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  • Shrine Season Impacted by COVID-19

    Posted by Allex Laurin on April 16, 2020

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shrine Season Impacted by COVID-19 Tay, On (16 April 2020) – Due to the limitations on public gatherings currently legislated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,…


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  • Community organizations create Friendship Gardens at Martyrs’ Shrine

    Posted by Allex Laurin on June 10, 2018

    PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TAY (10 June 2018) – In a new community partnership beautifying the national shrine, the towns of Midland…


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  • Fr. Alex Kirsten, SJ

    Posted by Allex Laurin on January 22, 2018

    Dear friends of Martyrs’ Shrine,   It is with sadness that we share the news that Fr. Alex Kirsten, SJ passed away on Wednesday, January 17th. Fr. Alex was the Director of…


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  • Over $30,000 raised for washroom renovation at Martyrs’ Shrine

    Posted by Allex Laurin on September 27, 2017

    MIDLAND (27 September 2017) – Over 200 community members attended the 4th annual Tiawenk Fundraising Dinner and Auction on Saturday. Together, those in attendance raised $30,820.46 from ticket sales,…


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  • Media Advisory: Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage

    Posted by Allex Laurin on July 18, 2017

    Canoe Pilgrimage to launch in Midland on July 21   43 Queen’s Park Cres. E. Toronto, ON M5S 2C3 tel….


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  • Opening Day 2017

    Posted by Allex Laurin on May 11, 2017

    Over 200 people gather for Opening Day Mass Martyrs’ Shrine opened Saturday, May 06 2017 with an Opening Day Mass at 12:00 noon. Approximately…


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  • An outpouring of generosity at Martyrs’ Shrine’s fundraising dinner and auction

    Posted by Allex Laurin on October 18, 2016

    An outpouring of generosity at Martyrs’ Shrine’s fundraising dinner and auction MIDLAND (18 October 2016) – One hundred and fifty generous community members attended the 3rd annual Tiawenk fundraising dinner…


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  • Martyrs’ Shrine Earns 2016 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

    Posted by Allex Laurin on June 3, 2016

    Martyrs’ Shrine Earns 2016 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence MIDLAND (June-3-16) – Martyrs’ Shrine proudly announces receiving a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence for the second year in a row. Now in…


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  • Holy Door officially opens at Martyrs’ Shrine

    Posted by Allex Laurin on May 7, 2016

    Holy Door officially opens at Martyrs’ Shrine MIDLAND (May 07, 2016) – The Martyrs’ Shrine has officially opened their Holy Door for the 2016 season. Following their Opening Day Celebration,…


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Martyrs’ Shrine offers a holy and historic space of education, spiritual conversation, and Sacrament, sharing with people, of every faith and culture, the divine mystery of self-sacrificing love, witnessed in the lives of St. Jean de Brébeuf and his companions, and fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

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That all people have joined St. Jean de Brébeuf and his companions in building a community of love with Jesus Christ.

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Loving Service, Sacramental Life, Stewardship, Hospitality, and Education

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16163 Highway 12 West
P.O. Box 7
Midland, Ontario, Canada
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Martyrs' Shrine is open to the public from the first Saturday of May to Thanksgiving Monday. Our 2020 season is currently postponed until July 4 due to COVID-19.

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