“The most beautiful thing that God made, was the family…All of the love that God has in Himself, all of the beauty that God has in Himself, all of the truth that God has in Himself, He gives to the family.” Pope Francis
Heavenly Father, you have given us the model of life in the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Help us, O Loving Father, to make our family another Nazareth where love, peace and joy reign.
December 30th 2024 to January 5th 2025
MONDAY – FR. PAUL CUSACK CP ✞ – Requested by the Parish Staff TUESDAY – NEW YEAR’S EVE – No Announced Masses WEDNESDAY – NEW YEAR’S DAY – No Announced Masses THURSDAY – IN THANKSGIVING TO GOD – Requested by the Chiu Family FRIDAY – FOR THE WELLBEING OF THE LIVING MEMBERS OF THE CHIU FAMILY – Requested by May Chiu SATURDAY – KATHY MURPHY ✞ – Requested by Mary Anne Barnes SUNDAY – 8:30 AM – FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – FOR WORLD PEACE – Requested by the Chiu Family SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – HELEN NG ✞ – Requested by her classmates at Sacred Heart Canossian College
Tuesday, December 31st 5:00 PM Vigil Mass No 9:00 AM Mass Office open ̶ 8:30 AM to 12:00 Noon
Wednesday, January 1st 10:30 AM Mass 12:30 PM Mass No 8:30 or 9:00 AM Mass
While parking at ground level is limited to 51 spaces, there is plenty of space in the underground parking lot. Please follow the instructions of the attendants. Do not park in front of the Church since this is a fire route and must be kept clear. Additional parking is available on the east side of Elkhorn Public School and in the bus loop. Again, please follow the instructions of the attendant. The school requests that we do not park on the grass. Many thanks to the Principal of Elkhorn Public School for allowing Us the use of the school property.
Sunday, December 29th at 5:00 PM
St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica
You are invited to attend a Solemn Opening Mass this Sunday, December 29th at 5:00 PM at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica to formally launch the Jubilee Year in the Archdiocese of Toronto. The theme of the Jubilee Year is “Pilgrims of Hope”. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available prior to the Eucharist from 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM. More information is available in the letter and document from Archbishop Leo which is available in the parish office.
What do you call a priest that became a lawyer?
A Father-in-Law.
ShareLife is grateful for your generous hearts this 2024!
Your gift will double in value! From November 1st until year end, your contribution to our parish’s ShareLife campaign will be matched by an anonymous donor up to a total of $500,000.
If you’ve shared your blessings through ShareLife in 2024, thank you. Because of you, a neighbor is healing, a young mother is finding stability, and someone struggling with hunger now has a meal. Your kindness has transformed lives through ShareLife.
There’s still time to touch more lives. If you donate online by December 31st, you will receive a 2024 tax receipt.
Please support the work of ShareLife agencies through sharelife.org/donate or by giving at our parish using a ShareLife envelope. Thank you for living the Gospel!
Monday, January 27th, 2025 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
East End United, 310 Danforth Ave., Toronto
An in-person event sponsored and recommended by the Office for Promoting Christian unity and Religious Relations with Judaism
The Archdiocese of Toronto, a member of the Christian Jewish Dialogue of Toronto, invites you to join them as they honour the memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and recommit to a culture of encounter, “living in an open and neighbourly spirit, sharing our joys and sorrows, our human problems and preoccupations” (Dialogue and Proclamation, #42). This city-wide event is part of The Dialogue of Life “In Our Time,” a commemoration marking the 60th anniversary of the Vatican Declaration on Interreligious Dialogue, Nostra Aetate.
Your offertory envelopes are now available in the Gathering Space. Please pick yours up as soon as possible.
Under Canadian Income Tax laws, a donor is entitled to an income tax credit against income taxes payable based on a tax receipt from a registered Canadian charity like St. Gabriel’s Parish. You should consider using offertory envelopes, enrolling in Pre-Authorized Giving (PAG) or Donate Now via the Archdiocese of Toronto’s online giving for your offertory giving no matter the amount of your weekly donation.
If you do not presently have Offertory envelopes and would like to have a box, please let the office know and we will prepare a box for you.
Please note: All donations for 2024 must be received in the Parish Office no later than Tuesday, December 31st, 2024 by noon to be included in your 2024 Tax Receipt. Thank you.
This Bulletin entry was posted on Saturday, December 28th, 2024.
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