Resurrection of our Lord Church
Ottawa ON

Resurrection of Our Lord Parish is a vibrant community offering a d558eb_d4f9ec71899a41f6887f96ea952cfc6cfaith environment for prayer, friendships, and activities.

The church and facilities are wheelchair accessible, with an elevator just inside the back entrance. There is ample parking, with entrances off of Saunderson Drive and Quinlan Road.

The church offers a Sunday Anticipation mass at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Sunday Masses are at 9:00 a.m., featuring the parish’s Adult Choir, and at 11:00 a.m.

The 11:00 a.m. mass provides a children’s liturgy and features the Children’s Choir. Children ages 3 – 12 are invited learn and discuss the day’s readings in a comfortable setting. They are encouraged to participate by reading, singing, and offering their insights. On the final Sunday of each month, the 11:00 a.m. mass is a “family mass”, where father invites the children to join him on the altar steps. Father discusses the gospel directly with the children, in a question and answer style. It’s pretty cute!

There is no segregated space for babies, but a balcony offers extra seating and an area where children can move more freely.

Children are welcome to join the Children’s Choir at any time of the year. Come 15 minutes before the Children’s mass (11:00 a.m.) to practice.

 

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There is ample parking and entrances can be found off of Saunderson Avenue and Quinlan Road.  

 

Activities:

Activities Committee members genuinely enjoy putting on events, such as the Robbie Burns and St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, and the Clergy Appreciation dinner. We provide good food and good music for the enjoyment of parishioners. We ask our committee members to commit to as many of our events as possible, yet we never ask for more time than they can give. Our meetings are held several weeks before an event. We have no fees, just commitment to serving our parish. If you are interested in joining our committee, please contact Vi, through the parish office. The phone number can be found under “Contact Us”.

Club 55+:

This is a drop-in group for seniors which is held every Monday in the parish hall at 12 noon (except for statutory holidays). People are invited to bring their own lunch. Coffee, tea and juice are served. The members decide what activity they would like to enjoy together: cards, games, discussion, bean-bag baseball (you don’t have to run the bases!), sing-alongs, etc. etc. Many enjoy the opportunity to eat with others, to share a good laugh and a good conversation. Occasionally a speaker will be asked to come and speak on certain topics. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring a friend! There is no cost to attend, and no need to reserve; just drop in.

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The Catholic Women’s League of Canada is a national organization rooted in Gospel values calling its members to holiness through service to the people of God. Our patroness is Our Lady of Good Counsel. Meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in Room ‘C’.

The objectives of the CWL are to support all life issues, women’s programs in developing countries, defend Catholic education and values in today’s world and to contribute to the understanding and growth of religious freedom, social justice, peace and harmony. The CWL is recognized by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and in the International Community through the United Nations and the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations. Our members meet with local, provincial and federal governments to discuss various issues raised by our resolutions.

Our membership fees are $20.00 per year (of which our council retains one dollar, the rest goes to National, Provincial & Diocesan councils). Membership entitles you to three issues of the CWL Magazine in Spring, Fall & Winter. To be part of the largest Catholic Women’s group in the world (97,000 members) focused on Faith, Fun and Fulfillment, please contact the Parish office.

Hospitality Committee:

The Hospitality Committee helps to foster fellowship within our parish community. We welcome all parishioners, visitors, and friends of the parish for fellowship and refreshments on the first Sunday of the month, from September until June, in the parish hall. Coffee, tea, juice and light snacks are provided free of charge. The Committee also assists with receptions after special masses, such as the Memorial Mass, the Advent and Lenten Penitential Services, Easter Vigil and the First Reconciliation Service. All are welcome to join us in the parish hall!

Knights of Columbus:

On December 12th 2004, our Council, 13701 Resurrection of our Lord, was established by Sir Knight brother Ted McEvoy. He was instrumental in forming our Chartered Knight Council. Thirty (30) newly recruited members were brought into the Council.

Twelve (12) years have passed, and today, with strong recruitment from all of our brother Knights of 13701, our council has grown to a total of 105 energetic members. We continue to support our priest and community. Over the past years, we have attained five (5) Star Council Awards for having reached our quota for new members, and two (2) Double Star Council Awards for exceeding double our quota of new members. In 2016, for the first time in our council, we received a Triple Star Council Award for having achieved a growth in membership that was triple our quota. This award is rarely accomplished throughout the province.

​The Knights of Columbus was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled, and needy members, and their families, Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief, and relief works. Come join our group and enjoy the spiritual reward of reaching out to those in need around us.

