St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica

Contact Information

196 Dufferin Avenue, London, ON N6A 1K8 | 519-432-3475 | basilica@dol.ca

Mass Times

Wednesday & Fridays: 12PM Noon

Saturdays: 5PM

Sundays: 9AM and 11AM

Accessibility

Accessible parking spots

Ramp at side entrance

Automatic doors at all entrances

Accessible washrooms

*4 steps at front entrance*

The Diocese of London’s Access for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Policy and the AODA Policy with Integrated Accessibility Standards and Multi-Year Plan can be found on the diocesan website at this link: https://dol.ca/accessibility-aoda

Parish & Volunteer Groups

St. Peter's Catholic Women's League

What is the Catholic Women's League?
The CWL is a national organization rooted in gospel values, calling its members to holiness through service to all God’s people. As a council, we participate in a variety of social justice activities that support our Catholic values as well as activities that nourish our own spiritual development.

The council engages in fundraising to support its charitable endeavors. Meetings consist of business, spiritual development, social activities, and diocesan initiatives.
St. Peter's Cathedral CWL Executive can be found here.

Join St. Peter's CWL

Useful Links:

London CWL: www.cwllondon.com

Provincial CWL: www.cwl.on.ca

National CWL: www.cwl.ca

Legion of Mary

The Legion of Mary was founded in Dublin, Ireland on 7 September 1921. It is a lay Catholic organization whose members are giving service to the Church on a voluntary basis in almost every country. The object of the Legion of Mary is the glory of God through the holiness of its members developed by prayer and active co-operation in Mary’s and the Church’s work.

The unit of the Legion of Mary is called a praesidium, which holds a weekly meeting, where prayer is intermingled with reports and discussion. Persons who wish to join the Legion must apply for membership in a Praesidium.

The Legion sees as its priority the spiritual and social welfare of each individual. The members participate in the life of the parish through the visitation of families, the sick, both in their homes and in hospitals and through collaboration in every apostolic and missionary undertaking sponsored by the parish.

Every legionary is required to carry out a weekly apostolic work in the spirit of faith and in union with Mary.

The Legion of Mary of St. Peter's Cathedral meets every Saturday at 1 PM in St. Andre Bessette Room, St. Michael's Parish (511 Cheapside Street).

Prayer Shawl

A spirit of compassion and love, and the enjoyment of knitting and/or crocheting are all that is required to be a part of this ministry. Shawls are created in combination with prayers and blessings, then given without cost to those who are celebrating a joyous occasion or who may be experiencing a time of difficulty or sorrow.

Since the beginning of Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. Peter's Cathedral in 2007, prayer shawls have been distributed to our parishioners as well as to individuals within and outside of the London community. Each Lenten Season we take on a Project of Love, and have donated prayer shawls to groups such as St. Vincent de Paul, London Hospice, and the Franciscans of Emmanuel in Montreal in support of their ministry to troubled youth and for their mission hospital in Cameroon, Africa. Novice and experienced knitters and crocheters are always welcome to join us in our circle of contemplative prayer in the crafting of prayer shawls.

Interested in joining a group at St. Peter's Cathedral?

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St. Peter's Knights of Columbus - Council #13404

This fraternal and social organization of Catholic men embraces service to the Church, community, family and youth. As a Knight you will enjoy good fellowship, help organize parish activities, raise funds for charities and support each other. All Catholic men over 18 are welcome to join.

Knights of Columbus Council #13404 is committed to serve the parish community of St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica in London, Ontario, with a membership of over 80 individuals. Our general meetings are held once a month, on the second Thursday, at 7:00 pm in St. Michael's Parish (2nd Floor, JP II Room) at 511 Cheapside Street London, ON N5Y 3X5.

Grand Knight: Lawrence Jardine

Council Official Website: www.StPetersKnights.ca

For more information about the council, please contact our Membership Director, Matt Duffy at matthewgerardduffy@gmail.com.

Join the Knights

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The Society's Conference at St. Peter's Cathedral provides outreach services within

the parish boundaries to those in need. Vouchers for food, clothing, and

housewares are provided through visits to our neighbours' homes throughout the

year. We alsooffer a listening and attentive ear and provide information regarding

resources available in our community. These services are available through the

generous financial assistance of the parishioners of St. Peter's Cathedral and the

support of the Cathedral Rector. For these reasons, we have no administrative overhead and all donations are directed to those in need.

If you are interested in joining us in the work of this ministry and becoming a Vincentian, please refer to the attachment below outlining the ministry description, requirements and commitments and the scheduling of meeting and visits involved in this important work with the poor. For more information or to volunteer, we invite you to email us at stpeters@ssvp.com.

SSVP Volunteer Description [Click here]

I need assistance from the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

In order to receive assistance from the SSVP at St. Peter's, you must live within our service boundaries.

Interactive map of our service boundaries [Click here]

To register and request assistance from the St Peter’s Saint Vincent de Paul Society, please call (519) 914-5262 and press #2 on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM. When you call, please have the following information ready:

- First name and family name (please spell both)
- Address and apartment number; buzzer number if applicable
- Telephone number where you may be reached or a message may be left for you
- Number of people permanently residing at the address
- Items required (food voucher, SSVP store voucher, or a single LTC bus ticket)

The St. Peter's SSVP can visit a household once every 3 months. The visits will be made by 2 volunteers, Tuesdays between 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM and the last Saturday of each month between 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (NOON). Please answer your phone during the time period on Tuesday or Saturday when you are expecting our visit. Please be aware that our team’s phone number may appear as “unknown caller”.

If you are not within our boundaries, contact the Catholic parish that looks after your area and ask for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul there.

History of St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica

St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica is the "mother church" of the Diocese of London. It is located at the corner of Richmond Street and Dufferin Avenue in the heart of beautiful downtown London, Ontario.

Compared with the ancient cathedrals of Europe, its history is brief but it carries us back to the pioneer days of Ontario, and to conditions which made the building of a church as large and splendid as St. Peter's remarkable achievement.

At the dedication of the Cathedral in 1885, Bishop Walsh said, "This cathedral is the expression in stone of the great zeal and love for religion of the noble clergy and generous laity of the whole Diocese and of their cordial union and cooperation with their Bishop, and it will stand for ages an eloquent and enduring monument of their faith, hope and charity."