The Paulist Fathers have made a very generous gift of $20,000.00 to the parish of St. Peter’s. This money has been used to paint the children’s liturgy room in the parish and to pay for the new windows that have been repaired in the parish. On behalf of the parish, I would like to thank the Paulist Fathers for their extremely generous gift to the parish and their on-going support of our community. Thank you Paulist Fathers!
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Bulletin for week of January 17, 2016
The Baptism of the Lord—Teaching by Example!
Baptism of Christ by Greg Olsen
For many people, whenever they hear that Jesus was baptized, one of the first questions that come to their minds is: why? Why did Jesus have to be baptized? If Baptism is the sacrament that cleanses us from sin and re-establishes us in relationship with God, why did Jesus, who was born without sin and was always in relationship with God, need to be Baptized?
Now obviously the answer is that Jesus did not have to be baptized for the same reasons that we need to be baptized. Jesus did not need to be baptized in order to have His sins forgiven. He did not need to be baptized to be re-established in relationship with God. The reason that Jesus was baptized was entirely different from the reasons we are baptized. Jesus was baptized in order that He could teach us by His example. He came into the world to be the way, the truth and the life for all believers. His baptism allows Him to teach us how we are to be reconciled with the Father and the manner in which we are to share in the Divine life that He came to share with us. As the Holy Spirit comes down upon Him at His baptism, it announces to us that we will be given this gift of the Holy Spirit when we are baptized. As the Father proclaims that Jesus is His beloved Son when He is baptized, we learn that through our own baptisms we become God’s beloved children and are to call upon Him as our Father through the graces of this great Sacrament. Jesus takes up His mission after His baptism so that we might understand that through our own baptisms we too have received a mission and are called to be Disciples of Christ through the celebration of this great sacrament. Continue reading
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Bulletin for week of January 10, 2016
Family of Faith Campaign
Thank you very much to all who donated so generously to the Family of Faith Campaign. Our confirmed total so far is $343,900 which is 119% of our $290,000 goal. All donations after $290,000 allow 75% of the amount to remain in the parish. If you still wish to donate, all cheques should be made out to Family of Faith Campaign, not to the parish. Thank you to all who have made the Campaign a success, especially the members of the Organizing Committee.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – January 18 to 25, 2016
Come and join in an ecumenical prayer service with emphasis on refugees, led by Roman Catholic Archbishop Thomas Cardinal Collins, Evangelical Lutheran Bishop Michael Pryse, and other city-wide religious leaders on:
Sunday, January 24, 2016 4:00 p.m.
Good Shepherd Chaldean Catholic Church, 2 High Meadow Place (north-west of Finch Ave. & Hwy 400).
Homilist: His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto.
For further information, please contact the Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto: (416) 934-3400 ext. 344 or ext. 527 or e-mail:
vkwok@archtoronto.org
Mary – Model of the Blessed Life
A few weeks ago, I was walking between the Centre and the Church when someone stopped me on Bathurst Street and rolled down their window and demanded that I give them a blessing as they were driving by on the street. My first inclination was to try and have a conversation with them to find out what they thought that a blessing signified. However, as the traffic was heavy and they were in a hurry, they got a little angry with me and demanded that I stop my small talk and quickly give them a blessing before they drove off. This experience got me to thinking 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
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Bulletin for week of January 03, 2016
New Year Blessings
Wishing blessings of peace and joy to you and your family throughout the New Year!
St. Peter’s Staff.
Family of Faith Campaign
The parish has concluded its Family of Faith Campaign. Thank you to all who supported it so generously. Thank you especially to the many who served as volunteers on our Campaign Organization Committee.