About

Here you will find contact information, mission statement, office hours, parish history, pastor's biography, PPC minutes, PFC minutes, AGM minutes, financial statements, budgets and quarterly reports, and information about the schools.

Contact Us

Mailing Address

St. Jude's Parish
372 Genevieve Street
Hawkesbury, ON K6A 2M1
(613) 632-2464
www.stjudesparish.org

Pastor

(613) 632-2464 (office)
pastor@stjudesparish.org

Office

Christina Menard-Famili, Secretary
admin@stjudesparish.org
(613) 632-2464

Liam Malone, Bookkeeper
finance@stjudesparish.org

Safe Environment Coordinator

Anthony Mariutti
donerite4plumbing@gmail.com
(613) 294-6920

Mission Statement

We as a parish and its Pastoral Council are firmly committed, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to do our part in fulfilling the mission given by Jesus to His Church to go to people everywhere and make them His disciples. We want to proclaim the “Good News” to all with due consideration for children and young people.

Office Hours

Wednesday

9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Thursday

9:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm -4:00 pm

Friday

9:00 am - 12:00 am

Parish History

Hawkesbury has had a Catholic parish since the founding of St. Alphonsus Liguori parish in 1883, but English-speaking Catholics longed to hear English sermons, receive sacraments, and worship in their native tongue. Six businessmen grouped to accomplish this task. One of the six, a young lawyer named Edmond Woods, had married a woman who spoke no French and had promised her that there would indeed be an English parish in this town.

After many years of petitioning and fund raising ground was broken on 7 May 1959 by our first Parish Priest, Fr. Peter Garland. After construction was completed, the first Mass was held on 13 December 1959.

The success of our parish can be attributed to the constant work of our Parish Priests, the Parish Pastoral Council, the Ladies' Association, and various ministries.

Our humble little parish of 200 (now 80) registered families welcomes everyone to prayer. Our parish vision is to be firmly committed in doing our part in fulfilling the mission given by Jesus Christ to his Church to go to people everywhere and make them his disciples (Page 186, "A Brief History and Parishes of the Archdiocese of Ottawa," Strasbourg: Éditions du Signe, 2010).