April 27th, 2014
At the Easter Vigil, the following children received the Sacraments of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist for the first time:
Marko Bilic. Winsley Bilic, Jessica Clotilda Park, Alivia Riley, Avery Riley, Demeira Walcott, Bojun Zhang, Boyuan Zhang, Cameron Chandler Johnson received the Sacrament of Baptism.
The following adults received the Sacraments of Baptism, Holy Eucharist and Confirmation:
David Chung, Kim-Loan Garcia, Nada Johnson, Sabrina Leung, Xiaoyan Ma, Don Ng, Vicky Wu, Luming Yang.
The following adults were received into full Communion with the Catholic Church:
Maria I. Campbell. Alana Christie, Bruce Christie, Daphne Christie, Kyle Christie, Arlene Robinson received the Sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation.
Laurence Chen and Christian Bernal received the Sacrament of Confirmation.
The parish family of St. Gabriel’s would like to welcome and congratulate them!
April 28th to May 3rd 2014
MONDAY – TOM DONAGHY – Requested by the Family TUESDAY – SYLVIA LEAVER – Requested by Andrea San Juan WEDNESDAY – VICTOR JOSEPH – Requested by the Family THURSDAY – ALLAN PERSAUD – Requested by the Persaud & Goldenberg Families FRIDAY – MARTIN SMEE – Requested by the Family SATURDAY – GUS CALDERONE – Requested by the Family
Friday, May 2nd from 9:30 AM – 12 Noon
Sunday, May 4th at 11:30 AM in the Gabriel Room
On the first Sunday of each month, the Passionist Centre for Ecology and Spirituality facilitates a 30 minute reflection and discussion prompted by the readings for that Sunday’s liturgy. All are welcome.
English: Saturday, May 3rd at 3:15 P.M. in the Gabriel Room.
Chinese: Sunday, May 4th at 3:30 P.M. in the Gabriel Room.
For information, please contact Linda Law at 416-918-8029.
Working wonders in our community…
Of the more than 1 million foreign-born people who arrived in Canada between 2001 and 2006, more than 40% live in the Greater Toronto Area.
As a result, nearly 11% of our school system consists of recently arrived residents and over half of the total student population speak a non-official language most often at home.
Last year, ShareLife agencies provided settlement, advocacy and education programs for more than 40,000 immigrants and refugees in the GTA.
ShareLife Goal For 2014: $195,000 ShareLife to Date: $65,536
Next ShareLife Sunday – May 4, 2014 Please give generously. You can work wonders!
Weekend of May 10th/11th
The Society for St. Vincent de Paul will hold their annual Bundle Up Collection on the weekend of May 10th/11th. Bring your gently used clothing and household linens to share with others. A St. Vincent de Paul truck will be in the Church parking lot to receive donations. We will donate or sell these donations to support our outreach efforts. Thank you for your continued support. The truck will be open on Saturday, May 10th from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and all day Sunday, May 11th until 4:00 P.M. Volunteers will assist with the loading before and after each Mass.
The Leprosy Mission of Canada has a new name, effect: hope. We are still committed to offering compassionate care for people living with leprosy. The name effect: hope affirms our ministry of bringing hope and healing to people affected by leprosy and similar afflictions.
It is with heartfelt gratitude that I write to you today to thank you for your participation in World Leprosy Day. Your prayers and support are a source of strength for those trapped in a life of extreme poverty and pain that comes from the stigmas that surrounds leprosy. As we work toward eliminating the disease, I have hope for a world without leprosy.
God bless, Linda Scott Church and Volunteer Coordinator
Each month the food we collect is sent to Rosalie Hall. With everyone struggling at this time, these donations are more important than ever. Please be as generous as your means allow.
Our operating expenses average $14,550 per week.
Collection for last weekend: Envelopes 598 $18,444 Loose Change $6,184 Weekly Portion of PAG 177 $3,307 (Pre-Authorized Giving) Total $27,935
Holy Land Collection to Date: $6,102
If you have been a Separate School Supporter and have moved, you may not realize that your tax support automatically defaults to the Public School system. If you would like to be a Separate School supporter, please pick up a form in the Parish Office.
“Consultation in the Round” Thursday, May 1st from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Catholic Education Centre, 80 Sheppard Avenue East
On February 27th, the Toronto Catholic District School Board approved a new draft Admissions and Placement Policy for both elementary and secondary schools for the purpose of public consultation. This practice called “Consultation in the Round” is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 1st, from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the Catholic Education Centre, 80 Sheppard Avenue East (Yonge and Sheppard). All our Catholic stakeholders are invited to provide input into that draft policy before the Board finalizes a new policy. We hope that many of you will be able participate in this consultation, which will have a lasting impact on our students and our school communities.
