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Prayer and Life Workshop at St. Peter’s Parish

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Opening session: Tuesday January 21st, 7:00 to 9:00 PM for fifteen weeks.

Give yourself time to progressively delve deeper in your Encounters with the Lord! It is in deep prayer that you will find Him, the Source of joy, our inner Restorer. He eagerly awaits for you! Join us in this great journey! 

Instruction is free, materials have a recovery fee of $15 for all the sessions (sessions are weekly). Contact the parish office to RSVP.

St. Bruno/St. Raymond Catholic School – JK Registration 2020-2021

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Registration for Junior Kindergarten (September 2020) at St. Bruno/St. Raymond Catholic School will begin on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 at 10:00 am.

Parents/guardians are asked to apply on-line using the “Student On-line Admission and Registration” platform known as S.O.A.R. and found at the following link: http://soar.tcdsb.org

An extended registration session will also take place on Tuesday, January 21st from 4:30 pm to 7:30 p.m.  As part of the registration process, a meeting will be scheduled on the electronic application or in person at the school. During the meeting, the following original documentation is required for your child during registration: Baptismal Certificate, Birth Certificate and/or Passport, Immunization Record, Proof of Residence within school catchment boundary, Immigration papers if not born in Canada, and Application for Direction of School support.

Registration will NOT be deemed complete until all necessary documentation is on file with the school.   For further information, please contact our school office at (416-393-5237).  For general inquires or further information you may contact 416-222-8282 extension 5320 or visit the TCDSB website at www.tcdsb.org

New Beginnings – Bereavement Ministry Support Group

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A five (5) week bereavement ministry support group will be starting at St. Peter’s rectory offices starting on Tuesday, January 14 to February 18 from 1:30 -3:30p.m. If you or someone you know is dealing with the loss of a loved one and would like to join this group, please register at the parish office (416-534-4219) Group facilitator: Sr. Gabriel M. Riddle cps

Mary—Model of the Blessed Life

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One of the things about being here at St. Peter’s Parish that I find a little funny at times, is that often I will be walking between the Centre and the Church, and as I do so someone will roll down their car window, and stop me on Bathurst Street, to demand that I give them a blessing as they are driving by on the street. My first inclination is to try to have a conversation with them to find out what they think that a blessing signifies. However, as the traffic is often heavy and they are in a hurry, they frequently get a little angry with me and demand that I stop my small talk and quickly give them the blessing that they are seeking before they drive off. These experiences have helped me to realize that many people may not even know what a blessing signifies or be aware of what is required for a blessing to really be of any value. Continue reading →

Thank YOU!!

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Thank you to all who helped to make our Christmas celebrations so beautiful through music, service, donations and decorations. Thank you also to the many parishioners for your Christmas cards, gifts and food to Fr. Michael, Sr. Gabriel and the St. Peter’s staff during the Christmas season.

Every Family is Sacred!!

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Every year, on the first Sunday following Christmas, the Church celebrates the beautiful feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The purpose of this beautiful feast is to remind each and every one of us that the most important place where we are to encounter God’s love for us is within the family. Like all of us, Jesus was born into a human family so that we might all be reminded that it is first and foremost within the family that we are to make Christ’s love present to our brothers and sisters and where we are to encounter the love and acceptance that we all desire and long to know. This beautiful feast is to remind all of us that every family—mine and yours—is a sacred place where God’s love is to be encountered. Continue reading →