Just a reminder! – The Parish will be hosting a Jubilee Celebration Party commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the ordination of Father Brando on Sunday, June 12th, between 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM in our Parking lot and Gathering space – we hope all of you can attend!
The Parish has also set up an Anniversary gifting opportunity for anyone who wishes to help defray Father Brando’s Travel expenses to the Philippines and Rome during his sabbatical.
Details on how to contribute are included in the Jubilee Pamphlet on the information table in the Gathering space and on our Parish Website. We thank you in advance for your generosity.
If you have not yet scheduled your child’s First Communion interview, please do so aso soon as possible.
Interview dates May 10th, May 11th, May 12th, May 17th, May 18th and May 19th.
Interviews are scheduled every 15 minutes from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Please call the Parish Office at 416-221-8866 to book your appointment with Fr. Brando. Please have your child bring their book to the interview.
May 9th to May 15th, 2022
MONDAY – GABRIEL BOSIT ✞ – Requested by Nguyen Doans TUESDAY – ROY KUISMORIO ✞ – Requested by Linda Abalos WEDNESDAY THURSDAY – GIOVANNI, MARIA & FRANK PUGLIESE ✞ – Requested by Rose Pugliese FRIDAY – MARIA DIDIODATO ✞ – Requested by her Family SATURDAY – ANDREW HUI ✞ – Requested by Howa Hui SUNDAY, 10:30 – BRUNO CORTESE ✞ – Requested by the Cortese Family SUNDAY, 12:30 – LUZ CASTILLO ✞ – Requested by Julie Gatbonton
World Day of Prayer for Vocations will be observed this Sunday, May 8th. Please pray for our priests living and deceased. Pray also that young men and women hear and respond generously to the Lord’s call to the priesthood, diaconate, religious life, societies of apostolic life or secular institutes.
Lord, with the gift of courage, we can do all manner of things in service of you and our fellow men and women. Help us listen to the voice of your Son, Jesus, and so discover the truth about you.
With your grace, gift your Church with young men and women who are ready and eager to be living witnesses of your saving love and true servants of their sisters and brothers. Help them to discover in priesthood and consecrated life your call to love and service, and the fullness of life you promise. We ask this in your name, Jesus. Amen
ShareLife and the World Day of Prayer for Vocations
When you support ShareLife, you help educate our future priests. Through ShareLife, you invested in our Church’s future by supporting 60 seminarians at St. Augustine’s Seminary and Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary in this past academic year.
To date, $36,410 has been received at the ShareLife Office and $37,675 has been received at the Parish for a total of $74,085 toward our goal of $198,000.
If you haven’t yet contributed, please make your sacrificial gift through the parish office or at sharelife.org.
Thank you for supporting ShareLife!
Weekend of May 14th/15th
It’s Spring-cleaning Time!
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is collecting gently used clothing, shoes, linens and household goods to support our neighbors in need or to be sold to help support their special works in the community on the weekend of May14th/15th
They cannot accept books, dishes, furniture, appliances, mattresses, construction materials or videos and cassettes. Please bring your donations and help others in your community.
The truck will be open Saturday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Volunteers will be there to assist with loading before and after each Mass.
Weekend of May 21st /22nd, 2022
On May 21st /22nd there will be a second collection for the Pope’s Pastoral Works. These funds are passed onto the Holy Father so the Church can provide an immediate humanitarian response in countries stricken by war, famine and natural disasters. By contributing to the Pope’s Pastoral Works, the faithful of Canada give a universal dimension to their charity and display Christ’s love and compassion for people in desperate need. Please give generously.
We are pleased to report that our team of 21 volunteers is getting ready to welcome a family from the Ukraine.
We are in the very early stages of this sponsorship and as yet we do not know how or when we will be matched with a family in need. Our Sponsorship is the through the Office of Refugees Archdiocese of Toronto (ORAT) and they have a team in Poland speaking to Ukrainian families about resettlement in Canada.
We will of course keep the Parish informed of developments as they happen. Thank you for your continued support of this important work.
Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing so some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
Thank you to the volunteers who prepared 32 casseroles for April. For May, your prepared frozen casseroles will be collected at the Masses on the weekend of May 28th/ 29th 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.
Thank you for your generous support of Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre.
Your food donations are so important as Covid 19 remains with us and numbers of needy people continue to increase. Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired
Thanks to our student volunteers, the cool-weather vegetable seedlings, begun under grow-lights, as well as radish and Swiss chard seeds have all been planted in the community garden. Drop by and have a look!
Opening: Summer Gardening Position for Youth
For the third year, St. Gabriel’s has received a Canada Summer Jobs grant from the federal government for a Gardening Helper, between the ages of 15 to 30, to assist with gardening tasks 30 hours per week for 9 weeks, beginning late May. Work can include, but not be limited to watering, weeding, planting, transplanting, soil preparation, pruning, harvesting, mulching, cleaning up debris and care of garden tools.
For more information, email sgpgardenministry@gmail.com.
To apply, please send your resume to stgabrielsparish@bellnet.ca.
What’s Happening with My Money? Monday, May 9th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Willie Stouts Pub and Grill, 2175 Sheppard Ave. E., North York
Theology on Tap East invites all young adults (ages 19-39) to join us for our next event on being stewards of our money, featuring Dean Penafiel. Looking at the different financial challenges that a young adult faces, this evening will feature a talk on personal finances. It will highlight the benefits of having a financial plan that lays out all sources of income and then lists all expenses, including day-to-day living, entertainment, tithings, savings, debt and interest payments.
The presentation draws upon the personal experiences of the presenter who incurred student debt to fund undergraduate and professional education in addition to long-term loans to fund home renovations and vehicle purchases. The night starts at 7:00 PM Bring your friends!
Contact Amanda Onilla at aonilla@archtoronto.org or phone 437-900-1683.
If you are planning to be a teacher, it is important for you to know that to be hired to teach in any Catholic school board in Ontario, there must be a letter of reference from your pastor as part of your application.
The letter explaining that you belong to and participate in the community cannot be written if he does not know you. It is recommended that you have a conversation with your pastor early in the process well before the applications are to be submitted.
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.
Please pick up your Offertory envelopes at the Parish Office if you have not already done so. Thank you.
This Bulletin entry was posted on Sunday, May 8th, 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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