Prepare for the season with the Christmas mass schedule, and join our memorial of Thomas Berry in Bring Back the Sun.
What’s” Canon Law” all about?
Monday, December 14th at 7:30 PM
Fr. Bernard leads a Bible study group focusing on the Gospel of John. Bring your Bible and a friend.
Toronto’s Catholic schools invite you to register your children for the 2010-2011 school year. Registration begins in January 2010 for Kindergarten and French Immersion at all Catholic elementary schools throughout the City of Toronto. For the convenience of families, most schools are open for registration on Wednesday, January 13th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. For more information, please contact the Catholic school nearest you or 416-222-8282, extension 5314 or visit the Board’s website at www.tcdsb.org.
We want to thank the Community of St. Gabriel’s Village Condos for their generous donation of toys for the catholic Children’s Aid Society Toy Drive. Their help is very much appreciated.
There but for the Grace of God…
Your help is urgently needed. Make a difference in the lives of those most in need within our community by participating in the Good Shepherd Centre’s annual Christmas Food Drive.
Urgently Needed Items:
Donations may be left in the designated containers at the doors of the Church. We thank you for your generous support.
The Catholic Children’s Aid Society is inviting families to assist them in providing some little extras, such as new clothing, new toys, food vouchers and /or gift certificates to bring the joy of the season to one of their families. If you are willing to provide a donation or adopt-a-family, please call 416-395-1634 or email info@hopeforthechildren.ca.
We are having a Christmas Toy Drive for the Catholic Children’s Aid Society. This is the last weekend to drop off an unwrapped new toy for a child 0 to 12 years old. Containers have been set up at the doors of the Church.
Christmas Offering envelopes for the St. Vincent de Paul Society are available at the back of the Church. Your donations enable the Society to help those in need. At this time of year, they try to provide a little extra to add to their Christmas celebration. Your generosity is much appreciated.
What an amazing gift! Thank you very much for the stamps you sent to us and for bringing us closer to a world without leprosy. We are very grateful for all your effort to save the stamps, trim them and send them to us. We have raised over $10,673 so far in 2009. Our goal is to raise $12,000 in 2009, which will provide cure and care for 37 leprosy patients! Through medical treatments, education and rehabilitation, your recent gift helps restore dignity and courage to those who have suffered much too long. We are happy to accept any and all trimmed stamps, leaving no less than ¼ inch and no more than ½ inch paper border. Please keep on sending us your used postage stamps so that we can work towards the day when leprosy is eradicated.
Confessions Saturday, December 19th
Christmas Eve Thursday, December 24th
Christmas Day Friday, December 25th – 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM
Feast of the Holy Family
Office Closed
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Day
A Solstice Celebration & Memorial of the Life of Thomas Berry Winter Solstice December 21, 7:00 – 9:00 PM St. Gabriel’s Church
Join us for reflections, tributes, music and more to celebrate the great work of Thomas Berry. There will be a reception following the celebration.
Presented by the Elliot Allen Institute for Theology and Ecology
CHRISTMAS EVE AT 7:00 pm Rehearsal: Sunday, December 20th 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Each year, young people, Grade 3 and up, form a special choir for the Family Mass on Christmas Eve. Children must be at the Church by 6:00 PM. One rehearsal, which is mandatory, will be held on Sunday, December 20 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Please call Marilyn Calderone at 416-221-8866 for more information.
Dress Rehearsal: Sunday, December 20th 2:00PM to 4:00PM S.K. to Grade 5 children are invited to participate in the pageant. Please call Anne Murphy at 416-512-0340.
December 14th to December 19th, 2009
MONDAY – HELEN AULT Requested by Robert Ault & Janet Clarke Armstrong TUESDAY – RITA BUTT Requested by Moira McCarthy & Bob Torpey WEDNESDAY – AUNTIE PAT Requested by Marta Lou THURSDAY –ZOFIZ TARNOWSKA-MOSS Requested by Anne Marie Bielska FRIDAY – SATURDAY – KATHI WATTS Requested by Kathi & Philip Leah
Monday, December 21st at 7:30 PM St. Matthew’s Anglican Church 80 George Henry Blvd (facing Sheppard, west of Don Mills Road).
Will Christmas be difficult to celebrate this year because of the loss of a loved one? St. Gabriel’s, the other local Christian Churches and the North York Hospital Chaplaincy are offering a Christmas Service for Those Who Mourn on Monday, December 21st at 7:30 PM at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church.
December 6th 2009: $14,118
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Number of Envelopes Used: 455
The 2009 Offertory Boxed Envelopes are available in the Gathering Space. It is important that you throw away all envelopes from previous years as your number might have been assigned to another family. Please enter your full name and address on the first few envelopes so that we may allocate donations correctly for income tax purposes. If you are on the Pre- Authorized Giving Plan, you will still receive a box of envelopes since these include Initial, New Year’s, Christmas, Easter and Maintenance envelopes. If you do not have envelopes but would like them for 2010, please contact the office at 416-221-8866.
Calling all interested Catholic Ratepayers!
St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto is presenting a series of workshops on 6 consecutive Saturdays, January 9th to February 13th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. for anyone in the Province of Ontario who is considering running for the position of Catholic Trustee, is a present trustee or any other persons who are interested. A nominal fee of $100 will be charged for the complete series and lunch will be provided. The fee must be paid by December 20th 2009. Cheques should be made payable to St. Augustine’s Seminary. For inquiries please email receptionist_sas@yahoo.ca or call 416-261-7207, Ext. 221.
Our Commitment to a Greener Planet
“When [Canada] ratified the [Kyoto Protocol] in 2002, then Prime Minister Jean Chrétien vowed that Canada would reduce emissions by 6 per cent by 2012 over the 1990 base year. They are up 26 per cent or more instead.
“Canada did not take its Kyoto obligations seriously, particularly under Stephen Harper, and that goes against Canada’s image,” said Saleemul Huq, a lead author of the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change, the United Nations scientific body that assesses climate change.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has committed to a 20 per cent reduction by 2020, but from a new base year – 2006 – when the Canadian economy was on fire. In late 2007 Canada blocked a Commonwealth resolution to support binding emissions targets for industrialized countries.“
–www.theglobeandmail.com, Dec. 6, 2009
This Bulletin entry was posted on Sunday, December 13th, 2009.
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