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Fall Fair 2022 Event Committee Meeting

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Decorative ImageWe are having a meeting for anyone who would like to volunteer to help with the Fall Fair. Past volunteers and new volunteers are encouraged to attend. The meeting will provide information about the tasks that will need to be completed and provide opportunity for the community to ask any questions and/or suggestions they may have regarding this year’s event.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 7pm in the Church Auditorium. If you are unable to attend and would like to volunteer feel free to contact the church office at 416-534-4219 to be added to the list.

We look forward to seeing as many people as possible to make this event a success.

FALL FAIR DONATIONS

We will be accepting this year’s Fall Fair donations starting Monday October 1, 2022. Please deliver your donations to the parish office.

We pray for our Deceased

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Decorative ImageCatholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services – Archdiocese of Toronto invites all families within the Archdiocese of Toronto to participate in the Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed on Wednesday August 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Cemetery locations and Celebrants for this year’s Annual Mass are as follows:

Cemetery / Celebrant

  • Assumption Cemetery, Mississauga / Most Rev. Ivan Camilleri
  • Christ the King Cemetery, Markham / Most Rev. Robert Kasun
  • Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill / His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins
  • Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto / Reverend Msgr. Paul Zimmer
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Woodbridge / Rev. Msgr. John Borean
  • Resurrection Cemetery, Whitby / Most Rev. Vincent Nguyen
  • St. Mary’s Cemetery, Barrie / Most Rev. John A. Boissonneau

ALL ARE WELCOME!!

In the event of rain, Masses will be held in:

  • Our Lady of Fatima Mausoleum at Assumption Cemetery
  • Holy Family Mausoleum at Holy Cross Cemetery
  • St. Anthony’s Mausoleum at Queen of Heaven Cemetery
  • Our Lady of the Assumption Mausoleum at Resurrection Cemetery
  • Christ the King Cemetery will celebrate Mass in the Reception Centre at the cemetery office
  • Mount Hope Cemetery will celebrate Mass at St. Monica’s Parish, 44 Broadway Ave. TorontoSt. Mary’s Cemetery will celebrate Mass at St. Mary’s Parish, 65 Amelia Street in Barrie.

“If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1-2)

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St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), Founder of the Jesuits

I would invite you to think about someone whom you know and love; someone whom you now believe is in Heaven with God. What is it that you remember about that person? Why is that person special to you?

I could be wrong, but my guess is that what you remember about the special person that I have asked you to think about is not how much money they made per year; or how big their house was; or what kind of car they drove. What you remember is probably how they loved you, supported you, and how they reflected God’s love to you. In many ways, what we remember about those people who were special in our lives is those things that they did to build up their wealth in the riches of the things that matter to God. Those things that matter to God are expressed beautifully in the commandments: “you shall love the Lord your God above all things and your neighbour as self.” Continue reading →

“Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1)

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Decorative ImageFor many very good Christians one of the biggest questions that they have about their faith life relates to how they are to talk to God; or to put it another way, how they are to pray. In this Sunday’s readings, we are given some of the most powerful lessons about prayer that are found in the Scriptures. In the first reading from the Book of Genesis, we are allowed to listen in on a conversation that takes place between Abraham and God. The Gospel contains an actual lesson in prayer from Jesus to His disciples. Both have a great deal to teach us about the way in which God invites us to communicate with Him. They provide an invitation to relate to God freely, openly as we authentically come before Him. They also encourage us to trust that God will always hear our prayers; even if it can sometimes take us a while to understand His answer. In order that we might understand His answer, Jesus promises us that His Father will send us the gift of His Holy Spirit. Continue reading →