Welcome to Holy Family Parish
Archbishop Mancini writes, "What Must We Do?"
In this letter, written as a follow-up to his Pentecost Letter, the Archibishop outlines his ideas and plans. Read the full letter here...
The Holy Family Parish Website (Amherst, NS)
Holy Family Parish was formed in December of 2006 after the amalgamation of the two Catholic Parishes in Amherst - Saint Charles Borromeo and Nativity of Our Lady. This was a result of the Forward in Faith Process put forth by the Archdiocese of Halifax. Plans began in 2008 to build a new Holy Family Church and Parish Center and on July 25, 2010 the new facility was formally dedicated.
Except for a short break during the summer months, our Parish Bulletin is published every week for our parishioners to bring home. We also post each bulletin on the website.
We have attempted to preserve the history of our two former parishes on this site. Much of our recent past is found on the About Us pages.
For more information about the early history of the Catholic Church on this area, Rev. John McCarthy, M.A. wrote The Story of the Establishment and Development of the Catholic Church in Amherst Nova Scotia. His chronicle is located on the Our History pages.
Comments from the original Guestbook have been retain are available on the Original Guestbook page.
Our Weekday and Weekend Celebration of the Eucharist is here.
Our Christmas schedule is also posted.
Office Hours
Weekdays (Monday - Friday)
8:30am - 4:00pm
Closed daily from 12noon until 1:15pm
We extend a warm welcome to all newcomers to our Parish and hope you will be happy in our midst. To help us keep our records up to date and thus enable us to serve you better, please complete our printer friendly New Member form and place it in the collection. (The form will open in a new window).