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Bulletin – November 15, 2015

Saturday, November 14th, 2015

CONGRATULATIONS!

On Saturday November 7th four altar servers from St. Gabriel’s Parish received the “Bishop’s Altar Server Award for Service during the 30th Annual Altar Servers Awards Ceremony at St. Paul’s Basilica. We offer our sincere thanks and congratulations to the following altar servers:
Marcus Jeresa
Lance Cabacungan
Lucas Arocena
Lawrence Pornillos

The parish is truly grateful to all of its altar servers for their participation at the celebration of the Eucharist and ceremonies throughout the Church year.

AN ADVENT EVENING OF REFLECTION

“Truth and Reconciliation: An Opportunity for All Canada”

November 25, 2015 (Wednesday), 7:30 pm, at St Gabriel’s

Bishop Mark MacDonald, the first National Indigenous Bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada, will be the speaker for the evening. As we prepare for Christmas, the season of Advent asks us to focus on how Jesus, the God who dwelled among us, brings light and hope in darkness and suffering. Last May, the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada brought to light the suffering and pain of our Aboriginal brothers and sisters in Canada, and suggested paths for moving forward towards reconciliation. Advent seems to be the right season to reflect on how we can move towards reconciliation in our own lives, as well as on how we, as a country, can work towards reconciliation, especially with our First Nations peoples.

Educated in both Canada and the U.S., Bishop MacDonald has had a long and varied ministry in different dioceses in both countries. He has published widely in areas of faith and environment, and inter-cultural ministry, including ministries to Native American youth. He is also a Third Order Franciscan.

We are most privileged to have Bishop MacDonald coming to our parish to speak about the suffering and pain that the indigenous peoples have experienced, and to shed light on a path of reconciliation on which all Canadians can embrace together in solidarity, equality, and mutual respect. It is an opportunity not to be missed, please mark your calendar and join us for the evening.

To facilitate our planning, please let us know if you plan to attend. You can call the Parish Office (416) 221-8866 or email Fatima Lee at fatimalee@bellnet.ca.

NOVEMBER IS THE MONTH OF ALL SOULS
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

There will be a Book of Remembrance placed on the altar for the month of November. You are invited to write the names of your deceased relatives and friends in the book. They will be remembered at all the Masses celebrated in November.

ANNOUNCED MASSES

November 16th to November 21st, 2015

MONDAY – BERTHA RICKETTS – Requested by the Family
TUESDAY – DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE DYSANGCO FAMILY – Requested by Marie Lourdes Luz
WEDNESDAY – RON FORD – Requested by the Family
THURSDAY – TULIO RAMIREZ – Requested by Anna Ramirez
FRIDAY – GUS CALDERONE – Requested by Marie Calderone
SATURDAY – ANITA MARKLE & MARJORIE SKAZIN – Requested by the Family

PARENT MEETING FOR FIRST RECONCILIATION

Wednesday, November 18th at 7:30 PM

St. Gabriel’s Church, Gabriel Room

On Wednesday, November 18th at 7:30 PM there will be a meeting in the Gabriel Room for parents of children who will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time.

CONFIRMATION ENROLLMENT CEREMONY

Sunday, November 22nd at the 12:30 PM Mass

The Confirmation Enrollment Ceremony for all Confirmation candidates will be held on Sunday, November 22nd at the 12:30 PM Mass. All Confirmation candidates must attend.

Candidates are reminded to submit their letters requesting Confirmation to Fr. Brando through the Parish Office
by Sunday, November 15th.

PARENT MEETING FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

Wednesday, December 2nd at 7:30 PM

There will be a meeting for parents of children who will be receiving the Holy Eucharist for the first time on Wednesday, December 2nd at 7:30 PM in the Gabriel Room.

CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE

We are having a Christmas Toy Drive for the Catholic Children’s Aid Society.

Can you help by dropping off an unwrapped new toy for a child 0 to12 years old? Containers will be set up at the doors of the Church from Saturday, November 28th until Sunday, December 13th.

THE GIVING TREE

During Advent, the Society of St Vincent de Paul will have a Giving Tree in the Gathering Space.

