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Pastor: Fr. Paul MacNeil

Father Paul MacNeil

I was appointed as pastor of Our Lady of the Scapular parish in November 2015 and I am delighted to be here. Before that, I was pastor of St. Ann's parish in Fenwick Ontario, a small but loving community about 30 minutes from here. I was born and raised in St. Catharines and ordained to the priesthood in 1999. Currently I am Chair of the Niagara Catholic District School Board and I'm working on my PhD in Religious Studies at McMaster University. As your pastor, my first priority is just to listen, to get to know you and understand the best way for me to serve you and to bring you closer to each other and to God through Christ.

Our Lady of the Scapular Church WH-01.pn

Our Lady of the Scapular Church
6557 Thorold Stone Road
Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2J 1B2

Phone: 905-358-7611 • Fax 905-358-7679

Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 3:00pm

(We are closed from 12:00 - 1:00pm for lunch.)

Father Daniel Corso
- Dec 25, 2022
- 1 min read

Merry Christmas!

My dear Family in Christ, “Be not afraid; I bring you good news of great joy for all mankind: To you is born this day, in the City of David, a Saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord. Glory to God in the highest Heaven, and peace on earth to people of good will!”

Every time we wish someone ‘Merry Christmas’, we express in that short greeting the glorious words of the angel at the first Christmas. This is the joy of a people in darkness who have seen a great light; this is the joy of hope for the hopeless, a home for the lost, love for the lonely, mercy for the sinner. It is a cry to every corner of the world, no matter how different or divided it may be, proclaiming that one and the same God has created each of us, loves us, became one of us, and suffered, died, and rose for all of us.

It is an honour and a privilege for me to celebrate Christmas, and every Mass, with all of you. Since moving here in the summer, you have opened your hearts and this church, your home, to me. Aside from being ordained a priest, I have received no greater blessing this year. Thank you for everything so far- and may the Joy of our dear Saviour’s birth fill your hearts and homes this Christmas and always.

Merry Christmas! Father Daniel

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