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Confessions



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      The following parishes are offering the sacrament of reconciliation while taking the proper social distancing measures.  The list will be updated as more become available. 



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      St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kingston

      279 Johnson Street
      Time available:
      Wednesdays 7:00pm-9:00pm; Confessions will be heard in the cathedral. Fr. Shawn will be seated on the Tabernacle side at the back. He asks you use the kneeler two pews back from where he is seated. Enter from the regular front door. 
      Fridays 5:00pm-6:30pm; Confessions will be heard in St. James Chapel. Use the kneeler two pews back from whether Father is seated. Line up at the sign outside. If the inside door is open, feel free to enter. If it is closed, there is someone in there so please wait until they exit.
      Saturdays 4:00pm-4:50pm; Confessions will be heard in the cathedral. Fr. Shawn will be seated on the Tabernacle side at the back. He asks you use the kneeler two pews back from where he is seated. Enter from the regular front door. 

      St. Joseph Parish, Kingston

      392 Palace Rd
      Time availability: Saturdays 4:30pm-5:00pm. Other times by appointment (613) 547-5004
      Confessions will be heard in the church, parishioner and pastor seated 6-8 feet apart. 

       

      St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Kingston

      1111 Taylor Kidd Blvd
      Time available: By appointment. Please call (613) 389-8222
      Confessions can be heard in one of the following manners: 

      • In the parking lot: the parishioner and pastor can remain in their own cars with distance provision. 
      • Sitting outside in the courtyard with the same distance provisions.
      • Room D in the Parish Hall with same distance provisions.

       

      Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Bedford

      2905 Westport Rd, RR2 Godfrey
      Times available: By appointment. Please call Fr. Cyprian at (613)398-6745
      Confessions are held in drive-through fashion. Father will hear confessions from the deck while the penitent remains in the car.

       

      St. Michael’s Parish, Belleville

      296 Church St.
      Time available: Every day: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, 5:00pm – 6:00 pm.
      Confessions are heard from the window of the parish office. People may drive up, roll down their car window and confess to the priest who is at the window at distance of 6 to 8 feet. 

       

      St. Francis Xavier Parish, Brockville

      66 Church St
      Time availability: Saturdays from 3:00pm-4:00pm
      Confessions can be heard in the rectory front vestibule. Priest and penitent separated by the closed front door and speak through an open mail slot. The penitent wipes down prie dieu after confession. 
       

      St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Centreville

      4118 County Road 4
      Time availability: Saturdays 4:00pm-5:00pm. Other times by appointment: Contact Fr. Stéphane’s cell by text or call at (613)214-9154
      Confessions are heard behind the church by the path leading to the cemetery, beside the old rectory. 
      Come with your car and park parallel to Fr. Stéphane’s (brown-sugar coloured Toyota Corolla), your passenger’s door next to my driver’s side.  Lower your window, turn off your engine, and the confession begins. If you have other people in the car, you can park away and stand 6 feet apart from Father’s car.
      Message from Fr. Stéphane: I wear a scarf over my eyes.  Tell me to remove it if you do not want to preserve your anonymity.

      Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Erinsville

      6046 County Road 41
      Time availability: Saturdays 1:00pm-2:00pm. Other times by appointment: Contact Fr. Stéphane’s cell by text or call at (613)214-9154
      Confessions are heard by the shade of the trees on one side of the parking lot 6 feet apart. 
      Come with your car and park parallel to Fr. Stéphane’s (brown-sugar coloured Toyota Corolla), your passenger’s door next to my driver’s side.  Lower your window, turn off your engine, and the confession begins. If you have other people in the car, you can park away and stand 6 feet apart from Father’s car.
      Message from Fr. Stéphane: I wear a scarf over my eyes.  Tell me to remove it if you do not want to preserve your anonymity.

      Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Enterprise

      669 Church Road


      Time availability: Sundays, 8:00am-9:00am. Other times by appointment: Contact Fr. Stéphane’s cell by text or call at (613)214-9154

      Confessions are heard in the parking lot by the church ramp. Come with your car and park parallel to Fr. Stéphane’s (brown-sugar coloured Toyota Corolla), your passenger’s door next to my driver’s side.  Lower your window, turn off your engine, and the confession begins. If you have other people in the car, you can park away and stand 6 feet apart from Father’s car.

      Message from Fr. Stéphane: 
      I wear a scarf over my eyes.  Tell me to remove it if you do not want to preserve your anonymity.

       

      St. John the Evangelist Parish, Ganonoque

      270 Stone St S


      Time availabilty: Saturday mornings 10:00am-11:00am. Other times available by appointment. (613) 382-2017


      Confessions are heard in the parking lot with penitents remaining in their car parked 6 feet away from the pastor. 

       

       

      Holy Cross Parish, Kemptville

      503 Clothier St W
      Time availability: By appointment. 
      Confessions can be heard with penitents remaining in their car, with the pastor seated 6-8 feet away. 
      Soon drive-through format will be available from the portico entrance. To be confirmed. 

       

      Holy Name of Mary Parish, Marysville

      7288 Old Highway 2
      Times available: Fridays and Saturday, from 3:00pm-4:00pm. 
      Those wishing to receive can pull into the parking lot on the East side of the church, drive around the back of the church when the way is clear, and they will find Fr. Zambon in his vehicle parked between the church and the rectory, ready to hear their Confession. 

       

      St. John the Baptist Church, Perth

      38 Wilson St. E
      Time available: By appointment. Please call Fr. Brian McNally (613) 464-2908
      Confessions can be held on lawn outside the Rectory at suitable distance.

       

      St. Francis de Sales, Smiths Falls

      17 Elmsley St N
      Time availability: By appointment. Contact parish office (613) 283-0220
      Confessions can be heard in the church, penitent and pastor sitting 6 feet apart, in the parking lot, or strolling confessions in the church grounds.