October 26th, 2024
The annual weekend Mass attendance count is being conducted at St. Gabriel’s Parish this weekend, October 26th/27th.
The purpose of this important count is to have a more accurate assessment of the number of people attending Mass on a weekend.
When you come in for Mass, you may notice a few “counters” clicking on tally counters at the doors of the church. The counters will be doing their jobs as discreetly and non-intrusively as possible.
A Book of Remembrance will be 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.
October 28st to November 3rd
MONDAY – ROSAMMA JOHN ✞ – Requested by the Valavi Family TUESDAY – DRAGICA PETROVIC ✞ – Requested by Mira Petranovic WEDNESDAY – CHIARA INTINI ✞ – Requested by the Annibale & Oakie Families THURSDAY – CLEMENTE ANTONIO RANGEL ✞ – Requested by the Family FRIDAY – CHIARA INTINI ✞ – Requested by Carmina & Aldo Filice SATURDAY – MEMBERS OF THE ROSARY GROUPS – Requested by the Rosary Groups SUNDAY – 8:30 AM – FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – ANGELO DI FLUMERI ✞ – Requested by his Family SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – RICARDO CASTILLO ✞ – Requested by Margarita Castillo
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
All Souls’ Day, also called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed, observed by Catholics on November 2nd. Through prayer, intercessions, alms and visits to cemeteries, people commemorate their loved ones that have passed.
Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services – Archdiocese of Toronto wishes to invite all families to participate in the All Souls’ Day Mass on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 at 2:00 PM.
All Masses will be held indoors at the following locations:
All are welcome!
Food Collection for the Good Shepherd Centre and Rosalie Hall
Rosalie Hall assists young parents and their children to realize their potential. The food we donate from our parish often replenishes their empty food bank.
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.
Your food donations are very important as numbers of people in need continue to increase.
Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired.
Archbishop Leo encourages you to help your neighbour.
“We see and feel the pain of those struggling to feed their families, and it moves us deeply,” says Archbishop Francis Leo. “Proverbs 22:9 reminds us, ‘The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.’ Our faith calls and challenges us to be the beating heart and outstretched hands of Christ himself, extending his love and compassion to those in need. Together, we will continue to bring hope and dignity to our community, to those who suffer thus making a concrete difference in the lives of our neighbours.”
Please share your blessings by making a contribution at sharelife.org/donate or our parish using a ShareLife envelope. Thank you for living the Gospel.
Sunday, November 10th, 2024 after the 12:30 PM Mass
Gabriel Room
The next crocheting session will be held on Sunday November 10th after the 12:30 Mass. Those who attended the first session in October are welcome to bring in their finished shawl/scarf or can continue working on it at this session. Contact our Youth Minister at 416-221-8866 ext.227 for more details or to sign up.
November 9th and 10th – After all Masses
Two students from St. Joseph’s Morrow Park High School will be going on a 2-week service trip to the Philippines with the TCDSB. They will be helping to build houses for families in need, doing neighbourhood clean ups, and volunteering at orphanages. They will be having a bake sale after all the masses on November 9th and 10th to raise funds for their trip. Donations are most welcome. Please see the poster on the bulletin board for more details.
How do you fix a cracked pumpkin? With a pumpkin patch.
What do you get when you cross a monster with a pig? Frankenswine.
Monday, October 28 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Renewal Centre
Manresa Spiritual Renewal Centre is holding a day of reflection – “Walking Together with our Indigenous Brothers and Sisters” facilitated by Fr. Robert Foliot, SJ. This day of reflection open to men & women begins at 9:00 AM. and ends at 3:30 PM. The suggested offering is $65 per person which includes lunch, coffee/tea break, talks as well as Mass and an opportunity for confession.
To register, email manresaregistration@outlook.com
November 8th to November 10th
Women suffering after an abortion need support. If this is your pain or the grief of someone you know, consider the upcoming Project Rachel retreat at St. Mary’s Refuge, from Friday, November 8th to Sunday, November 10th. For more information email ProjectRachel@stmarysrefuge.org or call the confidential phone line at 289 691 6840.
