October 21st, 2012
Mark tells us Jesus was leading his discipline to Jerusalem and some them were afraid because Jesus had just told them of what his future would be: the son of man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes and they will condemn him to death and they will hand him over to the gentiles and they will mock him and spit on him and flog him and kill him and after three day he will rise again.
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Wednesday, November 7th at 7:30 PM St. Gabriel’s Passionist Parish
For many years, St. Gabriel’s Parish has participated in Holocaust Education Week. On Wednesday, November 7th at 7:30 PM we will present the film The Ninth Day. The Ninth Day is a German film, made in 2004 and directed by Volker Schlöndorff. The film is about a Catholic priest from Luxembourg who is imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp, but released for nine days. All are encouraged to attend.
October 22nd to October 27th, 2012
MONDAY – JOHN YEUNG CHUN KUN Requested by Agnes Wong TUESDAY – ROMULO CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ Requested by Romulo & Rosa Gonzalez WEDNESDAY – HAN SEUNG LEE Requested by Helen Lee THURSDAY – MARGARET MORROW Requested by Carolyn Thomas FRIDAY – DENIS MAILHOT Requested by Mary-Ann Mailhot SATURDAY – JUAN M. VILLAFRANCA Requested by the Family
Dress Rehearsal: Sunday, December 23rd 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
We are in need of a Director to organize the Annual Christmas Pageant. Each year children from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 5 are invited to participate in the Pageant which takes place within the Family Mass on Christmas Eve. Rehearsal is held on the Sunday before Christmas from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. If you would be willing to coordinate this very important event, please call the Parish Office at 416-221-8866.
Tuesday, October 23rd at 7:30 PM or Thursday, October 25th at 10:30 AM
Topic: An Overview of the Old Testament – now known as the ‘Hebrew Scriptures’. St. Jerome said that ignorance of these Scriptures is ignorance of Christ. Come and see what he meant! For information or to register please call Mary at 416-293-3760.
This Sunday is World Mission Sunday. On this day, every Catholic community and parish throughout the world takes part in World Mission Sunday. It is a global effort to bring spiritual and material help to our brothers and sisters who long for hope and love that comes from knowing Christ’s love for them. Your kind support will assist all missionaries across the world. It will help new churches to grow, be strong and vital faith communities. Please continue to pray for all those who serve in mission countries and please be generous in your support of their work. May God bless you always.
Your prepared casseroles (frozen please) will be collected at the Masses next weekend for delivery to the Good Shepherd Centre. The Centre serves more than 1100 hot meals each day to the needy of Toronto, up 13 percent over last year. They desperately need your help.
More volunteers are encouraged to get a copy of a casserole recipe and a pan and give it a try. Three recipes are available on St. Gabriel’s web site. Printed copies of the recipes are also available. Please mark the label on the pan lid with the name of the casserole. For more information, please contact Irene Albrecht at 416 221-2791.
Our operating expenses average $13,750 per week. Collection for October 14th, 2012
Loose Change – $1,042 Envelopes (377) – $8,474 Weekly Portion of Pre-Authorized Giving (179) – $3,371 Total – $12,887
The “Pre-Authorized Giving” Plan (PAG), authorized and supported by the Archdiocese of Toronto, is a direct debit program. It allows parishioners to make their regular offertory donations by automatic monthly bank withdrawal on or about the 20th of each month. Participation in the PAG provides a regular dependable cash flow of contributions to the parish and enables us to better manage the Parish finances. PAG brochures and sign-up forms are available in the Parish Office and on the tables at the back of the Church
Dealing with our life experience of physical, emotional and spiritual losses Saturday, October 27th 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Gabriel Room
This workshop will explore the grieving journey we all go through when dealing with significant losses. It will help participants learn how to deal with these life experiences so as to be able to move through the pain and the angst of the loss. The workshop will be interactive with some input, some quiet time and some group sharing as articipants are able.
Wednesday, Tuesday, October 23rd at 7:30 PM Blessed Trinity Parish Hall
All the ladies of the parish are cordially invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Blessed Trinity C.W.L. on Tuesday, October 23rd in Blessed Trinity Parish Hall. There will be a guest speaker. The theme of the meeting will be Health Care and will include topics such as preparation for elder care and home foot care. An accountant will speak about what you can claim. A representative from CCAC will also be present to answer questions. Refreshments will be served. Bring your friends and come and meet new people. For more information, please call 416-229-0590.
