Welcome to St. Mary’s Parish

Everyone is welcome, no matter where you are on your journey.

To register for Sunday Mass, please click on the button below. Mass registration opens at 12:00 PM on Wednesday.

Location Details

100 Young St. Ottawa, ON K1Y 3P7

COVID-19 Update

St. Mary's Parish Pastoral Council, in concert with the Archdiocese, continues to call on all Catholics to observe the provincial COVID-19 protocols.

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"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." -Matthew 6:21

Mass Times

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Alpha

Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that explore the basics of the Christian faith and allows everyone who attends to explore life, faith and God in a friendly, open and informal environment.

Stories of Hope

Do you know your story? We are inviting all St. Mary`s parishioners to consider writing and sharing their own 3 minute personal testimonies.

Latest News

News Update – 2021.08.27

Mass Times Saturday 5 p.m. – Outdoor, no registration required. Sunday 9 a.m., & 11 a.m., – Indoor, registration required. A “registration open” email will be sent out at 12:00pm Wednesday. 9 & 11 a.m. Mass will be broadcast through the radio frequency 88.3 and can be heard within 300m anywhere around the church. Participants will be able to receive the Holy Eucharist during communion time.  Please note: The Parish office will be closed to the public and working on…

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Our Pastors

Fr. Mark Goring, CC

  • Pastor
  • 613-728-9811
When I was first ordained, I was the associate pastor at St. Mary’s for 4 years. It’s nice to be back! I’ve also worked as the Companions of the Cross Vocations Direction, Chaplain at York University in Toronto and Director of the Catholic Charismatic Center in Houston, Texas

Fr. Ken Lao, CC

  • Associate Pastor
  • 613-728-9811
On August 15, 2008, I joined the Companions of the Cross in Ottawa. I was ordained to the priesthood on June 6, 2015 and I spent my first two years as Associate Pastor at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Toronto. I was then assigned to be the Pastoral Administrator at Holy Trinity Pastoral Unity in Halifax, NS in 2017, before receiving my present assignment as Associate Pastor here at St. Mary’s Parish in Ottawa.

Homilies

Share Jesus

We need to know Jesus personally before we can share that with others. We can’t give what we don’t have. Our one purpose in life is to share Jesus!

Jesus Still Heals

The Lord still pours out his healing power today. We proclaim that Jesus is alive. He wants us to pray for healing and he hears our prayers. If we want to see the world believe in Jesus, we need to proclaim him as he revealed himself. We need to let the Lord do what he wants to do. When we proclaim what God has done in our lives people often take the Gospel seriously. We have stories and can witness…

Deep Living

Let the Word of God pierce us. Christians are not meant to live shallow lives. We are meant to live out of the depths of our hearts.