It’s that time of year to begin registrations for this year’s Sacramental Preparation Programme.  We are accepting registrations for ALL children, in both Public and Catholic schools, wishing to prepare for the celebration of the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, Holy Eucharist and Confirmation next spring.

 ♦♦First Communion: Children in grade two or older are invited to celebrate the Sacraments of First Confession and First Communion.  Parents interested in enrolling their children in this programme are invited to attend one of the two scheduled meetings – Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 2–3 pm or Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 7-8 pm.  The meeting will take place in the main Church.

 ♦♦Confirmation:  Children in grade seven or older are invited to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation.  Parents AND their children interested in enrolling in this programme are invited to attend one of the two scheduled meetings – Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 2-3 pm or Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 7-8 pm.  The meeting will take place in the main Church.

♦♦All Sacramental Preparation Classes must be attended by both Catholic and Public school children. Please visit our sacramental preparation page or inquire at the Parish Office, contact Fr. Michael at 416-534-4219, ext. 211 for further details and information about this year’s programme.

The parish office will be closed due to thanksgiving holiday on Monday, October 10. Mass will be celebrated at 10 AM in the Church. and there will be no adoration on that day.

This is a presentation of the processes in the therapeutic setting which promote healing, lessen stress, depression and anxiety. It is a presentation of how psychotherapy contributes to the amelioration of unhappiness. This talk, with examples, would be of interest to those practicing psychotherapy and those with a curiosity about, what in the clinical space, facilitates healing.

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).

Wednesday, October 12 at 7:30 pm – Rectory, Conference room

Beginning Wednesday, October 5 at 7:15 pm and continuing weekly throughout the Fall

Our faith is often described as a marriage between God and humanity. St. Paul writes that marriage was actually designed by God himself to be a visible and tangible sign of his own love for humankind. So if our relationship with God is like a marriage, and marriage is about a lifelong covenant in which a man and a woman live to give themselves entirely to each other, how do we give ourselves completely to God? A better question still is: how does God give himself fully to us? Is that even possible? What would my life be like if I was totally God’s, and he was totally mine?

The answer can be summed up in two words: The Sacraments. This is how God, our divine spouse, is ever seeking to draw us to himself and to give himself to us.

Over the course of this Fall, we will dive into the staggering realities of the Sacraments, how they are God’s means of coming to be with us, how they are our means of sharing in God’s very life, and how they might radically transform the way we perceive and live out our lives as the Church, the spouse of God.

Beginning October 5th, at 7:15 pm, and continuing weekly throughout the Fall, we’ll gather in the Parish Hall at St. Peter’s. We’re looking forward to gathering with many of you!

In honour of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4, the parish will celebrate the blessing of pets on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 7:00 pm outside the main doors of the Church. All pets and owners are welcome. For the safety of all people and animals, all pets must be leashed, caged or held in owners’ control.

There will be a meeting for Eucharistic Ministers to our sick and shut-in parishioners on Saturday October 8 at 1:00 pm in the Church auditorium. Anyone interested in volunteering and/or learning more about this ministry are also welcome. Police background check will be required.

The Good Shepherd Mission in Toronto looks after many of the city’s homeless and helps them find a warm meal all year round. Each year they rely on the generosity of Torontonians who are able to donate food to make their mission possible. This year the parish will be sponsoring a Thanksgiving Food Drive to support the Good Shepherd Mission. Please consider donating canned tuna, canned meat, canned fruit or vegetables, canned soups and stews, peanut butter, jam, cereal teabags, instant coffee, cookies, rice, and crackers. Please no fresh fruits or vegetables or frozen food. Some parishes decorate their sanctuaries with flowers on the Thanksgiving weekend. Let us decorate ours with food to be offered to those in need. Please bring your non-perishable food donations to any of our Sunday Masses on the Thanksgiving weekend – October 8 & 9.

On the weekend of Oct. 15/16 Deacon Rudy Ovcjak from the Office of the Refugees will address us on the immediate plight of refugees and how we as a parish can help them in housing, employment and adjustment to Canadian life. Please contact the office of refugees at: Orateducator@archtoronto.org