Additional information will be posted to the board’s website at www.tcdsb.org.
Marriage and Annulment Catholic Pastoral Centre, 1155 Yonge Street
Tuesday, May 6th at 7:00 P.M.
A New Beginnings Inspirational Talk will take place on Tuesday, May 6th at 7:00 P.M. at the Catholic Pastoral Centre, 1155 Yonge St. in Toronto. It is entitled. “On Marriage and Annulment.” Our speaker will be Fr. Brian Clough. Pre-registration is not necessary.
Devoutly Religious and Critically Scientific Can You be Both? Jack Astors Bar & Grill, 580 Progress Ave
Wednesday, April 30 at 7:00 P.M.
Faith Connections, the Office of Catholic Youth, and the local parishes invite young adults (19-39) to join us for an evening of thought-provoking conversation on theological topics! Munchies provided, cash bar available – come and bring a friend!
Special guest: Fr. John McCarthy SJ, Ecologist and Socius to the Provincial, Canadian Jesuits International.
For more information: visit our Toronto Theology on Tap web page, or contact OCY by e-mail youth@ocytoronto.org, or phone 416-599-7676. RSVPs appreciated!
Brebeuf College’s 50th Anniversary Mass and Celebrations will take place May 2nd to 4th. Please visit www.brebeufalumni.org for more details.
5km Fundraising Walk and Hug
Saturday, May 10th, 2014 Registration begins at Fort York at 8:30 AM 10:00 A.M. Walk to SickKids
On Saturday, May 10th, the thirteenth annual Meagan’s Walk: -Creating a Circle of Hope will take place. Registration opens at 8:30 A.M. at Fort York and the Walk begins at 10:00 AM. The Walk concludes at SickKids with the “Hug”, followed by closing festivities, a brief stage presentation and a BBQ at SickKids. All proceeds will be split between the Meagan Bebenek Endowment Fund and awareness, research and treatment of paediatric brain tumors at SickKids.
Register, Pledge, Donate at www.meaganswalk.com
Catholic Parents of Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons Saturday, May 31st 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Manresa Jesuit Retreat Centre
A retreat for Catholic parents of lesbian daughters and gay sons will be held at the Manresa Jesuit Retreat Centre, 2325 Liverpool Road in Pickering on Saturday, June 8th. The cost for the day including lunch is $40.00. For Brochure and information call John Montague at 416-523-6449.
Saturday, June 21st to Tuesday, June 24th
The 29th annual pilgrimage to the Canadian Shrines from Blessed Trinity Parish will take place Saturday, June 21st to Tuesday, June 24th. Register and pay in full by April 30th and save $20 per person. For more information, please contact Mary at 416-497-7059 or go to www.blessedtrinity.ca.
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April 20th, 2014
Thank You!
Thank you one and all who made our Holy week and Easter such a beautiful and uplifting time; those in the Music Ministry, our Lectors and Altar servers, our Ministers of the Eucharist, our Ministers of Hospitality, those responsible for decorating the Church and the members of our Pastoral Team.
April 21st to April 26th, 2014
MONDAY – EASTER MONDAY – No 9:00 A.M. Mass TUESDAY – HUI SOU LIN – Requested by Linda Law WEDNESDAY – LEONARD MARCHIE – Requested by Teresa & Family THURSDAY – JOHN HONG – Requested by the Family FRIDAY – MARCELINO FERNANDES – Requested by the Fernandes Family SATURDAY – MARY KIERANS – Requested by Kathi Leah
Working wonders in our livelihoods…
“The services provided by ShareLife agencies are lifesaving and life-restoring to those who regularly rely on them. Families are working through crises and are healing. People with developmental challenges are supported as they experience a sense of self-worth and fulfillment in their daily activities. Seniors are living independently, with access to the care and services they need. Refugees and new Canadians are guided toward a stable, productive livelihood in their newfound home. Sometimes the results are obvious and sometimes they’re invisible but, always, they make a tangible difference.”
-Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto
ShareLife For 2013: $193,410 ShareLife to Date: $64,086
Next ShareLife Sunday – May 4, 2014
Please give generously. You can work wonders!
The Society for St. Vincent de Paul will hold their annual Bundle Up Collection on the weekend of May 10th/11th. Bring your gently used clothing and household linens to share with others.