The tree will be decorated with gift tags. Each tag will have the gender and age of a child. We invite you to take a tag, buy a gift or a gift card of about $25.00 for that child and return the unwrapped gift, with the tag attached, to the box provided in the Gathering Space. If you are a knitter, there will be mitten tags. Please take one and return mitts to the box in the Gathering Space.

At this time of the year, we are also thinking of the young mothers and babies of Rosalie Hall. If you wish to help, you may choose a “Christmas Stocking” from the tree to purchase pyjamas or undershirts, for babies ages 6 to 18 months.

Unwrapped Items with the original stocking tag attached can be left in the box provided near the “mitten” tree no later than December 14th. Toys for these little ones would also be appreciated.

For the Moms, we are suggesting gift cards from Shopper’s Drug Mart, Tim Hortons, Walmart or MacDonald’s. These can be placed in the envelopes provided and brought to the Parish Office. Thank you for your generous support.

SHEPHERD’S TRUST COLLECTION

There will be a second collection today for The Shepherds’ Trust. The mission of The Shepherds’ Trust is to help ensure that elderly and disabled priests are provided with sufficient financial resources to lead a dignified life after many years of ministry. Your generous gift will help our priests to maintain a modest but active and independent lifestyle in their retirement years. For priests who are ill or otherwise infirm, the Trust ensures they have access to nursing home facilities and medical care. Thank you for your support of this important work.

FOOD FOR ROSALIE HALL & GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE

Each month food we collect is sent to Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre.

Rosalie Hall assists young parents in need and their children to realize their potential through the provision of a wide range of community, residential, educational and child development 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

With everyone struggling at this time, your food donations are more important than ever. Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired. Thank you for your generous support.

DONATE YOUR OLD EYE GLASSES

Help others by donating your old eyeglasses. Glasses will be sent to the Lions Club for distribution to the needy in developing countries. Donated glasses may be left in the box provided just outside the Parish Office.

JUST COFFEE

Fair trade organic coffees will be on sale after all the Masses next weekend.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSE

St. Gabriel’s Parish
Weekend of February 12th to 14th, 2016

A Marriage Preparation course will be offered here at St. Gabriel’s the weekend of February 12th to 14th, 2016.

The course will be held Friday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM. For a registration package please email Marie Deans at deansm@sympatico.ca. Note that this course usually fills up quickly and spaces are limited.

MOSAIC INTERFAITH PEACE MEAL

Temple Har Zion, 7360 Bayview Ave

November 29th from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Mosaic Interfaith (of which St. Gabriel’s is a member) invites you to attend the annual Peace Meal on Sunday November 29th from 2:00 PM to-5:00 PM at Temple Har Zion. Following the recent Truth and Reconciliation Committee report the programme theme is “Walking in our Moccasins –Understanding First Nations Way of Knowing.” The keynote speaker is Kim Wheatley an Anishinabe band member of Shawanaga First Nation. An inter-faith panel will be part of the programme. Attendees are asked to bring a dish for the vegan supper – with no meat, poultry, eggs, fish, dairy products or alcohol or nuts. Please RSVP to Nora at 416-218-0680 by November 25th. For more information see the poster on the bulletin board.

BLESSED TRINITY CWL

Ladies of St. Gabriel’s Parish are cordially invited to the next General Meeting of the Blessed Trinity CWL on Tuesday, November 17th at 1:00PM. Our featured speaker will be Deacon Robert Kinghorn, talking about his outreach ministry to the homeless in downtown Toronto. Wine and cheese will be served as refreshments. More information is available from Deborah Orchard, 416/497-8083, deborahorchard@rogers.com.

FINANCE CORNER

Our operating expenses average $14,550 per week.
Offertory Collection for last weekend:
Envelopes 413 $ 8,431
Loose Change 1,107
Weekly Portion of Pre-Authorized Giving 163 3,057
Total 576 $ 12,595
Refugee Sponsorship Donations to Date: $ 56,681

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES FOR 2016

The 2016 Offertory Boxed Envelopes will be available in the Gathering Space at the end of November. Please inform the Parish Office if you are new to the Parish so that we may update our records and label your box correctly.