Featuring the Sneak Peek Orchestra St.Gabriel’s Church Friday, October 26th at 7:30 PM
The Sneak Peek Orchestra is excited to launch its sixth year, beginning with Isle of the Dead on October 26, 7:30 PM, at St. Gabriel’s Passionist Parish. This year’s concert will feature the esteemed Toronto pianist Ricker Choi performing Liszt’s devilish Totentanz, “Dance of Death,” and guest conductor William Rowson leading the orchestra in a rendition of Bach’s famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor, while our maestro Victor Cheng plays a pivotal role on the organ. Don’t worry; Victor will be back on the podium conducting a rare performance of Rachmaninoff’s orchestral masterpiece, Isle of the Dead.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. They may be purchased in advance at www.sneakpeekorchestra.com or at the door on the evening of the performance.
Public Meeting Tuesday, October 30th at 7:30 PM Forest Grove Church
The Bayview Village Association is hosting a public meeting on Tuesday October 30th at 7:30 PM at Forest Grove Church (43 Forest Grove Drive) regarding the upcoming OMB hearing on the 43 story 2000 condo proposal overlooking the Village. For more information, please go to www.Bayviewvillage.org.
November 2nd to November 4th
Married couples: You deserve a weekend to celebrate being together; to rediscover each other and focus on ways to make your relationship even better. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend offers this opportunity. Consider giving each other or another couple that you know the gift of a weekend away from daily pressures; time to be with each other and with God on a Marriage Encounter Weekend.
Upcoming Weekend: November 2nd to November 4th, 2012 For further information or registration please contact Cora & Mike Bryce at cora-mikebryce@sympatico.ca or by phone at 905-896-2958.
Friday, November 9th to Sunday, November 11th Scarboro Missions 2685 Kingston Road, Scarborough, Ontario.
Ever thought of serving Christ as a Scarboro Missioner? Like to learn more about the vocation to global mission? Join us for our “Come and See “– Discernment Retreat Weekend from Friday, November 9th at 6:30 PM to Sunday, November 11th at Noon. Come, pray and reflect with us on the Missionary Vocation for our world today. Meet Scarboro Missioners. Hear their stories. It’s a weekend that may change your life forever!
Cost: $100 ($50 non refundable deposit required). Subsidized costs available. Registration deadline: November 2nd, 2012. To register, please contact Scarboro Missions at 416-261-7135 Ext. 265 for Laity or 250 for Priesthood. or Email at Imo@scarboromissions.ca
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October 14th, 2012
Let’s put ourselves in the scene of today’s gospel. Jesus is off on another journey. He never stayed in one place, he was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel and they were in every town and place. This total stranger stops Jesus with his question; “what must I do to inherit eternal life.”
In this week’s bulletin, an information meeting for parents of children receiving confirmation this year, a director is needed for the Christmas pageant, and World Mission Sunday.
October 7th, 2012
It is not good for man; it is not good for anyone to be alone. In the figurative and poetic language of Genesis we hear of how God made man from the dust of the earth and placed him in this wondrous garden. God created all the plants, birds and animals on earth and the man named each one, which gave him a relationship to what he named. But when all was said and done there was still no helpmate suitable for man. Surrounded by all these animals there was still no one to whom man could relate. He was still alone and God knew this was not good. So Genesis poetically tells of how God cast man into a deep sleep, took out one of his ribs and formed woman and brought her to the man. I saw a plaque that told why God chose Adam’s rib. Not from his feet to be beneath him, nor from his head to be above him, but from his side to be his equal, close to his arm to be protected and close his heart to be loved. We are all meant to be in some form of relationship, it is not good for anyone to be alone. The inner life of God is a life of relationships between Father, Son and Spirit. God’s works of creation are all in relationship one with the other. The vastness of outer space and the vastness of inner space all involve relationships, whether they be galaxies or protons. We humans are in relationship to all that shares Earth with us; the earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth and what we do to the Earth we do to ourselves. Everything is inter-connected, every person is inter-connected.
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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