Tuesday, November 5th from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
St. Patrick’s Church, 137 McCaul St., Toronto
Come and explore the example of the widow. What is important: Having or being? Is it important to be seen rich in beauty or rich in being? Fr. Paul Hansen C.Ss.R., Redemptorist Biblical Justice Consultancy, will be our Presenter.
Join us for this an informal “bible study.” We will reflect on the words of scripture as they relate the liturgical season of the year to the experience of our lives and journey of faith. We will gather for one hour of input and reflection and continue the conversation across the street at the pub in a friendly social atmosphere.
Register at https://bit.ly/Bible-Beer-Nov-5
For more information, go to www.ignite-canada.ca
Online Thursday, November 7th from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
An Online Event Recommended by the Office for Promoting Christian Unity and Religious Relations with Judaism
This interactive event showcases live performances of new psalm-inspired compositions, inviting both Jews and Christians to explore the depth and beauty of the psalms. Enjoy works by award-winning Jewish and Christian composers, performed by acclaimed violinist Yonah Zur and hosted by Deus Ex Musica founder Delvyn Case. To register go to https://bccte.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tMZnjzVQT9O4c3ksRZRvRw#/registration
Sunday, November 10th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM
St. Michael’s College School Centre for the Arts – 1515 Bathurst St.
Join them for a panel discussion to help unpack the Synod on Synodality. The three-year process of listening and dialogue, undertaken between 2021 and 2024, has garnered participation from Catholics worldwide.
Moderated by Dr. Josephine Lombardi, panelists include: Sr. Nathalie Becquart, XMCJ, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, Archbishop J. Michael Miller CSB of Vancouver, theologians Dr. Moira McQueen and Sr. Gill Goulding, CJ.
Limited tickets available – they are free but must be reserved by visiting: www.archtoronto.org/synod.
Friday, November 15th to Sunday, November 17th
St. Augustine’s Seminary
The Office of Vocations will be hosting a Come & See Weekend Discernment Retreat for men 18 years and older, at St. Augustine’s Seminary on Friday, November 15th at 6:30 PM until Sunday, November 17th at 2:00 PM. This Retreat offers a way for men to discern a possible call to priesthood at our seminary. Registration: Must be done online at www.vocationstoronto.ca/comesee
For more information, please email vocations@archtoronto.org
The Garden Ministry is celebrating harvest season! We have picked our blueberries and red currants and transformed them into delicious baked goods. We invite you to taste the fruits of our labour by donating towards our raffle (one ticket for $2 or 3 for $5).
Raffle tickets will be available 30 minutes prior to each mass on the weekend of November 2nd and 3rd. A winner will be announced at the end of each mass. We will also have seeds and rose/lavender sachets for sale at $2 a packet.
Thank you in advance for supporting our Garden Ministry!
Please consider giving your offertory by picking up Envelopes, enrolling in Pre-Authorized Giving (PAG), or Donate Now (through the Archdiocese of Toronto website). Please come by the parish office if you have any questions.
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October 20th, 2024
Tuesday, October 22nd at 7:30 PM
A meeting for parents who have registered their Children for First Communion this year, will be held on Tuesday, October 22nd at 7:30 PM in the Gabriel Room.
This is a mandatory evening meeting for parents/guardians.
October 27th at 1:30 PM – Elementary school students (Grades 5-8) October 27th at 3:00 PM – Young adults (18 years and older)
Please contact our Youth Minister at youth@stgabrielsparish.ca for more details or to RSVP.
The annual weekend Mass attendance count is being conducted at St. Gabriel’s Parish this weekend, October 19th/20th and next weekend, October 26th/ 27th.
Monday, October 21st from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM And 2:00 to 4:00 PM
In honour of the feast of St. Paul of the Cross, please joinus for Passionist Charism Day on Monday, October 21st from 10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon and from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Featured speakers will be Sr. Maria Pascuzzi CSJ, SSL, STD Fr. David Cinquegrani CP, and Fatima Lee.
Email provsecretary@cpprov.org to register and receive the link.
