Religious Education is not just for children! We are called by the Church to nurture and deepen our prayer life, and to
develop our knowledge of our faith and Holy Scripture throughout our lives. We offer many adult faith enrichment
opportunities at our parish throughout the year. Please check the bulletin each week for our LAFs, workshops, and
other Adult Faith Enrichment activities.
Contact: Elsa Rivera 514-626-4111 ext. 222
HEALING MINISTRY
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH HEALING YOU CAN RECEIVE RIGHT HERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? One way is through the Healing Ministry. This beautiful experience is not a Sacrament. It is offered by trained members of the laity or clergy. This may be received at any time, when in need of prayer.
If you would like faith-based healing, in the name of Jesus, be it for physical, emotional or spiritual burdens, you can simply sit and relax with a prayer team who will invite the Holy Spirit to fill you with peace and allow that grace to wash over you. Prayer teams can be contacted at: or may be visited during our service every 3rd Monday of the month starting at 7:30pm.
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Mt. 11:28
Contact: Elsa Rivera 514-626-4111 ext. 222
FRATERNITY OF ST. FRANCIS & ST. CLARE
The Fraternity of Saint Francis & St. Clare are persons interested in learning about the spirituality of Saint Francis and how it might be
applied to daily Christian living. Monthly reflections are provided.
Contact Victoria Milewski (514-695-2616) for more information.
PRAYER LINE
If you need prayers for a special intention or if you wish to pray for the special intentions of parishioners and others, call
the prayer line contact.
Contact Mary Taillon (450-424-3769) or Christine Charron 514-694-3958 for more information.
SCRIPTURE STUDY
Would you like to study the Bible in a small home-based setting? Becket has several groups involved in the study of
the Bible at various times during the day.
Contact Fr. Mike Shaw - Morning and Evening Groups (514-626-1154) for more information.
THE MARRIAGE COURSE
“How to build a strong and healthy marriage that will last a lifetime!”
Marriages and families are the cornerstone of our society. Strong and loving marriages lead to a better life for the couple, their family and those around them. Marriage is a very special relationship, whereby two people, who were at one time strangers to each other, grow into a relationship of ever increasing love, appreciation, interdependence and understanding of one another.
From so many sources, marriages are under increasing pressures in our society. It is vital that couples realize the danger signs, and get the tools that they need in order to protect and nurture their relationships.
Over a period of 7 evenings spent together, couples talk about important issues that can get “swept under the carpet” in the rush of daily life. Participants discover new things about themselves, and their life as a couple. This very practical course provides couples with the tools that they need to take a good marriage, or a struggling marriage, onto a whole new level!
The course is given in a relaxed, warm and private setting.
The privacy of the couple is always respected, and there are absolutely no group discussions.
Contact Nathalie or John Bondyra (514-695-7896) for more information.
Here are examples of what past participants of “The Marriage Course” have said:
“It is like a date night. You are made to feel very special. You have a complete sense of privacy, which is important.”
“The Marriage Course provides such a great environment to discuss things in a civilized way. We could actually start to understand each other’s point of view.”
“It was actually fun doing “The Marriage Course”!”
“It is such a fantastic format. It gave us the platform to build and strengthen our marriage. We didn’t feel like we were doing a course – it just felt like we were having a great evening together.”
“We listened to enthralling talks, going over subjects that we had never really examined closely.”
“We never stopped loving each other, but we seemed unable to solve some fundamental issues. “The Marriage Course” helped us overcome these obstacles.”
Over five relaxing evenings spent together, you will learn important skills, tools and ideas that will enable you to make your relationship/future marriage work. Each session includes an interesting and practical talk, followed by the opportunity to privately discuss the evening’s topic with your partner. There are no group discussions and you will never be asked to share anything about your personal life and relationship with anyone, other than your partner.
If you're like most people, you prepare and plan for many things in life: education, career, retirement and holidays. And most couples spend 250 hours or more, planning their wedding, but very little time, if any, planning for married life. There are many things you can do to begin building a lifelong, happy marriage.
Investing in your relationship before you get married,
will reap rewards for the many years to come.
During the five sessions of the course, you will discover practical tools to help you build the foundations for a lasting marriage. You will look at:
The importance of commitment
How to recognize and appreciate your differences
The art of communication
How to effectively resolve conflict
The importance of spending time together and nurturing your friendship
How to make each other feel loved
Developing a good sexual relationship
The importance of talking about your goals, values and dreams
Contact Nathalie or John Bondyra (514-695-7896) for more information.
Here are examples of what past participants of “The Marriage Preparation Course” have said:
“The Marriage Preparation Course is an amazing, romantic and fun way to create time for us, as a couple, amidst all the chaos of wedding planning. It helped us to look ahead to life after the day itself”.
“We learned how to communicate effectively with each other and we also learned how to truly listen to one another”.
"I think the most beneficial section of The Marriage Preparation Course for us, was learning about commitment and about resolving conflict”.
“Our blue workbook often comes out when we need to discuss challenging issues. It is a reminder of the communication and listening skills we learned on the course”.
“In particular, we loved taking those evenings to spend with each other every week, as we learned how to resolve conflict constructively and in a non-confrontational way!”
“It gave us an opportunity to discuss issues we would have avoided. This course allows couples to really test their relationship in terms of suitability and commitment before they marry. We sometimes wonder how we could have done it without the course!”
“Others recommended “The Marriage Preparation Course” to us and how beneficial they found it; despite feeling they knew each other very well. We were not disappointed!”
“The course showed us how easily it was to initiate conversation, and discuss topics that may have been hard to tackle”.
“We realized that even though we were very much in love and fully committed to each other, aspects of our relationship still required more work. “The Marriage Preparation Course” offered us an opportunity to get even closer”.
