Welcome to Christ the King Parish/Paroisse Christ-Roi !

Welcome to Christ the King Parish
/ Paroisse Christ-Roi

During this COVID-19 Crisis, the material, emotional, and spiritual health of our community is our top priority. Offices are closed to the public, and all on-site Masses, events, and meetings have been cancelled until further notice. Our buildings are closed, but our Church family is not closed—be the Church. You can also connect online or by phone for support and growth.

We are here to support you.

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I believe that this is a moment for us to reflect on what it means to be a Christian and a member of a parish family. Is Church the building where we worship, or is it the people of God?

Fr. Toochukwu Okafor, Pastor

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Lent, Lazarus and New Life — A reflection on hope by Father Anthony. To watch the recording, CLICK HERE

New Giving Options Available — This week, we’re taking an online collection. Our parish relies on your financial support, even when we can’t gather in person. Thank you for your generosity!

Unite in Prayer with the Pope (March 27) — Pope Francis is inviting us all to unite in prayer for God’s mercy during this worldwide pandemic. All who unite themselves spiritually, via the media, to this moment of prayer will be granted a plenary indulgence according to the usual conditions. To watch the recording, CLICK HERE.

Happy Feast Day! (March 25) — Wednesday, March 25 is the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the day we celebrate the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary to announce the coming of Jesus in her womb. CLICK HERE to watch a message from our Pastor, Fr. Toochukwu.

Buildings are Closed (March 23) — All on-site events, meetings, gatherings for prayer, and Masses are cancelled. This includes the Daily Rosary, open Church hours, Adoration, etc. Both our buildings (St. Thomas More, 15 Caledonia Drive & St. Vincent de Paul, 320 Flying Cloud Drive) are closed to the public until further notice. Our Offices are closed to the public, so please contact our staff via phone or email.

Phishing Email Scam (March 22) — Please be aware of fake email accounts using names of some of priests in our Archdiocese (including Fr. Toochukwu) asking for a favour or gift cards. Please do not respond to the sender as our priests would never ask for money in this way. 

STM Society of St. Vincent de Paul changes due to COVID-19 (March 22) —SSVP will continue to deliver food from our Emergency Pantry. Due to the added potential for virus transmission from multiple parishioners bringing in food – we will no longer request or accept food donations.  Our pantry managers will monitor stock and purchase more when required. Parishioners may make monetary contributions to SSVP by sending a cheque by mail to our Treasurer (Bill MacMaster, 32 Saratoga Dr., Dartmouth, NS B2X 3P8). Cheques should be made out to: St.Thomas More Conference SSVP. We have developed new guidelines for our food delivery teams to minimize risk to volunteers and clients.

Mass Intentions (March 21) — Although public Masses have been cancelled, priests will continue to say private Masses and will pray for your intentions.

Daily Rosary at St. Vincent de Paul Church (March 20) — As a result of closing the offices, there will be no Daily Recitation of the Holy Rosary except on days when the church is open. We ask that people continue to pray the Holy Rosary as part of your personal prayer.

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 This is a call to return to the origins of Christianity, to become once again like the early disciples of Christ who gathered in their homes to share the word of God, to sing and to pray. They loved and cared for one another such that no one was in need. It was that witness of faith that made people say, “See how much they love each other”. And more people joined their assembly and the Church grew in number and in faith.

Fr. Toochukwu Okafor, Pastor

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