February 11th, 2017
We want to say a special thank you to all those who worked to make this year’s Lunar New Year Party a wonderful celebration. This is one of the nicest events we have throughout the year and, as always, it was a huge success.
Many thanks to those who donated the delicious food, those who decorated so beautifully and everyone who worked to make this celebration a memorable event. All who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
June 9th to June 11th, 2017
Passionist Retreat House, Jamaica, New York
The Passionist Province of St. Paul of the Cross and its Commission on the Laity are sponsoring the “Convocation on the Laity” from June 9th to June 11th, 2017 at the Passionist Retreat House in Jamaica, New York.
For further information, please go to www.stgabrielsparish.ca or contact Fatima Lee at 416-221-8866.
Saturday, February 25th at 7:00 PM
Did you know that we have many talented young people within our Parish Community?
All parishioners are invited to attend our Youth Group’s Talent Night, which will be held on Saturday February 25th at 7:00 PM here at the church. Admission is by donation. The Youth Group’s CD will also be available for sale after the show.
Please come and support our youth’s talents!
February 13th – February 18th, 2017
MONDAY – TONINO DI DIODATO – Requested by the Oakie Family TUESDAY – TOM CLARKSON – Requested by Fergus & Mary Ann O’Connell WEDNESDAY – ADRIEN KIRCHNER – Requested by Patricia & Mary Alice O’Mahony THURSDAY – NICOLA VUKOVIC – Requested by Manda Vukovic FRIDAY – ABANDONED SOULS – Requested by the Nguyen Family SATURDAY – YOKE THOE SIEW – Requested by Pacita & Jonathan Kwan
Fair Trade organic coffees will be on sale after all the Masses next weekend.
Regular ground coffee: $5.50 Decaffeinated: $6 Whole Beans: $5.50 Chocolate Bars: $4.50 Hot Chocolate and Cocoa: $6.00 Teas: $4.25
Wednesday, February 22nd from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Gabriel Room
Volunteer milk bag weavers will be meeting Wednesday afternoon, February 22nd from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM in the Gabriel Room. All are welcome!
Did you know that Development and Peace was founded in 1967 by the Canadian Catholic Bishops after their participation in Vatican II where they listened to the concerns of the Bishops from the Global South about poverty, hunger, etc?
To find out more about the work of Development and Peace or to become a member or donor, visit the website at http://www.devp.org/en/get-involved.
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
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.
Leprosy Mission of Canada Stamp Collection Program Make a difference with your mail!
You can get involved by collecting, trimming and sending them used postage stamps. They fill bags of stamps and sell them to stamp dealers by the kilogram. By donating your time or stamps, you can bring hope to people with leprosy.
Stamps can be trimmed leaving no less than ¼ inch and no more than ½ inch paper border. Please place stamps in the basket provided outside the Parish Office. Your kindness and compassion are felt by the friends and staff of Effect Hope and by the many people they serve. They look forward to your continued partnership with this mission of healing and hope.
Faith in the Naked Public Square
Monday, February 13th at 7:00 PM Boston Pizza, 400 Progress Ave, Scarborough
Faith Connections, the Office of Catholic Youth, and the local parishes invite young adults (ages 19-39) to join them for an evening of thought-provoking theological discussion in a comfortable and relaxed setting, with special guest: Randy Boyagoda, Principal and Vice-President, University of Toronto, St. Michael’s College.
They will discuss ways in which Catholics can work towards their own commitments to living out their faith in public life. Munchies will be provided and there is a cash bar.
Come and bring a friend!
Wednesday, February 14th at 7:00 PM
Blessed Trinity Parish Hall
The Catholic Women’s League of Blessed Trinity Parish extends a warm welcome to all to please join them on Wednesday February 14th in Blessed Trinity Parish Hall at 7:00 PM for a screening of Mother Theresa’s film, “The Legacy. Ann Petrie, Emmy Award Filmmaker who filmed Mother Theresa for years, will speak about her experiences. There will be a reception following the film. Admission is free. For more information, please contact Kay at 416-357-5378 or Catherine at 905-889-3786.
