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“We Have Seen His Star in the East…” Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022.

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Decorative Image“We Have Seen His Star in the East.” This is the theme that was chosen for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity this year.  The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place each year in the week leading up to the Solemnity of the Conversion of St. Paul, which is celebrated on January 25th. Along with this theme, the organizing committee for this international week of prayer also wrote a meditation to accompany this week’s prayer intention. At the same time that we are celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, this Sunday in the Catholic Tradition is Word of God Sunday; a celebration introduced to the Church by Pope Francis in 2019. Continue reading →

Latest Children’s Liturgy Worksheet

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Worksheet for the week of: January 23, 2022

Worksheet Links

  • Watch a video on the Gospel of St. Luke (1:1-4, 4:14-21): Link 1
  • Coloring Page: Link 1
  • Crossword Puzzle: Link 1
  • Decode Message Puzzle: Link 1

On a temporary basis the Children’s Liturgy Program will be hosting sessions once a month online.  If interested in participating please send your email address to youngadult-youthmin@stpeterstoronto.ca to receive the class link. The first session will be on Sunday February 13th at 11:15 AM, with a special Valentine theme. 

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service 2022 – Sunday, January 23, 2022, at 4 p.m.

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This year’s theme is,

“We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him” (Mt.2:2)

Decorative ImageThe Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service for the Greater Toronto Area will be held at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, 920 Progress Avenue, Scarborough on Sunday January 23, 2022, at 4.00 p.m. All are welcome to attend in person or watch the livestream on Facebook at the link,.
For details, please see the poster at the link, .

Join His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Collins and a wide representation of Christian leaders to pray for the restoration of full visible unity willed by Jesus Christ for the Church. The homilist is Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian (Vicar of the Armenian Diocese of Canada and Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Toronto).

This event is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office for Promoting Christian Unity & Religious Relations with Judaism and the Greater Toronto Area of Council of Christian Churches.

Reduced Office Hours Due to Covid-19

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Decorative ImageIn light of the increased cases of Covid-19 in the province of Ontario, the parish staff will be working from home and our parish office hours are reduced. Until further notice, the parish office will be open to the public only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.

In the event of an emergency,  please call the parish office and leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible—416-534-4219.

Thank you for your understanding and support for the parish in these difficult times. Be assured of our prayers for your safety and well being.

“Baptized and Confirmed, We Are All Of Us Anointed as Members of the Body of Christ—Called to Discipleship”

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Decorative ImageOver the years, I have had many people ask me a very simple question when we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. That question is: “Why was Jesus baptized?  If Jesus is sinless and the Son of God made flesh, why does he need to be baptized?”

The reason why Jesus chooses to be baptized is connected with who Jesus is. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. Jesus has become one of us in order to show us the way to salvation and how we are to live in order to be saved.  He is baptized, in order to show us that it is through Baptism that we are called to share in the life of the Holy Trinity. Jesus is anointed by the Holy Spirit before he begins His public ministry in order to show us that when we are anointed by the Spirit in the Sacraments of Initiation, we too share in His mission. Just as in Baptism the Father declares Jesus to be His beloved Son, so too through our Baptisms the Father claims us to be His beloved sons and daughters. As Jesus took up His ministry after His Baptism and anointing by the Spirit, so too each one of us is given a mission within the Church through our Baptism and anointing at Confirmation. Continue reading →