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Covid 19 Update: Public Celebration of Mass to Resume at St. Peter’s on Monday, March 15th, 2021
Beginning Monday, March 15th, 2021, parishes in the grey zone will be permitted to celebrate Mass publicly with 15% occupancy. For St. Peter’s, this means a capacity of 115.
We will return to our normal Mass schedule of celebrating weekday Mass Monday to Friday at 8:00 a.m., Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday at 9:00 and 11:15 a.m.
Confessions will be celebrated in the side chapel Saturday from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. As Fr. Michael is alone, he will need to stop hearing confessions at 4:30 p.m. to prepare for Mass.
The parish will have two extended times for the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Saturday, March 20 and Saturday, March 27 from noon till 4:00 p.m.
Those who come to Mass ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK. Please remain at home and watch Mass on television or our livestream if you have a fever, have been exposed to someone with COVID 19 or are sick.
We look forward to being with you again in church!
St. Peter’s Church is Now Livestreaming!
Thanks to a generous grant that the parish received from the Family of Faith Campaign of the Archdiocese of Toronto, St. Peter’s Parish has been able to install equipment for livestreaming.
For as long as Mass cannot be celebrated publicly, due to the Covid pandemic, Mass will be livestreamed Monday to Friday at 6:30 a.m. and on Sundays at 7:30 a.m.
Once we are permitted to celebrate Mass publicly, the parish will return to its regular Mass schedule and these celebrations will be livestreamed to allow those who cannot come to the celebration to participate form home.
Thank you very much to the Family of Faith Campaign for this generous grant.
*UPDATE: Beginning Monday, March 15th, 2021, parishes in the grey zone will be permitted to celebrate Mass publicly with 15% occupancy. For St. Peter’s, this means a capacity of 115. We will return to our normal Mass schedule of celebrating weekday Mass Monday to Friday at 8:00 a.m., Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday at 9:00 and 11:15 a.m.
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Mass Times
Mon – Fri: 8:00 am
Saturday: 5:00 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am & 11:15 am
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Spring Forward – March 14, 2021
March 14, is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. We ask you to please remember to set your clocks, watches, and other time keeping devices ahead one-hour next Saturday evening.
A Guided Tour of St. Peter’s Church!
Every year the parish normally gives a guided tour of the church to the young people who are preparing for First Communion. This is to help them feel more at home in their parish church. This year, because the preparations are online, the tour was pre-recorded for them. You can also download a pdf tour of our stain glass windows here. If you have been missing St. Peter’s, please join us for a video tour of your parish church. Although the church is open every day for prayer, we are very much looking forward to when we can be back together for the celebration of Mass. Hope to see you soon!!!
Letter from Cardinal Thomas Collins for Marriage Sunday 2021
February 14, 2021
To Married Couples throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto,
As we celebrate Marriage Sunday in the Archdiocese of Toronto, I wish to congratulate and thank married couples who strengthen our community through their daily witness of love, commitment and selflessness. Your ongoing “yes” provides hope and inspiration for the community, strengthened by God’s grace and the love and prayers of family and friends.
We also extend our loving support to those who have lost a spouse or have experienced the pain and suffering of a broken relationship. If you are in need of assistance during these difficult days, I encourage you to seek out programs and resources in your own parish or throughout our diocese so that we may accompany you through the healing process.
To those assisting couples as they prepare for marriage and for those engaged in marriage enrichment programs or movements to support the sacrament of matrimony, be assured of my gratitude. Your ministry is essential in laying a foundation for healthy relationships and loving families, something so urgently needed in our world today.
A host of resources and additional information on Marriage Sunday can be found by visiting: www.archtoronto.org/marriage or feel free to connect with your own parish community.
Thank you for all that you continue to do to value and enrich the sacrament of marriage in our homes and parishes, extending our love for one another to all those we encounter each and every day. May God continue to bless you now and always!
Sincerely in Christ,
Thomas Cardinal Collins
Archbishop of Toronto
Bereavement Support Group Virtual Sessions
During this time of pandemic and grief, we are pleased to be sponsoring Bereavement Support Group virtual sessions on Tuesdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. “Grieving with Great HOPE” is a Catholic faith-based program that consists of a five-week grief support workshop using an on-demand video format that is available on Formed. It offers a prayerful, practical and personal approach for anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. These sessions will be facilitated by Sr. Gabriel Mary Riddle, CPS, pastoral assistant at St. Peter’s Parish in Toronto, and assisted by seminarians from St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto. There is no cost to attend, but online registration is required. To those interested, please register by Tuesday, February 23 at: http://bit.ly/BS-RegisterMar20.