Way of the Cross Meditations Book – In order to help commemorate our parish’s 50th anniversary, we have published a Way of the Cross.  The book comes with a congratulatory letter from Archbishop Prendergast, as well as colour photographs of the stations as they are found in our church.  We are offering it free to parishioners, and we ask that you make a donation to the parish in accordance with your means.  You may get your copy at the bookstore.

February 4, 2018

Dear Parishioners:

Modified Design for Parish Hall

Thank you for your feedback regarding the initial design for our parish hall presented to you in May 2017.

A modified design incorporating many of your suggestions is now on display at the entrance to the church. It is also available on the parish website @ stclement-ottawa.org.

There are several significant changes with this new option, the main one being that the rectory would be retained but moved to the back of the lot by a house moving company.

Retaining the rectory yields significant advantages:

• our priests get to remain in a house that suits their needs and at the same time we can switch from the electrical heating to natural gas, resulting in major savings over time.
• while under construction our priests and the parish office will relocate to the house on 566 Old St. Patrick St. After completion of the project, the priests will return to the relocated/renovated rectory and the house at 566 Old St. Patrick St. will be sold.

  566 Old St. Patrick St.

This new design would mean a smaller hall with the seating capacity of the banquet room reduced from 288 with the initial plan to 224 with this design.

The main features of the hall, which would be handicap accessible throughout, are as follows:

Main Floor

• banquet room with a stage and seating capacity of 224. For a concert or conference we would be able to accommodate up to 279.
• terrace with an awning allowing for additional outside seating of 48.
• large, commercial-grade kitchen.
• large bookstore/gift shop offering quality reading material and religious articles.

Basement

• reception/office area with a private office for each priest and a small boardroom.
• all-purpose meeting room for parish groups, catechism instruction for children, and adult faith formation.
• separate room for choir practice.
• office space for rent to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.
• ladies and men’s washrooms and storage rooms.
• some space set aside for future needs.
• accessible by stairs and elevator.

Design Parish Hall Modified Proposal Feb 2018 (PDF format)

The total estimated cost to move and renovate the rectory, and build the hall is approximately $2.3 million. If we proceed with this design we would use some of our funds on deposit with the Archdiocese of Ottawa as a downpayment and the eventual proceeds from the sale of 566 Old St. Patrick St. would leave us with a loan from the Archdiocese secured by a mortgage of approximately $1.1 million.

To cover mortgage payments and hall operating costs after applying income earned from the bookstore, rental of office space to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter and proceeds of fundraising would require an increase in our weekly collections of $650. With the present number of envelopes, this would represent an increase of approximately $3.00 per envelope each week.

Please review this modified design and provide feedback by placing your comments in the box beside the display. The display will be available until Sunday, March 4.

Once we have summarized your comments, we will convene a general meeting of parishioners to discuss them, consider changes, review a detailed budget, make a decision and move forward.

A parish hall is the next step in building a stronger more vibrant and united parish community. Thank you for keeping this important project in your prayers. If you haven’t already done so, please pick up the prayer card to St. Joseph at the entrance to the church and say the perpetual novena prayer to St. Joseph to provide for our temporal and spiritual needs.

If you have questions or require clarification, please contact Mr. Stéphane Lalonde at 613-446-9972 or Mr. Frank Tanner 613-233-1146, extension 226.

God Bless,

Father Erik Deprey, FSSP

Pastor

The Archdiocese of Ottawa is supporting the initiative of the Call for Conscience Campaign organized by the Coalition for HealthCARE and Conscience.  This initiative is seeking the participation of Catholic parishes in raising awareness of euthanasia/assisted suicide and the discriminatory position in which doctors, caregivers, and healthcare providers find themselves. To be involved in notifying your local MPP concerning the conscience protection of healthcare workers wishing to abstain from any involvement in euthanasia/assisted suicide, be a part of the Call for Conscience Campaign. More info:  www.canadiansforconscience.ca.