October 21st to October 27th
MONDAY – KENG OWYONG ✞ – Requested by Helen Owyong TUESDAY – ROMULO CHRISTIAN ✞ – Requested by his Parents WEDNESDAY – ODILIA YIU ✞ – Requested by the Yiu Family THURSDAY – FR BRIAN ROLAND ✞ – Requested by Cheryl Rancati FRIDAY – PAULA BISHOP – Requested by Ron & Anne Ackber SATURDAY – OLGA D’SOUZA ✞ – Requested by Clinton & Bernadine D’Souza & Family SUNDAY – 8:30 AM – FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – SYDNEY CRICHTON – Requested by Karen Crichton SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – LUCILLE YEUNG – Requested by the Yeung Family
Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services – Archdiocese of Toronto wishes to invite all families to participate in the
All Souls’ Day Mass on Saturday Nov. 2nd, 2024 at 2:00 PM.
Thank you very much for your overwhelming support of the Thanksgiving Food Drive. With your generous support, The Good Shepherd Centre and Rosalie Hall are able make a difference in the lives of the poor in our city.
Your food donations are very important as numbers of people in need continue to increase. Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired
Next Weekend, October 26th /27th
Thank you to the volunteers who prepared casseroles for September. For October, your frozen casseroles will be collected after all the Masses next weekend, October 26th /27th for delivery to the Good Shepherd Centre
The casseroles are easy to make and we have the recipes and casserole pans right here in the Parish Office. The recipes are also available on the Parish website. If you require more information, please contact Irene Albrecht at 416-221-2791.
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre is holding two retreats in October.
Thursday, October 24th The first retreat is for cancer patients and their caregivers. It will be held on Thursday October 24th at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre.
Saturday, October 26th The second, a Marian retreat, will be held at the Centre on Saturday, October 26th.
Registration for each retreat begins at 8:30 AM. The cost is: $45.00 for each retreat. For more information, please contact Jean at 905-278-5229 or email office@qoa.ca
Weekend of October 26th and 27th
The Holy Land Christians will be holding an olivewood carvings sale after all the Masses on the weekend of October 26/27th.
Cash, debit, credit cards and cheque will be accepted.
You can visit and support www.HolylandChristians.ca
October 25th, October 26th, October 27th
671 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto
The Archdiocese of Toronto and the Canadian Bible Society with the support of the GTA Council of Christian Churches invite you to participate in Proclamation: The Word of the Lord where you can listen to, read and reflect on Sacred Scripture alongside leaders and members from other churches in the GTA. The event will take place at 671 Sheppard Avenue East on the following dates:
October 25th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM October 26th from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM October 27th from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
All are welcome.
Women suffering after an abortion need support. If this is your pain or the grief of someone you know, consider the upcoming Project Rachel retreat at St. Mary’s Refuge, November 8th to November 10th. For more information email ProjectRachel@stmarysrefuge.org or call the confidential phone line at 289 691 6840.
November 15th to 17th at St. Augustine’s Seminary
Whose feast day did we celebrate on October 19? He is the founder of an order dedicated to the Passion of our Lord.
The answer is somewhere on this bulletin …
One of the most financially sound ways to support the Archdiocese of Toronto is a gift of securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds). When you donate stocks, mutual funds and other publicly traded securities to a registered charity, you pay no capital gains tax and receive a tax receipt for the full amount of the gift. It means a great tax break for you and more significant support of your parish and various archdiocesan charities such as ShareLife, St. Augustine’s Seminary, The Shepherds’ Trust and many others.
To donate securities, follow this link: Archdiocese of Toronto – Gift of Securities (archtoronto.org) and download the “How to Gift Securities Info Sheet” and “Letter of Direction.”
For more information, contact our office at development@archtoronto.org
October 12th, 2024
A Prayer for Thanksgiving
O, heavenly Father: We thank thee for food and remember the hungry. We thank thee for health and remember the sick. We thank thee for friends and remember the friendless. We thank thee for freedom and remember the enslaved. May these remembrances stir us to service, that thy gifts to us may be used for others. Amen.
Monday, October 14th is Thanksgiving Day.
There will be no 9:00 AM Mass and the Parish Office will be closed.
