As we wind down 2020 and we all look forward to a obtaining a COVID vaccine in 2021 we want to thank you for helping us establish the SAECG group and for your support in opposing the current 24+ storey, 527-unit, development application by Tribute Communities for the 680/688 Sheppard Avenue East site.
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Sheppard Avenue East Community Group Update
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020SUNDAY & WEEKDAY MASSES RESUMED ON LIMITED BASIS
Saturday, November 21st, 2020MARCH 15, 2021
We remain grateful and want to thank all the parishioners of St. Gabriel’s Passionist Parish for their ongoing support during this period of great difficulty and uncertainty.
Effective immediately, the Province of Ontario limits attendance at Masses to 15% capacity of the church. Therefore, public Mass can resume but with a limit on attendance. Weekend Masses will resume the weekend of March 20/21, 2021. Weekday Masses will resume on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
In order to attend Sunday masses, a reservation for each attendee is required. Please review the Protocol for Sunday Mass celebrations before making any reservations. Please click Sunday Mass Reservations to make your reservations on Eventbrite. Due to the limited capacity, there will be no walk-ins allowed. If you have any difficulty in registering, please call the parish office during regular office hours.
There is no reservation required for the 9:00 am Monday to Friday weekday Mass but sign in upon arrival is required.
For the safety and health of our community, please remain home if you show or have any signs or symptoms of Covid-19. Under a City of Toronto by-law, all attendees are required to wear non-medical grade masks or face coverings throughout their entire time of attendance at church while at the same time respecting the physically distance rules of 2 metres (6 feet). We are looking forward to seeing you.
Cardinal Collins’ Homily on the Archdiocese’s First Stewardship Sunday 2020
Wednesday, September 16th, 2020Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, has announced the institution of Stewardship Sunday across the archdiocese on the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time. The first Stewardship Sunday will take place on September 20, 2020. To mark the occasion, Cardinal Collins, authored the below homily on stewardship (which is also available in a video format). Click on the link to view the video or read the homily.
ShareLife message from Cardinal Collins – Fall 2020
Wednesday, September 16th, 2020Dear brothers and sisters,
Every year ShareLife gives us the opportunity to reach out with the hands of Christ to care for those who are most in need. This is what we’re called to do as His disciples: to be with those at the side of the road who are suffering, just as the Good Samaritan did. This is what it means to be a Christian.
At this time especially, in the midst of this pandemic, so many people are suffering greatly. There are people who are in great need of help for them as they struggle mentally and psychologically. ShareLife helps in that.
For people lonely, isolated, for seniors who need help, ShareLife reaches out to them.
There is a great deal of domestic violence and the ShareLife agencies are there at this time of great need to bring the loving hand of Christ into the midst of situations of such suffering.
In ShareLife we find the presence of Christ in the midst of those who suffer. We are there with them because He is with us, sending us out to be with those who are in need. That’s the purpose of ShareLife.
Especially in this time of such great need in the midst of this pandemic, I ask you to, in a very particular way, be generous in supporting those in need during the ShareLife Sunday collection.
May God bless you as you serve Our Lord by serving those who are in need.
Cardinal Thomas Collins
Archbishop of Toronto
Resumption of Food collection for Good Shepherd and Rosalie Hall
Wednesday, August 19th, 2020Food collection for Good Shepherd and Rosalie Hall has resumed. Please bring your food donation and place them in the basket and box provided in the gathering space. Your help in bringing non-perishable food items such as rice, canned goods, pasta, sauces, soups, coffee,
tea, sugar, and other similar items will go a long way in assisting the depleted food banks. Please check the expiry/use by dates on these items so we do not pass on food that has expired.
Founded by St. Paul of the Cross, every Passionist takes a special vow to spend his or her energies in promoting remembrance of the sufferings of Jesus, the memory of the Cross, and reflection of the meaning of the Cross for the world.
