Monday, February 17th
Monday February 17th is Family Day, a day to celebrate our families. The Parish Office will be closed and there will be no 9:00 AM Mass on that day.
Our parish is considering offering communion with celiac safe gluten-free hosts in the near future to parishioners requiring these. If this is your case, in order to help us assess the need, please let yourself be known, by visiting, calling or emailing the office. We do not require any specific information about yourself, other than what mass you usually attend.
Please stay tuned for further details about how and when communion with gluten-free hosts will be able to be received at St. Gabriel’s.
February 10th – February 16th, 2025
MONDAY – ANN GRACE THOMAS RAJAN ✞ – Requested by Therese Thomas TUESDAY – DIVIA BENAVIDES ✞ – Requested by the Family WEDNESDAY – BORIS CELIS ✞ – Requested by His Family THURSDAY – TONINO DIDIODATO ✞ – Requested by the Family FRIDAY – CHRISTINA MEDA ✞ – Requested by Karen Crichton SATURDAY – ODELIA ZERNA ✞ – Requested by Karren Ramos SUNDAY – 8:30 AM – FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – NICOLA VUKOVIC ✞ – Requested by His Family SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – KOK YAU BO ✞ – Requested by Kok Yau Lam
All Parishioners are invited to celebrate the Opening Jubilee Year Masses in the Central Region of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
The masses include:
Francis Leo
All Masses begin at 7:00 PM
Confession time from 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM
No need to register. Just come!
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 9 2025
Psalm 138
Today’s psalm sings out loudly of the steadfast love and graciousness of the Lord. Such is the basis of our hope, repeated often in the Psalms.
We respond to the Prophet Isaiah’s experience of God: “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.”
Thank you for your generous support of Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre.
Rosalie Hall is an accredited children’s mental health facility focusing on the needs of pregnant and parenting youth ages 12-25, their children, and their families. Here the needs of young families are met, offering prenatal and parenting classes as well as staff to aid in the transition to parenthood. A school program enables clients to finish high school. The food we donate from our parish often replenishes their empty food bank.
Good Shepherd provides hot meals, clean clothes and shelter for the homeless in our city They help find housing and provide follow up support. They support the homeless who are working to overcome addictions and provide a chance to start again through the Resettlement or DARE Programs.
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.
Begins Wednesday, January 22nd at 10:00 AM
The Toronto Catholic District School Board welcomes families with junior kindergarten-aged children (born in 2021) to register for the September 2025/2026 school year.
The Elementary Student Online Registration 2025/26 is now available. Please complete an application at http://soar.tcdsb.org.
The following original documents for your child are required upon registration:
For more registration information, please email: admissions.registration@tcdsb.org or phone 416-222-8282 ext. 5320
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 reference form from your pastor as part of your application.
The form explaining that you belong to and participate in the community cannot be written if your pastor does not know you. It is recommended that you have a conversation with him early in the process well before the applications are to be submitted.
Saturday, February 15, 2025 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM
51 Centre St. S., Oshawa
Join Christians from various traditions for prayer and reflection on the Fatherhood of God. This event will engage our faith in the mission of God’s triune love and what this means for the churches’ shared witness and service.
It is part of a year-long series of monthly ecumenical gatherings celebrating the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council held in Nicaea.
This is an opportunity to journey together through the Nicene Creed and consider its legacy for ecclesial life today.
Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
St. Peter’s Church, 840 Bathurst Street, Toronto
Join the Sisters of Life and the Office of Catholic Youth for an evening of prayer. Spend some time with Our Lord amidst your busy schedule with the source and summit of our faith – Jesus in the Eucharist. There will be some time for fellowship and refreshments after the Holy Hour. This event is open to all parishioners and visitors!
Holy hour with music: 7 p.m. Confessions available Social: 8-9 p.m.
Thursdays, February 20th, 27th, March 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th, From 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Registration is now open for the annual archdiocesan training for bereavement ministry. Training will be offered online on Thursdays, February 20th, 27th, March 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.
This training is designed for new and seasoned parish bereavement ministers. Registrants are required to participate in all online sessions, complete pre-homework and pass final assessment to receive full training. There is no cost to attend but registration is required.
Please let Sr. Maria Lucia know via email if you are interested so she can have a conversation with you about it no later than February 1st. Capacity is limited, so contact Sr. Maria Lucia at: stgabrielbereavement@gmail.com so that she can register you directly for the training sessions.
February 5 to April 15, 2025
Theme: Faith as a Pathway from Division to Unity
High school students (aged 13 to 19 years) in the Catholic School Boards within the Archdiocese of Toronto are invited to participate in this annual celebration of the United Nations International Human Fraternity Day on February 4 each year.
Students are encouraged to create a three-minute video that captures this year’s theme. Please adhere to the guidelines provided on our website and submit your entries via the submission form at https://bit.ly/DFVCSubmission
For further information, please contact us at interreligious@archtoronto.org or call 416-934-3400 ext. 527.
March 14 to March 16, 2025 at St. Augustine’s Seminary
The Office of Vocations will be hosting a Come & See Weekend Discernment Retreat for men 18 years and older, at St. Augustine’s Seminary on Friday, March 14 (6:30 PM) until Sunday, March 16 (2 PM). This Retreat offers a way for men to discern a possible call to priesthood at our seminary.
Registration must be done online at www.vocationstoronto.ca/comesee.
July 23rd to August 5th, 2025
Calling all young adults (ages 19 – 39), join Fr. Paul Magyar and the OCY team for a pilgrimage of a life time! We will be embarking on a pilgrimage to Venice, Padua, Florence, Assisi and Rome from July 23rd to August 5th, 2025.
Please contact youth@archtoronto.org to receive the pilgrim information package and detailed itinerary.
Please consider giving your offertory by picking up Envelopes, enrolling in Pre-Authorized Giving (PAG), or Donate Now (through the Archdiocese of Toronto website).
Offertory envelopes for 2025 are still available in the Gathering Space. Boxes are usually not assigned to parishioners who are donating via Pre-Authorized Giving or Donate Now through the Archdiocese.
To ensure the proper recording for tax receipt purposes, please do not use any envelopes from 2024 or any prior year for any 2025 donations.
Please contact the parish office if you have any questions at 416-221-8866.
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This Bulletin entry was posted on Saturday, February 8th, 2025.
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