Would like to join the Catholic Church?
Then register for this year’s R.C.I.A. program!
Starting Tuesday evening, September 12, 2017 from 7:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. in the Parish Centre. The R.C.I.A. program here at St. Peter’s invites all non-Catholics who are interested in learning about our Catholic faith.  The program will meet weekly on Tuesday evening at 7:15 p.m.  The participants in the R.C.I.A. program are called Catechumens, or Candidates.  A Catechumen is one who has never been baptized and is considering becoming a Catholic. A Candidate is someone who has been previously baptized in a Christian denomination other than Catholic. Please pray for the success of this year’s R.C.I.A. program.  Please call to register with Fr. Michael at 416-534-4219.

A ShareLife member agency, is currently seeking volunteers for various positions, including friendly visitors, social group facilitators and medical/shopping escorts.  You can make a difference in the life of a senior, or an adult with a physical disability, who is isolated and living in downtown Toronto. For more information, please contact their Recruitment & Training Specialist at 416-413-0380 or donnett@societyofsharing.org; or by visiting their website at www.societyofsharing.org.

From July 31 to August 14, Fr. Michael will be away on vacation. During that time, Fr. Kim D’Souza, a priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto, who is presently doing doctoral studies in theology in Rome, will be looking after the parish. Please welcome him. Fr. D’Souza will be celebrating all of the parish Masses, funerals and available for emergencies. For any other enquires related to baptism and marriage, please wait to speak with Fr. Michael after August 15th.

Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services – Archdiocese of Toronto wishes to invite all families within the Archdiocese of Toronto to participate in the Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed on Wednesday August 16, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

Cemetery locations and Celebrants for this year’s Annual Mass are as follows:

All are Welcome!

In the event of rain:
Mass will be held in the mausoleum at Assumption, Holy Cross, Resurrection and Queen of Heaven Cemeteries,  Christ the King Cemetery will celebrate Mass on site in the Reception Centre.  Mount Hope Cemetery to St. Monica’s Parish, 44 Broadway Avenue, Toronto.  St. Mary’s Cemetery to St. Mary’s Parish, 65 Amelia Street, Barrie.

This week our parish will be hosting four young adults who will be working at the parish’s Totus Tuus summer camp. Throughout the summer they are travelling to different parishes as missionaries. This week the parish welcomes them and holds them in our prayers.

We welcome you all for our courtyard bake sale and bazaar to be held on Saturday, July 15, from 3:00 p.m  – 7:00 pm and Sunday, July 16, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. Please drop by to greet, meet and enjoy with our fellow parishioners.

Thank you to all our volunteers!

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Each year every parish in the Archdiocese invites a missionary preacher to speak about the needs of their local Church. This year our speaker will be Brother Denis of the Presentation Brothers. Brother Denis will be here to speak about the missionary work being done by the Presentation Brothers in their missions in Ghana, West Africa. He will be speaking at all of the Masses on the weekend of July 8-9. Please give generously to our brothers and sisters in need. Thank you!!!

Please note that the office will be closed on Wednesday, July 5, due to planning day.