St Peter’s Seniors Wisdom group will be meeting on Thursday June 6, 2024, starting at 10:30 am in the Church auditorium. The theme Love Thy Neighbour is back just in time for Canada Day. We thought it would be wonderful to come together, united together as children of God, to enjoy various ethnic dishes in a potluck style gathering. I hope to see you all there, with your friends and family, and a dish specific to your culture, your country of origin, to share with everyone.  Food is more than sustenance; it is a blessing from God that nourishes our body and brings us together.

We are so fortunate to have a guest speaker come and share her story of when she immigrated to Canada from Colombia at the age of 19 and found hope in her Catholic faith.  Margarita went on to eventually work as a nurse with the Sisters of St. Joseph, at their private residence/hospital. She also led the 40 days for life campaign in Toronto, she is also part of the Natural Family planning in Toronto, she helps in Marriage Prep at various parishes, part of the Charismatic Renewal at Our Lady of Guadalupe church, and also a co-worker with the Sisters of Life, helping to minister to the Spanish speaking women they serve.  Margarita is also a wife, and a mother of 2 boys and 1 dog and a good friend. We also have Taichi Master Timothy back by popular demand, who will be joining us just after Margarita’s presentation. We are looking forward to spending time with all of you, during this time of sharing and community.  For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them~ Matthew 18:20

On May 24th, Joao Haetinger, sj, Jim Kennedy, sj, and Peter Burger, sj, will be ordained deacons at St. Basil’s Church. Joao will serve as deacon at the 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday, May 25, Peter at the 9:00 am and Jim at the 11:15 am on Sunday, May 26. Fr. Dan Kennedy, sj, will be here to celebrate as well.

Deacons Brook Stacey, sj, and Matthew Hendzel, sj, will be ordained priests at Our Lady of Lourdes on Saturday, June 15 and Deacon Matthew will celebrate his Mass of thanksgiving here on Sunday, June 16 at 9:00 am and Deacon Brook at 11:15 am that same day. Please pray for them and for more vocations.

Congratulations and Prayerful wishes to our Confirmandi
Esther Deviasse, Luke Deviasse, Sofia Faria-Viveiros, Amanda Iachetta-Pereira, Rain Loyola, Elizabeth Lupiani, Rafael Martin, Aidan Rahim who are receiving the sacrament of Confirmation this weekend administered by Fr. Michael McGourty

Please note that the Parish office will be closed on Monday, May 20 – Victoria Day. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM and there will be no adoration on that day.

All are welcome to join Dr. Egit who will present a talk on “Mothers and children” on Thursday, Mary 23 at 7:30 pm at St. Catherine’s room.

Do mothers have an impact on who we are as adults? How profound is that impact?
Can that impact, ever be changed if we want it to change ? Can we move beyond our upbringing?

Dr. Egit is a practicing psychotherapist/psychoanalyst. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and completed his analytic training at the Toronto Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis. (he will be happy to entertain questions and initiate a discussion as part of the presentation).”

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.” (Colossians 3:16)

On Tuesday, May 21 at 7 pm, join Christina Labriola and our parish’s music director, Roy, for a practical music workshop held in the church. We will reflect on the importance of congregational song in the life of the Church, and then put this into practice by learning to sing selected chants and hymns together.

During Catholic Education Week (May 5 – 10, 2024), we give thanks for the gift of publicly funded Catholic Education in our province. Catholic schools foster supportive communities where children can experience the joy of God’s love and understand the Christian mission in the world. Together, our parishes, educators and families sow and nurture the seeds of faith with the next generation of Catholics, encouraging them to live lives of holiness and Christian witness as one body in Christ. To indicate your support of Catholic education and sign-up for email updates, visit: www.togetherinfaith.ca.

At this meeting, there will be a presentation on the computer technology support services. “Connected Canadians” is a not-for-profit group dedicated to removing digital barriers by providing free technology training and support to older Canadians (50 and over) across the country. The St. Peter’s Wisdom Group would like to invite all interested parishioners to come and learn about the range of tutorials, workshop skills and customized one-on-one mentorship offered by Connected Canadians, and how to access these services. The presentation will take place on May 23 at 9:30 in our Parish Auditorium and will be delivered by a Connected Canadians mentor virtually through a live Zoom link. The meeting will be broadcast on the auditorium projector screen so we will be able to see him on-screen and pose any questions we may have. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to learn about this valuable resource!

First Communion Congratulations to ~
Lia Bejoy, James Deviasse, Nicholas Faria-Viveiros, Alyssa Frizado, Hinata Guerrier, Nicolas Guerrier, Benjamin Hatt, Audrey Lima-Simoes, Anthony Pereira, Elizabeth Pinos-Martinez, Rebecca Venere, Lachlan Walker