February 13th, 2022
Monday, February 21st
Monday February 21st is Family Day, a day to celebrate our families. The Parish Office will be closed and there will be no 9:00 AM Mass on that day.
February 14th to February 20th, 2022
MONDAY – KEITH & MARGARET LAU 🕆 – Requested by Vivian Ng TUESDAY – DAVID DUNDON 🕆 – Requested by Cindy & Richard Hazell WEDNESDAY – NIKOLA VUKOVIC 🕆 – Requested by the Family THURSDAY – ANDREW HUI 🕆 – Requested by Howa Hui FRIDAY – TA FAMILY – Requested by Veronica Do SATURDAY – CAROLYN CRAVEN 🕆 – Requested by John Craven SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – BRUNO CORTESE 🕆 – Requested by the Cortese Family SUNDAY – 12:30 PM
This Sunday, February 13th, 2022 at 2:30 PM St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica 65 Bond St., Toronto
As part of Marriage Sunday 2022 celebrations, Bishop Robert Kasun, CSB, will preside at a special Mass to honour married couples celebrating milestone anniversaries (25th, 40th, 50th, 60th or 60+) in 2022.
Although registration is now closed, those who were not able to register may join the celebration via livestream Mass at: www.stmichaelscathedral.com/live. The broadcast will begin at 2:15 PM. Please visit www.archtoronto.org/marriage to access resources for parishes and couples.
Thank you for your generous support of 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.
Your food donations are more important than ever as Covid 19 continues and numbers of needy people continue to increase. Please check the expiry dates before donating since we cannot pass on food that has expired.
Phase One www.stgabrielsynod.blogspot.com
Last December, Fr. Jim O’Shea, the Passionist Provincial, visited St. Gabriel’s to speak about the Passionist Jubilee Synod in Toronto. The goal of this synod is to listen to the voices of the marginalized in our parish community and to propose a vision for the work of the Passionists in Canada. This synod is a time our community to gather to explore serious issues, to listen to and learn from one another, to imagine how to address the issue in order to move into a better future, and to report these findings – all with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
The synod process has now begun with Phase One, which is focused on the theme of gratitude. This phase will be facilitated virtually through an online blog, where participants are welcome to share their gratitude for St. Gabriel’s Parish and the Passionists’ missions in Canada. The blog is now open to all parishioners.
Please visit the parish website for more information, or you can visit www.stgabrielsynod.blogspot.com to access the blog directly. On the blog website, please see “Using the Blog” for instructions on posting on the blog and commenting on posts.
The English Rosary Group will be meeting on the first Saturday of each month beginning in March. For the present time, the meetings will be online at 2:00 PM until in-person meetings are allowed.
If you are interested, please call the Parish Office at 416 221 8866, leaving your name and phone number and Vivian will get back to you.
Recently, Pope Francis encouraged dioceses to remove the moral and physical distance which prevents the faithful from accessing the tribunal. To become more accessible the Toronto Regional Tribunal has opened a northern instructional office in Richmond Hill to serve the faithful of the archdiocese who have difficulty going downtown,
ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW DIVORCED?
Every Catholic has a right to investigate their marriage (Canon Law 1674). It is free of charge. Pope Francis has greatly simplified the procedures.
Talk to your pastor about the Catholic Marriage Tribunal and the marriage nullity process, or visit www.archtoronto.org/MarriageTribunal for more information.
Online, Thursday, February 24th, 2022 8:50 AM to 10:00 AM – Formal Program 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM – Breakout
February 1 to 7 is an annual event to promote harmony between people regardless of their faith. The Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Mary Ward Centre and the Archdiocese of Toronto Office for Interreligious Dialogue are collaborating to present an intergenerational event on Thursday, February 24th rom 8:50 AM to 10:30 AM.
A panel of speakers from different faith traditions engaged in the work of justice and reconciliation will address the topic of Listen, Learn and Engage. This will be followed by a chance to engage in conversation in a breakout room and an action piece to follow up.
