The Parish Community of St. Peter’s Church wish a very Happy Father’s Day and all of God’s blessings to our fathers, grandfathers, godfathers and  many other father figures in our lives. We also remember fathers who are no longer with us, but whose memories we will always cherish. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!

Living the Gospel by helping women in crisis…

Early in life, Tanya was unfortunately sexually abused by her extended family in her native country, who regarded her as a worthless, dangerous person who should be chained up. She became suicidal and was admitted into the hospital. Tanya then fled to Canada as a refugee searching for safety and happiness. She first came to Street Haven three years ago through their Learning Centre, enrolling in the literacy and numeracy classes. The staff connected her to their Emergency Shelter, where she stayed and had access to legal aid and other vital supports to assist her through the refugee process. “I now have hope since I came to ShareLife supported Street Haven and know that I have the tools to move forward with my life.” shares Tanya. Street Haven helped Tanya move forward with her life and she now lives in a safe home where she can start again.

Please make a sacrificial gift to ShareLife through your parish, or at www.sharelife.org

On Saturday, June 24 we will transfer the feast of our parish to celebrate it at a Sunday Mass. Bishop Robert Kasun, csb, our local bishop will be here to celebrate the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul with our community. Please come and celebrate our parish feast day.

The next meeting for the  women’s group FRIENDS OF JESUS will be held at the parish centre on Monday, June 19 at 12:15 p.m. Theme: Do not let the past disturb you. Leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again in Joy. (St. Teresa of Calcutta) For more information contact Sr. Gabriel Riddle cps at 416-534-4219.  All Welcome!!

Following the 11:15 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 18th, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, the parish will have Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 2:00 p.m. Adoration will conclude with Solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. This is a great opportunity to come before the Lord and pray. Parishioners are reminded that the parish has Adoration in the Centre Chapel every weekday. This takes place Monday to Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and Fridays between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Mass in honour of the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will take place on Friday, June 23 at 7 PM in the Church:

• 6:00 PM – Novena/Chaplet of the Sacred Heart
• 6:50 PM – Benediction
• 7:00 PM – Holy Mass celebrated by Fr. Michael McGourty

Thank you for your commitment to our parish’s Family of Faith campaign. To help ensure our parish benefits from your help on a timely basis, please make sure your payment information is up-to-date.  Donations/payments can be sent directly to the Donations Processing Centre. Payments should not be left at the parish office.  The address is:

Donations Processing Centre
Family of Faith Campaign
1155 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON
M4T 1W2

You should contact the Donations Processing Centre when your address changes, your payment method/information changes (eg. a new card or a new card expiry date).  The email address is campaign@archtoronto.org and 416.934.3400 x 555.

Alexander Aaron Cauchi,  Alyssa Vesia, Andrhei-Leo Milan, Antonio Carreira Dias, Bianca Spatola, Dante Roti, Elysanne Beaudoin, Ethan DaSilva, Jessica Yesilkaya, Joshua Manna, Juan Deigo Martinez Young, Kingslee To, Maree Attieh, Maria Talotta-Valencia, Mariana Avila, Mia Gallippi-Lafleche, Michael Vesia, Nicholas Ferreira-Gomes, Nivia Fernandez, Patricia Kayle C Villar, Rebecca Guerra Mendes, Samantha Jargaille, Shelly Sooklall,  Sophia Borsten

…..who received the sacrament of Confirmation this weekend

Working wonders for those who need help in our neighbourhood…

Working with St. Elizabeth HealthCare, ShareLife, through Catholic Charities, has implemented a shared services initiative that has provided support to agencies in the areas of human resources (16 agencies) and financial services (5 agencies). Now in its fourth year of activity, agencies participating in this initiative report that they are able to improve the quality, competency and accuracy of their work in these areas. Some Executive Directors reported on the impact of this initiative to their agency. “It has enhanced our agency’s competence.” shares one Executive Director, “Before, I was in way over my head, but trying to do my best. Now, I have expertise at my disposal and feel comfortable.

Today is ShareLife Sunday– June 4, 2017.  Thank you for your generosity.

The Pastoral Council would like to put together a Social Justice Committee to identify areas in which our Parish could extend our outreach and educate our parishioners about important topics. If you would like to be on this Committee, or would like to find out more, please email the Parish office to be put on the mailing list. Our first meeting will be held in June.