Saturday, March 4th at 10:00 AM
Blessed Trinity Church, 3220 Bayview Avenue
Professor Janine Langan has written and lectured extensively on Catholic education, the family, various encyclicals and theology. She will present a talk entitled “Emotionally and Spiritually Healthy Catholic Families” on Saturday, March 4th at 10:00 AM at Blessed Trinity Church. For more information, contact Terry McDermott, RN, Parish Nurse, at 416-226-0262 ext. 8 or email: btparishnurse@gmail.com.
March 17th to March 19th
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre
Celebrate your love and take a fresh look at your marriage! Spend a very special weekend together. A Weekend of discovery…a lifetime of love!
Worldwide Marriage Encounter is a weekend getaway that helps married couples rediscover themselves as individuals and as a couple. The Weekend format helps couples communicate openly and honestly without group sharing, therapy or marriage counseling.
The next weekend will be March 17th to-19th at Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga. For more information and an application, please go to www.wwme.org or contact: Gerard & Marge McCauley at gerard.marge@rogers.com or 905-792-1925.
Online courses from Yale open to all who are interested.
Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, experts on Religion and Ecology, and Senior Lecturers and Research Scholars at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies are currently offering four six-week online courses. These are featured as a specialization under the theme of “Journey of the Universe: A Story for our Times.” These are the first MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) for the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. The MOOCs are available on courser.org to anyone, anywhere on the planet.
Those interested may audit these courses free of charge (with the exception of the capstone course). The courses do not have to be completed within the six week period, rather, learners may finish at their own pace.
Courses: • Journey of the Universe: The Unfolding of Life • Journey Conversations: Weaving Knowledge and Action • The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community • Integrating Capstone: Living Cosmology
For more details and to register, please go to: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/journey-of-the-universe
Saturday, March 25th
Dynamic Women of Faith will be hosting it’s 8th annual conference for Catholic women on Saturday March 25th. Topics include: Call to Holiness, Why Minister to Moms?
Finding your Catholic Voice, Marriage & Sanity, How does CatholicMomsgroup.com Work?
Speakers include: Dr. Josephine Lombardi, Deacon Robert & Gabrielle Suthers, Tanya Granic Allen, Cheryl Thompson, and Dorothy Pilarski.
Cardinal Thomas Collins will be celebrating the opening Mass. There is a mother-daughter event, Calling All Girls, the evening before!
For more information including registration fees and location visit www.dynamicwomenfaith.com or call 905-279-7702.
Weekly Offertory
Collection for last week:
Envelopes 392 $ 8,083 Loose Change 1,102 Weekly Portion of Pre-Authorized Giving 164 3,054 Total 556 $ 12,239
If you are contributing cash to the Offertory Collection without any identification, you will not receive credit for your contribution. You must provide your full name and address.
If you are not currently using parish envelopes and wish to have a set issued for 2017, please contact the Parish Office and we will prepare a box for you. This is the most effective way to keep track of your donations.
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February 5th, 2017
I hope that all of us were really shocked and sadden by the senseless murder and wounding of the Moslem men at prayer in the Mosque in Quebec City last Sunday night. How explain such acts of violence? What brings people to such hatred of others that they will take someone else’s life – even in God’s name? Yet that’s what we’ve been doing for centuries. There just seems to be so little tolerance for men and women who believe differently than us. Not only must we pray for the good men who died or were wounded last Sunday night, we must pray for the man who committed this crime and likeminded persons whose minds are twisted by bigotry and intolerance.
Would it be safe to say there is an insidious spirit of suspicion and hostility towards the stranger, the outsider, that is alive and well in our midst? It’s called xenophobia, the fear of the stranger.
Do our readings for today’s Mass have anything to say about the violence of last Sunday and the intolerance from which it sprang?
At this Mass can we pray that our personal yoke of bigotry, our personal yoke that burdens us with unwillingness or an inability to accept and respect other people for who they are and what they are be lifted from our shoulders? Can we pray that we be freed of the yoke that hinders us from seeing the good, the generosity that is found in the lives of men and women who live and believe in ways different from our own?
Or can we pray that the yoke that burdens us from appreciating the good things with which we are blessed and the potential we have to be what Christ calls us to be, a light that enlightens, a salt that flavors our own lives and the lives of others. Can that yoke be lifted be from our shoulders?
It is one thing to lift the yoke of oppression from another’s shoulder it is another thing to yoke ourselves to other men and women of other faiths and other cultures, either through religious affiliations or secular organizations and work with them to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, house the homeless, welcome the stranger, bring justice to men and women oppressed by unjust social and economic systems
If we are honest with ourselves, we will discover that our Christian faith functions little if at all in our political life. The talk is talked, but the walk is not walked. Lip service is paid, but almost every other kind of service is paid to our cultural dogmas not our faith dogmas.
