Lenten Reconciliation Services will take place:
The parish will celebrate the monthly memorial Mass on First Friday, March 3, to commemorate the anniversaries of the deceased friends and family members of parishioners. To enroll a family member for whom there is an anniversary of death, please call the parish office ahead of time during office hours
The Archdiocese of Toronto will accept donations and channel funds through Catholic partners (including Caritas Canada, Aid to the Church in Need, CNEWA, and Jesuits International) to support relief efforts underway.
Those wishing to help may do so in the following ways:
Please note that the Parish Office will be closed on Monday, February 20th for the Family Day Holiday. Daily Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM in the Centre chapel. There will be no adoration on that day.
We will be recommencing our weekly Faith Study starting this coming Thursday, February 16, from 7 PM to 8:45 PM. This semester, we’ll be working through the Gospel of Matthew during the Lenten season and up to Easter.
This Gospel 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:
1) Who do PEOPLE say that I am? and, 2) Who do YOU say that I am?
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. All are welcome to join us beginning this Thursday, February 16, at 7 PM. Looking forward to seeing many of you there! God bless.
As a Lenten preparation for a deeper living out of the Beatitudes, please join us on February 20th at 7 pm, for an evening of reflection on Pope Francis’s Apostolic Letter GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE (Rejoice and Be Glad)
Facilitator: Sr. Gabriel Riddle, cps
The Parish of St. Peter’s rejoices in the appointment of Archbishop Frank Leo and welcomes him to Toronto.
Pope Francis today appointed Archbishop-elect Frank Leo as the Archbishop of Toronto. The parish extends a joyful welcome to Archbishop-elect Leo. Let us pray that God protect our new pastor and shepherd and grant him a long and healthy life.
Please see the Archbishop-elect’s greeting to the People of God in Toronto here.
One of the resolutions that came out of the parish’s “Listening to Indigenous Voices” process is the conclusion that this process is just beginning, and that as a community we need to continue to explore what this issue means for us. In that spirit, I would like to share with you four pastoral letters that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops have written on the subject of Reconciliation with Indigenous Persons. These letters are written to:
I would invite all to read these letters as a way of growing in understanding in this area. May we all pray and work towards truth, reconciliation and healing.
Fr. Michael