“The Light of Newman in the Dark of Winter, Help for Our Lenten Journey.” A Virtual Lenten Retreat
Saturday, March 12th from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Now is the time to start thinking about Lenten retreats. Join them on Saturday, March 12th as Dr. Donald Graham, Assistant Professor at St. Augustine’s Seminary, leads you through a day of virtual reflection on “The Light of Newman in the Dark of Winter. Help for Our Lenten Journey.” Dr. Graham has published widely on the topic of St. John Henry Newman. Don’t miss this opportunity to reflect with fellow pilgrims on the journey.
The Cost is $25 plus HST
For More information, contact St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto at: 416-261-7207, by email at lay.formation@staugustines.on.ca or go to their website: www.staugustines.on.ca
To register, go to https://bit.ly/SeminaryLentenRetreat2022
Theme: Walk in Wisdom Wisdom Circle of Faith Friends
This is a small conversation group of persons in the second half of life who will gather on Zoom to reflect and share insights and questions from their life experience within the context of faith.
Dates: Five weekly gatherings on Zoom on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 4:00 PM – March 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, April 5th.
Process: In preparation for each session, a reflection guide will be sent by email to each participant. Conversation will be facilitated by Mary Rose Marrin CSJ, Retired Maturing Adults Minister. Sister Malou will serve as the host for the Zoom session.
Registration: contact Sr. Malou at StGabrielMMA@gmail.com before February 25th, 2022.
The next session of the Writing Circle will be held on February 25th. Sister Maria Lucia is hosting this on Zoom and Sister Mary Rose will facilitate the sessions.
The 2022 Offertory envelopes are available for those who did not pick them up. When you attend Mass, please remember to pick up your box of envelopes from Nikki, maintaining the required physical distancing.
Donors With Incomplete Information
If you are making a cash donation and are not using your numbered envelopes, please ensure that your name and address are neatly printed on the envelope.
For example, we have received donations in cash where the name is not legible with a missing phone number or address.
If you want to receive a tax receipt, please ensure that you provide the above information.
Special Collection, Weekend of March 5th/ 6th
The Church building is approaching her 16th year of operation. Most equipment and machinery that keep the building functional are often not visible. This equipment has undergone regular checks and maintenance to ensure that they function properly and efficiently. Some of these have reached a critical milestone that would require major repairs or even a replacement. These items are classified as the “must haves” in our long-term budget.
One of the two project that we plan to undertake in 2022 is a major repair on the living wall. The living wall has not been in the best shape. We are in the process of identifying the issue and are close to a resolution. It involves the engineering components that reside behind the wall. Once this is resolved we can then reconstruct the external visible living wall to one that we are usually proud to associate with St. Gabriel’s Parish.
The second under consideration is asphalt resurfacing of the south parking lot. The condition is deteriorating and may pose problems in the near future if it is not repaired.
We cannot achieve these milestones without your continued support and contribution to the maintenance funds. A special collection is planned for March 5th/6th, 2022 weekend. Please be as generous as your means allow.
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February 11th, 2022
The Passionists’ mission has been to accompany and support the ‘crucified’ of each era of their 300-year history. More recently, those ‘crucified’ have included not just the marginalized of society but also the planet itself. During their jubilee year, Passionists around the world will discern how they can renew their mission to best serve the crucified of today. As the Passionists began to focus on that mission renewal for the region stretching from the Caribbean through the eastern United States and into Canada, a committee was formed at St. Gabriel’s Passionist Parish to help in that discernment process. The committee, with the support of the Provincial and Fr. Brando, decided to hold a synod that would listen to the voices of the marginalized and propose a vision for the work of the Passionists in Canada, keeping in mind how the next generation of leadership would help to deliver that mission, given the declining number of Passionists.
As the Provincial’s letter says, a synod is a time for people to gather to explore a serious issue, to listen to and learn from one another, to imagine how to address the issue in order to move into a better future, and to report these findings – all with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The report is more likely to provide valuable and lasting insights when many people with different perspectives listen and discern during the synod.
The Passionist Jubilee Synod in Toronto will gather people from St. Gabriel’s Passionist Parish and from the Passionists’ mission in Canada, (as well as those who experience marginalization within our Church or society). Everyone is welcome to participate in the synod, including those who have experienced any form of marginalization.