Weekday Hour of Prayer

An hour of prayer takes place in the church, Monday to Friday, from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Parts are said aloud and others in silence. We pray for: bishops, priests, religious, committed lay people, people leading a single life, and family life. We also pray for our personal intentions; our parish; young people and the teens of the world; the unborn and an end to abortion; family, friends, relatives and acquaintances who have fallen away from the practice of their faith; the sick, the elderly, the dying and for holy souls; for our Holy Father’s intentions, and to give thanks.  

The church and facilities are wheelchair accessible. You will find an elevator through the back entrance.  

Resurrection of Our Lord Parish History

In The Beginning

In 1957 a letter, signed by catholic residents in Elmvale Acres, was sent to Archbishop Lemieux requesting a parish be established nearby. Included in the letter of petition was a request to establish temporary arrangements for bilingual Sunday masses at St. Leo’s School, which was then under construction. Approval was granted and the name selected for the new parish was “Resurrection of Our Lord”. The name “Resurrection” signified a “new beginning”. The first masses celebrated at Resurrection of Our Lord Parish were on Sunday March 9, 1958 in one of the classrooms at St. Leo’s School. The celebrant was Msgr. R. Larivière, the first pastor. The parish was designated bilingual and masses were celebrated in English and French until 1963 when Ste‑Geneviève parish was established nearby. Construction of Resurrection Of Our Lord Church began in 1959 and was completed in 1960, with the first masses being said on Sunday, September 4, 1960.

As the number of families within the parish increased, two mission parishes were established. The first, La Nativité de Notre Seigneur, became a separate parish in 1962. The second was St Peter’s chapel where masses were celebrated in the gymnasium of St. Peter’s Junior High School. St. Peter’s became a parish in its own right on May 15, 1981.

Inside Resurrection of Our Lord Church there are two pieces of artwork worth noting: the Stations of the Cross and a mural of the Resurrection. The Stations of the Cross along the side walls of the church were created by master craftsman Albert Gilles of Chateau‑Richer, Quebec. Each station was fashioned from solid copper (repoussé) and then lacquered to prevent tarnishing. The ceramic tile mural of the Resurrection that had been behind the altar was a gift to the parish. After the parish renovations, that mural was relocated to the parish hall.

Following the Second Vatican Council, the original altar was relocated to the front of the sanctuary area and a new smaller one was installed in its place. With this change, the celebrant would be facing the congregation during liturgical celebrations. A more detailed description of the first 25 years of parish history, written by Bob Ashe, is in the first edition of the parish directory, published in 1983.

1983‑2009: Building On Heritage

Since 1983, much has happened within Resurrection parish, from renovations and repairs to both the church and the rectory, to liturical celebrations, expanded parish and community life activities and religious education programs, as well as changes to parish and school boundaries and parish leadership.

Renewal and Renovation

Renovations, additions and repairs were required to the church interior and exterior, the rectory, and the parish facilities as a result of aging structure, a growing parish community, and increasing needs of disabled parishioners. These included a parish extension project, removal of the bell tower, renovations to the parish hall and to the rectory and office area, relocation of the organ, and replacement of the front doors. The statue of Our Lady in the front yard was replaced in 2001, and a memorial garden was created on the north side of the church.

Parish Extension Project: The extension, completed in 1995, coincided with the Parish’s 35th anniversary. Described as a “blessing for the future”, the goal was to to accommodate the needs of the present day, the needs of the future, and to imprint itself on the secular community. The new structure included additional washrooms, and elevator to accommodate elderly and handicapped parishioners, additional meeting and storege room, plus additional parking spaces. The extension was blessed by Auxiliary Bishop Fred Colli in October of that year.

Removal of the Bell Tower: The original bell tower was taken down in 1998 because it was in poor condition and was deemed unsafe. The cross from the top of the tower was relocated to the top of the church where it remains today.

Renovation of the Parish Hall: Renovations to.the hall were undertaken in two phases. In 2000, the kitchen received new counter tops, laminated flooring and a fresh coat of paint. A further facelift in 2005 included painting of walls and ceiling, installing energy efficient lighting, new flooring on the stage, and creating a mural of the Resurrection at the back of the stage by two very creative members of the parish. The Knights of Columbus took the lead in these renovations. Energy efficient lighting was also installed in the office area and the small chapel near the back entrance to the church. Changes to the rectory involved remodelling the kitchen, installing air conditioning and energy efficient windows, as well as upgrading the insulation.

Changes to the Church Interior: The:church interior has undergone several changes over the last 25 years, with more planned for the fall of 2009. In 2002, the Casavant pipe organ, which had replaced the original electric organ, was removed and donated to St. Elizabeth Parish (Ottawa). It was replaced with a smaller Rolland organ, with all the facilities of a pipe organ. This new organ was placed in the sanctuary to the right of the altar rather than in the choir loft to eliminate the delay that occurred between the choir loft and the sanctuary, and to enhance congregational singing and participation in the liturgy. The choirs were also relocated to the altar area. To accommodate these changes, pews from the side of the sanctuary were moved to the balcony and were replaced with stackable chairs for choir.