We are meant for better things. In the gospel Christ challenges us to be a salt of the earth. Christ calls us to live in such a way that we bring a positive flavor, a zip, a tang to our relationship with other people that lets them know they are appreciate and admired and accepted into our lives. Christ challenges us to be blazing lights, shining examples of men and women who are open hearted, welcoming, accepting and respecting of men and women different from ourselves.
Through these two images of light and salt Christ calls us to live the great commandment – love one another as I have loved you.
In this Mass we celebrate and through the Eucharist we receive may we graced to be the light and salt our church and our world needs so badly.
| Posted in Homily |
February 4th, 2017
This Sunday, February 5th after 12:30 PM Mass
Saturday, January 28th marks the beginning of Lunar New Year. This year is the Year of the Rooster. For many years, the Asian community in our parish has gifted our parish community with a wonderful Lunar New Year Party. Our Lunar New Year Celebration will take place this Sunday, February 5th after the 12:30 PM Mass in the Gathering Space. All are welcome.
Saturday, February 11th at 12:00 Noon
St. Gabriel’s Parish
A Mass for the Sick will be celebrated at St. Gabriel’s Parish on Saturday, February 11th at 12:00 Noon. If you have a loved one who is sick and wishes to receive the blessing of the sick, please invite them to be a part of this beautiful sacrament. A reception will follow in the Gathering Space.
The Passionist Province of St. Paul of the Cross and its Commission on the Laity are sponsoring the “Convocation on the Laity” from June 9th to June 11th, 2017 at the Passionist Retreat House in Jamaica New York. For further information, please go to www.stgabrielsparish.ca or contact Fatima Lee at 416-221-8866.
February 6th – February 11th, 2017
MONDAY – DR. EUGENE SKLIARENKO – Requested by Fran Moscall TUESDAY – FRANCIS CHEUNG – Requested by the Cheung Family WEDNESDAY – ABANDONED SOULS – Requested by the Nguyen Family THURSDAY – THANKSGIVING – Requested by Bertram Chiu FRIDAY – MOLLY CALLAGHAN – Requested by John Kahnert SATURDAY – VIOLET PREVIDSA – Requested by Steve Previdsa
Sunday, February 12th at 11:30 AM
Gabriel Room
On Sunday, February 12th, the Passionist Centre for Ecology and Spirituality will facilitate a 30 minute reflection and discussion prompted by the readings for that Sunday’s liturgy. The guided reflection brings an ecological perspective to the readings. Please note that this is one week later than usual due to the Lunar New Year celebration. All are welcome.
Each month food we collect is sent to Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre.
Thank you to the volunteers who prepared 55 casseroles for January. For February, your prepared casseroles (frozen please) will be collected at the Masses on the weekend of February 25th/26th 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. You may pick up casserole pans at the Parish Office.
If you require more information, please contact Irene Albrecht at 416-221-2791.
Leprosy Mission of Canada Stamp Collection Program
Make a difference with your mail! You can get involved by collecting, trimming and sending them used postage stamps. They fill bags of stamps and sell them to stamp dealers by the kilogram. By donating your time or stamps, you can bring hope to people with leprosy. Stamps can be trimmed leaving no less than ¼ inch and no more than ½ inch paper border. Your kindness and compassion are felt by the friends and staff of Effect Hope and by the many people they serve. They look forward to your continued partnership with this mission of healing and hope. Please place stamps in the basket provided outside the Parish Office.
All parishioners are invited to attend our Youth Group’s Talent Night, which will be held on Saturday February 25th at 7:00 PM here at the church. Admission is by donation. The Youth Group’s CD will also be available for sale after the show. Please come and support our youth’s talents!
Saturday, February 11th, from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Blessed Trinity Parish Hall, 3220 Bayview Avenue
You are invited to take time out in your busy day to break for and receive blessings at the Sacred Pauses Retreat being held at Blessed Trinity Parish Hall on Saturday, February 11th, from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Simple practices introduced at Sacred Pauses retreat will help you live out your day more mindfully. The facilitator, Trena Finnegan, is a graduate from Regis College in spiritual direction. Please register at Blessed Trinity parish office before February 3rd. The registration fee is $15.00 per person and includes lunch. All are invited.
