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Remember the Parish while away on vacation

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Have a safe and enjoyable summer holiday. While you are away, the parish will continue to celebrate daily and Sunday Masses. Sadly, the bills do not take a holiday and still need to be paid for your Parish Church. Please continue to support your Parish Church throughout the summer. Happy Holidays!!!

Celebrating our Parish Feast on the Weekend of June 29 and 30

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On Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30, the Parish will celebrate the patronal feast of our parish, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, at our weekend Masses. In preparation for our parish feast, you are invited to join us in praying the Novena to St. Peter, below. The novena will be prayed daily from June 20-28. Please join us for Mass on the weekend of June 29 – 30 on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.

Novena to St. Peter

Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

O Holy Apostle, you are the Rock upon which Almighty God has built His Church. Obtain for me I pray you: lively faith, firm hope, and burning love, complete detachment from myself, contempt of the world, patience in adversity, humility in prosperity, recollection in prayer, purity of heart, a right intention in all my works, diligence in fulfilling the duties of my state of life, constancy in my resolutions, resignation to the will of God and perseverance in the grace of God even unto death; that so, by means of your intercession and your glorious merits… 

(Mention your request here…)

I may be made worthy to appear before the Chief and Eternal Shepherd of Souls, Jesus Christ, Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns forever.

Amen 

St. Peter, pray for us. 

Pray 1: Our Father…  
Pray 1: Hail Mary… 
Pray 1: Glory Be…

Happy Father’s Day

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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.

Jesus Calls: Young Adult Women’s Vocational Discernment Retreat

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The Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood in conjunction with the Archdiocesan Vocation Directors’ Association are offering a day retreat

Theme: Acknowledging Women’s Dignity and Mission in the Church
Reference: Pope Franics’ documents Dignitas Infinita and Amoris Laetitia
WHEN: Saturday, July 20, 2024
TIME: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
WHERE: St. Bernard’s Convent/Garden, 685 Finch Ave. West, North York (close to subway/bus routes)
Program includes: Eucharistic Liturgy, Input from Fr. Wilson Andrade csc, & Vocation Directors team members, time for prayer and reflection, nature walks
Suggested Registration fee: $20
Bring your own lunch, snacks, drinks will be provided
CONTACT: The Parish Office – 416-534-4219

New Books by Clergy Connected with St. Peter’s Church

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Two books have recently been published by clergy connected to St. Peter’s parish community.

Deacon Matthew Hendzel, SJ, who has served here and given presentations on the afterlife, has recently written a book entitled Soul-Making by Grace: Purgatory’s Past, Present, and Future. It is available from Amazon for $45.12. Deacon Matthew will be ordained a priest on Saturday, June 15th and celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving here at 9:00 am on Sunday, June 16th.
Fr. Michael McGourty, pastor of St. Peter’s Church has also published a book entitled Sent Out Into the World: A Liturgical Theology for a Parish Community and the New Evangelization—A Reading of The Order of the Dedication of a Church. It is available on Amazon for $53.00. Discounted copies are available in the parish office for $30.00 each.