The parish is  looking for 50 volunteers to donate $10.00 to our Fall Fair (scheduled for Sat Nov 2 and Sun Nov 3) table centrepieces.  We would like to purchase 50 floral arrangements as the centrepieces for the tables and to decorate the stage.

Each person who donates for the flowers will be able to take home as many as they donated for.

If you wish to contribute please leave your name, contact information and $10 contribution with Diana at the parish office.

We will be ordering the flowers on October 18th, so please have the money and your information in to the parish office by then.

Also, we will be marking the flowers noting who our generous sponsors are, i.e. “Donated by: Donors Name”, further, the flowers will be available for the donors to take home with them once the fair is over.  

BaBL Book Club Reminder: Next book club date: Thursday, October 24th 7:00 p.m. Book: Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers

New York Times bestselling author Ann Lamott writes about the three simple prayers essential for dealing with tough times, difficult decisions and the hardships of daily life in her book Help, Thanks, Wow. It’s a mere 100 pages, and copies are available through the Toronto Public Library

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. Thanksgiving weekend – October 12 & 13

In an effort to support those have been most directly impacted by Hurricane Dorian, the Archdiocese of Toronto is accepting funds that will be sent through our Catholic relief partners. Contributions can be made through our parishes and through the Archdiocese of Toronto online portal at www.archtoronto.org.
Those wishing to help may do so in the following ways:
• Online through the Archdiocese of Toronto website: www.archtoronto.org
• By phone through the Development Office – 416-934-3411
• Through the parish, making cheques payable to:
St. Peter’s Parish – 2019 Hurricane Dorian – Disaster Relief

Throughout Toronto, men and women will be praying and silently witnessing for life on Sunday, October 6 from 2 – 3 pm at busy intersections. This year, we will host a Life Chain gathering in front of our Church from 2 – 3 pm. People are invited to gather for silent prayer and a witness for life. The church will also be open for adoration and prayer from 2 – 3 pm. Please come and witness to the sanctity of all life.

Anticipating the up-coming canonization of new saints this October, we are presenting a program on six (6) holy men and women who hopefully will be one day canonized. A variety of guest speakers will discuss the lives and spirituality of these great examples of holiness. on Wednesday evenings in the Church hall at 7:00 p.m. The Second talk – Catherine Doherty presented by Sr. Theresa Railander on Wednesday, October 9. All are welcome!

In honour of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4, the parish will celebrate the blessing of pets on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 6:30 pm outside the main doors of the Church. All pets and owners are welcome. Due to large number of animals, all pets must be leashed, caged or held in owners’ control.