A Book of Remembrance has been placed on the altar for the month of November. You are invited to write the names of your deceased relatives and friends in the book. They will be remembered at all the Masses celebrated in November.
Our Wall of Remembrance is dedicated to all those Members of our Faith Community who have gone home to God this year. Please continue to pray for them. A candle will be lit before each Mass in remembrance of them.
November 4th to November 10th
MONDAY – JOHN & CATHERINE HIGGINS ✞ – Requested by the Family TUESDAY – LYDIA McGRANN – Requested by Ron & Anne Ackber WEDNESDAY – STANLEY KEE ✞ – Requested by Betty Kee & Family THURSDAY – WILLIAM & JULIET MURPHY ✞ – Requested by Marietta Carriere FRIDAY – THE DESTITUTE, THE SICK & THE DYING – Requested by Lydia McGrann SATURDAY – HOLY SOULS ✞ – Requested by Mark DesRoches SUNDAY – 8:30 AM – FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – GEORGE EGERTON HALE ✞ – Requested by his Family SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – EAMON GAUGHAN ✞ – Requested by His Family
Food Collection for the Good Shepherd Centre and Rosalie Hall
Rosalie Hall assists young parents and their children to realize their potential. The food we donate from our parish often replenishes their empty food bank.
Good Shepherd provides hot meals and shelter for the homeless in our city as well as a chance to start again through the Resettlement or DARE Programs.
Your food donations are very important as numbers of people in need continue to increase.
Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired.
Answer the call to compassion
100,000 people in Toronto are expected to turn to food charities for the first time in 2024. Through our parish’s support, ShareLife, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto, and a generous anonymous donor are committing $750,000 to fund food banks and meal programs throughout the Archdiocese. Reaching our parish campaign goal will help to make these grants possible. Our suggested goal is $195,500. Please help combat hunger at sharelife.org/donate or by giving at our parish using a ShareLife envelope. Thank you for your compassion.
Thank you to the volunteers who prepared 48 casseroles for October. For November, your prepared frozen casseroles will be collected at all the Masses on the weekend of November 23rd/24th to be delivered to the Good Shepherd Centre.
You may pick up a copy of a casserole recipe and a pan from the Parish Office. Three recipes are also available on St. Gabriel’s website. 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.
Tuesday, November 5th from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM St. Patrick’s Church, 137 McCaul St., Toronto
Come and explore the example of the widow. What is important: Having or being? Is it important to be seen rich in beauty or rich in being? Fr. Paul Hansen C.Ss.R., Redemptorist Biblical Justice Consultancy, will be our Presenter.
Join us for this an informal “bible study.” We will reflect on the words of scripture as they relate the liturgical season of the year to the experience of our lives and journey of faith. We will gather for one hour of input and reflection and continue the conversation across the street at the pub in a friendly social atmosphere.
Register at https://bit.ly/Bible-Beer-Nov-5
For more information, go to www.ignite-canada.ca
Online Thursday, November 7th from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
An Online Event Recommended by the Office for Promoting Christian Unity and Religious Relations with Judaism
This interactive event showcases live performances of new psalm-inspired compositions, inviting both Jews and Christians to explore the depth and beauty of the psalms. Enjoy works by award-winning Jewish and Christian composers, performed by acclaimed violinist Yonah Zur and hosted by Deus Ex Musica founder Delvyn Case. To register go to https://bccte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tMZnjzVQT9O4c3ksRZRvRw#/registration
Friday, November 8th to Sunday, November 10th 2024
Women suffering after an abortion need support. If this is your pain or the grief of someone you know, consider the upcoming Project Rachel retreat at St. Mary’s Refuge, from Friday, November 8th to Sunday, November 10th. For more information email ProjectRachel@stmarysrefuge.org or call the confidential phone line at 289 691 6840.
November 9th and 10th – After all Masses
Two students from St. Joseph’s Morrow Park High School will be going on a 2-week service trip to the Philippines with the TCDSB. They will be helping to build houses for families in need, doing neighbourhood clean ups, and volunteering at orphanages. They will be having a bake sale after all the masses on November 9th and 10th to raise funds for their trip. Donations are most welcome. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more details.
Sunday, November 10th, 2024 after the 12:30 PM Mass
Gabriel Room
The next crocheting session will be held on Sunday November 10th after the 12:30 Mass. Those who attended the first session in October are welcome to bring in their finished shawl/scarf or can continue working on it at this session.
Contact our Youth Minister at 416-221-8866 ext.227 for more details or to sign up.
Sunday, November 10th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM
St. Michael’s College School Centre for the Arts – 1515 Bathurst St.
Join them for a panel discussion to help unpack the Synod on Synodality. The three-year process of listening and dialogue, undertaken between 2021 and 2024, has garnered participation from Catholics worldwide.
Moderated by Dr. Josephine Lombardi, panelists include: Sr. Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, Archbishop J. Michael Miller CSB of Vancouver, theologians Dr. Moira McQueen and Sr. Gill Goulding, CJ.
Limited tickets available – they are free but must be reserved by visiting: www.archtoronto.org/synod.
November 16th from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Join us in the Gabriel room on November 16th, 2024 for the second of 3 sessions on topics related to Palliative Care.
Dr. Ann Li-Hsu, MD, will discuss preparation of documents such as Advance Directives for Health Care; Durable Power of Attorney for Finance; and most importantly, any questions that participants will submit in advance or during the session itself.
She will offer a general overview of the medical care with language understandable for lay persons and will share that the definition of palliative care has changed. Palliative care is practiced as active care.
This second session will focus on answering questions regarding Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning. All are welcome. There is no cost for the sessions.
For more information and to register, please contact StGabrielBereavement@gmail.com
November 16th/17th
There will be a second collection on November 16th/17th, for The Shepherds’ Trust. The mission of the Shepherds’ Trust is to help ensure that elderly and disabled priests are provided with sufficient financial resources to lead a dignified life after many years of ministry. Your generous gift will help our priests to maintain a modest but active and independent lifestyle in their retirement years. For priests who are ill or otherwise infirm, the Trust ensures they have access to nursing home facilities and medical care. Thank you for your support of this important work.
The Garden Ministry is celebrating harvest season! We have picked our blueberries and red currants and transformed them into delicious baked goods. We invite you to taste the fruits of our labour by donating towards our raffle (one ticket for $2 or 3 for $5).
Raffle tickets will be available 30 minutes prior to each mass this weekend, November 2nd and 3rd. A winner will be announced at the end of each mass. We will also have seeds and rose/lavender sachets for sale at $2 a packet.
Thank you in advance for supporting our Garden Ministry!
Please consider giving your offertory by picking up Envelopes, enrolling in Pre-Authorized Giving (PAG), or Donate Now (through the Archdiocese of Toronto website).
One of the most financially sound ways to support the Archdiocese of Toronto is a gift of securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds). When you donate stocks, mutual funds and other publicly traded securities to a registered charity, you pay no capital gains tax and receive a tax receipt for the full amount of the gift. It means a great tax break for you and more significant support of your parish and various archdiocesan charities such as ShareLife, St. Augustine’s Seminary, The Shepherds’ Trust and many others.
To donate securities, go to archtoronto.org and download the “How to Gift Securities Info Sheet” and “Letter of Direction.”
For more information, contact our office at development@archtoronto.org.
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This Bulletin entry was posted on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024.
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