Welcome back to all our parishioners who have been away. We hope you had an enjoyable summer.
For those young people who are off to university, we wish you every success as you begin a new stage in your life. For those students and teachers returning to elementary or secondary school, we wish you a very positive year.
Monday, September 2nd is Labour Day, a civic holiday.
The Parish Office will be closed and there will be no 9:00 AM Mass.
September 2nd to September 8th
MONDAY – LABOUR DAY – No 9:00 AM Mass TUESDAY – LORENZO & VINCENZA GRECH ✞ – Requested by the Grech-Padova Family WEDNESDAY – JEANNE BRISTOL-CLARKE ✞ – Requested by Karen Crichton THURSDAY – LYDIA McGRANN – Requested by Ron & Anne Ackber FRIDAY – MANUEL COSTA ✞ – Requested by Celeste Costa & Family SATURDAY – RAYMOND MARTE ✞ – Requested by Michelle Alonzo 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 – ELEUTERIA SORIASO ✞ – Requested by Elsa Soriaso
There will be a second collection next weekend, September 7th/8th for the Maintenance Fund of the Parish. Envelopes are in the pews. Please be as generous as your means allow.
Why are clocks never in a hurry?
Because they always have time on their hands.
The Parish Family of St. Gabriel’s would like to welcome these little ones: who were baptised over the summer.
Gianluca Barrera-Pizzuti Riley Trish Calay Rory Trewt Calay Oliver Diaz Ruiz Caleb Hosein-Elefano Caerwyn Enjambre Taleisha Sky Mamuric Alexander Eli Mayrina Noriko Mew Emilia Wynn
Blessings and congratulations to these little ones and their families.
Registration forms for the Children’s Faith Program are now available in the parish office. This program is for children of the Parish who attend other Catholic schools, public or private schools. Classes will be held at St. Gabriel’s School. The first class is on September 8th.
Please note that a separate Sacramental registration form is required if your child will receive the sacraments of First Communion, Reconciliation or Confirmation during the 2024/2025 school year. These forms are also available in the Parish Office. Baptismal Certificates are required for First Communion and Confirmation.
Thank you for your generous support of Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre over the summer. They are very appreciative.
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. In addition to our casseroles and food donations, our Garden Ministry has been growing fresh food for the Good Shepherd Centre.
Your food donations are so 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.
ShareLife, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto, and a generous anonymous donor are once again stepping forward with a pledge of $750,000 for Food Security Grants this year.
The compassion of your parishioners is critical in combatting food insecurity. They can make a difference by supporting your parish’s ShareLife Campaign.
Thank you to the volunteers who prepared 68 casseroles this summer. For September, your prepared frozen casseroles will be collected at the Masses on the weekend of September 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.
Weekend of September 14th/15th
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul will be collecting gently used clothing, shoes and linens to support our neighbours in need on the weekend of September 14th/15th. Please bring your donation and help others in your community. Thank you! The truck/bin will be open Saturday from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM and Sunday from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Volunteers will assist with the loading before and after each Saturday and Sunday Mass.
A small group of St. Gabriel’s parishioners will be going to Yellowknife from September 27th to October 1st to visit the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith where Fr. Brando and Fatima Lee currently work.
We would like to take a monetary gift from our Parish to the Diocese. Many of their priests have to be responsible for the pastoral care of multiple communities as there is a shortage of priests there. These remote communities are often fly-in communities, transportation costs are extremely high. Our contribution will help support the travel costs of these priests.
To raise funds for this, we are holding a bake sale after all the masses on September 14th and 15th. Any bake goods donated to this sale is very much appreciated. Baked goods can be dropped off before the Masses to the kitchen.
Please support our efforts to support our brothers and sisters in the North by donating and purchasing the baked goods.
Are you a university or college student? This school year, open your heart to an exciting journey of spiritual growth and community. Join campus ministry to grow deeper in your faith, form lasting friendships and experience university/college life in a more meaningful way. Connect with campus ministry anywhere in Canada and find your Catholic home on campus! Visit chaplaincyconnect.ca.
Continuous Learning Courses
Commencing in September, Regis College will offer three new, dual delivery (in-person and online) non-credit courses: Music and Christian Spirituality (led by Dr. Christina Labriola), Understanding Sacred Spaces (led by Roberto Chiotti, Founding Principal of Larkin Architects), and Science, Climate Change, and Theology: A Dialogue (led by professors and subject experts from the Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology, the University of Toronto, and the American Academy for the Advancement of Science).
For more information and registration. visit https://regiscollege.ca/academics/windows-on-theology/
Understanding Sacred Spaces (led by Roberto Chiotti, Founding Principal of Larkin Architects). If you would like to learn more about the history of church design throughout the ages and the criteria that distinguish sacred space from every day, then this course is for you. Come and learn about the history of Christian Church architecture from its early days to current theological influences on contemporary church architecture including the role that eco-theology had on the design of our own St. Gabriel’s church. The course is being offered both in person at Regis college and online for those who prefer to learn from home. For more information or to register, see the poster on the bulletin board or scan the QR code.
Please consider giving your offertory by picking up Envelopes, enrolling in Pre-Authorized Giving (PAG), or Donate Now (through the Archdiocese of Toronto website). Please come by the parish office if you have any questions.
This Bulletin entry was posted on Saturday, August 31st, 2024.
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