February 11th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Blessed Sacrament Parish, 24 Cheritan Avenue
The Office of Vocations is hosting a day retreat at Blessed Sacrament Parish on Saturday, February 11th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The day provides a time to pray, interact & socialize with other young Catholic men.
Seminarians deliver talks on practical aspects of faith. The day includes Holy Mass, Adoration & Confession. For more information please call the Office of Vocations at 416-968-0997 or email: vocations@archtoronto.org
Faith in the Naked Public Square Monday, February 13th at 7:00 PM
Boston Pizza, 400 Progress Ave, Scarborough
They will discuss ways in which Catholics can work towards their own commitments to living out their faith in public life. Munchies will be provided and there is a cash bar. Come and bring a friend!
Those interested may audit these courses free of charge (with the exception of the capstone course). The courses do not have to be completed within the six week period, rather, learners may finish at their own pace. Courses: • Journey of the Universe: The Unfolding of Life • Journey Conversations: Weaving Knowledge and Action • The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community • Integrating Capstone: Living Cosmology
The Catholic Women’s League extends a warm welcome to all to please join them on Wednesday February 14th at Blessed Trinity Parish at 7: 00 PM in the hall for a screening of Mother Theresa’s film The Legacy. Ann Petrie, Emmy Award Filmmaker who filmed Mother Theresa for years, will speak about her experiences. There will be a reception following the film. Admission is free. For more information, please contact Kay at 416-357-5378 or Catherine at 905-889-3786.
Envelopes 376 $ 9,056 Loose Change 981 Weekly Portion of Pre-Authorized Giving 167 3,084 Total 543 $ 13,121 Maintenance Collection: $4,401
There are still many parishioners who have not picked up their 2017 Offertory Envelopes. Please pick yours up in the hallway outside the Gabriel Room as soon as possible.
January 28th, 2017
Sunday, February 5th after 12:30 PM Mass
Saturday, January 28th marks the beginning of Lunar New Year. This year is the Year of the Rooster. For many years, the Asian community in our parish has gifted our parish community with a wonderful Lunar New Year Party.
Our Lunar New Year Celebration will take place on Sunday, February 5th after the 12:30 PM Mass in the Gathering Space. All are welcome. Don’t forget to mark your calendar!
Volunteers and donations are also welcome.
Please contact Linda Law at 416-918-8029.
January 30th – February 4th , 2017
MONDAY – IN THANKSGIVING FOR CLARA TZAU – Requested by Theresa Tzau TUESDAY – ABANDONED SOULS – Requested by the Nguyen Family WEDNESDAY – JOSEPH BOYLE – Requested by Jack & Margaret Murray THURSDAY – BERTHA RICKETTS – Requested by her Family FRIDAY – META O’DONNELL – Requested by Nora Kerr SATURDAY – GUS CALDERONE – Requested by Marie Calderone
A Mass for the Sick will be celebrated at St. Gabriel’s Parish on Saturday, February 11th at 12:00 Noon. If you have a loved one who is sick and wishes to receive the blessing of the sick, please invite them to be a part of this beautiful sacrament.
A reception will follow in the Gathering Space.
Sunday, January 29th at 3:00 P.M.
St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, 65 Bond Street
An ecumenical prayer service will be held at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica this Sunday, January 29th at 3:00 PM. It will be led by His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Chaldean Catholic Bishop Emanuel Shaleta, Coptic Orthodox Bishop Anba Mina, Anglican Suffregan Bishop Peter Fenty accompanied by other city-wide religious leaders.
The homilist will be His Rev. Peter Holmes. Refreshments will follow in the parish hall. Parking is available. All are welcome.
Gabriel Room English: Saturday, February 4th at 3:15 PM Chinese: Sunday, February 5th at 3:30 PM
For further information, please contact Linda Law at 416 -918-8029.
Friday, February 3rd from 9:30 AM – 12 Noon
Sunday, January 29th at 3:00 PM
St. Paul’s Basilica
World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated in the Church on Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 and in parishes on the weekend of January 28th/29th, 2017. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life, and be sure to thank them on their special day. May they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to God’s gift of their vocation.
