Join us for an amazing reading of the phenomenal book The Cross and the Switchblade on May 8th & 9th!

Did you know that this book was read during that famous retreat weekend in Duquesne University, which propelled renewal in the Catholic Church back in 1967? Let’s meet over the weekend and read this amazing book together! We don’t need to be chickens anymore; let’s share the Gospel to all those we meet.

Friday, May 8th - 6:00pm - 8:30pm 

Saturday, May 9th - 10:00am - 4:30pm (Lunch included)

Servants of the Cross Home, 33 Aurora Cres

Cost: Free, refreshments & Saturday lunch included

Let's cross that chicken line together!

Register here: https://servantsofthecross.ca/empower/road-to-pentecost/

Wildfire is a diocesan night for Grades 6–12 to encounter the Holy Spirit and discover their call to mission.

St. Maurice Parish
Saturday, May 16, 2026
7:00–9:30pm

This event is run by our diocesan NET Team.

The Archdiocese is pleased to offer a new four-session pastoral care program for the laity.

This is a distinctly Catholic formation program designed to support and strengthen parish ministries. It’s ideal for parishes seeking to establish a lay pastoral care team, as well as for those already engaged in pastoral care who wish to deepen their understanding and gain practical tools and insights for this ministry.

This program equips participants to compassionately serve those who are homebound or vulnerable and to help connect them with the liturgical, sacramental, and prayer life of the Church.  All sessions are grounded in Catholic teaching and sound pastoral practice.

Click here to learn more and register.

Summer Intensive provides a survey of the content offered in the first four quarters of the Encounter School of Ministry.

Our introductory experience (hosted this year at Our Lady of Fatima Parish), is ideal for those who are discerning their enrollment in the full Encounter School of Ministry (hosted at St. Mary's Parish), and would like to experience our content and culture beforehand.

The content covered includes:

  • Identity & Transformation
  • Hearing God & the Prophetic Gifts
  • Power & Healing
  • Inner Healing & Freedom

Worship - Teach - Equip - Activate

July 23-25, 2026

Meals included!

To register: https://encounterottawacampus.regfox.com/encounter-ottawa-2026-summer-intensive