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Farewell to Deacon Penn Dawson, sj

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This is the last weekend that Deacon Penn Dawson, sj will be with us here at St. Peter’s Parish. He will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, June 9, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. His first placement will be in the Jesuit Mission in Belize. Deacon Penn’s Ministry here has been a great blessing to the whole parish. Please keep him in your prayers . Thank you and Congratulations Deacon Penn Dawson, sj

The Source – Sisters of Life

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The Sisters of Life will be hosting “The Source” here in our Church on Thursday, May 24 at 7:00 PM. You are invited to come for an evening of Eucharistic Adoration (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM) followed by Christian fellowship (Social at 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM). Confession will also be available during Adoration.

Congratulations and Prayerful Wishes to:

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Isabella Carvalho, Angela Aceto, Justin Pereira, Keira Decouteau, William Didiano, Dante Andrade, Joey Fera, Vincent Brown,  Leah Cuff, Gabriel Metcalfe, Antonio Tullio, Katrina Pavlovic and, Jennifer Bandeira

who are receiving the sacrament of Confirmation this weekend.

Pentecost Sunday: Third ShareLife Sunday; May 20, 2018

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Living the Gospel by maximizing the impact of your donation

Administered by St. Elizabeth HealthCare, the Shared Services Initiative is supporting other ShareLife-funded agencies in the areas of human resources, fnancial services and information technology. Participating agencies report they are able to improve the quality, competency and accuracy of their work. Through this initiative, ShareLife-funded agencies are ensuring the maximum amount received is directed to the front-line service they provide.

Next Sunday, May 27, is ShareLife Sunday. Please give generously.

Catholic Conscience and the Responsibility of Catholics in Elections

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With a provincial election approaching on June 7th, the parish will host both an evening on the Responsibility of Catholics in an election and an all candidates meeting. These will be facilitated by a group called “Catholic conscience”. These events will take place as follows:

  • Information Session: Responsibility of  Catholics in Elections on Tuesday, May 22 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the St. Paul’s room in the parish centre
  • All Candidates  Meeting – University -Rosedale Riding, Thursday, May 31 at 7:00 pm in the Centre Auditorium

Call for Conscience 2018 – An Invitation from Cardinal Collins

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Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, recently issued a call to action in advance of the June 7 provincial election to promote palliative care, conscience rights and the protection of faith-based facilities. His Eminence has asked Catholics to visit canadiansforconscience.ca/ontario to send a letter directly to all candidates in their riding for the June 7 election. A pre-written letter is provided which people can amend as they choose. If you did not receive Cardinal Collins’ emailed letter and you would like to receive them in the future, please visit Thank you for advocating on these important issues!