The Good Shepherd Mission in Toronto looks after many of the city’s homeless and helps them find a warm meal all year round. Each year they rely on the generosity of Torontonians who are able to donate food to make their mission possible. This year the parish will be sponsoring a Thanksgiving Food Drive to support the Good Shepherd Mission.. Please consider donating canned tuna, canned meat, canned fruit or vegetables, canned soups and stews, peanut butter, jam, cereal teabags, instant coffee, cookies, rice, and crackers. PLEASE NO FRESH FRUIT OR VEGETABLES OR FROZEN FOOD. Some parishes decorate their sanctuaries with flowers on the Thanksgiving weekend. Let us decorate ours with food to be offered to those in need. Please bring your non-perishable food donations to any of our Sunday Masses on the Thanksgiving weekend (October 8 and 9).

There will be a 7-part Bible study offered at St. Peter’s Parish called Genesis to Jesus. It will teach you the ‘big picture’ of the Bible: the links between Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus. It will take place on Thursdays starting on October 13, at 7 p.m. to November 24. There is a price of $10 dollars to help cover the cost of a participant workbook. Enrollment is limited to 24 people. There will be sign-ups after all the Masses on the weekend of September 24-25. You must be pre-registered to attend. A certificate of completion will be provided to each participant.

Date: Thursday, November 10, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Centre

The Cardinal’s dinner is a fund raising event which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars to support Catholic Charities. The parish would like to send a group to this event. Tickets are $190 per person. If you would like to buy a ticket or two for our parish table, please call the parish office at: 416-534-4219 to book as soon as possible latest by end of September.

You are invited to join in celebrating the rededication of St. Michael’s Cathedral at two FREE public events in September:

– Mass and street party – Friday, September 30, 12 p.m. First-come, first-seated event.

– Sacred Music Concert featuring St. Michael’s Choir School – Friday, September 30, 7 p.m. Free event with tickets available online in September on a first-come, first-served basis. Link for tickets will go live September 6: https://cathedralconcert.eventbrite.ca. You must reserve a ticket to attend this event.

We look forward to celebrating this important milestone together as an archdiocesan community!

The parish invites parishioners to consider getting involved in different ministries. The parish needs Alter Servers, Ushers and Ministers of Hospitality, Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers.

Please consider attending workshops for:

New Alter Servers – Sunday, September 25, at 1 PM – 2 PM in the Church

Ushers and Ministers of Hospitality – Saturday, October 8, at 2 PM – 3 PM in the Church

Lectors – Saturday, October 15, at 2 PM – 3 PM in the Church

Eucharistic Ministers – Saturday, October 22, 2 PM – 3 PM in the Church

Please call the parish office at 416-534-4219 to register.

The Fall Fair community is looking for volunteers to help in various roles before, during and after the fair.

We are also looking for bakers and/ or volunteers to lead the bake table.  For those who can donate baked goods please bring them directly to the Fall Fair baked table on either Saturday October 1 or Sunday October 2.

If you’re interested in volunteering for this year’s Fall Fair, feel free to contact Bryce Krochter at 416-531-5422 or email reception@stpeterstoronto.ca

Thank you in advance for your contributions!

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 5,  for the Labour Day Holiday.  Daily Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM in the Centre Chapel. There will be no adoration on that day.