The synod will unfold in three phases which will follow the theme for the Passionists’ Jubilee celebration: gratitude, prophecy, and hope.
Phase one will look to the past with a focus on gratitude. Through a blog that will be linked to the St. Gabe’s website, you will be able to describe your gratitude for the good work that has been done via the Passionists’ mission in Canada, for how the needs of Earth have been included in the parish plans, for the ways you were supported when you felt marginalized, or for other gifts that have sparked a sense of gratitude. Phase one will last about 4 to 6 weeks
Phase two will focus on the present as we listen to the prophecy spoken by the voices from the margins calling for change, now. Circles of listening will form to explore particular types of marginalization as they may relate to Indigenous issues, feminism, immigration and migrants, LGBTQ2S+, poverty, climate change or ecological issues, racism, forms of inequality, or other forms of marginalization. While the potential list of circles is long, the experiences and interests of the synod participants will determine the topics at the centre of the discussions as people with shared concerns gather into circles. Synod participants may choose to join more than one circle. Phase two is expected to last for several months.
March 26th – Horizons of Prophecy 10 am-12 pm, 2 pm-4 pm
The focus in Phase three is for the future not yet realized. Hope will start to grow through the respectful listening and dialoguing within the circles. It will further develop as the participants within each of the circles share their dreams for healing the suffering of today’s crucified by reducing forms of marginalization. Then, when the participants from the circles gather together in one group to share their insights and dreams, a map for putting these dreams into action can be drawn. This vision of hope, recorded in a report, will be given to the Provincial as a proposal for mission renewal of the Passionists’ work in Canada.
April 9th – Visions of Hope and Report 10 am-12 pm, 2 pm-4 pm
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February 6th, 2022
February 7th to February 13th, 2022
MONDAY – LUCIA TIDONA 🕆 – Requested by Pippo, Graziella, Luciano & Lina TUESDAY – JOSEPH MULLIGAN 🕆 – Requested by his Family WEDNESDAY – ANDREA SAN JUAN – Requested by Sylvia Leaver on the Occasion of Andrea’s 75th Birthday THURSDAY – FRIDAY – TONINO DIDIODATO 🕆 – Requested by the Family SATURDAY – SEBASTIAN D’GAMA 🕆 – Requested by the Family SUNDAY – 10:30 AM SUNDAY – 12:30 PM – EUGENE OGUAMANAM 🕆 – Requested by the Family
Sunday, February 13th, 2022 at 2:30 PM
St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica 65 Bond St., Toronto
Due to social distancing measures, cathedral attendance is limited to pre-registered couples celebrating milestone wedding anniversaries and a maximum of one (1) guest per celebrant couple. Registration is now open. Given the limited attendance at the cathedral, we encourage milestone celebrants to register early. Those who are not able to register may join the celebration via livestream Mass here: www.stmichaelscathedral.com/live. The broadcast will begin at 2:15 PM.
Please visit www.archtoronto.org/marriage to register and to access resources for parishes and couples.
The Parish Family of St. Gabriel’s would like to welcome Gabrielle Chidi Ndukwe and Apollo Xavier Recio.
These children received the sacrament of Baptism in January. Congratulations!
Congratulations to the volunteers who prepared 61 casseroles for January. For February, your prepared casseroles (frozen please) will be collected at the Masses on the weekend of February 26th /27th 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.
Are you a lawyer, financial or insurance advisor? If yes, then we want to hear from you! The Archdiocese of Toronto has spent a number of years creating a network of advisors, who understand our faith and can assist us with our estate and financial affairs. Come and be a part of our network where you have the opportunity to integrate your spiritual and professional lives.
For further information, contact the Development office at 416-934-3400 ext. 561/519 or email development@archtoronto.org.
March 25th to March 27th, 2022
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Based on Catholic values, but married couples of all faiths are welcome.
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Call us now! Gerard & Marge McCauley at (905) 792-1925 or online at gerard.marge@rogers.com, or www.wwme.org
Pope Francis has launched the Synod on Synodality: a two-year global process of listening to the faithful that will help the Church reflect on how we can do God’s will in the world today. The comments of the faithful will ultimately be discussed at a meeting of the bishops in the Vatican in 2023.
