This is the last bulletin until the Labour Day Weekend in September. We wish you all a happy and safe summer!
Monday, July 1st is Canada Day.
The office will be closed on Monday for the holiday.
There will be no 9:00 AM Mass on July 1st.
Sunday, July 7th after the 12:30 Mass
The Parish BBQ Picnic will be held on Sunday, July 7th after the 12:30 Mass in the parking lot. There will be hot dogs, games, face painting, lucky draws, music and more.
Tickets are $3 each.
Please bring your families, friends and neighbours to enjoy a summer afternoon with your parishioners.
We need more young volunteers to help and make this event happen. Please sign up by putting your name and phone number on the sheets at the back of church. For more information, you may call Linda Law at 416-918-8029.
The Children’s Faith Program is in need of catechists and assistants for the 2019/2020 classes. The classes are held every second Sunday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at St. Gabriel’s School. If you are interested in joining this important ministry, please leave your name and contact information at the Parish Office at 416-221-8866 or email stgabrielsparish@bellnet.ca.
Several members of our St. Gabriel’s Youth Group will be attending the Steubenville Youth Conference from July 12th to July 14th. Our prayers go with them for a successful conference and a wonderful experience.
Thank you to our faithful choir members for their ministry! They will be taking a break, returning in September. New members are welcome to join them.
The senior choir practices on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:00 PM and sings at the 10:30 AM Mass.
The junior choir practices Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00 PM and sings at the 12:30 PM Mass.
For more information, please call Marilyn Calderone at 416-618-2041.
The Volunteer Hospitality Ministry is looking for new members. If you are interested in serving in this very important ministry, please leave your name and contact information with the Parish Office at 416-221-8866.
Liturgical Publications will be setting up the advertisements for our church bulletin. The advertising will begin in September 2019 and supports the bulletin service. Please support the bulletin and advertise your product or service. Call Liturgical Publications at 905-624-4422.
July 1st – July 7th, 2019
MONDAY – CANADA DAY – No 9:00 AM Mass TUESDAY – ROSITA MILLARES-DE BORJA – Requested by her Children WEDNESDAY – DELPHINE OAKIE – Requested by her Family THURSDAY – CATHERINE MINNAN-WONG – Requested by her sister Noreen FRIDAY – ROMULO CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ – Requested by his Parents SATURDAY – GUS & MARIE CALDERONE – Requested by their Family SUNDAY 10:30 – B. DUNLOP – Requested by the Lazaro Family SUNDAY 12:30 – SUSANA ALMENARA – Requested by Carolina Almenara
Announced Masses for July and August will be posted on the bulletin boards.
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 are held at St. Gabriel’s School every second Sunday beginning September 8th, 2019.
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 2019/2020 year. These forms are also available in the Parish Office. Baptismal Certificates are required for First Communion and Confirmation.
Summer Collection: July 27th/28th, August 24th/25th
Thank you to all who prepared casseroles for the Good Shepherd Centre for the month of June. During the summer, your prepared casseroles (frozen please) will be collected at the Masses on the weekends of July 27th/28th and August 24th/25th.
More volunteers are needed, especially during the summer months, to help feed the hungry in our city. We encourage you to pick up a copy of a casserole recipe and a pan and give it a try. Three recipes are available on St. Gabriel’s web site. Printed copies of the recipes are also available in the Parish Office. Please remember to mark the label on the pan lid with the name of the casserole. For more information please contact Irene Albrecht at 416-221-2791.
Living the Gospel by supporting at-risk youth
The single mother of Trinity worried about who might influence her daughter after school, given the presence of gangs in the neighbourhood. She enrolled Trinity in a program at the St. John Paul the Great Family Centre, a ShareLife-funded agency. Along with helping with homework, the centre provided music training that would otherwise be too costly. Now 15 years old, Trinity volunteers at the centre so others can benefit just as she has.
The 2019 ShareLife appeal ends on July 31st. The total results to date of $164,515, consisting of collections at the Parish of $108,021, together with the contributions of $56,494 received directly at the ShareLife office on our behalf, means that the Parish is near its goal of $180,000. If you have not already contributed to this year’s appeal or wish to add your donation, please consider contributing to ShareLife prior to July 31st. Thank you for your continued generosity.
Each month the food we collect is sent to Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre.
Rosalie Hall assists young parents and their children to realize their potential through the provision of a wide range of child development, community, residential and educational services.
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 especially important as the number of casseroles often drops during the summer months but the numbers of needy people do not. Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired. Thank you for your generous support.
Saturday July 13th beginning at 9:00AM
Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Marylake 13760 Keele Street, King City, Ontario
The 7th annual celebration in honour of Señor Santa Niño will be celebrated on Saturday, July 13th at the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Marylake.
Fr. Richie Mercado O.S.A. will be the main celebrant.
The festivities begin at 9:00 AM with assembly at the Great Crucifix followed by a rosary procession, Open Air Mass and Benediction. The Sacrament of reconciliation will be available from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in the Angel Courtyard. There is ample space for fellowship and picnic following the Mass and Benediction.
Please join them for this great Augustinian Feast with the Filipino community. For more information, please call 416-787-4547.
Wednesday, August 14th at 7:00 PM
Catholic Cemeteries and Funeral Services, Archdiocese of Toronto wishes to invite all families to participate in the Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed on Wednesday, August 14th at 7:00 PM.
Thomas Cardinal Collins will celebrate Mass at Holy Cross in Thornhill. Rev. Msgr. Robert Nusca will be the celebrant at Mount Hope Cemetery in Toronto.
In the event of rain, Mass will be celebrated in the mausoleum at Holy Cross and at St. Monica’s Church instead of Mount Hope Cemetery.
THE GARDEN SHED
Parish Picnic South Garden Mini-Tours: The members of the Garden Ministry will be offering mini-tours of the south garden at the parish picnic on July 7th. Please drop by our booth and arrange a tour with one of our members.
Workshop – Building Raised Garden Beds: On July 14th, at 1:30 PM, Cameron Couchman, who gave us many of the workshops over the past two years, will be leading a workshop on building raised garden beds.
Call for volunteers Any of you who have gardens know that they need love and attention and our gardens at St. Gabriel’s are no different. They need us to love them and take care of them. The garden ministry needs volunteers who actively want to get involved in maintaining and shaping our gardens. If you are not able to weed, harvest and plant, consider giving the garden a little love. Spend a few moments savouring the haskap berries in the north garden (you’ll find them hiding under the leaves). Or, sniff some lavender and notice the profusion of blueberries now ripening. Or watch the butterflies and the birds flit from blossom to blossom.
This Bulletin entry was posted on Saturday, June 29th, 2019.
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