A St. Vincent de Paul truck will be in the Church parking lot to receive donations. We will donate or sell these donations to support our outreach efforts. Thank you for your continued support.
The truck will be open on Saturday, May 10th from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and all day Sunday, May 11th until 4:00 P.M. Volunteers will assist with the loading before and after each Mass.
Your prepared casseroles (frozen please) 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. You may pick up a copy of a casserole recipe and a pan from the Parish Office. Three recipes are also available on St. Gabriel’s web site. 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.
Weekend of April 25th to 27th
Retrouvaille consists of a live-in weekend and Post sessions to help couples experiencing troubles in their marriage relationships. For further confidential and no-obligation information, call 416- 281-6007 or go to: www.torontoretrouvaille.com. The next weekend will be held on April 25th to 27th in Mississauga.
April 27th to May 3rd from 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
100 Wellesley Street West, 1st Floor Solarium
Regis College, the Jesuit College of Theology at the University of Toronto, is having its 3rd annual Book Sale from April 30th to May 3rd. If you have any gently used books to donate, they would be most appreciated. The books can be delivered to Regis College at 100 Wellesley St. E. (at Queens’s Park). For more information please call 416-922-5474 ext. 244 or email at regiscollege.ca/booksale.TT.
A weekend of Prayer and contemplation Lake Simcoe in Orillia May 2nd to 4th or May 23rd to 25th
Single women are invited to a retreat weekend on Lake Simcoe in Orillia given by a team of Sisters of St. Joseph. The retreat will take place on the weekend of May 2nd to 4th or May 23rd to 25th. The registration deadline is Wednesday, April 23rd. For information and registration, please contact Sister Rosemary Fry, CSJ at rfry@csj-to.ca or 416-285-4166.
Marriage and Annulment Catholic Pastoral Centre, 1155 Yonge Street Tuesday, May 6th at 7:00 P.M.
5km Fundraising Walk and Hug Saturday, May 10th, 2014 Registration begins at Fort York at 8:30 AM 10:00 A.M. Walk to SickKids
On Saturday, May 10th, the thirteenth annual Meagan’s Walk: -Creating a Circle of Hope will take place. Registration opens at 8:30 AM at Fort York and the Walk begins at 10:00 AM. The Walk concludes at SickKids with the “Hug”, followed by closing festivities, a brief stage presentation and a BBQ at SickKids.
All proceeds will be split between the Meagan Bebenek Endowment Fund and awareness, research and treatment of paediatric brain tumors at SickKids.
The 29th annual pilgrimage to the Canadian Shrines from Blessed Trinity Parish will take place Saturday, June 21st to Tuesday, June 24th. The tour will include St. Joseph’s Oratory and the Shrine of Kateri Tekakwitha in Montreal, Cap de la Madeleine, Chapel of Blessed Frederic in Trois Rivieres and St. Anne de Beaupre. Register and pay in full by April 30th and save $20 per person.
For more information, please contact Mary at 416-497-7059 or go to www.blessedtrinity.ca.
Collection for last weekend: Envelopes 486 $9,873 Loose Change $1,550 Weekly Portion of PAG 177 $3,307 (Pre-Authorized Giving) Total $14,730
EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 21st, 2014 NO 9:00 AM MASS OFFICE CLOSED
Who is the apostle, the proclaimer of the resurrection of Jesus? It is Mary Madeline, a woman. We might think about the position of women at the time of Jesus. It is pretty close to the way women are seen in many of the countries of the world today. A woman could never leave her home unless a male member of the family was with. She could never be seen taking with a man in public. Girls were never educated as boys were. Their marriages were arranged by their fathers. They were never allowed to be a witness is a court case. They could not inherit property. There was an old prayer that went; I thank God I was not born an ignorant man, a Gentile nor a woman. Women were none persons.
Jesus went out of his way to break many of these social taboos. Many of his friends were woman who travelled with him. He encouraged Mary to stay in the room with men and listen to his teachings – he praised her for choosing the better part. He spoke publicly with the woman at the well. He cured the woman with the flow of blood; he raised a young girl from the dead. Dying on the cross he was comforted by the presence of his mother and other women. His male friends were nowhere to be seen.