If you are on the Pre- Authorized Giving Plan, you will not receive offertory envelopes. You may contact the Parish Office if you do not have envelopes but would like a box for 2016.

If you are moving out of the Parish or have a change of address, please contact the Parish Office at 416-221-8866 so that we can update our records. Thank you.

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Homily – November 8, 2015

Sunday, November 8th, 2015

Wednesday is Remembrance Day. At the 11th hour on the 11th day on the 11th month we stop for a minutes silence to honor the men and women who sacrificed their lives for us.

I saw a video that was played several times on Remembrance Day. The scene was of a takeout counter in a supermarket. An announcement had just come over the public address system that at the sound of the bell all customers are asked to observe a minute silence. A young girl was handling the cash. She’d just finished serving a customer when the bell rang and she bowed her head. A man in a hurry – aren’t we all – put his groceries in front her and started to make a scene because she wasn’t ringing him through. He totally embarrassed her but she wouldn’t pudge. He was completely oblivious as to what was going on. His little daughter was trying to calm him down but he ignored her. The looks of the other customers could kill. How can this idiot be so ignorant? All through this pictures were shown of scenes from battlefield and a song titled – it’s only a smidgen of time was sung in the background. The message was, are we so busy, so important that we can’t take a minute to stop and think of and pray for those who gave their lives for us? Why can’t we spare a smidgen of time?

This song and that scene came to me when I read about the widow’s mite. Her temple offering was a smidgen compared the big donations of the rich and famous of the temples congregation. But Christ praised her – what some called her irresponsible generosity. She needed those coins for her own wellbeing.

There is a notice in this Sunday’s bulletin about your efforts to bring refugee families to Canada. Fr. Brando was telling me about you generous response to this effort. Check the bulletin to see the results. There are few big donations but most of the money is made up of what might be called ‘widow’s mites’ coming from a cross section of the parish. You are wonderful enough to take a smidgen of time to think of the thousands of men, women and children who are living in desperate situations and are doing your best to help these total strangers.

There are so many occasions when we are offered to take a smidgen of time and be aware of another person’s needs. In that smidgen of time we can offer our ‘widow’s mite’ to a friend or a total stranger. A kind word spoken to the person at the take out counter, holding the door open for a person, letting someone in in traffic, a phone call, a get well card, a smile, asking someone how they are doing, all these acts of random kindness can lift up a friend or a strangers spirits. They are like the widow’s mite that enriches the treasuries of other people’s lives.

I had an appointment at Sunnybrook last Thursday. I parked the car and started to walk to the front door. I don’t know what happened but I started to lose my balance and reached out to grab a railing before falling flat on my face. Luckily I made it. A woman was just getting into her car and saw my distress. She was right there for me. She told me to hang on to the railing and then hurried to the hospital entrance to get a wheelchair. She wheeled me into the hospital and handed me over to a volunteer and then she was gone. I don’t know who she was, I have no idea why she was at the hospital but she certainly made a difference in my life that morning.

A smidgen of time, a widow’s mite. As we continue to celebrate our Mass may we pray for ourselves and for each other that we take a smidgen of time to be grateful for the blessing of our own lives and conscious of the needs of others and may we be willing to give our widow’s mite to friend of stranger and make even a small difference in their lives, remembering the words of Jesus,’ In so far as you did these things to others you did them to me.’

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Bulletin – November 8, 2015

Saturday, November 7th, 2015

LEST WE FORGET

November 11th is Remembrance Day, a day to remember all who have served, and continue serving in our armed forces, especially those who have died and those wounded in battle. We pray for healing and peace; that one day, all peoples will lay down their arms and embrace one another as brothers and sisters in one human family.

FROM THE DESK OF FR. BRANDO

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

As previously reported, our Parish has decided to sponsor another refugee family in addition to the prior commitment to sponsor an Iraqi Christian family. The anticipated costs for these two sponsorships are $35,000 and $11,000 respectively, a total of $46,000.

FIRST GOOD NEWS!

We have been advised that our new refugee family, a mother, father and two young children, has been identified and is expected to arrive in Toronto in the next six months.

