The Archdiocese of Toronto will celebrate Marriage Sunday in our parishes the weekend of February 6/7, 2016. On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 4:30 p.m., couples from across the archdiocese will gather for A Celebration of Marriage with Cardinal Thomas Collins at St. Andrew Kim Parish (849 Don Mills Road, North York). A reception will follow Mass.

All are welcome! Couples celebrating special milestone anniversaries – 25th, 40th or 50+ anytime throughout 2016 are asked to RSVP online at: www.archtoronto.org/marriage by February 1, 2016 to ensure reserved seating. Call (416) 964-8694 or visit the website above for more information.

The Parish office will now be open only on week days. The office hours are Monday to Thursday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Fridays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. If you need to book a Mass, request a baptismal certificate or make a booking for the Centre or parish hall, please call during office hours to do so through the parish secretary. The centre will remain open on Saturday and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings for events. However the reception area is now staffed by a security guard of the Archdiocese. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

On Ash Wednesday, February 10, 2016, the parish will begin Lenten Eucharistic Adoration in the Centre Chapel. This will take place from 9:00 a..m. to 4:00 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays and on Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In order for Adoration to take place, people are needed to adore the Lord while the Blessed Sacrament is exposed. Please consider signing-up to spend an hour or more with Jesus during the week. The sign-up book is available in the Centre Chapel for those who are able to sign-up. If forty people sign-up to take an hour a week, we will be able to continue this very important time for prayer before the Lord. Please consider making time for the Lord.

In 2016, the Archdiocese of Toronto will celebrate Marriage Sunday at the parish level on the weekend of February 6/7. Cardinal Collins has also announced a special archdiocesan-wide gathering to honour married couples that will take place on Saturday, February  13, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew Kim Parish in North York.

His Eminence extends an invitation to all married couples, in particular those who will celebrate their 25th, 40th or 50+ wedding anniversary anytime throughout 2016 to join him for Mass and a reception to honour their fidelity and faithfulness. Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a local lay movement, is helping to co-ordinate the gathering.

Loved ones and family members of those honored are most welcome to attend. To ensure special reserved seating for honored couples, pre-registration is required. Visit www.archtoronto.org/marriage to register and to find more information about Marriage Sunday and our archdiocesan celebration. Questions can also be directed to Dane & Anne MacCarthy at: 416-964-8694.

The Paulist Fathers have made a very generous gift of $20,000.00 to the parish of St. Peter’s. This money has been used to paint the children’s liturgy room in the parish and to pay for the new windows that have been repaired in the parish. On behalf of the parish, I would like to thank the Paulist Fathers for their extremely generous gift to the parish and their on-going support of our community. Thank you Paulist Fathers!

Thank you very much to all who donated so generously to the Family of Faith Campaign. Our confirmed total so far is $343,900 which is 119% of our $290,000 goal. All donations after $290,000 allow 75% of the amount to remain in the parish. If you still wish to donate, all cheques should be made out to Family of Faith Campaign, not to the parish. Thank you to all who have made the Campaign a success, especially the members of the Organizing Committee.

Come and join in an ecumenical prayer service with emphasis on refugees, led by Roman Catholic Archbishop Thomas Cardinal Collins, Evangelical Lutheran Bishop Michael Pryse, and other city-wide religious leaders on:
Sunday, January 24, 2016 4:00 p.m.
Good Shepherd Chaldean Catholic Church, 2 High Meadow Place (north-west of Finch Ave. & Hwy 400).

Homilist: His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto.

For further information, please contact the Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto: (416) 934-3400 ext. 344 or ext. 527 or e-mail:
vkwok@archtoronto.org

Wishing blessings of peace and joy to you and your family throughout the New Year!
St. Peter’s Staff.

The parish has concluded its Family of Faith Campaign. Thank you to all who supported it so generously. Thank you especially to the many who served as volunteers on our Campaign Organization Committee.

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 the Recruitment & Training Specialist at 416-413-0380 or donnett@societyofsharing.org.  For more information about the organization and programs, please visit the webpage at www.societyofsharing.org.