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What's New at the Martyrs' Shrine!

 

NOW CLOSED FOR THE WINTER
The Martyrs' Shrine is now CLOSED FOR THE 2009 SEASON. We will reopen next summer on Saturday, May 15 2010. Please note the mass schedule and our pilgrimage schedule.

THE SHRINE CAFE
Be sure to check with us at (705) 526-3788 for all your food and beverage needs while you or your group are at the Shrine.

NEW PRODUCTS
Once again this year we are offering our pilgrims the opportunity to purchase a special Shrine calendar. The thirteen month calendar is beautifully decorated with pictures of the Shrine grounds and various pilgrimages. It sells for only $10 (tax is included).

Our interactive Educational CD is available for purchase. The price for the CD is $15 (tax is included). It contains a wealth of information about the Canadian Martyrs and the Huron peoples they came to serve. The CD also contains lesson plans and suggested activities for use in the classroom.

Our Shrine video is also be available for purchase through the Shrine gift shop priced at $15 (tax included). The run time of the video is 25 minutes. The video highlights the lives and times of the Canadain Martyrs and how their lives and actions still impact our lives today.

THE MARTYRS’FEAST DAY
The feast day of the Canadian Martyrs will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010. There will be a special mass held at 2:00 p.m. in the Shrine Church. The celebrant and homilist for the mass will be announced in the near future.  This event will be followed by light refreshments in the Filion Centre.

WALK WHERE THEY WALKED
During the months of May, June, September and October the Shrine will be hosting a variety of schools on the program called Walk Where They Walked. The program is either a full morning or afternoon here at the Shrine. During their time with us they will have a number of talks on the lives of the Martyrs. They will view the new Shrine video and will have an indepth tour of the Shrine Church and grounds.

ROSARY SUNDAY
This year's Rosary Sunday will be held on Sunday, September 19th, 2010. Our celebration begins with a 12:00 noon mass at the Polish Altar.  It is this event's 26th anniversary! 

The procession of the Blessed Sacrament and the statue of Our Lady of Fatima will begin at 2:00 p.m. The Fourth Degree assembly of the Knights will form an honour guard to lead the procession. Several Catholic Women's Leagues and many other participants will also take part in the procession.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
  • Our thanks go out to Gerber Hardwood Flooring of Barrie, Ontario for their generous gift of refinished wood flooring in the Shrine Church. Their work was professionally done and we happily recommend them to you for your future hardwood flooring needs (705-721-1082).
  • We are also grateful to the Knights of Columbus of southern Ontario for their gift of the new hard wood doors on the six exits of the Shrine Church.  Please pray with us that the good works of these Catholic gentlemen might continue to flourish for the Church in Ontario.
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