St. Mary's Chuch, 63 Elgin Street,Collingwood, Ontario. L9Y 3L6                                                                                                                              Phone: (705)445-1790 Fax: (705)445-9659 email: stmaryscwood@rogers.com  PARISH PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Gerard Pilon - Pastor Rev. Mr. Chuck McCarthy - Parish Deacon Jayne Williams - Parish Secretary PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 12:00pm - 1:00pm to 4:30pm Advent Confession Times Tuesday December 20th After Mass Wednesday Dec 21st – 6:30 to 8:00pm Thursday Dec 22nd –After Mass CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES Christmas Eve: 5:00pm, 7:30pm and 11:00pm Christmas Day : 9:00am and 11:00am (Please note there will be no masses from Monday December 26th to Friday December 30th) NEW YEARS MASSES New Years Eve: 5:00pm New Years Day: 9:00am & 11:00am (Holy Day of Obligation) REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE Saturday  Mass 5:15 Sunday 9:00am and 11:00am WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Tuesday & Thursday 7:00pm Wednesday and Friday 8:30am   SPIRITUAL DEVOTIONS Monday 9:00am - Prayer Group - In honour of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Wednesday 9:00am - Prayers to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Thursday 6:00pm - Exposition of Blessed Sacrament Prayer Cenacle, Marian Movement of Priests. First Saturday Mass - Our Lady Queen of the Home, Prayers for families Any changes to these times will be posted on the website and the bulletin. There is adoration on the First Friday of the Month at 7:00pm First Saturday of the Month there is a 9:00am Mass for Our Lady RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:30 to 5:00pm Sunday 30 minutes before Mass or by appointment BAPTISM By appointment WEDDINGS Couples planning to get married must contact the priest a year in advance for an appointment HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE SICK & SHUT-IN’S Communion is brought regularly to the sick and shut-in’s. Please contact the office. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN THE PARISH St. Mary’s Elementary School - (705)445-6132 Jean Vanier High School - (705)445-2043 LINKS The Archdiocese of Toronto  Catholic Encyclopedia Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre Salt and Light Television The Vatican ST. MARY'S CHURCH COLLINGWOOD 1858 - 2009 "OUR LADY OF THE LAKE"

In the 1640's Jesuit Fathers worked among the Petun Indians in the Collingwood area, the western limit of their Huronia mission field. From the 1830's priest's from Penetanguishene said mass occasionally in communities near the southern shore of Georgian Bay. In 1855 with the coming of the railway from Barrie, priests served Collingwood more regularly.

On March 4th, 1858, Bishop de Charbonnel of Toronto blessed the first Catholic Church in Collingwood, this building was on Cedar Street. Originally served from Barrie, it became part of the new parish of Nottawasaga which included Stayner Parish in 1871. From this time until 1886 the spiritual needs were attended by Rev. Fathers O'Reilly, Patrick Kiernan and Edward Kiernan.

In 1886 Collingwood separated from Stayner and became a district parish, Fr. Edward Kiernan became it's pastor. Again the church became to small for its congregation. Fr. Kiernan undertook the task of erecting a church on the land donated for that purpose by Mr. Thomas Long on the corner of Elgin and Ontario Streets, the rectory had already been built by the late J.J. Long at his own expense.

The Cornerstone of the new church was laid on May 24th 1888, and on December 16th the same year the church was solemnly blessed.

During the construction of the church beautiful stained glass windows were installed with the donor's names inscribed. It is interesting to note that the windows only have women's names.

In 2008 St. Mary's celebrated its 150th anniversary. During that time St. Mary's published a 150th Anniversary Book, these books show a full history of the church, and are available at the parish office.