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Youth in grades 6 to 12 are invited for our next gathering on Monday, December 16, 2024 at St. Ambrose Church Hall – 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Join us to grow in faith, make new friendships, and have fun! Our new youth minister, Rose Capistrano, looks forward to meeting you. For information please email Rose at youth@stambrosecambridge.ca See you in the new year of 2025!
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Mom & Tots Pray & Play: Do you want to introduce your child/children to Eucharistic Adoration? Do you need some quiet time praying with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament? If so, this program is for you. Bring your children to adoration, and when you’re ready you can drop them off to enjoy supervised play with other children for the remaining time while you adore alone. This will be held the LAST Monday of each month from 10:00-11:30am in the Adoration Chapel and Children’s Liturgy room at St. Ambrose Church. Registration is required, please email momtotsprayplay@gmail.com Please register by email for the upcoming date of MONDAY December 30, 2024 at 10am.
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Society of Saint Vincent De Paul (SSVP) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
We are inviting interested Parishioners, 18 years and older, to join SSVP as volunteers. As a Vincentian, there is the opportunity to use your unique talents and gifts to participate in charity works that uplift our neighbours who are in need. For more details, please contact Joe at 519-241-6070 or leave a message on the SSVP line 519-623-8764 and someone will call you back.
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R.C.I.A.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is an experience of personal formation and spiritual growth for individuals who are interested in exploring what it takes to become disciples of Jesus in the Catholic tradition. It is also for adult Catholics who wish to receive preparation for the Eucharist and Confession for the first time; and the Sacrament of Confirmation. The RCIA experience incorporates the use of videos, discussion, gathering with the faith community, prayer and time for individual reflection.
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PARISH LADIES, we invite you to come together in friendship to Praise the Lord and discover the ways God has personally called each of us, and how deeply He loves us. Next date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Together, we will study scripture, share testimonies (or listen to others), and watch films, that will help us to respond to His call and His tremendous love for us.
We will serve each other, our families, our parish, and our community as we are inspired by the Holy Spirit.
LADIES, JOIN US as we begin to deepen our relationship with the Lord. We will meet on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 7pm to 9pm, in the Parish Hall. If you have questions please contact the parish office.
“But now thus says the LORD, He who created you, O Jacob, He who formed you, O Israel: I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1-4
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Be A Man men’s group gather weekly in St. Ambrose Church Hall every Saturday morning from 7:00 am to 8:30 am. All men welcome, 18 years and older. Come and join us for good conversation, fellowship and coffee and muffins.
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2000 Hail Mary Devotions are (usually) held on the second Sunday of the month. Mass is at 8:00 am, followed by praying of the Rosary all day until early evening. Join us at any time during the day! Next date is Saturday, January 11, 2025
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Exercise for Adults/Seniors
Community Support Connections-FREE Gentle Exercise Classes:
St. Ambrose Parish is happy to host SMART exercises on Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:15 am-12:15 pm
This is a drop in, with no registration required.
The SMART classes will help you to stay active, build better balance, and improve health of your body, mind and spirit as you join other members of our community in a fun, relaxed atmosphere, in our parish hall.
Community Support Connections requests that every participant complete a Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire and Waiver form prior to begin their SMART classes. click here for the participant form Exercise Participant Form
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Stress in Your Marriage? – Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage. Most couples don’t know how to change the situation or even communicate with their spouse about it. Retrouvaille can help. For confidential information about, or to register for the next program please call 905-664-5212 or email: hamiltonretrouvaille1@cogeco.ca or visit the web site at www.retrouvaille.org
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Invitation to join the St. Ambrose Parish Ladies Card Group
There is a ladies euchre group through St. Ambrose, inviting new members. We play 8 times between September and March and each session there are 8 games of euchre played. Each lady hosts 2 sets of games at her home in an afternoon or evening & together with her partner they invite another pair from the schedule. In late April we have an “end of the season” potluck dinner & card night in the church hall. The cost is $20.00 for the season with all money going to charities of the groups’ choice. It is a lot of fun and you connect with different people. We also have a small group participating in bridge who are also looking for new members. Please consider this social outing. Call Doreen @ 519-277-4679 for more information about either group.
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Knights of Columbus
contact person – Selwyn Langlois 519-621-2580
The Knights of Columbus Galt council 2184 welcomes new members. This is open to all practicing Catholic men ages 18 and over. Meetings are held monthly on the fourth Monday of the month at St. Patrick Church hall at 7:30 pm.
The Knights of Columbus began as a group of men who sought strength in solidarity, and security through unity of purpose and devotion to a holy cause: they vowed to be defenders of their faith, their families and their country. The Order has been called “the strong right arm of the Church,” and has been praised by popes, and world leaders, for support of the Church, programs of evangelization and Catholic education, civic involvement and aid to those in need.