To learn more about the Synod on Synodality and to share your thoughts, please visit: www.archtoronto.org/synodality.
The Writing Circle began on Zoom on January 28th and will move to in-person sessions when restrictions are lifted. The group will gather every last Friday for 90 minutes each session.
The remaining sessions will be held February 25th, March 25th, April 29th, May 27th, and June 24th, 2022. Sister Maria Lucia is hosting this on Zoom and Sister Mary Rose will facilitate the sessions.
The 2022 Offertory envelopes are now available. When you attend Mass, please remember to pick up your box of envelopes from Nikki, maintaining the required physical distancing.
If there is no box with your name on it and you want a box, please let the parish office know in person, by phone or by email. If you are donating via Pre-Authorized Giving or Donate Now at the Archdiocese, you normally would not have an envelope box assigned to you.
If you still have envelopes in your possession from any prior year, including 2021, do no use them for 2022.
Please write your name and complete address on the first few 2022 envelopes you use so that the office can ensure we have your correct information for sending out tax receipts.
The 2021 tax receipts for all donations made to the parish including PAG were mailed out last week and you should have received your receipt this week.
If you donate using a credit card through the Archdiocese, you will receive the tax receipt directly from the Archdiocese.
January 30th, 2022
January 31st– February 6th, 2022
MONDAY – TUESDAY – ANDREW HUI 🕆 – Requested by The Hui Family WEDNESDAY – SOU LIN HIU 🕆 – Requested by Paul Lau THURSDAY – MICHAEL FERNANDES 🕆 – Requested by Tony Fernandes FRIDAY – FR. PAUL CUSACK CP 🕆 – Requested by the Chinese Rosary Group SATURDAY – SUNDAY – 10:30 AM – ALBERT ALEXANDER KROETSCH 🕆 – Requested by the Members of the Maturing Adults Ministry SUNDAY – 12:30 PM
Lunar New Year begins on Tuesday, February 1st This year is the year of the Tiger. We want to wish all the Asian Community a very happy and prosperous New Year.
The Toronto Catholic District School Board welcomes families with junior kindergarten-aged children (born in 2018) to register for the September 2022 school year.
The Elementary Student Online Registration 2022 is now available. Please complete an application at http://soar.tcdsb.org.
For registration information, please call (416) 222-8282, ext. 5314 or visit www.tcdsb.org
Saturday, February 5th, 2022
11:00 AM to 2:30 PM (on Zoom)
This Lent, let’s put people and planet first!
“For us Christians, in order that our faith in Jesus might be expressed in action, I encourage you to respond enthusiastically to the invitation of Share Lent 2022, which is being organized by Development and Peace – Caritas Canada under the theme “People and Planet First”. This campaign is an expression of the Gospel message and of the Church’s social teaching, both of which take into consideration the integral development of the human person.” + Raymond Poisson, Bishop of Saint-Jérôme and of Mont-Laurier President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
To register go to https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvde6rqzkqGdIKOx8RrvA9LG6wYoxEsBGC
For more information contact: Estela Rios: (905) 430-7753 torontodevp@gmail.com or Dean Dettloff, Animator:(416) 922-1592 ext. 226 | dean.dettloff@devp.org
In the Fall of 2019, a number of parishioners participated in the “Life Story Writing Programme” as part of our Ministry with Maturing Adults. This is being facilitated by Sister Mary Rose Marrin CSJ.
We began the Writing Circle on Zoom on January 28th and hopefully we will move to in-person sessions when restrictions are lifted. The group will gather every last Friday for 90 minutes each session.
The sessions will be held February 25th, March 25th, April 29th, May 27th, and June 24th, 2022. Sister Maria Lucia is hosting this on Zoom and Sister Mary Rose will facilitate the sessions.
The 2021 tax receipts for all donations made to the parish including PAG have been mailed and you should receive your receipt this week.