SECOND GOOD NEWS!

Prior to last weekend, you good people had already contributed $21,425 to the refugee sponsorship fund. Last weekend, an additional $27,221 was received, bringing the total sponsorship fund received to date to $48,646.
This result should be no surprise – St. Gabriel’s parishioners have always responded when a genuine need is apparent.

I thank you very much!
Fr. Brando

FILM AND VIDEO EVENING ON CANADA’S ABORIGINAL PEOPLES

Wednesday, November 11 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM

In preparation for the Advent Evening of Reflection led by Bishop Mark MacDonald, for parishioners who are interested to learn more about the history of the Native peoples, the treaty relationship, the residential schools, we’ll have a film and video evening on Wednesday, November 11 at 7:30 PM in the Gabriel Room.

STUDY GROUP ON LAUDATO SI’ AT ST. GABRIEL’S

The Study Group on Laudato Si continues on the following dates:
Mondays, November 16th, 30th, and December 7th.
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

For further enquiries, please call the Parish Office at 416-221-8866 or email Fatima Lee at fatimalee@bellnet.ca.

AN ADVENT EVENING OF REFLECTION

“Truth and Reconciliation: An Opportunity for All Canada”

November 25, 2015 (Wednesday), 7:30 pm, at St Gabriel’s

Bishop Mark MacDonald, the first National Indigenous Bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada, will be the speaker for the evening. As we prepare for Christmas, the season of Advent asks us to focus on how Jesus, the God who dwelled among us, brings light and hope in darkness and suffering. Last May, the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada brought to light the suffering and pain of our Aboriginal brothers and sisters in Canada, and suggested paths for moving forward towards reconciliation. Advent seems to be the right season to reflect on how we can move towards reconciliation in our own lives, as well as on how we, as a country, can work towards reconciliation, especially with our First Nations peoples.

Educated in both Canada and the U.S., Bishop MacDonald has had a long and varied ministry in different dioceses in both countries. He has published widely in areas of faith and environment, and inter-cultural ministry, including ministries to Native American youth. He is also a Third Order Franciscan.

We are most privileged to have Bishop MacDonald coming to our parish to speak about the suffering and pain that the indigenous peoples have experienced, and to shed light on a path of reconciliation on which all Canadians can embrace together in solidarity, equality, and mutual respect. It is an opportunity not to be missed, please mark your calendar and join us for the evening.

To facilitate our planning, please let us know if you plan to attend. You can call the Parish Office (416) 221-8866 or email Fatima Lee at fatimalee@bellnet.ca.

PASSIONIST CHRISTMAS CARDS

Christmas cards will be available after all the Masses this weekend, November 7th/8th.

The suggested cost is $1.50 per card.

All donations will go directly to support the Passionist Missions in Haiti, Honduras and Jamaica. Your support is invaluable in caring for the needy in some of the poorest communities of North America.

CONCERT

St. Gabriel’s Church
This Sunday, November 8th at 3:00 PM

Many of you know Alex Seredenko, our pianist/organist for the 4:30 Saturday and the 12:30 Sunday Masses. This Sunday, November 8th at 3:00 PM, Alex is holding a concert in the main space of St. Gabriel parish.

The concert will feature a piano quartet by W.A. Mozart. Joining him are members of the Nova piano trio, and
Laurence Schaufele. . Admission is free. Any donations will be forwarded to the St. Gabriel Youth Group.

DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE – THANK YOU

Thank you to all parishioners who participated in our Create a Climate of Change Campaign.
For more information on the work of Development and Peace, please visit our website at www.devp.org

ANNOUNCED MASSES

November 9th to November 14th, 2015

MONDAY – RUBIN DIMOSKI & FAMILY – Requested by Ludmila
TUESDAY – CATHERINE O’MOORE – Requested by Gerry, Judy, Helen & Kathi
WEDNESDAY – ELIZABETH METHERALL – Requested by Margaret Anne Leckie
THURSDAY – LIVING & DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE CZORINAK FAMILY – Requested by Ludmila
FRIDAY – ALL SOULS – Requested by Edna Manlangit
SATURDAY – DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE INTINI & BELLISARI FAMILIES – Requested by Chiara & Tina Intini

NOVEMBER IS THE MONTH OF ALL SOULS
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

There will be a Book of Remembrance placed on the altar for the month of November. You are invited to write the names of your deceased relatives and friends in the book. They will be remembered at all the Masses celebrated in November.