In 2004, a Building Fund Campaign was established to consider the ongoing and future needs of.the parish and parishioners. An energy audit recommende upgrading the heating system, installing energy efficient lighting, and replacing windows. These changes constituted Phase I of the project. Phase 2 focused on renovations to the parish hall as noted above. Phase 3, (late summer 2009) will focus on renovations to the church interior including altar area, relocation of choirs and organ, painting interior walls, and refurbishing the Stations of the Cross. Initiating the Building fund sparked a high level of particiation by parishioners, wift various parish ministry groups raising funds by hosting a variety of events, including parish dinners, golf tournaments, walk-a-thons, pigs-roasts, concerts and much more.

Parish Mission Statement and Web Site: In 2006 parishioners suggested developing a parish mission statement. A sub-committee of the Parish Council took this on with input from the congregation. The new mission statement presented and accepted at the Parish Annual General Meeting was: Resurrection of Our Lord Parish is “A dynamic Catholic community called by the Risen Lord to share God’s love through worship, service and solidarity”. Also in this year, a parish website was established, providing quick and easy access to parish information and links to schools and the Archdiocese.

Parish Jubilee: Celebrations marking the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the parish took place at the end of March 2008. The theme for the yearlong celebration was “Catch the Spirit”. The principles guiding these celebrations were taken from the new Parish statement: Worship, Service, and Solidarity. Celebrations throughout the year included projects (aniversary cook book, souvenir lapel pins and coffee mugs, jubilee prayer, pictorial history slide show, anniversary plaque honouring current and past pastors, a Lenten food drive) and quarterly celebrations (pig roast, Family Fun Day, Walk-a-Thon). The inaugural mass was celebrated on Saturday April 14th, 2007, followed by a reception in the parish hall. Annversary celebrations on Saturday April 30th included an evening Mass celebrated by Archbishop Terrance Prendergast (sj) and a Gala Dinner Dance at the R A Centre on Riverside Drive. On Sunday, a reception was held in the parish hall for parishioners unable to attend the gala reception.

Parish Schools

From 1958 to 1982 the schools within the parish boundaries included St. Leo, St Mark, St Luke, and McMaster elementary schools, Heron Road Intermediate school, and two secondary schools, St. patrick and Notre Dame. As parish boundaries changed, some schools closed (St. Leo, 1966) due to declining enrolment while other schools were added, Immaculate Heart of Mary (until 2001), St. Patrick Intermediate, Immaculata High School (until 2001) Schools associated with the parish in 2009 include St. Luke and McMaster elementary schools, St. Patrick Intermediate, and St. Patrick High School.

Religious Life

The spiritual needs of the Resurrection parish community have been administered by many caring and energetic pastors, assistant pastors, deacons, and nuns since its inception in 1958.

Pastors:

Msgr. Roger Larivière was appointed to establish a new bilingual parish, Resurrection of Our Lord, and served as its first pastor from 1958 to 1963. He celebrated the first bilingual masses in one of the classrooms in St. Leo’s school. Msgr. Larivière also oversaw the planning and construction of the new church building. In 2009, Msgr Larivière celebrated his 96th birthday and the 68th anniversary of his ordination. After a long and generous life in the service of God, Msgr. Larivière passed from this life to eternal life on March 25, 2010.

Msgr. L. A. Costello, a retired Chaplain General (R.C.) of the Canadian Armed Forces, served as pastor at Resurrection from 1963 to 1975, a period of rapid growth for the parish. Together with Parish Council, he submitted a petition to the Archdiocese of Ottawa to establish St. Peter’s Chapel in the Heatherington Road area to serve the expanding Catholic population of the parish. During his tenure as pastor, Msgr. Costello was instrumental in bringing about changes to the sanctuary and liturgy resulting from the Second Vatican Council. After his retirement, Msgr. Costello continued to reside and work in the parish, assisting with weekend masses until the summer of 1976. He died on December 21st, 1986 at 81 years of age.

Fr. William (Bill) Allen left his position as a teacher at Pius X High School to become administrator at Resurrection Parish for a one-year term from the summer of 1975 to the summer of 1976. During his ministry, construction was begun on the Chapel of St. Peter, a satellite community of Resurrection Parish.

Fr. David Corkery served as pastor from 1766 to 1988. During this time, he oversaw the final construction of St. Pater’s Chapel, creation of the Community of St. Peter’s, appointed the first group of Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist to assist with distribution of Communion on Sundays, Christmas, and Easter, and introduced the Children’s Liturgy in the fall of 1984 at the 11:00am mass. He was pastor at the time of the 25th anniversary of the parish, and publication of the first directory. He was also responsible for building a ramp at the side entrance of the church for disabled parishioners. Fr. Donald Tuori, who was ordained at Resurrection parish on September 18, 1976, served as associate pastor to Fr. Corkery. Eight years after leaving Resurrection parish, Fr. Corkery was given the title of Monsignor. He died in 1998 at the age of 69.

