Thank you to all the parents who came to register their children for the sacraments. You are still able to register during regular office hours until October 11th.
Please Note: A copy of the child’s Baptismal Certificate is required if registering for First Communion or Confirmation. Registration forms will not be accepted without it. A Baptism certificate is not required for Reconciliation.
A fee of $30 is required at registration for Confirmation to defray related costs.
A Parish Blog
No doubt you will have noticed the painting The Passion of the Earth by Br. Michael Moran, CP in the gathering space of our church.
We have created a blog space – a place where you can write your thoughts, and comment on the ideas of others – an online parish conversation. It is being hosted on the Passionist Solidarity Network website at https://www.passionistsolidaritynetwork.org/st-gabriels-parish-blog-on-the-passion-of-the-earth/artistic-insight-into-the-crisis-of-earth#comments
We welcome you to join in this conversation in respectful dialogue. Just click on the link and start typing. Let’s share our thoughts and learn with and from each other.
The Adult choir has returned for the 2024-2025 year. The choir rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:00 PM, and sings at the 10:30 AM Mass. New members are most welcome.
Many many thanks to all who supported the bake sale by donating and buying baked goods. We raised a whopping $2364.00 for the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith. As always, the parishioners of St. Gabriel’s are very generous with their time and money. You hit it out of the ballpark!!
The group has now left for Yellowknife. Please say a prayer that they may be enlightened by our brothers and sisters in the North and also have a safe journey.
Elementary school students from Grades 5 to 8 are invited to a youth gathering on Sunday September 29th after the 12:30 Mass. All are welcome to join in an afternoon of food, games, prayer, and fellowship.
How do trees access the internet?
They log in
September 30th to October 6th
MONDAY – HEATHER CLARKE & MARCIA INGLES – Requested by Karen Crichton TUESDAY – CHIARA INTINI ✞ – Requested by Carmina & Aldo Filice WEDNESDAY – PETER B.P. VALAVI ✞ – Requested by the Valavi Family THURSDAY – OPEYEMI NDUKWE – Requested by the Family FRIDAY – LYDIA McGRANN – Requested by Ron & Anne Ackber SATURDAY – PASQUALE & LINDA GATTI ✞ – Requested by their Family SUNDAY – 8:30 AM – FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – BRUNO CORTESE ✞ – Requested by Antonietta Cortese SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – REGGIE & FLORA CLARKE – Requested by Karen Crichton
The annual event of the Season of Creation began on September 1st (the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) and ends on October 4th (the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology).
This year’s theme is “To hope and act with Creation” and the symbol is “The first fruits of hope,” inspired by Romans 8:19-25. An introductory video and resources to observe this season at home, church and school may be found at the following link: https://seasonofcreation.org/2024/02/02/soc-2024-to-hope-and-act-with-creation/
For the Good Shepherd Centre and Rosalie Hall
We are preparing for our Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Thanks to community partners like you, individuals facing hunger are welcomed and served daily at Good Shepherd. In 2023, 330,020 meals were served. Currently, upward of 950 meals are served each day.
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.
Urgently needed items include: Tuna and canned meats Soups, stews Chick peas, beans Canned tomatoes Corn & vegetables Pasta sauce Tea bags & coffee Granola bars Pancake mixes Peanut butter, jams Bagged rice Dried Meals Condiments (e.g. soy sauce, barbecue sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard etc.)
Please check the expiry date as we cannot pass on expired foods. We thank you for your generous support!
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Monday, September 30th, 2024
Special Collection – October 5th /6th, 2024
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place each year on September 30th. As part of our ongoing commitment to support healing and reconciliation, the Archdiocese of Toronto will hold a special collection on the weekend of October 5th /6th.
The Indigenous Healing & Reconciliation fund is part of a national effort announced by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. To date, the fund has raised more than 50% of its $30 million target as pledged by the Canadian bishops and dioceses throughout Canada. The Archdiocese of Toronto has allocated $2.7 million of its $6 million pledge to charitable initiatives supporting healing and reconciliation.
The collection on the weekend of October 5th/6th provides an opportunity for the faithful to contribute to this important initiative. For more information or to donate online please visit: www.archtoronto.org/healingandreconciliation – thank you for your generosity!
The national day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the children who never returned home and the survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. This federal statutory holiday was created through legislative amendments made by Parliament.
Orange Shirt Day, which also takes place on September 30th, is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”. The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.
Share your blessings this Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, but right now families are struggling to put enough food on the table. ShareLife has returned with the Food Security Grants – dedicating $750,000 to help those in need of a warm meal. Will you share your blessings by making a contribution to our parish’s ShareLife Campaign? Please give with love at sharelife.org/donate or our parish with a ShareLife envelope.
In support of the Passionist charism to go out to the margins of our community, a group within the parish is collecting donations of twin sized blankets, mattress covers, bed linens (sheets and pillowcases) and double sized duvets for senior women. Any help you could extend is greatly appreciated. Your donations can be dropped off at the parish office by October 5th.
Sunday, September 29th, 2024
The theme announced by His Holiness Pope Francis for the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees is “God Walks with His People.”
This occasion will be commemorated with a Mass on Sunday, September 29th, 2024, at 11:30 AM at the St. Catherine of Siena Parish, located at 2340 Hurontario St. in Mississauga. Bishop Ivan Camilleri will preside and deliver the homily. All are warmly invited to attend.
Interested in crocheting or want to learn how? Join a new crochet group that is open to all ages – no experience is needed! We will be crocheting scarves for individuals in need, which will be distributed by our youth group during their next downtown Street Patrol event this winter.
Our first session is on Sunday October 6th after the 12:30 Mass in the Gabriel Room. Donations of yarn and crochet hooks are also most welcome. Contact our Youth Minister at 416-221-8866 ext.227 for more details or to sign up.
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, November 8th to November 10th. For more information email ProjectRachel@stmarysrefuge.org or call the confidential phone line at 289 691 6840.
Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.
Learn:
WAYS TO REGISTER:
Follow this QR link: qrco.de/WebOct19
Send an email to: Development@ArchToronto.org and write “webinar October 19” in the title line + your name(s) in the body of the message.
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, September 28th, 2024.
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