Vision: To become an informal, interactive group of Catholic women who wishes to share/explore relevant, contemporary spiritual and familial/social issues while creating an environment of mutual faith and friendship.
Anyone interested in forming and/or joining this group please contact Sr. Gabriel Riddle at the parish office (416-534-4219). The dates and times of the bimonthly meetings will be determined later.
Living the Gospel by supporting the Deaf community…
Taavi wasn’t engaged at his school or in extracurricular sports and as a Deaf person, he faced obstacles trying to join his hearing peers. His mom encouraged him to try to participate in the Deaf community. His life changed when he joined a Deaf basketball fun day hosted by Silent Voice and met Mike, Director of the Silent Voice Child and Family Program. He joined a Deaf sports team, began a co-op position with Silent Voice in his 4th year of high school, and was hired as a counselor in the Silent Voice Sign Language Summer day camp. He continues to volunteer at Silent Voice and says, “I’m grateful to ShareLife –supported Silent Voice and want to be a role model for Deaf kids, like Mike was to me.” Last year more than 600 deaf children received help through ShareLife-supported Silent Voice’s Sign Language Summer Camps.
Next ShareLife Sunday is May 7, 2017; Please give generously.
On the Wednesdays April 19 and 26 from 7:00-9:00 p.m., in the St. Paul’s room at the Centre, a reflective input and sharing, on the Resurrection stories will be presented with the aim of deepening one’s prayer life and understanding of these precious, timely texts in our faith tradition. Facilitator: Sr. Gabriel Mary cps. All welcome!
“And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith”
(1 Corinthians 15:44)
Kindly note that on Tuesday, April 11, Mass will be celebrated at 8:00 AM in the Centre Chapel rather than the normal time as Fr. Michael will be attending the Chrism Mass at 11:00 AM held at St. Michael’s Cathedral on that day.
The St. Vincent De Paul Society truck will be here for “Bundle Sunday” during the weekend of April 22-23, after all the Masses to collect textiles, footwear, clothing, etc. both used and new. The truck will be on the Markham Street side of the Church.
Programme
Fr. Michael McGourty – Pastor of St. Peter’s Church
A light refreshment will follow at the Church Basement Auditorium
Every year the parish relies on the generosity of parishioners to decorate the church with flowers. If you would like to make a donation to purchase flowers, please make your donation by using the envelope “Flowers for Easter” marked with your name, address and envelope numbers. Thank you for your generosity.
Living the Gospel by supporting ShareLife…..
“The ShareLife campaign provides for the needs of our social service agencies, helps to evangelize the Gospel to brothers and sisters in Christ across the world, and supports the education of our clergy. It is important that we continue to support the ShareLife appeal, to provide for the needs of the marginalized both here in our communities and around the world. Sometimes the results are obvious and sometimes they’re invisible but, always they make a tangible difference in the lives of the people we are helping. Please prayerfully consider how you can be supportive today on ShareLife Sunday.”
—Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto.
Today is ShareLife Sunday – April 2, 2017
Please give generously.
The children and youth of the parish are invited to join us for Totus Tuus camp (latin for Totally Yours) this summer from July 23-28, 2017. Totus Tuus is an Archdiocesan program whereby seminarians and college students travel to different parishes, spreading the Good News of our Lord through catechetical instruction, Mass, confession, songs and games! The grade school program, for children entering grades 1-6, run Monday -Friday from 9am- 2:30pm. The intermediate/ High School Program for Grades 7-12 runs Sunday-Thursday from 7-9pm. To register or for more information, please contact, St. Peter’s Youth Minister at email: youngadult-youthmin@stpeterstoronto.ca or office: 416-534-4219. More information about the program is also available at www.totustuustoronto.ca