Jesus wanted to share the glorious reality of his resurrection from the dead first of all with a woman, Mary Magdalene. Mary came early in the morning to finish the hurried anointing of Jesus body that took place on Friday only to find the tomb empty. A man she thought was a gardener called her by name and she knew he was Jesus. She lost him once; she would not lose him again. She clung to his feet but he had something important for her to do. ‘Go and tell, go and tell my disciples, go and tell the world I am risen, I am alive.’ Mary Magdalene brought this good news to all of us – He is risen.
Of all the feast and celebrations of the year, Easter is the most important. Christmas in a wonderful feast and it is because of Christmas we celebrate Easter. At Christmas we celebrate the truth that the Word, God’s eternal Word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us. The Word lived among us, worked with us, enjoyed our lives, and taught us things about God our Father. The Word healed our brokenness, our illnesses. The Word was like us in all things but did not sin.
In these last days we heard how his life journey came to an end, a terrible, humiliating end. The Word, the eternal Word of God was crucified – a death fit for the worst of criminals. The men and women who loved him and followed him were devastated. They huddled together behind locked door for fear of the authorities, worrying, would they be next. But all this changed with Mary’s message, ‘I have seen the Lord.’
On this feast of Easter we celebrate the feast of Christ’s Resurrection, the immortal sign of the victory of life over death, love over hatred, joy over sorrow, freedom over oppression. Christ’s resurrection is foundational to our lives as Christian people. ‘If Christ be not raised then we are still in our sins – in other words the pain and shame, the agony and humiliation Jesus suffered on Good Friday was a waste – and we of all people are the most to be pitied for we are still in our sins. But Christ is raised and we too have been raised with Him to live a new life for God. Christ’s resurrection is the pledge and promise of our own resurrection. Death is not the final word in life; life is the final word, endless life caught up in the glory of the Risen Christ.
As we continue our Easter celebration we pray for ourselves and for each other that we live our lives bearing witness to the awesome truth – Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
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April 13th, 2014
Stations of the Cross Friday Evenings at 7:30 P.M.
Individual Confessions April 9th 11:00 A.M to12:00 Noon 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Reconciliation Service April 9th at 7:30 P.M.
Palm Sunday April 13th Masses Saturday. 4:30 P.M., Sunday 8:30 A.M., 10:30 A.M., 12:30 P.M.
Holy Thursday April 17th No 9:00 A.M. Mass 7:30 P.M. Mass of the Lord’s Supper Followed by Adoration until 10:00 P.M.
Good Friday April 18th 10:00 A.M. Morning Prayer 3:00 P.M. Solemn Passion of Our Lord 7:30 P.M. Stations of the Cross
Holy Saturday April 19th No 4:30 P.M. Mass 8:00 P.M. Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday April 20th Masses 8:30 A.M., 10:30 A.M., 12:30 P.M.
Easter Monday April 21st No 9:00 A.M. Mass Office closed
EXTRA PARKING AT ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOL
April 14th to April 19th, 2014
MONDAY – WALTER & ARMANDO DINARDO – Requested by the Family TUESDAY – SHIRLEY & DICK TORPEY – Requested by Bob Torpey WEDNESDAY – EDGARDO RECANA – Requested by the Family THURSDAY – HOLY THURSDAY – No 9:00 AM Mass FRIDAY – GOOD FRIDAY – No 9:00 AM Mass SATURDAY – HOLY SATURDAY – No 4:30 P.M. Mass
Stations of the Cross will take place each Friday evening during Lent at 7:30 PM. We also encourage your attendance at our daily Mass throughout Lent.
During the Good Friday Service, our parish in communion with the Church turns itself towards Jerusalem. It commemorates Jesus, His sorrowful passion and His love for us and all humanity. That is also where we share a common solidarity towards the Holy Sites and the faithful who live there. Our gesture of solidarity becomes an extension of the Pope’s hand that reaches out to the Holy Sites where Jesus has lived and given testimony.
On Good Friday, there will be a Pontifical collection for the Holy Land in support of Christian communities, the work of the Holy Land, the upkeep of the Holy Sites and the formation of future priests. Let us give generously and show solidarity to respond to the needs of the Church in the land of Jesus.
Working wonders for people locally and around the world…
ShareLife provides for everyone in our archdiocese to have access to a Catholic Family Services counselling office, regardless of their background or religious affiliation. Housebound seniors receive care from Society of Sharing volunteers. Our brothers and sisters in Christ receive assistance overseas through Development & Peace, Canadian Food for Children and the Pastoral Mission Fund. Immigrants and refugees are helped through Catholic Crosscultural Services and the Office for Refugees. ShareLife supports the education of our priests and deacons at Serra House, Redemptoris Mater and St. Augustine’s seminaries. ShareLife creates a happier, brighter and safer community for us all.