October 14th to October 20th
MONDAY – THANKSGIVING DAY – No 9:00 AM Mass TUESDAY – DELPHINE OAKIE ✞ – Requested by the Family WEDNESDAY – JOAN DESOUSA – Requested by Karen Crichton THURSDAY – NELLA COLANTONIO ✞ – Requested by Angela Colantonio FRIDAY – ALPHONSO ROSARIO ✞ – Requested by Lulu Luz SATURDAY – TINA INTINI ✞ – Requested by her Family SUNDAY – 8:30 AM – FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – JOACHIM CHUN YUEN FUNG ✞ – Requested by the Fung Family SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – KWAI FUN KO ✞ – Requested by Lucille Yeung
The Children’s Choir is back. Practices are held Thursday evenings from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. The choir sings at the 12:30 PM Mass. The first practice will be held on Thursday, October 17th at 6:30 PM here in the Church.
If you have a child registered for Confirmation or First Communion this year, you are asked to attend the following meetings:
Confirmation: Wednesday, October 16th at 7:30 PM
First Communion: Tuesday, October 22nd at 7:30 PM
These are mandatory evening meetings for parents/guardians. They take place at church, in the Gabriel Room.
For the Good Shepherd Centre and Rosalie Hall
We are preparing for our Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Thanks to community partners like you, individuals facing hunger are welcomed and served daily at Good Shepherd.
Urgently needed items include: Tuna and canned meats Soups, stews Chick peas, beans Canned tomatoes Pasta sauce Corn & vegetables Tea bags & coffee Granola bars Pancake mixes Peanut butter, jams Bagged rice Dried Meals Condiments (e.g. soy sauce, barbecue sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard etc.)
Please check the expiry date as we cannot pass on expired foods. We thank you for your generous support!
Many thanks to those who participated in the linen collection for marginalized women. Through your generosity you have brought meaning to being “Church” for those on the margins. You made a big difference for these women. Thank you and Thanksgiving blessings to all.
The first session for crocheting was this past Sunday, after the 12:30 Mass. It was very well attended and lots of wonderful projects were started. Watch the bulletin for news of the next meeting, and keep up the good work at home.
Contact our Youth Minister at 416-221-8866 ext.227 for more details or to sign up.
Thursday, October 24th
The first retreat is for cancer patients and their caregivers. It will be held on Thursday October 24th at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre.
Saturday, October 26th
The second, a Marian retreat, will be held at the Centre on Saturday, October 26th.
November 15th to November 17th at St. Augustine’s Seminary
The Office of Vocations will be hosting a Come & See Weekend Discernment Retreat for men 18 years and older, at St. Augustine’s Seminary on Friday, Nov. 15 (6:30 p.m.) until Sunday, Nov. 17 (2 p.m.). This Retreat offers a way for men to discern a possible call to priesthood at our seminary. Registration: Must be done online at www.vocationstoronto.ca/comesee
Contact: For more information, please email vocations@archtoronto.org
The latest issue of Growing News – Fall 2024 is now available on the bulletin boards and from the parish website. A printed copy can be obtained from the Parish Office. Happy reading!
How does Moses make coffee?
He brews it
How do we get rid of bugs during Mass?
We spray
Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 9:00 AM.
Learn:
How to avoid problems: in your Will, with the Powers of Attorney, and through proper Estate Trustee selection
How to create your own legacy
About our Catholic traditions around cremation, burials and funerals
WAYS TO REGISTER:
Follow this QR link: qrco.de/WebOct19
Send an email to: Development@ArchToronto.org and write “webinar October 19” in the title line + your name(s) in the body of the message.
October 5th, 2024
Wednesday, October 16th at 7:30 PM
There is a mandatory evening meeting for parents/guardians who have registered a child for Confirmation on Wednesday, October 16th at 7:30 in the Gabriel Room.
Confirmation books at a cost of $45 will be on sale at the meeting (cash or cheques only please).
A Parish Blog
No doubt you will have noticed the painting The Passion of the Earth by Br. Michael Moran, CP in the gathering space of our church.
We have created a blog space – a place where you can write your thoughts, and comment on the ideas of others – an online parish conversation. It is being hosted on the Passionist Solidarity Network website at https://www.passionistsolidaritynetwork.org/st-gabriels-parish-blog-on-the-passion-of-the-earth/artistic-insight-into-the-crisis-of-earth#comments. We welcome you to join in this conversation in respectful dialogue. Just click on the link and start typing.
Let’s share our thoughts and learn with and from each other.
At this time, we would like to update our Parish records.
If you have changed your address, telephone number or email address, please let us know. Thank you for your cooperation.
