We are in need of more Hospitality Ministers. Hospitality Ministers welcome and usher those attending Mass or other liturgies They are responsible for the order of offertory collections, offertory and communion processions, as well as taking care of special needs. If you wish to be a part of this ministry, please email your name and phone number to stgabrielsparish@bellnet.ca or call the Parish Office at 416-221-8866.
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
March 14th to March 20th, 2022
MONDAY – PETER PARK ✞ – Requested by Cecilia Park TUESDAY – HUNG TA – Requested by Veronica Do WEDNESDAY – PHILOMENA GONSALVES ✞ – Requested by Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Gonsalves THURSDAY – ANDREW HUI ✞ – Requested by Howa Hui FRIDAY – ARMAND OAKIE ✞ – Requested by the Family SATURDAY – MR.& MRS. PEDRO D’SOUZA ✞ – Requested by the Family SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – BRUNO CORTESE ✞ – Requested by the Cortese Family SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – GIUSEPPE & CLEMENTINA INTINI ✞ – Requested by Chiara Intini & Family
Phase One- Gratitude www.stgabrielsynod.blogspot
Last December, Fr. Jim O’Shea, the Passionist Provincial, visited St. Gabriel’s to speak about the Passionist Jubilee Synod in Toronto. The goal of this synod is to listen to the voices of the marginalized in our parish community and to propose a vision for the work of the Passionists in Canada. This synod is a time our community to gather to explore serious issues, to listen to and learn from one another, to imagine how to address the issue in order to move into a better future, and to report these findings – all with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
The synod process has now begun with Phase One, which is focused on the theme of gratitude. This phase will be facilitated virtually through an online blog, where participants are welcome to share their gratitude for St. Gabriel’s Parish and the Passionists’ missions in Canada. The blog is now open to all parishioners.
Please visit the parish website for more information, or you can visit www.stgabrielsynod.blogspot to access the blog directly. On the blog website, please see “Using the Blog” for instructions on posting on the blog and commenting on posts.
Phase Two – Prophecy The First Session of Phase Two was completed on March 5th at our Lenten Retreat The Second Session will be held on March 26th The theme will be Horizons of Prophecy
Phase Three – Hope The final Session, Phase 3 will be held on April 9th: The theme will be” Visions of Hope” and Final Report
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.
Saturday, March 12th at 3:00 PM in the Gabriel Room.
Theme: Walk in Wisdom Wisdom Circle of Faith Friends
This is a small conversation group of persons in the second half of life who will gather on Zoom to reflect and share insights and questions from their life experience within the context of faith.
Dates: Three weekly gatherings left on Zoom on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 4:00 PM -, March 15th, 22nd, 29th, April 5th.
Process: In preparation for each session, a reflection guide will be sent by email to each participant. Conversation will be facilitated by Mary Rose Marrin CSJ, Retired Maturing Adults Minister. Sister Malou will serve as the host for the Zoom session.
Registration: contact Sr. Malou at StGabrielMMA@gmail.com
Ukraine has been plunged into war after the Russian military invaded the country last week, resulting in widespread violence and a looming humanitarian crisis. In response to the request of parishioners, the Archdiocese of Toronto has launched a humanitarian relief effort to help the Ukrainian people at this time.
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians have already fled their homes and are trying to find shelter in neighbouring countries. The United Nations estimates that there could eventually be up to five million Ukrainian refugees, depending on how the war transpires.
Pope Francis has called on the faithful to make Ash Wednesday (March 2, 2022) a day of prayer and fasting for peace in Ukraine. On that day – and the days that follow – a donation to help Ukrainians who are suffering due to this war would be a most appreciated gift.
The Archdiocese of Toronto will channel donations to support the Office for Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto (ORAT) and the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA). ORAT is Canada’s largest private Sponsorship Agreement Holder, which helps bring hundreds of newcomers to our country each year; it will use donations to bring Ukrainian refugees to Canada as soon as possible.
Your donation will help Ukrainians who are beset by violence in Eastern Europe and it will help some of them find a new home in Canada.
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 – Ukrainian Relief – Humanitarian Relief
Please continue to pray for the Ukrainian people and all those who suffer under the human tragedy of war. Thank you for your continued assistance.
Once again thank you for your generous support of Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre.
Your food donations are very much appreciated by the homeless of our city. The numbers of needy people continue to increase each day. Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired.
St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, 65 Bond Street Thursday, March 17th at 10:00 AM
The annual Mass of St. Patrick from St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica in Toronto will take place on Thursday, March 17th at 10:00 AM. Cardinal Thomas Collins will be the presider. The homilist will be Fr. Seamus Hogan, Associate Professor of Church History, St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto.
To register go to: https://annual-st-patrick-mass.eventbrite.ca All are welcome to participate in the celebration via livestream at: www.stmichaelscathedral.com/live.
Saturday March 19th, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
DynamicWomen of Faith will be hosting a conference for Catholic women on Saturday, March 19th from 9:00 AMto 4:00 PM. The cost is $35 plus HST.
CALLING ALL GIRLS Friday March 25th from 7:00 to-10:00 PM
Dynamic Women of Faith will be hosting a conference for mothers and daughters on Friday, March 25th from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM The cost is $30 (plus HST). To register for either of these events go to www.dynamicwomenfaith.com
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre 1617 Blythe Rd., Mississauga Friday, April 1st from 7:00 PM to Sunday April 3rd at 2:00 PM
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre is holding a Lenten retreat with Fr. Ron Rolheiser. The theme is “Keeping Christ Incarnate: The Stunning Implications of the Incarnation“
For more information, please contact the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre at 905-278-5229.
As you can hear, in the birdsongs that once again fill the air, and see, in the seedlings sprouting in the library and at the entrance to the parking garage, the growing season is well and truly underway.
On Sunday, March 20th, the children participating in the Children’s Liturgy at the 10:30 Mass will be planting vegetable seeds (indoors) for our Good Shepherd Ministries community garden. If you have a child attending, please ensure that they arrive dressed in their “garden best” rather than their “Sunday best,” as they will be handling soil and water.
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 Saturday, March 12th, 2022.
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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