Dear Friends,         

My name is Fr. Gaston Giacinti. I am a religious priest belonging to the Order of the Institute of the Incarnate Word. I am the second of eight siblings, three of whom have pursued a vocation to the priesthood, while two have become nuns. My family below, and I am #2.

Let me share with you a tittle about my religious life. I entered the Minor Seminary in Argentina on March 1997 when I was 16 years old. In 1999, I did my novitiate and subsequently commenced my studies at the Major Seminary. I spent a period of two years at our IVE Seminary in the USA (2000-2002) and the remainder of my studies back in Argentina. During my formation in the United States, I had the opportunity to visit Canada twice in 2001and then again in 2002 for World Youth Day.

I was ordained to the priesthood on December 3, 2005. Subsequently I spent about 15 year serving in the USA:

• Jan. 2006 to Oct. 2007, Archdiocese of Washington.
• Oct. 2007 to Jul. 2010, Diocese of Brooklyn, NY.
• Jul. 2010 to Sept. 2021, Diocese of Dallas, Texas.

and lastly the last three years from Nov. 2021 to Aug. 2024, I studied in Rome and served in the Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno.

I am very happy to be able to come to work in Peterborough. In these first few days I have seen that you are a joyful and faith-filled community. I hope and I entrust myself to your prayers, that with the grace of God and the Blessed Virgin, I may be able to serve you faithfully. Thank you for the Spiritual Bouquet, it was a beautiful surprise and I share also a picture of I and Fr. Alex (as an altar server). The picture was taken about 17 years ago.

Together in prayer,

Fr. Gaston Giacinti, IVE

WEEKLY NEWS

Thank you all for your contributions to the Spiritual Bouquet We, St. John the Baptist and Sacred Heart, as a community where able to offer for Fr. Alex and Fr. Gaston approximately:

114 Masses (Announced, Not announced and Holy Communions), 232 Holy Rosaries, 175 Divine Mercy Chaplets, 26h of adorations, 3,043 Hail Maries and 60 hours of Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament.

Friday Adoration at Sacred Heart
Every Friday there is adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament 
at Sacred Heart in reparation 
for the offences made to the Sacred Heart of Jesus from 1:30 to 6:30PM  and confessions from 5 to 6:30PM.

Sacred Heart Choir

Christine Helferty has taken direction of the choir for the 9AM Holy Mass at Sacred Heart Parish. All voices (including children aged 10+) are invited to join! No previous experience necessary. Please contact Christine by call or text at 343-369-8739 to learn more or to sign up.

D IOCESAN &O THER NEWS:

Immaculate’s Annual Giant Yard Sale:  Spread the word!  On Saturday, August 24th from 8:30 to noon.  All proceeds in support of their accessibility fund, to provide a much-needed elevator to their parish hall  Also, be sure to buy a book of tickets to their summer raffle to win a $150 Keg gift card, Blue Jay tickets or other terrific prizes shown on their website.

Plan to attend the Historic 94th Douro Doings and At St. Joseph’s Parish Hall Douro 299 County Rd 8, Monday Sept 2. Roast Beef Dinner & Entertainment 3-6pm Adult $20.00 Children 6-12 $10.00 5 & under FREE, Please bring your own dinner plates and cutlery to reduce waste. *Entertainment, Famous Quilt Raffle and other raffles. *Car & Truck Show All Day *Snack Bar on site for Breakfast & Lunch.* Entertainment *Weekend Fast Ball & Slow Pitch tournaments, *10k Run at 10 am, *11 am Frog Jump *12 pm Children’s Races and Tug of War.

Calling all Duffers!!!!!!2nd Annual Jason Goff Memorial Golf Tournament Saturday, September 21st, 2024 (9:00am Shotgun Start) Warkworth Golf Club. Joint Fundraiser for St. Mary of the Visitation Parish and the Knights of Columbus, Campbellford. $90 for members and $120 for non members. Includes – cart rental and a steak dinner. Registration Form at:   saintmaryschurch.info/misc-info Deadline is Sept. 5th. For more info, please call 705-768-0844

Leahy – The Next Generation
St. Mary of the Visitation Parish in Campbellford has organized a fundraiser with this well-known musical family on Sunday, October 6th at 2:00pm at the Stirling Festival Theatre, 41 West Front St., Stirling ON.  Ticket prices range from $32 – $47.   The music that lives in each of these young people – which is so joyful, so positive, and so rare – overflows from them and affects audiences who have witnessed something truly unique and remarkable. To order tickets visit the Stirling Festival Theatre website https://www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/the-next-generation-leahy

For more information call St. Mary’s Parish, Campbellford at 705-653-1093.

Note:  Already 1/6th of the seating is sold.   

Save the Date Closing Celebration of the Year of the Sacred Heart: Please join His Excellency Bishop Miehm and the parishioners of our northern parishes on Friday June 27, 2025, Sacred Heart Parish Trout Creek, Holy Mass at 3:30 pm. Daily events include Holy Adoration 11-3 (with confessions), Chaplet of the Sacred Heart at 1:30 pm, with discussion to follow, and reception in the parish hall.