To help with the campaign, download the documents below:

Archbishop Letter Call for Conscience Campaign January 2018
Sample Letter to Local MPP
Copy of HealthCare Conscience Sign-Up
Call for Conscience Campaign Information

With the exception of a few remaining details to be put in place, the stairs to the Issoudun pulpit installed in the nave last April are now in place. The pulpit will once again serve the purpose for which it was built once these remaining adjustments are completed and the sound system has been tested.

The stairs are the work of two very talented parishioners;  James Green and Michal Janek who carefully built a faithful replica of the original to ensure its faultless adaptation to the pulpit’s new position at Saint Anne.  The result is a respectful treatment of the original commissioned in 1912 for the church of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur d’Issoudun outside of Lévis, Quebec.

Thank you for the generous support that made this project possible.

(*note:  Like last year, will have New Year’s Eve Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament from 11:00 pm to Midnight, singing the Te Deum before midnight and closing with the Veni Creator and Benediction after Midnight).

New Year’s Day
(Monday Jan 1^st is a Holy Day of obligation):
Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord
8:30 a.m. Low Mass
10:30 a.m. High Mass
(*note: no Mass at 6:30 p.m.)

High Mass at 7:30 pm

Wonderful report on the FSSP, Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, and our new CD — broadcast nov. 27th at the flagship news program of American public television network PBS:

High Mass at 7:30 pm  (low mass at 7:00 am)

High Mass at 7:30 pm (with low masses at 7:00 am and 12:00).

*please note that each priest has the privilege of celebrating 3 masses each today:  three will be celebrated from 7:00 onward; two from 12:00 noon;  with a single Mass in the evening;  however, Holy Communion will be distributed only once at the beginning of each series; that is to say during the 7:00 am, 12:00, and 7:30 pm

Nov. 4, 1947: Casket of Archbishop John J. Cantwell at St. Vibana’s Cathedral where order of nuns chanted solemn Mass of Requiem. This photo was published in the Nov. 5, 1947 Los Angeles Times.

TRUE NORTH STRONG FOR LIFE 2017

Hilton Garden Inn (Ottawa Airport). Speakers: Senator Betty Unger, Sean O’Hare, John Carpay, Dr. José Pereira, Pierre Lemieux, Darlene McLean, Dr. Ramona Coelh, Faye Sonier, Patricia Maloney, Patricia Maloney, John Sikkema, Jonathon Van Maren. Register on-line at www.truenorth2017.eventbrite.com or call LifeCanada 1-866-780-5433 or Action Life at 613-798-4494.

For more information on the guest speakers:

True North Strong For Life Conference Guest Speakers

For more information, visit our parish bookstore or click on the link below:

https://fssp.com/requiem-the-fraternity/

Fr. Deprey thanks you for having taken the time to fill out this form.  You may still download the form below;  please submit it in an envelope in the Sunday collection basket as soon as possible.  We hope to be able to share the results soon.

Parish Census–2017_Eng

Saturday Oct. 7:   9:00 am High Mass

We would like to thank his Grace, Archbishop Prendergast, S.J., for participating in the consecration of Canada to the Immaculate Heart of Mary this July 1st, Feast of the Precious Blood and Canada Day.  The full text of the prayer of consecration can be found below:

Prayer_for_Consecration_of_Canada_-_EN

High Mass  at 10:00 am. (note: the 7:00 am mass is cancelled today as Fr. Breton is away)

Mass Schedule for Ascension Thursday:

7:00 am Low Mass

12:00 pm Low Mass

7:30 pm High Mass

Please click the link below for more information;  all donations are tax-receiptable.  Thank-you for your donations !
Pre-Authorized donations to St. Clement Parish

Summer Retreat with Fr. Hubert Bizard in Plantagenet (in French)

St. Clement Parish will be sponsoring a summer weekend silent retreat at the Centre de l’Amour retreat centre in Plantagenet, Ontario.

The French retreat with Fr. Bizard will be July 28 – 30.  Topic:  Saint Pierre et Saint Paul

My fellow parishioners,

I am very pleased to inform you that a draft design for a parish hall is on display at the entrance to our church. You may also view it on our parish website: stclement-ottawa.org.