October 7th to October 13th
MONDAY – FEDERICO GLAVIC ✞ – Requested by his Family TUESDAY – ROZ COZIER – Requested by Karen Crichton WEDNESDAY – LUIS MATA ✞ – Requested by David Chung THURSDAY – THE DESTITUTE, THE SICK & THE DYING – Requested by Lydia McGrann FRIDAY – KOON TING LAU ✞ – Requested by Linda Law SATURDAY – KAREN CRICHTON – Requested by Karen Crichton SUNDAY – 8:30 AM – FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – GEORGE EGERTON HALE ✞ – Requested by his Family SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – CATHERINE, AGNES & ANGELA – Requested by Cecilia
We are preparing for our Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Thanks to community partners like you, individuals facing hunger are welcomed and served daily at Good Shepherd. In 2023, 330,020 meals were served. Currently, upward of 950 meals are served each day.
Urgently needed items include: Tuna and canned meats Soups, stews Chick peas, beans Canned tomatoes Corn & vegetables Pasta sauce Tea bags & coffee Granola bars Pancake mixes Peanut butter, jams Bagged rice Dried Meals Condiments (e.g. soy sauce, barbecue sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard etc.)
Special Collection – October 5th/6th, 2024
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place each year on September 30th. As part of our ongoing commitment to support healing and reconciliation, the Archdiocese of Toronto will hold a special collection on the weekend of October 5th/6th.
The Indigenous Healing & Reconciliation fund is part of a national effort announced by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. To date, the fund has raised more than 50% of its $30 million target as pledged by the Canadian bishops and dioceses throughout Canada. The Archdiocese of Toronto has allocated $2.7 million of its $6 million pledge to charitable initiatives supporting healing and reconciliation.
The collection on the weekend of October 5th/6th provides an opportunity for the faithful to contribute to this important initiative. For more information or to donate online please visit: www.archtoronto.org/healingandreconciliation – thank you for your generosity!
Answer the call to compassion
100,000 people in Toronto are expected to turn to food charities for the first time in 2024. Through our parish’s support, ShareLife, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto and a generous anonymous donor are committing $750,000 to fund food banks and meal programs throughout the archdiocese.
Reaching our parish campaign goal will help to make these grants possible. Please help combat hunger at sharelife.org/donate or by giving at our parish using a ShareLife envelope.
Thank you for your compassion.
Thank you to the volunteers who prepared 42 casseroles for September. For October, your prepared frozen casseroles will be collected at all the Masses on the weekend of October 26th/27th to be delivered to the Good Shepherd Centre.
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 website. Please remember to mark the label on the pan lid with the name of the casserole.
More volunteers are urgently needed to help feed the hungry in our city. For more information, please contact Irene Albrecht at 416 221-2791.
Sunday, October 6th, 2024 after the 12:30 PM Mass
Interested in crocheting or want to learn how? Join a new crochet group that is open to all ages – no experience is needed! We will be crocheting scarves for individuals in need, which will be distributed by our youth group during their next downtown Street Patrol event this winter.
Our first session is this Sunday, October 6th after the 12:30 Mass in the Gabriel Room. Donations of yarn and crochet hooks are also most welcome. Contact our Youth Minister at 416-221-8866 ext.227 for more details or to sign up.
Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.
About our Catholic traditions around cremation, burials, and funerals
Registration for each retreat begins at 8:30 AM. The cost is: $45.00 for each retreat.
For more information, please contact Jean at 905-278-5229 or email office@qoa.ca
Nov. 15–17, 2024 at St. Augustine’s Seminary
The Office of Vocations will be hosting a Come & See Weekend Discernment Retreat for men 18 years and older, at St. Augustine’s Seminary on Friday, Nov. 15 (6:30 p.m.) until Sunday, Nov. 17 (2 p.m.). This Retreat offers a way for men to discern a possible call to priesthood at our seminary.
Registration: Must be done online at www.vocationstoronto.ca/comesee
How does NASA organize a party?
They planet
The latest issue of Growing News – Fall 2024 is now available from the parish website: https://stgabrielsparish.ca/ministries/garden-ministry/
Happy reading!
September 28th, 2024
Thank you to all the parents who came to register their children for the sacraments. You are still able to register during regular office hours until October 11th.