All are welcome to come to a special Mass presided by Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick this Sunday, January 29th at 3:00 PM. at St. Paul’s Basilica, Toronto to celebrate with and pray for these men and women religious who are such a vital and important part of the life and ministry of the Church in our Archdiocese.
This is a wonderful time of year to collect stamps from your Christmas cards and letters to give to the Leprosy Mission of Canada, who are renowned for their effectiveness in the prevention, detection and treatment of leprosy. Stamps may be left in the basket outside of the office.
This Sunday, January 29th is World Leprosy Day. When leprosy is diagnosed and treated early, the healing time is much faster and permanent disabilities are prevented. The average person can be diagnosed and cured for just $99.
Please bring us your used postage stamps. These are passed on to the Effect Hope helping them work towards the day when leprosy is eradicated. They are happy to accept any and all trimmed stamps, leaving no less than ¼ inch and no more than ½ inch paper border. Stamps may be deposited in the basket on the cabinet just outside the Parish Office. For more information please go to worldleprosyday.ca.
During Advent, our youth group partook in a celebration of Adoration. The evening of reflection and prayer was led by Father Brando, along with witness talks and worship music provided by some of the youth group’s core team members. Here are the responses of two youth group members and their experiences.
“At first, I thought that Adoration would be boring but then as soon as they started talking about increasing our faith to God, I listened and I felt strongly attached to him. The part that I liked was when stories were being shared. It was sad to listen to them but then at the end, it made me realize that no matter what, never lose faith and always believe that there is someone up there looking and taking care of us. I also liked the part where they sang songs and we got to sing along. I hope to do Adoration again.” – Elia Grade 8
“It was a very nice thing to experience for the first time. What was great about it was that I got to learn so much in just one hour. Everything that the readers said just made sense when I really thought about it. What I liked the most was when it got emotional just listening to the stories and songs. It made me feel bad that I should not be complaining about what I have, but instead I should be thankful for my wonderful friends, family, a place to live in, and so on. It was all perfect and very touching.” – Carlos Grade 8
On January 8th, we welcomed a group of 6 young missionaries called RE: GENERATION, from the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office of Catholic Youth.
These young people taught Theology of the Body to the Grade 7 – 12 students and spoke about authentic love and chastity.
The youth group is excited to announce a Youth Talent Show on Saturday, February 25th to celebrate the feast of St. Gabriel, the Patron Saint of our youth. We also have been working on a CD for the past few months, which will be released at the concert. More information will be provided in the weeks ahead!
Imagine the Possibilities! Parents can now apply online at SOAR.tcdsb.org and follow up with a visit to the school to present required documents. Or they can register at their local school with the required documents.
For more information phone 416-222-8282 ext. 5314 or go to www.tcdsb.org/kindergartenregistration.
Weekend of April 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 2017
A Marriage Preparation course will be offered here at St. Gabriel’s the weekend of April 21st to 23rd, 2017. 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.
Online courses from Yale, open to all who are interested.
December 25th $ 14,293 Christmas Collection $ 32,352 New Year’s Day $ 3,692
Collection for January 1st, 2017 last week: Envelopes 388 $ 6,937 Loose Change 1,154 Weekly Portion of Pre-Authorized Giving 167 3,084 Total 555 $ 11,175
Tax receipts for 2016 have been mailed out. Tax receipts for the Family of Faith Campaign or for any donations made by credit card through the Archdiocese will be receipted by the Archdiocese in February.
There are still many parishioners who have not picked up their 2017 Offertory Envelopes. Please pick yours up in the hallway outside the Gabriel Room if you have not already done so.
Please do not use envelopes from previous years since that envelope number may have been reassigned to another parishioner.
January 21st, 2017
January 23rd – January 28th , 2017
MONDAY – FR. ADRIAN LEE – Requested by Jeanne Robinson TUESDAY – RENATO BELLISARI – Requested by Chiara & Tina Intini WEDNESDAY – FR. TIM HIGGINS – Requested by Jeanne Robinson THURSDAY – MANUEL COSTA – Requested by his Family FRIDAY – ABANDONED SOULS IN PURGATORY – Requested by the Nguyen Family SATURDAY – RONNIE FRANCIS FORD – Requested by Shawn & Caroline Ford
The Parish Family of St. Gabriel’s would like to welcome:
Gabrielle Faith Bersamira and Mark Raffi Apollo Montenegro
These children received the Sacrament of Baptism on Sunday, January 15th 2017. Congratulations!