January 23rd, 2022
January 24th – January 30th, 2022
MONDAY – MARTIN HIGGINS – Requested by Agnes Gaughan & Family TUESDAY – WEDNESDAY – MR. CHAU – Requested by the Nguyen Family THURSDAY – FRIDAY – DOAN THI SOI – Requested by the Nguyen Family SATURDAY – MOTHERS OF JACK & WANDA WROBEL – Requested by Jack and Wanda SUNDAY – 10:30 AM SUNDAY – 12:30 PM
Thank you for your generous support of Rosalie Hall and the Good Shepherd Centre during our Christmas Food Drive. Your response was overwhelming!
Began Wednesday, January19th at 10:00 AM
The following documents are required for registration: Child’s Birth Certificate. Passport/immigration documents (only if child was not born in Canada). Child’s Catholic Baptismal Certificate (or proof of parent’s Catholicity or RCIA/RCIC letter). Proof of residency in Toronto.
Parents of Toronto school-aged children must provide their child’s vaccination information to Toronto Public Health. Students without the required vaccines will receive notice asking for updated immunization information. Please visit Toronto Public Health for more information
This Sunday, January 23rd, 2022, at 4:00 PM
Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, 920 Progress Avenue, Scarborough
The Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service for the Greater Toronto Area will be held at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church this Sunday, January 23rd, 2022 at 4:00 PM.
All are welcome to attend in person or watch the livestream on Facebook at the link, https://bit.ly/3DAaxca. For details, please see the poster at the link, https://bit.ly/3rNvdLd.
Join His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Collins and a wide representation of Christian leaders to pray for the restoration of full visible unity willed by Jesus Christ for the Church.
The homilist is Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian (Vicar of the Armenian Diocese of Canada and Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Toronto).
This event is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office for Promoting Christian Unity & Religious Relations with Judaism and the Greater Toronto Area of Council of Christian Churches.
Tuesday, January 25th, February 1st and February 8th from 12:00 to 1:30 PM.
A VIRTUAL EVENT RECOMMENDED BY THE OFFICE FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN UNITY AND RELIGIOUS RELATIONS WITH JUDAISM
Rabbi Mishael Zion is Faculty in Residence of the Shalom Hartman Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area and is the Director of the Mandel Leadership Institute’s Program for Leadership in Israeli Jewish Culture.
In three sessions, Rabbi Zion will be exploring Jewish identity in today’s world through text, music, food and fashion. For participation and further details, register at: https://hartman.tfaforms.net/4718081
In the Fall of 2019, a number of parishioners participated in the “Life Story Writing Programme” as part of our Ministry with Maturing Adults. This was facilitated by Sister Mary Rose Marrin CSJ. Covid 19 prohibited follow-up gatherings in a Writing Circle. A Writing Circle is for participants from the original programme who would like to continue the process of life story writing, reflection and sharing.
We will begin a Writing Circle on Zoom this January 2022 and hopefully we will move to in-person sessions when restrictions are lifted. The group will gather every last Friday for 90 minutes each session.
The sessions will be held on: January 28th, February 25th, March 25th, April 29th, May 27th, and June 24th, 2022. Sister Maria Lucia will host this on Zoom and Sister Mary Rose will facilitate the sessions. A minimum of at least six persons is required to form a circle. If you are interested in participating in this Writing Circle, please contact Sr. Malou at StGabrielMMA@gmail.com.
Stay tuned….
We are excited to announce several other programs that parish Ministry with Maturing Adults Committee will be starting in the next two months. All sessions will be offered virtually. Please watch this space for further information.
Wisdom Circles for Lent Scripture Programme Milk Bag Weaving
The Archdiocese of Toronto has established a Pre-Authorized Giving Plan (PAG) to assist you in your support of the work of the parish through your regular parish offerings.
To accomplish the mission entrusted to us by Christ, the parishes depend entirely on the generosity of their parishioners. Pre-authorized giving allows you to give to your parish through scheduled monthly transfers from your bank account or credit card. These funds are then deposited directly to the parish account.
There are various benefits of participating in pre-authorized giving, both for you and for your parish.
Advantages for you: The convenience of having your offering automatically contributed to the parish. Knowing you continue to support the parish even when you are away. Continual support of ministries and programs funded through the parish.
Advantages for the Parish: Regular, dependable contributions to the parish. Reduction of cash on hand. Reduction of paperwork.
For information on how to enroll, please contact your parish office or email development@archtoronto.org.
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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