The annual Winter Welcome Table Appreciation dinner for the volunteers will take place on Monday, April 24, 2023 beginning with Mass at 5:30 PM at St. Joan of Arc followed by dinner in the Church auditorium. We look forward to seeing you again…
The Archdiocese of Toronto’s Volunteer Appreciation Week: Volunteering Weaves Us Together will be celebrated from April 16-22, 2023, in alignment with Volunteer Canada’s National Volunteer Week.
This is a time of thanks and appreciation for our volunteers who selflessly serve our parish community with their unique gifts that weave our community together, following the example of Jesus and in response to His call to service for each of us. 1 Corinthians 12: 4-6: “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone”.
Every day across the Archdiocese of Toronto, parishioners generously give their time and talent to nurture and strengthen the community and share the Gospel. We recognize that our parish volunteers are at the heart of the Archdiocesan call to stewardship and are instrumental in all that we do. We thank each one of you, from the tireless work of Volunteer Screening Coordinators and Committee Members, Church Cleaners, Liturgical Hospitality Teams, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, Choirs, Collection Counters, Ministry Leaders, to the faith-affirming efforts of Catechists, Lay Pastoral Visitors, and Baptismal Preparation teams, and so many other volunteers.
On Thursday, April 20 at 7 p.m., members of St. Gabriel’s Parish Refugee Committee will be speaking about the ways that our Parish community can support their efforts in hosting Ukrainian families. We are excited to welcome to them St. Peter’s. Please join us to learn about this exciting and important collaboration. For more information, contact Sister Gabriel Riddle at the Parish office.
We offer many thanks to all who worked so hard to support the Winter Welcome Table program in providing meals to the unfortunate and needy. Much gratitude is extended to all involved. In addition, thank you to the many parishioners of St. Peter’s who have donated so generously to support this program.
Many Thanks for the Holy Week & Easter Celebrations to:
We congratulate and welcome Albina Almetova, Bruce Laregina, Larry Obinna Ejikeme, Alexander Toller Mulligan, Andrea Gonzalez, Cesar Omar Zuniga Amador, Susan Duff, Hugh Considine, Confirmed, Newly baptized, and Initiated to our parish community.
The parish will celebrate this Solemnity at all of our regular Sunday Masses on April 15-16, Saturday at 5:00 PM and Sunday at 9:00 AM and 11:15 AM.
May the victory of the Risen Christ and His conquering over death bring Peace and Happiness to you and those you most hold dear!
~~~ HAPPY EASTER ~~~
Father Michael and the Parish Staff
This group, facilitated by Gabriel Nakoneckny, meets on Thursdays, from 7 PM to 8:45 PM for study on the Gospel of Matthew. All are welcome to join us on the following Thursdays:
The Gospel of Matthew was particularly beloved by the Early Church, being the most quoted of any of the Four Gospels, and being placed at the beginning of the New Testament because of its great prominence and importance in revealing Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of all redemptive history. At the height of his ministry, Jesus turned to his disciples and asked them two fundamental questions found only in this gospel account:
These are the most important questions that all people, including us in the Church, must answer. And our answer makes all the difference both for this life and the life to come. And so these two questions will be the guiding points of our journey through the Gospel of Matthew in the coming weeks. Looking forward to seeing many of you there! God bless.
Since Good Friday falls on First Friday of the month in April, there will be no Memorial Mass on April 7 at 7 pm. The Memorial Mass on May 5 at 7:00 pm will include the names of all deceased loved ones whose anniversaries fall both in April and May.