Friday evenings at 7:30 PM. While remembering the passion of Jesus, we also prayerfully reflect on the passion of Christ as it is experienced in the sufferings of our brothers and sisters today. Please try to join us at least once during this Lenten season.
During Lent we encourage your attendance at our weekday Masses on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings at 9:00 AM.
Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00 PM in the Gabriel Room
This annual parish event is again being sponsored by the Pastoral team. Passover is the oldest festival of the Hebrew liturgical calendar. It has been observed by Jewish people for more than 3,000 years. Passover is a religious family meal celebrating Jewish freedom from slavery. It occurs in the spring, the time of renewal in “Nissan”, the first month of the Hebrew year, and it lasts for eight days. Why do we celebrate this “meal” at St. Gabriel’s? First, this celebration helps us to understand our religious roots, which are Jewish. Second, it is an opportunity for us to celebrate our growth as a community, and be together with families and friends at this most special time during Holy Week. Please call the Parish Office at 416 – 221 – 8866 by Friday, March 14 to book your table of 6 or 8, or to have your name added to a table.
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Total: $5,207.92
Extra Parking at Elkhorn Public School
Tuesday evening, March 25 at 7:30 PM Topic: Catholics in Nazi Germany
Wednesday morning, March 26 at 10:30 AM Topic: St. Paul – Pastor and Theologian
Do you feel like Lent is passing you by? Take the time to pause, reflect and give back in thanksgiving during the final days between Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday. Enter into the spirit of this sacrificial season by taking time to think about the Lord’s presence in your life and how you can give back to Him.
200,000 people in need are waiting for a light to shine in their lives. Will you share your gifts?
Together, let’s ShareLife!
ShareLife is now receiving funds for our relief partners at the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace as they respond to the crisis in Kenya. If parishioners wish to contribute to the relief effort, they can do so here at St. Gabriel’s or on the ShareLife website, www.sharelife.org
Good Shepherd Centre, a multi-service charitable agency providing services to homeless and disadvantaged individuals, needs your help!
Good Shepherd Centre is in need of the following items:
Volunteer Opportunity Thursday morning (6:30 – 7:30 AM) Kitchen volunteer to help set up and serve breakfast For more information, please contact Kanwaljeet Biln at 416-869-3619, Ext. 262. Good Shepherd Centre is located at 412 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario. M5A 1T3 Phone: 416-869-3619 Fax: 416-869-0510
Your prepared chicken rice casseroles (frozen please) will be collected at the Masses on March 29/30, the weekend following Easter, for delivery to the Good Shepherd Centre. More volunteers are encouraged to get a copy of the casserole recipe and a pan and give it a try. For more information, please contact Irene Albrecht at 416-221-2791.
As you know, on March 29, cities around the world will be celebrating Earth Hour. By the simple action of turning off the lights, Earth Hour intends to reinforce the powerful message about the need for action on global warming. Participating cities are encouraging their citizens to turn off their lights from 8:00 to 9:00 PM.
As parishioners of Canada’s First Green Church, we at St Gabriel’s will also be celebrating Earth Hour here in our Church during that time. We encourage all of you to participate in this important gesture. More about the event next week.
Many, many thanks to all of you who helped prepare for the World Day of Prayer. Thanks, also, to those who participated in the service last Friday. It was a prayerful, enjoyable event. Mary Landry
The 2008 Ching Ming Remembrance Mass will be held in the Holy Family Mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery in Thornhill on April 5, 2008 at 2:00 PM. The Mass, which is held in Chinese, is organized by Catholic Cemeteries – Archdiocese of Toronto with the support of the four Chinese parishes. For further details, please see the poster in the foyer.
Married couples: You deserve a weekend to celebrate being together; to rediscover each other and focus on ways to make your relationship even better. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend offers this opportunity. Consider giving each other or another couple that you know the gift of a weekend away from daily pressures; time to be with each other and with God on a Marriage Encounter Weekend.
Upcoming Weekend date: April 4 – 6, 2008 For further information, please contact David & Lucy Adams at 905-470-9590 or email: adams@rogers.com
This Bulletin entry was posted on Sunday, March 16th, 2008.
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.
Learn about Passionists and our insignia »
Read about Fr. Tim Boyle’s visit with Fatima. Check out the original blog post with even more pictures.
Companion for the Walk of the Stations of the Cosmic Earth
St. Gabriel’s Garden – Guided Sensory Reflective Walk