An ecumenical prayer service will be held at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica on Sunday, January 29th at 3:00 PM. It will be led by His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Chaldean Catholic Bishop Emanuel Shaleta, Coptic Orthodox Bishop Anba Mina, Anglican Suffregan Bishop Peter Fenty accompanied by other city-wide religious leaders. The homilist will be His Rev. Peter Holmes. Refreshments will follow in the parish hall. Parking is available. For further information, please contact the Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs at 416-934-3400, Ext. 344 or Ext. 527 or email vkwok@archtoronto.org.
Your prepared frozen casseroles will be collected at the Masses next weekend for delivery to the Good Shepherd Centre.
More volunteers are needed to help feed the hungry in our city. 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, you may contact Irene Albrecht at 416 221-2791.
Collecting Stamps
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29th
Sunday, January 29th is World Leprosy Day. When leprosy is diagnosed and treated early. The healing time is much faster and permanent disabilities are prevented. The average person can be diagnosed and cured for just $99
Please bring us your used postage stamps. These are passed on to the Effect Hope helping them work towards the day when leprosy is eradicated. They are happy to accept any and all trimmed stamps, leaving no less than ¼ inch and no more than ½ inch paper border. Stamps may be deposited in the basket on the cabinet just outside the Parish Office. For more information go to worldleprosyday.ca.
A Marriage Preparation course will be offered here at St. Gabriel’s the weekend of April 21st to 23rd, 2017.
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
Imagine the Possibilities!
Junior Kindergarten in the Toronto Catholic District School Board provides children with a variety of learning experiences in a caring, faith based environment. Students develop a positive attitude about themselves and others, become more independent and responsible, develop self-regulation and social skills, and learn to solve problems.
Parents can now apply online at SOAR.tcdsb.org and follow up with a visit to the school to present required documents. Or they can register at their local school with the required documents.
Monday, January 23rd from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Duke of York Pub, 39 Prince Arthur Avenue
All young adults (19-39) are invited to join us for an evening of thought-provoking conversation on theological topics with Special guest: Fr. Tom Rosica CSB, CEO, Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation.
Fr. Rosica served as the English-language Media Attaché at the October 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the Family and the October 2015 Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family. He works closely with the Holy See Press Office.
Munchies will be provided and a cash bar is available. Come and bring a friend! For more information contact Vanessa Nicholas-Schmidt at 416-467-2645 or email faithconnections@csj-to.ca.
On Thursday, February 2nd, the Church celebrates the World Day for Consecrated Life.
In the Archdiocese of Toronto we are blessed to have living and serving among us more than 900 religious men and women of 100 different religious congregations. This World Day for Consecrated Life is a wonderful opportunity for us to thank God for the gifts of these religious sisters, brothers and priests and to pray for God’s blessing upon them in their efforts to faithfully live the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience.
Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick will preside at a special Mass on Sunday, January 29th at 3:00 PM at St. Paul’s Basilica, Toronto in celebration of the vocation and witness of these special men and women religious who are such a vital and important part of the life and ministry of the Church in our Archdiocese. All are welcome to attend.
Saturday, February 11th, from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
You are invited to take time out in your busy day to break for and receive blessings at the Sacred Pauses Retreat being held at Blessed Trinity Parish Hall on Saturday, February 11th, from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Simple practices introduced at Sacred Pauses retreat will help you live out your day more mindfully. Our facilitator, Trena Finnegan, is a graduate from Regis College in spiritual direction. Please register at Blessed Trinity parish office before February 3rd. The registration fee is $15.00 per person and includes lunch. All are invited.
GRADES 11 & 12
Weekly Offertory December 25th $ 14,293 Christmas Collection $ 32,352 New Year’s Day $ 3,692
Collection for January 1st, 2017 last week: Envelopes 431 $ 8,137 Loose Change 1,121 Weekly Portion of Pre-Authorized Giving 167 3,084 Total 598 $ 12,342
Tax receipts for 2016 have been mailed this past week. Tax receipts for the Family of Faith Campaign or for any donations made by credit card through the Archdiocese will be receipted by the Archdiocese in February.
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.
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Companion for the Walk of the Stations of the Cosmic Earth
St. Gabriel’s Garden – Guided Sensory Reflective Walk