MEETING FOR FIRST RECONCILIATION

Wednesday, November 18th at 7:30 PM
St. Gabriel’s Church, Gabriel Room

On Wednesday, November 18th at 7:30 PM there will be a meeting in the Gabriel Room for parents of children who will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time.

CONFIRMATION ENROLLMENT CEREMONY

Sunday, November 22nd at the 12:30 PM Mass

The Confirmation Enrollment Ceremony for all Confirmation candidates will be held on Sunday, November 22nd at the 12:30 PM Mass. All Confirmation candidates must attend.

Candidates are reminded to submit their letters requesting Confirmation to Fr. Brando through the Parish Office
by Sunday, November 15th.

FOOD FOR ROSALIE HALL & GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE

Each month food we collect is sent to Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre.

With everyone struggling at this time, your food donations are more important than ever. Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired. Thank you for your generous support.

SHEPHERD’S TRUST COLLECTION

November 14th/15th

The Shepherds’ Trust has a mission to provide, comfort and care for those who have steadfastly cared for us – our retired priests. As parishioners, we have our own memories of a Catholic priest who made a positive, meaningful and lasting impact in our lives.

Each year, thousands of people contribute to the Shepherds’ Trust. The collection will take place in all parishes in the Archdiocese on the weekend of November 14th/15th

Envelopes are in the pews. We want our priests to retire safely and with dignity. The Shepherds’ Trust allows us to help achieve this goal. Your generosity is deeply appreciated.

NORTH YORK RETIREES CLUB

Blessed Trinity Parish Hall
Tuesday, November 10th at 2:00 PM

The next meeting of the North York Retiree’s will be feature guest speaker Richard Fennes Clinton. He will speak about “Toronto Based Inventions that Changed the World”.

All retirees are cordially invited to attend.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSE

St. Gabriel’s Parish
Weekend of February 12th to 14th, 2016

A Marriage Preparation course will be offered here at St. Gabriel’s the weekend of February 12th to 14th, 2016.

For a registration package please email Marie Deans at deansm@sympatico.ca. Note that this course usually fills up quickly and spaces are limited.

FINANCE CORNER

Our operating expenses average $14,550 per week.

Offertory Collection for last weekend:
Envelopes 424 $ 9,017
Loose Change 1,223
Weekly Portion of Pre-Authorized Giving 163 3,057
Total 587 $ 13,297

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES FOR 2016

The 2016 Offertory Boxed Envelopes will be available in the Gathering Space at the end of November. Please inform the Parish Office if you are new to the Parish so that we may update our records and label your box correctly.

If you are on the Pre- Authorized Giving Plan, you will not receive offertory envelopes. You may contact the Parish Office if you do not have envelopes but would like a box for 2016.

If you are moving out of the Parish or have a change of address, please contact the Parish Office at 416-221-8866 so that we can update our records. Thank you.

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Create a Climate of Change

Monday, November 2nd, 2015

In response to Pope Francis’ call in his recent encyclical Laudato si’ to all peoples to take urgent action to protect the planet from climate change, Cardinal Collins has asked all parishes in the Archdiocese to participate in a national weekend of action “Create a Climate of Change” on October 24/25. It is an action spearheaded by the Canadian Catholic Organization – Development and Peace.

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Here at St Gabriel’s, prayer cards as well as pamphlets on how climate change has affected the poorest in the world will be made available to you on the weekend of Oct 17/18. The following weekend, you will be invited to sign an Action Card to the government. On the card, you can also share with the Prime Minister your own personal action to help reduce climate change. It is hoped that through our message to the government, Canada will commit to taking more decisive action in December when world leaders meet in Paris at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) to negotiate a binding and universal agreement on climate action.

