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St. Vincent De Paul Bundle Up Weekend – May 11th and May 12th

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Saint Vincent de Paul will be collecting new and gently used items for local charities, special works and its clothing stores, Saturday May 11th and Sunday May 12th open between 8am – 6pm. A van will be parked on Markham Street behind the church. We will accept – all clothing, footwear, bedding, drapery/towels both new and used; also children’s toys – new only. We will not be accepting baby items (e.g., car seats, strollers, etc.), construction materials, dishes, furniture, nor books/video/audio/DVDs. A great opportunity for spring cleaning and to help the needy.

St. Peter’s Seniors Group of Wisdom

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Please join the St. Peter’s Group of Wisdom for a lovely morning of classical strings music on May 9, 2024 at 9:30-11:00am in the Parish Auditorium. Wonderfully talented and creative musicians, Sebastian Ostertag and Eric Kim-Fujita will present a kaleidoscopic exploration of the season of “summer”, with music for violin and cello. Featuring works by Antonio Vivaldi, Astor Piazzola, and Hans Richter, the duo will showcase the many virtuosic and expressive influences that this season has had on composers throughout the ages. Sebastian and Eric are members of Toronto’s Interro String Quartet and perform regularly throughout the GTA and beyond. Sebastian is also Director at Sistema Toronto, a remarkable not-for-profit organization providing ensemble-based music education to children in underserved communities.

‘Love until it hurts’ by Sr Bernice MC

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Have you ever wondered what it was like to know Mother Teresa, to work closely with Mother Teresa?!…Sr Bernice from the Missionaries of Charity, who did just that, will be coming to St Peter’s on April 26 from 9:30am-11:30am in the auditorium.

Come and listen to her testimony, her experience of working with Mother Teresa and the poorest of the poor people, in various parts of the world; who is now currently serving our very own community here in Toronto.

You can also find Sr Bernice on the Catholic Hallow App.

I promise you, that you will leave this talk with a whole new take on life!
Sr Bernice will have you crying, laughing and maybe even dancing to one of her favorite songs. She is the definition of true love, strength, determination and holiness. The Parish seniors group of wisdom will be hosting this event.

Solemn Vows for Sister Kristine Fernandes, CSJ, on May 5
The parish will host a Mass for the Solemn vows of Sister Kristine Fernandes, csj, at the 11:15 am Mass on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Please come and pray for her and vocations to the religious life.

Fourth Sunday of Easter

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“See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called children of God. Yet so we are” (1 John 3:1).

The Fourth Sunday of Easter is known as Good Shepherd Sunday, or the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. As the readings this Sunday point out to us, as they do throughout the Easter season, we are called to think about what the Easter message means to us and how we are going to respond to this news.

St. Peter, our parish patron, summarizes the Easter message in today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles. Asked by the leaders of the Jewish people by what power he had healed a crippled man, Peter responds that it was in the “name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead; in his name” (Acts 4: 10), that he had acted. As a result of God’s saving action in Christ, Peter makes the bold proclamation that summarizes our Christian faith: “There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved” ((Acts 4: 12). Jesus’ authority rests in the fact that no one else can raise us from the dead. Continue reading →

Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

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“I will espouse you to me forever: I will espouse you in right and in justice, in love and in mercy” (Hosea 2:19). What does it mean to say that Jesus is the Bridegroom of the Church? On Tuesday, April 23 at 7 pm in the auditorium, join Dr. Christina Labriola for a presentation on scripture scholar Brant Pitre’s book Jesus the Bridegroom, exploring the divine love story revealed in the Bible and God’s passionate, unconditional, and intimate love for us.

Sunday Breakfast hosted by Parish Seniors group of wisdom

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All are welcome this Sunday April 21, after both 9:00am Mass and 11:15am Mass in the auditorium for a ‘Love thy Neighbor’ themed breakfast hosted by St Peter’s (seniors) group of Wisdom.

Come and enjoy a $5 breakfast , coffee and other treats, along with our direct neighbors, the Sisters of Life and our local neighborhood police officers.
All proceeds go to our parish, St Peter’s.