Congratulations to the following children from our parish attending the Children’s Faith Program, Private and other Catholic Schools who received their First Communion as a group on Sunday, May 8th, 2016.
Makyah Adams Briar Boogaart Alexander Chan Camille Chang-Ying Jessica Martine Joy Lee Jonathan Brendan Jim Lee Rylan Ng Lee Ethan Leung Olivia Li Ngan Sun Lucas Mele Nathan Mong Alexander Phillips Katherine Poon Kunuk Rhee June Stonehouse Kostan Supan Chloe Tsang Ethan Tsang Norah Yee Joshua Ronyn Yong Madison Sarah Yong Ryley Matthew Yong Andrew Young Madison Autumn Zuccato Sydney Alexis Zuccato
It was a beautiful celebration. Let us promise to support these young people with our prayers as they continue on their journey of faith.
Registration forms for the Children’s Faith Program are now available in the parish office. This program is for children of the Parish who attend public or private schools. Classes are held at St. Gabriel’s School every second Sunday beginning September 11th, 2016.
Please note that a separate Sacramental registration form is required if your child will receive the sacraments of First Communion, Reconciliation or Confirmation during the 2016/17 year.
May 16th to May 21st, 2016 MONDAY – LEWIS ROYES – Requested by Helene Royes TUESDAY – MARGARET CHAN – Requested by Teresa Loo WEDNESDAY – DICK MORAN – Requested by Margaret Anne Leckie & Mary Alice O’Mahony THURSDAY – ANA SOFIA NASCIMENTO – Requested by the Nascimento Family FRIDAY – CECILIA MANALANG – Requested by Tyke Manalang SATURDAY – MIKE PALAZZO & CHRISTOPHER DI LALLO – Requested by Val Palazzo & Family
It is important for you to know that to be hired to teach in any Catholic School Board in Ontario, as part of your application for employment, there must be a letter of reference from your pastor. If you are planning to apply to teach in a Catholic School, a contact with the pastor is highly recommended. Please plan to have a conversation with your Pastor early in the process, well before applications are to be submitted.
An urgent appeal for help has been launched by the Canadian Red Cross following the devastating fire in Fort McMurray, Alberta last week. Over 88,000 people have been evacuated from Fort McMurray and surrounding areas. Thousands have lost their homes and belongings as the fire continues to rage.
Donations can be made through:
The Parish making cheques payable to St. Gabriel’s Parish – Fort McMurray The Archdiocese of Toronto website: www.archtoronto.org By phone through the Development Office – 416-934-3411 The Canadian Red Cross directly at www.redcross.ca or by calling 1-800-418-1111.
Each month food we collect is sent to Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre.
Rosalie Hall assists young parents and their children to realize their potential through the provision of a wide range of child development, community, residential and educational services.
Good Shepherd provides hot meals and shelter for the homeless in our city as well as a chance to start again through the Resettlement or DARE Programs
With everyone struggling at this time, your food donations are more important than ever. Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired. Thank you for your generous support.
Working wonders for those who need help in our neighbourhood…
In response to operational challenges and funding cuts, agencies continue to explore creative ways of working together and reaching more clients.
The first initiative known as “Shared Services” encourages agencies to share back office functions in the areas of human resources, financial management and information technology. The vision for this effort is to strengthen the collaboration of agencies guided by the philosophy of working for the common good. ultimately these administrative and program efficiencies will lead to enhanced organizational capacity, reducing overhead and administrative costs for ShareLife supported agencies.
ShareLife to date: $109,042 Next ShareLife Sunday is May 29th. Please give generously. You can work wonders!
The Archdiocese of Toronto is accepting financial contributions for humanitarian relief following the disastrous effects of a serious earthquake on April 16th.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks have devastated huge areas of Ecuador, with nearly 600 people reported dead, another 5,700 injured and 24,000 families left homeless.
Those wishing to help may do so in the following ways:
Online through the Archdiocese of Toronto website: www.archtoronto.org By phone through the Development Office – 416-934-3411 Through the parish, making cheques payable to: St. Gabriel’s Parish – Ecuador Earthquake – Humanitarian Relief
St. Gabriel’s Parish Weekend of September 23rd to 25th, 2016
A Marriage Preparation course will be offered here at St. Gabriel’s the weekend of September 23rd to 25th, 2016.
