Every Christmas, our parish’s St. Vincent de Paul Society assists between 25 to 30 families. This outreach requires about $7,000.00. Due to the pandemic, the St. Vincent de Paul Society is about $4,000.00 short of the money they require for this outreach. If you are able to assist our neighbours at Christmas, there are envelopes in the bulletin this weekend for this purpose. These envelopes may be placed in any collation. Cheques should be made out to “St. Vincent de Paul- St. Peter’s.” Thank you for helping our neighbours at Christmas.

The parish is collecting clean winter coats, sweaters and winter clothing for distribution among those who attend the Winter Welcome Table for a warm meal. Toiletries and unused socks are also in great demand. Please donate in the boxes at the doors of the Church.

The 2022-2023 Sunday Missal for the new liturgical year which begins on the First Sunday of Advent -November 27, may be obtained at the Parish office or at the back of the Church. Cost is $7.00. Kindly place the amount in the box placed at the Centre of the isle if you would like to pick up the missal from the Church. Thank you!

Join this webinar, on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 9:00 am,  and learn about the importance of a Will, Powers of Attorney & Estate Planning as well as Catholic teachings and traditions around cremation. The Archdiocese of Toronto estate planning team & Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services will share:

• How to protect your loved ones with a proper Will
• How to ensure that your wishes are legally protected
• About Powers of Attorney
• Estate Trustee selection
• Finding lawyers and estate planning advisors
• Our Catholic traditions around wills, cremation, burial and funeral

To register, send us an email to: development@archtoronto.org

Please include ‘webinar November 19th’ in the subject line and provide your name in the body of a message.  Also, we would be grateful if, for the sake of our statistics, you could let us know whether you are planning to watch this webinar alone or together with a family member.

You will receive a link a couple of days before the webinar.

A five (5) week bereavement support group will be starting at St. Peter’s Parish starting on Thursday, November 17 to December 15, 2022 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm in the rectory/auditorium. If you or someone you know is dealing with the loss of a loved one and would like to join this group, please register at the parish office (416-534-4219) or email: contactus@stpeterstoronto.ca   Facilitator: Sr. Gabriel Mary Riddle, cps

On November 11th, we remember in thanksgiving those who made and who continue to make the supreme sacrifice for us in time of war. We pray that the offering of their lives may not have been in vain. Today we dedicate ourselves to the cause of justice, freedom and peace, and for the wisdom and strength to build a better world. May we keep all those who are overseas in our prayers, that they may return home safely.

There will be a second collection next weekend, for The Shepherds’ Trust. The mission of The Shepherds’ Trust is to help ensure that elderly and disabled priests are provided with sufficient financial resources to lead a dignified life after many years of ministry. Your generous gift will help our priests to maintain a modest but active and independent lifestyle in their retirement years. For priests who are ill or otherwise infirm, the Trust ensures they have access to nursing home facilities and medical care. Thank you for your support of this important work.

The “Book of Remembrance” has been placed in the Church for the month of November to add names of deceased family and friends to offer prayers.