ShareLife for 2013: $193,410 ShareLife to Date: $70,299
A St. Vincent de Paul truck will be in the Church parking lot to receive donations. We will donate or sell these donations to support our outreach efforts. Thank you for your continued support. The truck will be open on Saturday, May 10th from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and all day Sunday, May 11th until 4:00 P.M. Volunteers will assist with the loading before and after each Mass.
THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS VISION TV Part 1 – Monday, April 14th at 6:00 P.M. Repeated at 10:00 P.M. EDT Part 2 – Tuesday, April 15th at 6:00 P.M. Repeated at 10:00 P.M. EDT
The National Catholic Mission 2014, “The Gift of Forgiveness,” will be broadcast on VISIONTV on Monday, and Tuesday of Holy Week at 6:00 P.M. (repeated at 10:00 P.M. EDT) This year’s Mission looks at how the hurts and cruelties we inevitably experience during the first half of our lives, at school, at home and at work, may be a source of the anger and resentment we feel in our later years. It will offer a pathway to help us rediscover a mellow and compassionate heart. The Mission will feature Father Ron Rolheiser, O.M.I.
Catholic Family Services, Central Office 1155 Yonge Street
Tuesday Evenings, 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. April 15th to June 17th
Catholic Family Services of Toronto is offering 10 week group program for adult men and women coping with the many struggles involved in the process of separation and divorce. Group participants will receive support and guidance as they move through this difficult period of transition. The group will run on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. from April 15th to June 17th at the Central Office, 1155 Yonge Street. For more information, please contact Ian Singer at 416-921-1163.
A weekend of Prayer and Contemplation Lake Simcoe in Orillia May 2nd to 4th or May 23rd to 25th
Single women are invited to a retreat weekend on Lake Simcoe in Orillia given by a team of Sisters of St. Joseph. The retreat will take place on the weekend of May 2nd to 4th or May 23rd to 25th. The registration deadline is Wednesday, April 23rd. For information and registration, please contact Sr. Rosemary Fry, CSJ at rfry@csj-to.ca or 416-285-4166.
On Saturday, May 10th, the thirteenth annual Meagan’s Walk: – Creating a Circle of Hope will take place. Registration opens at 8:30 AM at Fort York and the Walk begins at 10:00 AM. The Walk concludes at SickKids with the “Hug”, followed by closing festivities, a brief stage presentation and a BBQ at SickKids.
The 29th annual pilgrimage to the Canadian Shrines from Blessed Trinity Parish will take place Saturday, June 21st to Tuesday, June 24th. The tour will include St. Joseph’s Oratory and the Shrine of Kateri Tekakwitha in Montreal, Cap de la Madeleine, Chapel of Blessed Frederic in Trois Rivieres and St. Anne de Beaupre. Register and pay in full by April 30th and save $20 per person. For more information, please contact Mary at 416-497-7059 or go to www.blessedtrinity.ca.
Collection for last weekend:
Envelopes 436 $8,136 Loose Change $1,194 Weekly Portion of PAG 177 $3,307 (Pre-Authorized Giving) Total $12,637
If you have been a Separate School Supporter and have moved, you may not realize that your tax support automatically defaults to the Public School system. If you would like to be a Separate School supporter, please pick up a form in the Parish office.
These words ‘I have set my face like flint’ show how determined Isaiah was to carry out his God-given mission.
God has given him a message and he must deliver it, even at the cost of personal suffering. Isaiah is confident that God will eventually prove him right.
In exactly the same way, Jesus’ passion was the outcome of his obedient delivery of the message of the kingdom despite the people’s rejection; His constant reliance was that God would prove him right. At different times in the gospel the evangelists tell Jesus set his face toward Jerusalem. These words tell us of Jesus’ determination to carry out his God-given mission.
Our second reading leaves out the introduction of Paul’s admonition to all of us, ‘Have that mind in you which was in Christ Jesus’. We hear that Christ emptied himself of his divinity and took to himself our humanity and in and through our humanity he reconciled us to God by suffering death on a cross, the most painful and shameful form of execution.
Today’s feast challenges each of us to set our face like flint as we struggle with God’s grace to live faithfully the life that is ours through the Passion and Death of the crucified Christ.
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.
Learn about Passionists and our insignia »
Companion for the Walk of the Stations of the Cosmic Earth
St. Gabriel’s Garden – Guided Sensory Reflective Walk