Please Note: A copy of the child’s Baptismal Certificate is required if registering for First Communion or Confirmation. Registration forms will not be accepted without it. A Baptism certificate is not required for Reconciliation.
A fee of $30 is required at registration for Confirmation to defray related costs.
We have created a blog space – a place where you can write your thoughts, and comment on the ideas of others – an online parish conversation. It is being hosted on the Passionist Solidarity Network website at https://www.passionistsolidaritynetwork.org/st-gabriels-parish-blog-on-the-passion-of-the-earth/artistic-insight-into-the-crisis-of-earth#comments
We welcome you to join in this conversation in respectful dialogue. Just click on the link and start typing. Let’s share our thoughts and learn with and from each other.
The Adult choir has returned for the 2024-2025 year. The choir rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:00 PM, and sings at the 10:30 AM Mass. New members are most welcome.
Many many thanks to all who supported the bake sale by donating and buying baked goods. We raised a whopping $2364.00 for the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith. As always, the parishioners of St. Gabriel’s are very generous with their time and money. You hit it out of the ballpark!!
The group has now left for Yellowknife. Please say a prayer that they may be enlightened by our brothers and sisters in the North and also have a safe journey.
Elementary school students from Grades 5 to 8 are invited to a youth gathering on Sunday September 29th after the 12:30 Mass. All are welcome to join in an afternoon of food, games, prayer, and fellowship.
How do trees access the internet?
They log in
September 30th to October 6th
MONDAY – HEATHER CLARKE & MARCIA INGLES – Requested by Karen Crichton TUESDAY – CHIARA INTINI ✞ – Requested by Carmina & Aldo Filice WEDNESDAY – PETER B.P. VALAVI ✞ – Requested by the Valavi Family THURSDAY – OPEYEMI NDUKWE – Requested by the Family FRIDAY – LYDIA McGRANN – Requested by Ron & Anne Ackber SATURDAY – PASQUALE & LINDA GATTI ✞ – Requested by their Family SUNDAY – 8:30 AM – FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – BRUNO CORTESE ✞ – Requested by Antonietta Cortese SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – REGGIE & FLORA CLARKE – Requested by Karen Crichton
The annual event of the Season of Creation began on September 1st (the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) and ends on October 4th (the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology).
This year’s theme is “To hope and act with Creation” and the symbol is “The first fruits of hope,” inspired by Romans 8:19-25. An introductory video and resources to observe this season at home, church and school may be found at the following link: https://seasonofcreation.org/2024/02/02/soc-2024-to-hope-and-act-with-creation/
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Monday, September 30th, 2024
Special Collection – October 5th /6th, 2024
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation takes place each year on September 30th. As part of our ongoing commitment to support healing and reconciliation, the Archdiocese of Toronto will hold a special collection on the weekend of October 5th /6th.
The national day for Truth and Reconciliation honours the children who never returned home and the survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. This federal statutory holiday was created through legislative amendments made by Parliament.
Orange Shirt Day, which also takes place on September 30th, is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”. The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.
Share your blessings this Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, but right now families are struggling to put enough food on the table. ShareLife has returned with the Food Security Grants – dedicating $750,000 to help those in need of a warm meal. Will you share your blessings by making a contribution to our parish’s ShareLife Campaign? Please give with love at sharelife.org/donate or our parish with a ShareLife envelope.
In support of the Passionist charism to go out to the margins of our community, a group within the parish is collecting donations of twin sized blankets, mattress covers, bed linens (sheets and pillowcases) and double sized duvets for senior women. Any help you could extend is greatly appreciated. Your donations can be dropped off at the parish office by October 5th.
Sunday, September 29th, 2024
The theme announced by His Holiness Pope Francis for the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees is “God Walks with His People.”
This occasion will be commemorated with a Mass on Sunday, September 29th, 2024, at 11:30 AM at the St. Catherine of Siena Parish, located at 2340 Hurontario St. in Mississauga. Bishop Ivan Camilleri will preside and deliver the homily. All are warmly invited to attend.
Our first session is on Sunday October 6th after the 12:30 Mass in the Gabriel Room. Donations of yarn and crochet hooks are also most welcome. Contact our Youth Minister at 416-221-8866 ext.227 for more details or to sign up.
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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