Phase Three – Visions of Hope Saturday, April 9th 1:00 PM to 4:00PM
The third and final phase of the Passionist Jubilee Synod will be taking place on Saturday April 9th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
The theme will be “Visions of Hope”. Join us for an afternoon of open dialogue with Passionist Provincial Fr. Jim O’Shea and for the preparation of a final report to renew the Passionists’ mission in Canada.
On Palm Sunday, we will return to passing the Offertory basket from person to person as we used to do.
April 4th to April 10th, 2022
MONDAY – MICHAEL FERNANDES ✞ – Requested by Tony Fernandes TUESDAY – VLADO PETRANOVIC ✞ – Requested by Mira Petranovic WEDNESDAY – YANG PHIL BOON – Requested by Veronica Do THURSDAY – DO JAE WHAN ✞ – Requested by Veronica Do FRIDAY – GIOVANNI, MARIE & FRANK PUGLIESE ✞ – Requested by Rose Pugliese SATURDAY – ALEX O’BRIEN ✞ – Requested by Bonnie O’Brien & Family SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – ANGELO DI FLUMERI ✞ – Requested by his Family SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – EAMON GAUGHAN ✞ – Requested by Agnes Gaughan
We pray for the реорlе of Ukraine today. We pray for реaсе and the laying down of weapons. We pray for аll those who fear for tomorrow, that your Spirit of comfort would draw near to them. We pray for those with power over war or реасе, for wisdom, discernment and compassion to guide their decisions. Above аll, we pray for аll your precious children, at-risk and in fear, that you would hold and protect them. We pray in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Реасе. Amen.
Stations of the Cross: Friday Evenings at 7:30 PM
Individual Confessions: Wednesday, March 30th From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Palm Sunday, April 10th: Masses Sat., 4:30 PM Sun., 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM
Holy Thursday, April 14th: No 9:00 A.M. Mass 7:30 PM – Mass of the Lord’s Supper Followed by Adoration until 10:00 PM
Good Friday, April 15th: 10:00 AM – Morning Prayer 3:00 PM – Solemn Passion of Our Lord 7:30 PM – Stations of the Cross
Holy Saturday, April 16th No 4:30 PM Mass 8:00 PM Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday, April 17th Masses 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM
Easter Monday, April 18th: No 9:00 AM Mass Office Closed
EXTRA PARKING AT ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOL
Stations of the Cross will take place each Friday evening during Lent at 7:30 PM. We also encourage your attendance at our daily Mass throughout Lent.
St. Gabriel’s Parish is hoping to sponsor at least one Ukrainian family. This will be done under the guidance of the Office for Refugees Archdiocese of Toronto (ORAT). These are early days in this initiative and much of the process for being matched with a Ukrainian family in need has yet to be announced. As our Refugee Committee receives information and time lines from ORAT, the parish will be updated.
Sponsorship of a family will require the support of the St. Gabriel’s community in many different ways. If you would like to learn more about the volunteer roles and to sign up, you can access that through the parish website under Ministries, Refugee Committee. If you speak Ukrainian, we would appreciate you identifying that skill through the website.
Since volunteers on the committee will work one on one with the sponsored family members, it is classified as a High Risk Volunteer position by the Archdiocese and screening by the Volunteer Screening Committee is required.
For our Parish, this will be the fourth refugee sponsorship we will have done in the last 10 years.
We thank you, the St. Gabriel Parish members, in advance for your support.
ShareLife agencies serve everyone.
Today’s Gospel shares the parable of the woman accused of adultery, a message of Our Lord’s great love, forgiveness and respect for all people.
Likewise, ShareLife agencies are there to support the most vulnerable and marginalized members of our communities. ShareLife-funded social service agencies have an ‘open intake policy’ and provide help based on need—not on religion, lifestyle, gender or ethnicity.
With last week’s ShareLife collection, our parishioners have contributed $9,040 toward our goal of $198,000. Thank you for supporting ShareLife!
Thank you to the volunteers who prepared 42 casseroles for March. For April, your prepared casseroles (frozen please) will be collected at the Masses on the weekend of April 23rd/24th for delivery to the Good Shepherd Centre.
You may pick up a copy of a casserole recipes and a pan from the Parish Office. Three recipes are also available on St. Gabriel’s web site. Please remember to mark the label on the pan lid with the name of the casserole.
More volunteers are urgently needed to help feed the hungry in our city. For more information, please contact Irene Albrecht at 416 221-2791.
Would you like to learn how to connect with others virtually and via social networking apps safely and with ease? This program is a collaborative effort between the Maturing Adult Ministry and the Youth Ministry.
Please email Sr. Malou at StGabrielMMA@gmail.com for more information and to register.
Welcome New Members!
The youth group is welcoming members Grades 7 and up to join our ministry. To join the youth group and to keep updated on future gatherings and events, please email sgpyouthgroup@gmail.com.
Saturday April 9th at 9:30 AM
Learn about St. Michael’s College School’s university preparatory programming for boys in grades 7 through 12. See our school in action! Meet our admissions team and ask your questions during a live Q&A, plus much more. Hope to see you there.
To contact Kim Celotti, Admissions Assistant email celotti@smcsmail.com or call 416-653-3180.
To Register go to https://bit.ly/SMCSopenhouse2022
Website: www.applysmcs.com
Saturday, April 9th, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Join this webinar and learn about the importance of a Will, Powers of Attorney & Estate Planning as well as Catholic teachings and traditions around cremation. The Archdiocese of Toronto estate planning team & Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services will share:
– How to protect your loved ones with a proper Will – How to ensure that your wishes are legally protected – About Powers of Attorney – Estate Trustee selection – Finding lawyers and estate planning advisors – Our Catholic traditions around wills, cremation, burial and funeral
To register, send us an email to: development@archtoronto.org
Please include ‘webinar April 9’ in the subject line and provide your name in the body of a message. Also, we would be grateful if, for the sake of our statistics, you could let us know whether you are planning to watch this webinar alone or together with a family member.
You will receive a link to the webinar on April 4th, and in a couple of reminders closer to the date of the presentation.
TEMPORARY GARDENING POSITION AVAILABLE
The Garden Ministry is seeking a Garden Assistant to help the ministry with daily gardening activities. This is a temporary position for the period of April 11th to May 15th, requiring up to 30 hours per week at minimum wage. Work can include, but not be limited to watering, weeding, planting, transplanting, soil preparation, pruning, cutting and bagging grasses, mulching, cleaning up debris and care of garden tools.
More information can be obtained by emailing at sgpgardenministry@gmail.com.
Please submit your application and resume to stgabrielsparish@bellnet.ca
Many thanks to Home Depot, 2375 Steeles Avenue West, for their donation of a rain barrel.
Please pick up your Offertory envelopes in the Gathering Space if you have not already done so. Thank you.
This Bulletin entry was posted on Sunday, April 3rd, 2022.
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