It is time once again for the Friars’ Student Writing Award. Students aged 13-19 are invited to submit a 450-500-word essay for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, celebrated from January 18 to 25, 2022.

This year, the theme and the resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022 have been prepared by the Middle East Council of Churches based in Beirut, Lebanon. The theme of the contest is:

“We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him” (Mt. 2:2).

The deadline for the writing contest is Monday, February 14, 2022 at 2 p.m.

Please see the poster for more contest details:

As a result of the rising number of COVID cases the music ministers who offer the sung office of Vespers has decided to cancel the celebration of Vespers on Sunday, January 16^th, 2022 at 5:00 pm. Sorry for the inconvenient. Please keep safe.

This year’s theme is,

“We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him” (Mt.2:2)

The Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service for the Greater Toronto Area will be held at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, 920 Progress Avenue, Scarborough on Sunday January 23, 2022, at 4.00 p.m. All are welcome to attend in person or watch the livestream on Facebook at the link,.
For details, please see the poster at the link, .

Join His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Collins and a wide representation of Christian leaders to pray for the restoration of full visible unity willed by Jesus Christ for the Church. The homilist is Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian (Vicar of the Armenian Diocese of Canada and Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Toronto).

This event is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office for Promoting Christian Unity & Religious Relations with Judaism and the Greater Toronto Area of Council of Christian Churches.

As part of Marriage Sunday 2022 celebrations, Bishop Robert Kasun, CSB, will preside at a special Mass to honour married couples celebrating milestone anniversaries (25th, 40th, 50th, 60th or 60+) in 2022. The Mass will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 13 at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica (65 Bond Street, Toronto).

Due to social distancing measures, cathedral attendance is limited to pre-registered couples celebrating milestone wedding anniversaries and a maximum of one guest per celebrant couple. Registration is now open. Given the limited attendance at the cathedral, we encourage milestone celebrants to register early. Those who are not able to register may join the celebration via livestream Mass here: www.stmichaelscathedral.com/live. The broadcast will begin at 2:15 p.m.

Please visit www.archtoronto.org/marriage to register

Happy New Year! ~ Fr. Michael and the parish staff~

Pope Francis has launched the Synod on Synodality: a two-year global process of listening to the faithful that will help the Church reflect on how we can do God’s will in the world today. The comments of the faithful will ultimately be discussed at a meeting of the bishops in the Vatican in 2023. To learn more about the Synod on Synodality and to share your thoughts, please visit: www.archtoronto.org/synodality

Thank you to all who helped to make our Christmas celebrations so beautiful through music, service, donations and decorations. Thank you also to the many parishioners for your Christmas cards, gifts and food to Fr. Michael and the St. Peter’s staff during the Christmas season.

The entire parish staff and Father Michael extend to you and your families prayers and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy 2022. May God bless us all with His loving presence throughout the coming New Year! Merry Christmas!