administrators – Pastors:
Leon Calinski, omi 1949 – 1949
Władysław Golecki, omi 1949 – 1954
Wojciech Golus, omi 1954 – 1961
Władysław Panek, omi 1961 – 1965
Piotr Klita, omi 1965 – 1971
Stanisław Prokop, omi 1971 – 1976
Jan Szkodziński, omi 1976 – 1985
Jakub Szwarc, omi 1985 – 1994
Ryszard Kosian, omi 1994 – 2008
Alfred Grzempa, omi 2008- 2014
Antoni Degutis, omi 2014-
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