The survival of our planet and its people is at stake! Please consider joining other Catholics around Canada in this action to create a climate of change, so that together with people from around the world, we can meet the challenges posed by climate change and protect the planet – our common home.

The video of our parish’s Open Forum on Laudato Si’ , held on June 30, is accessible under the caption “Probing Pope Francis’ Encyclical “LAUDATO SI”, found on the right hand panel of this page.

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Bulletin – November 1, 2015

Sunday, November 1st, 2015

AN ADVENT EVENING OF REFLECTION

“Truth and Reconciliation: An Opportunity for All Canada”

November 25, 2015 (Wednesday), 7:30 pm, at St Gabriel’s

Bishop Mark MacDonald, the first National Indigenous Bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada, will be the speaker for the evening. As we prepare for Christmas, the season of Advent asks us to focus on how Jesus, the God who dwelled among us, brings light and hope in darkness and suffering. Last May, the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada brought to light the suffering and pain of our Aboriginal brothers and sisters in Canada, and suggested paths for moving forward towards reconciliation. Advent seems to be the right season to reflect on how we can move towards reconciliation in our own lives, as well as on how we, as a country, can work towards reconciliation, especially with our First Nations peoples.

Educated in both Canada and the U.S., Bishop MacDonald has had a long and varied ministry in different dioceses in both countries. He has published widely in areas of faith and environment, and inter-cultural ministry, including ministries to Native American youth. He is also a Third Order Franciscan.

We are most privileged to have Bishop MacDonald coming to our parish to speak about the suffering and pain that the indigenous peoples have experienced, and to shed light on a path of reconciliation on which all Canadians can embrace together in solidarity, equality, and mutual respect. It is an opportunity not to be missed, please mark your calendar and join us for the evening.

To facilitate our planning, please let us know if you plan to attend. You can call the Parish Office (416) 221-8866 or email Fatima Lee at fatimalee@bellnet.ca.

FILM AND VIDEO EVENING ON CANADA’S ABORIGINAL PEOPLES

Wednesday, November 11 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM

In preparation for the Advent Evening of Reflection led by Bishop Mark MacDonald, for parishioners who are interested to learn more about the history of the Native peoples, the treaty relationship, the residential schools, we’ll have a film and video evening on Wednesday, November 11 at 7:30 PM in the Gabriel Room.

OUR PARISH’S RESPONSE TO THE SYRIAN CRISIS

Special Collection – October 31st/November 1st

The situation in Syria and the news about the plight of Syrian refugees have touched many of our hearts. As reported earlier, the parish is considering sponsoring a refugee family again.

A big “Thank You” to all those who volunteered to help with the application and settlement process.

The parish has also been receiving financial donations to support this cause. To date, $21,425 has been received.

We thank all who have already donated.

This is a real humanitarian crisis. Donations are being collected specially for our refugee sponsorship this weekend,October 31st/November 1st. Please consider and help as your means allow.

CHOIR NEWS!

Tuesday, November 3rd from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

On Tuesday, November 3rd from 7:30 to 9:00 PM the choir will be hosting a hymn sing! In preparation for full singing participation at all our masses, we will wander through our new blue Gather Hymn books. We will be focusing on new hymns for Advent and Christmas. Please join us for a good ol’ sing-a-long!

PASSIONIST CHRISTMAS CARDS

Christmas cards will be available after all the Masses on the weekend of November 7th/8th. The suggested cost is $1.50 per card.

All donations will go directly to support the Passionist Missions in Haiti, Honduras and Jamaica. Your support is invaluable in caring for the needy in some of the poorest communities of North America.

CONCERT

St. Gabriel’s Church
Sunday, November 8th at 3:00 PM

Many of you know Alex Seredenko, our pianist/organist for the 4:30 Saturday and the 12:30 Sunday Masses. On Sunday, November 8th at 3:00 PM, Alex is holding a concert in the main space of St. Gabriel parish.

The concert will feature a piano quartet by W.A. Mozart. Joining him are members of the Nova piano trio, and
Laurence Schaufele.

Admission is free. Any donations will be forwarded to the St. Gabriel Youth Group.