Fr. Harold (Harry) McNeil (OMI) was appointed parish administrator for a period of one year, September 1988 to August 1989, until a new pastor was named.

Msgr. Ed Lunney was appointed pastor in the late summer of 1989, and served until he retired in 2004 at the age of 75. During his 15 years as pastor, Msgr. Lunney provided leadership for many different projects, including the church expansion, removal of the bell tower, introduction of the Archdiocese “Responsible Ministry Project” that involved security requirements for individuals working in ministries, purchase of a new organ, the 2002 renovations to the rectory, as well as publication of the second parish directory in 1996. The honour of Monsignor was conferred on him on Monday December 9, 1996. Msgr. Lunney passed away on April 11, 2012.

Fr. Paul Tennyson (S.C.J.) was ordained to the priesthood on April 19, 1997, and came to our parish on April 14th, 2004. Before coming to Resurrection parish, Fr. Tennyson served as associate and assistant pastor at parishes in Toronto, and Hagersville, Ontario. After coming to Resurrection, he was very involved in ongoing parish renovation projects and the building fund campaign, visiting sick and shut-in members of the parish, initiating the Memorial and Healing Masses, and setting up the Bereavement Committee. In his spare time, Fr. Tennyson enjoys playing golf and ice hockey. He left Resurrection on August 1, 2013 to become Chaplain at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre, a position he still holds today. Fr. Tennyson visits resurrection regularly to help out and to celebrate mass.

Fr. Greg Murray (S.C.J.) was ordained to the priesthood at Resurrection on May 22, 2004 and became assistant pastor to Fr. Tennyson. He took over from Fr. Tennyson as pastor on August 1, 2013, and remained in that position until September 1, 2016, when he left to become Associate Pastor (half time) of Good Shepherd Parish in Gloucester.

Fr. Tadeusz Jordan (SDS) was appointed pastor of Resurrection Parish effective September 1, 2016.

Assistant Pastors and Deacons

In addition to those parish priests, Resurrection also had a number of assistant pastors as well as priests who lived in residence and helped in the parish. Assistant pastors since 1983 have included Fr. Bosco Wong, Fr. B. Miriampillai, Fr. Vincent Vuong, Fr. Jeffrey King, Fr. Pierre Champoux, Fr. Tim Amyott (OSM), Fr Ernest Leger, and Fr. Greg Murray, who went on to become pastor. Once a month, Fr. Claude Bédard would travel from Montreal to assist with weekend masses.

Following his ordination to the Deaconate in June 2007, Rev. Dan Careau was assigned to the pastoral team at Resurrection Parish to assist the parish priests in meeting the spiritual needs of the parishioners.

Nuns

Our parish has been blessed with a very dedicated group of nuns from the Congregation of Notre Dame (CND) and the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (GSIC). In 1981, the GSIC purchased a home on Saunderson Drive, which was known as the Concent of the Resurrection of Our Lord. The home was sold in 2008. These nuns have assisted the parish priests in a variety of roles: ex-officio members of parish council, pastoral assistant, religious instruction (e.g. RCIA program), administering to seniors, and participating in various parish ministries. The Sisters who assisted at our parish were Sr. Frances Cresswell (CND), and from GSIC, Sr. Mary Stanton, Sr. Lauretta Kunkle, Sr. Jane Martin, Hilda McAuley, Mary Patricia Sullivan, Sr. Mary Irene Bogue, Sr. Saint Margaret, Sr. Margaret Devenish, and Sr. Mary Teske.

 

Question: Where is Resurrection of our Lord Church located?
Answer: Resurrection of our Lord Church is located at 1940 Saunderson Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.

Question: Who is Resurrection of our Lord Church's pastor?
Answer: Resurrection of our Lord Church's pastor is Fr. Tadeusz Jordan.

Question: What time is mass at Resurrection of our Lord Church?
Answer: Mass Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Tuesday - Friday 8:00 AM Confession Saturday: 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM Adoration Friday: 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM

Question: What is Resurrection of our Lord Church's Facebook page?
Answer: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Resurrection-Of-Our-Lord-Church/159814694041337

Question: Where do I park at Resurrection of our Lord Church?
Answer: There is ample parking and entrances can be found off of Saunderson Avenue and Quinlan Road.

Question: What is Resurrection of our Lord Church's website?
Answer: https://en.archoc.ca/parishfinder

Question: What denominaiton is Resurrection of our Lord Church?
Answer: Resurrection of our Lord Church belongs to Roman Catholic denomination.