The course will be held Friday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM. For a registration package please email Marie Deans at deansm@sympatico.ca.
Note that this course usually fills up quickly and spaces are limited.
May 16th at 7:30 PM
St. Luke’s Church, 39 Green Lane, Thornhill
Mosaic Interfaith invites you to attend the next presentation in their series “From Abraham Three Faiths” to take place at St. Luke’s Catholic Parish, 39 Green Lane, Thornhill on Monday May 16th at 7.30 PM.
The subject is “Everyone Wants to go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die” exploring the meaning of death and the kind of faith which disarms death from Jewish, Christian and Muslim perspectives.
Panelists are Rev. Canon John Hill, Rabbi Michael Stroh and Dr. Liyakat Takim from Christianity, Judaism and Islam respectively.
Please see the flyer on the bulletin boards. For more information or to RSVP call Nora at 416-218 0680.
Monday, May 16th at 6:30 PM
Catholic Pastoral Centre, 1155 Yonge St., 4th Floor.
You are invited to a New Beginnings Talk on the topic of Marriage and Annulment given by Fr. Alexander Laschuk, JCL at the Catholic Pastoral Centre, 1155 Yonge St., 4th Floor on Monday, May 16th, at 6:30 PM. The Talk explores the Church’s teaching on the Sacrament of Marriage and why in some cases a declaration of nullity (annulment) is granted.
For more information, please contact us at 416-921-1163 Ext. 2227 or 2235.
Monday, May 16th at 7:00 PM
Boston Pizza, 400 Progress Avenue, Scarborough
The OCY and Faith Connections, along with representatives from your local parishes invite all young adults (ages 19 +) to join them for Theology on Tap on May 16th at 7:00 PM at Boston Pizza in Scarborough. The topic is My Unique Personal Vocation.
So much anxiety!
Am I getting the right education? Will I be able to get a decent job? Is he/she the right person for me in marriage? Religious life? Singlehood? What is my baptismal call???
Join Patricia Murphy, Professor of Moral Theology at St. Augustine’s Seminary, as she discusses the discernment of our own unique, personal vocations.
Tuesday May 17th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Gabriel Room Hello fellow parishioners, I have booked the St. Gabriel’s Room for Tues. May 17th for our next weaving event. We will try to weave from 1:00 to 3:00 or 4ish as long as our energy and supplies last….
Thank you to those that took bags home to cut…. I have already received some back!! Hope to see you next month and feel free to bring a friend.
Sharon Gusz
Wednesday, May 18th at 7:00 PM
Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home & Cemetery, Thornhill
Catholic Cemeteries and the Archdiocese estate planning team will share information about: How to protect your loved ones with a proper will How to ensure your wishes are legally protected Powers of Attorney The advantage of pre-arranging funeral, burial and cremation The cost savings of making an estate plan Finding lawyers and estate planning advisors Our Catholic traditions around wills, burials and funerals.
An estate planning kit will be provided at no cost. Refreshments will be provided.
RSVP to Frank Jannetta, Catholic Cemeteries at 416.733-8544 ext. 2023 or fjannetta@cc-fs.ca.
Our operating expenses average $14,550 per week.
Collection for May 8th, 2016: Envelopes 411 $ 7,367 Loose Change 1,178 Weekly Portion of Pre-Authorized Giving 165 3,034 Total 576 $ 11,579
Please inform the Parish Office if you have changed your address or are moving out of the Parish so that we may update our records.
If you have prior year’s offertory envelopes, please do not use them! Each year we go through the unused envelopes for which no donations have been received and may reassign that number to another parishioner.
This Bulletin entry was posted on Saturday, May 14th, 2016.
Founded by St. Paul of the Cross, every Passionist takes a special vow to spend his or her energies in promoting remembrance of the sufferings of Jesus, the memory of the Cross, and reflection of the meaning of the Cross for the world.
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