The following are the main features of the proposed design:

Main Floor

• A banquet room with a stage and a seating capacity of 300 persons for parish activities, such as weekly Sunday coffee, potlucks, breakfasts, dinners and receptions, as well as, conferences, children’s activities, bazaars, and general parish activities.
• A large, modern kitchen with all the necessary conveniences.
• A much larger Catholic bookstore/gift shop, offering quality reading material in both official languages as well as religious articles.
• 16-12107- Church Hall – Ground Floor & Basement

Basement

• Reception area with an office for the secretary and each priest; a boardroom for parish council/finance meetings and ample storage space.
• Meeting rooms for catechism classes, choir practice, adult faith formation, and our various parish groups.
• Office space to be rented out to the national offices of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, Canada, Inc.
• Accessible by elevator or stairs.

Overall Concept

The plan is to construct the hall on the site of our current rectory, which will need to be removed to provide the required space. But God provides:  we consider it to be providential that the nearby house at 566 Old St. Patrick Street became available for purchase at the same time that we were considering different options. This house will be renovated to provide a comfortable home for our priests:

16-12107- Church Hall – Elevation: Front & sides

16-12107- Church Hall – General Site Plan

While we do not yet have firm estimates regarding the total cost of the hall, the project will require financing which will be obtained through a mortgage from the Archdiocese at a favourable interest rate; we also still have significant funds available from the sale of 87 Mann Avenue for a down payment.

At this time we are developing a business plan outlining how we propose to raise funds to pay the mortgage. For example, there will be added revenue from the rental of office space to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter; we will also benefit from profits obtained via a much larger bookstore. The hall itself will also enable us to hold fundraisers in house, with many possibilities for events aimed at the external community (i.e. concerts/conferences). All of these activities will require an energetic and sustained effort on the part of all parishioners, who are eager to see the parish come together to share our Catholic faith with others.

As a parish, we have grown in number since our move to our beautiful church; the baptisms keep increasing, new faces keep coming, and new families keep registering. I believe that a hall will help enormously in bringing us closer together as a community, enabling us to grow in faith, fellowship and charity for the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls.

I encourage you to review the hall design and provide feedback. There is a box beside the display in which you can place any comments and suggestions you may have. Your input will help us identify our key needs and ensure that we “get it right.” If you have questions or require clarification on any aspect of the design itself, feel free to contact Mr. Stéphane Lalonde 613-446-9972 or Mr. Frank Tanner 613-233-1146, Ext. 226.

Thank you for keeping this project in your prayers; I would invite you all to say the perpetual novena prayer to St. Joseph found in the cards at the entrance of the church.  May St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus and chaste spouse of Mary, continue to provide for our temporal and spiritual needs.

As St. Teresa of Avila once wrote: “To other saints, Our Lord seems to have given power to succour us in some special necessity; but to this glorious saint (I know by my experience) he has given the power to help us in all things.” 

Ite ad Joseph!

God Bless,
Father Erik Deprey, FSSP
Pastor

On Saturday, April 8^th volunteers placed the traditional pulpit acquired in early 2016 in position on the same column in the nave on the Gospel side which had supported Saint Anne’s pulpit for many years until the late sixties when extensive renovations to the church interior resulted in its removal.

Now that the pulpit has been placed on the especially engineered steel infrastructure ensuring its support, the curved stairs leading up to it will be carefully modified to ensure a perfect fit in their new location.  The result will ensure a respectful adaptation of the original disposition in the church of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur d’Issoudun outside of Lévis, Quebec, for which both pieces were originally made.

The late neoclassical style Issoudun pulpit and stairs were commissioned in 1912 from the well-known wood working shop of Jos. Villeneuve Limitée whose firm in Saint-Romuald d’Etchemin (Lévis) enjoyed the patronage of the clergy at the beginning of the XX ^th century.

Thank you for the generous support which has made this project possible.