bulletin – October 15

ANNOUNCED MASSES

Date Time Intentions
Oct. 17 9:00AM SEYMOUR RUBENSTEIN req John Jones & Family
Oct. 19 9:00AM KATHI WATTS req Kathi & Philip Leah
Oct. 20 9:00AM SEVERA de CASTRO req Cleofe Family
Oct. 21 4:30PM KENG OWYONG req Helen

SUNDAY COLLECTION: October 7/8, 2006

Total: $10,003.66

4:30 8:30 10:30 12:30
Loose 94.15 131.34 245.82 917.45
Env. $ 2,169.90 1,775.00 3,105.00 1,565.00
Total 2,264.05 1,906.34 3,350.82 2,482.45
# of Env. 136 90 148 73

REGISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SACRAMENTS

PUBLIC/PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN

Registered parishioners, with school-aged children in public or private schools who wish to receive one or more of the sacraments, may pick up a registration form in the main office at any time. Please bring completed forms and related documents to the parish office.

CHILDREN’S FAITH PROGRAM & ST. GABRIEL’S SCHOOL STUDENTS

Parents, please bring completed registration forms and relevant documents to the parish office on OCT 17 (Tue) between 7:30 and 9:00 PM.

TUESDAY NIGHTS AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS ARE LEARNING TIMES

NEW CHURCH – OLD AND NEW IDEAS

This fall we will look at our new “green” church from different perspectives, including: “Who started us in this direction? Why did we choose this way of placing the pews, the altar, the pulpit (ambo)? Do we as Catholics have any tradition linking ecology and religion?” — and any other questions you may have. Each topic will be repeated the following week. You are invited to join us on:
DATE: Wednesday, NOVEMBER 1st (to be repeated on November 8th)
TIME: 10:30 AM to noon
PLACE: Come to the Parish Office

We hope the discussions will be informative and enjoyable. We are also prepared to offer this series of presentations on alternate Tuesday evenings for those interested, beginning NOVEMBER 7th at 7:30 PM. If you wish to attend Tuesday evenings, please phone Mary Landry at 416-293-3760.

On TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31st

we will begin with the topic: How is our Christian life and ethics similar to those of other faith traditions? How are they different?
TIME: 7:30 – 9:00 PM
PLACE: Come to the Parish Office

CEREMONY OF THE BLESSING OF THE SICK
WILL BE AT 3:00 PM ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2006.

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is one of the Seven Sacraments. This Sacrament is celebrated with those who are seriously ill, those who are preparing for surgery and the elderly. The preferred place for celebrating this Sacrament is in the Church with family and the members of the parish community present. All are more than welcome to attend.

ALTAR SERVERS

I invite any girl or boy from grade 5 and upwards to join our Altar Servers. This is an important ministry in our parish. Mr. Tom Li, who is in charge of our Altar Servers, will be holding a training session on Sunday afternoon, October 22. If you are interested in serving the parish in this way, please call the parish office and leave your name and phone number or speak to me after one of the Masses.
Fr. Paul

NEWCOMERS – AN OPEN INVITATION

A reception will be held on Saturday, November 11th at 2:00PM in the Gabriel Room II for those in the parish community who are newcomers to the country. If you came to Canada recently (say in the past five years), please join us – we would like to get to know you and hear how you are adjusting to life in Canada. Please call Fatima at 416-221-8866 and leave your name and contact number.

JUST COFFEE

Fair trade organic coffees will be on sale after all the Masses next weekend.

Regular ground coffee: $5
Decaffeinated: $6
Whole Beans: $5
Chocolate Bars: $4 incl. taxes
NEW: Two varieties of TEA

ST. GABRIEL’S CRAFTERS will be hosting a CHRISTMAS CRAFT & BAKE SALE

on the weekend of December 2nd & 3rd. Donations of craft items & baked goods will be most welcomed for this worthwhile event. Raffle tickets will be on sale on November 11/12 after all the Masses and again on November 25/26. Volunteers will also be needed. Please contact Linda 416-226-4645 or Bernadette 416-226-0100.

DE LA SALLE COLLEGE – OPEN HOUSE ON OCTOBER 18th from 7:00 – 9:00PM.

De La Salle College is a Catholic co-educational, private school for students in grades 5 to 12. This open house is for prospective students and their families for the academic year 2007/2008. Location: 131 Farnham Ave., Toronto. Please contact the Office of Admissions at 416-969-8771 ext 228.

ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE SCHOOL – OPEN HOUSE ON OCTOBER 26th AND NOVEMBER 1st at 7:30 – 9:00PM

The office of Admissions is now considering applications for September 2007. While St. Michael’s is a private school for boys, they offer academic scholarships and financial aid to qualified students. Location: 1515 Bathurst St.(at St. Clair Avenue West) 416-653-3180

BREBEUF COLLEGE SCHOOL – OPEN HOUSE ON NOVEMBER 9th at 7:00PM.

All students and parents/guardians are invited. Location: 211 Steeles Ave. East. For information please contact the School Office at 416-393-5508.