NOVEMBER IS THE MONTH OF ALL SOULS
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

There will be a Book of Remembrance placed on the altar for the month of November. You are invited to write the names of your deceased relatives and friends in the book. They will be remembered at all the Masses celebrated in November.

ANNOUNCED MASSES

November 2nd to November 7th, 2015

MONDAY – GERRY BAVINGTON – Requested by Diana Bavington
TUESDAY – ALL SOULS IN PURGATORY – Requested by John Chan
WEDNESDAY – NELLIE & JIM ATREO – Requested by Anne & Fran & Family
THURSDAY – TONY AGARD – Requested by Peter & Kathleen Donegan
FRIDAY – ABANDONED SOULS – Requested by the Nguyen Family
SATURDAY – JOAN RUEST – Requested by the Family

MEETING FOR FIRST RECONCILIATION

Wednesday, November 18th at 7:30 PM

St. Gabriel’s Church, Gabriel Room

On Wednesday, November 18th at 7:30 PM there will be a meeting in the Gabriel Room for parents of children who will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time.

CONFIRMATION ENROLLMENT CEREMONY

Sunday, November 22nd at the 12:30 PM Mass

The Confirmation Enrollment Ceremony for all Confirmation candidates will be held on Sunday, November 22nd at the 12:30 PM Mass. All Confirmation candidates must attend.

Candidates are reminded to submit their letters requesting Confirmation to Fr. Brando through the Parish Office
by Sunday, November 15th.

SHEPHERD’S TRUST COLLECTION

November 14th/15th

The Shepherds’ Trust has a mission to provide, comfort and care for those who have steadfastly cared for us – our retired priests. As parishioners, we have our own memories of a Catholic priest who made a positive, meaningful and lasting impact in our lives.

Each year, thousands of people contribute to the Shepherds’ Trust. The collection will take place in all parishes in the Archdiocese on the weekend of November 14th/15th

Envelopes are in the pews.

We want our priests to retire safely and with dignity. The Shepherds’ Trust allows us to help achieve this goal.
Your generosity is deeply appreciated.

FOOD FOR ROSALIE HALL AND THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE

Each month food we collect is sent to Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre.

Rosalie Hall assists young parents in need and their children to realize their potential through the provision of a wide range of community, residential, educational and child development 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

With everyone struggling at this time, your food donations are more important than ever. Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired. Thank you for your generous support.

GOOD SHEPHERD CASSEROLES

Thank you to the volunteers who prepared 42 casseroles for October. For November, your prepared casseroles (frozen please) will be collected at the Masses on the weekend of November 28th/29th for delivery to the Good Shepherd Centre.

More volunteers are encouraged to become active in helping to feed our less fortunate sisters and brothers. Three different recipes are available in the Parish Office or online at the Church website.

If you require more information or would like to get a copy of a recipe and a casserole pan, please contact Irene Albrecht at 416-221-2791.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSE

St. Gabriel’s Parish
Weekend of February 12th to 14th, 2016

A Marriage Preparation course will be offered here at St. Gabriel’s the weekend of February 12th to 14th, 2016.

The course will be held Friday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM,
Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and
Sunday from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM.

For a registration package please email Marie Deans at deansm@sympatico.ca. Note that this course usually fills up quickly and spaces are limited.

ONE DAY PILGRIMAGE

Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica, Lackawanna, New York

December 12, 2015

Blessed Trinity Parish invites you to attend a one day pilgrimage to Our Lady of Victory, National Shrine and Basilica in Lackawanna, New York on Saturday, December 12th.

For further information, please contact Mary at 416-497-7059.

Please note: a valid passport is required.

FINANCE CORNER

Weekly Offertory
Our operating expenses average $14,550 per week.

Collection for last weekend:
Envelopes 379 $ 8,471
Loose Change 949
Weekly Portion of Pre-Authorized Giving 163 3,060
Total 542 $ 12,480

If you are moving out of the Parish or have a change of address, please contact the Parish Office at 416-221-8866 so that we can update our records. Thank you.

Posted in Bulletin | Comments Off on Bulletin – November 1, 2015

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