We are starting a chapter of A Mothers Prayer Group, here at St. Peter’s Church. We will meet Fridays starting Friday, September 18 at 10:30 am – 11:30 am in the Center. Continue reading
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Mission Co-op
Each year every parish in the Archdiocese invites a missionary preacher to speak about the need of the local Church. This year our speaker will be Fr. Gigi Philip from the Archdiocese of Tiruvalla representing the diocese for mission preaching at our parish during all the Masses for the weekend of August 22-23. Please give generously for our brothers and sisters in need. Thank you! Continue reading
Fall Fair Volunteers Needed!
This year’s Fall Fair will take place the weekend of October 3 & 4.
We are currently looking for volunteers to fill various roles before, during and after the fair. If you’re interested in volunteering for this year’s Fall Fair, feel free to contact us online, by email or by phone (416-534-4219 or 416-720-8663) to learn more about how you can help. We will work with you to find a volunteer position that fits your interests and your schedule.
Civic Holiday Schedule – Monday, August 3rd
Please note that the Parish Office and the Centre will be closed on Monday, August 3 for the Civic Holiday.
Weekday Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM in the Centre chapel.
We Pray for Our Deceased
Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services – Archdiocese of Toronto wishes to invite all families within the Archdiocese of Toronto to participate in the Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed on Wednesday August 12, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Cemetery locations and Celebrants for this year’s Annual Mass are as follows:
| Cemetery | Celebrant |
|---|---|
| Assumption, Mississauga | Most Rev. Vincent Nguyen |
| Christ the King, Markham | His Eminence, Thomas Cardinal Collins |
| Holy Cross, Thornhill | Most Rev. Wayne Kirkpatrick |
| Mount Hope, Toronto | Rev. Msgr. Paul A. Zimmer |
| Queen of Heaven, Woodbridge | Most Rev. John A. Boissonneaun |
| Resurrection, Whitby | Rev. Msgr. Ambrose Sheehy |
| St. Mary’s, Barrie | Rev. Msgr. Lawrence Bordonaro |
All are Welcome!
In the event of rain:
Mass will be held in the mausoleum at Assumption, Holy Cross, Resurrection and Queen of Heaven Cemeteries. Christ the King Cemetery will celebrate Mass on site in the Reception Centre. Mount Hope Cemetery to St. Monica’s Parish, 44 Broadway Avenue, Toronto. St. Mary’s Cemetery to St. John Vianney Parish, 13 Baldwin Lane, Barrie.
Children’s Liturgy Program
The parish is looking for volunteers for the Children’s liturgy program that will take place at the 11:15 AM Mass beginning in September. Those who volunteer must be willing to undergo a police background check and to attend a training session at the end of August.
Time to Update your Contacts!
With the departure of the Paulist Fathers from our parish, we have had to make some changes to our web and email addresses. While the old “paulistfathers.ca” emails & links will continue to work for the next few months, please update your contacts and bookmarks sooner rather than later to avoid any future issues! Continue reading
Happy Canada Day!
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Canada Day Holiday Schedule
Mass will be celebrated in the Paulist Centre on Wednesday, July 1st at 10AM.
The Parish/Paulist Centre Office also will be closed on that day.
“Of Movies and Missionaries” – Fr. Tom Gibbons, CSP
During the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about one of the outdoor movies we were able to show last summer: Mary Poppins.
Not that I was ever expecting a Disney musical about a British nanny to have spiritual implications for my life, but when I was watching the end of the movie last year it struck me that in many ways the life of Mary Poppins has a lot in common with the life of a missionary. In the film, Mary Poppins comes from a faraway place in order to help two children connect with their father and to help their father connect with them. Missionaries do the same thing… except instead helping people connect with their individual fathers we strive to help people connect with Our Father.
For the past 102 years in Canada, the Paulists have sought to help the people we have come across do just that. In Montreal, in Vancouver, in countless missions across the continent, and of course in Toronto. With the establishment of the University of Toronto Newman Centre, through Fr. Frank Stone’s brainchild the Paulist Information Centre, and through and with the people of Saint Peters, we have sought to give the people of Canada an experience of God through our ministry. In the process, the people of Canada have also provided us with a constantly unfolding experience of Emmanuel, of “God with us,” through your hospitality, kindness, faithfulness, and love.