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An Update for the Parishioners of St. Peter’s Parish: March 2018

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st petersDear Parishioners of St. Peter’s Parish:

A Year of Transition

This year, our parish community will experience many changes and transitions – some challenging, and others very exciting.   I believe it is important that all of us, as a parish community, understand the changes and the reasons for them.  So, your parish Pastoral Council decided it was an appropriate time to provide you with an update.

The two biggest changes we face this year involve the parish offices moving out of the Paulist Ministry Centre and the renovations to the Rectory. Continue reading →

Public Legal Education Seminar – Wednesday, March 21, 2018

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682Some recent developments have occurred in the law in relation to the pro-life issues of abortion and euthanasia. A litigation lawyer will be coming to St. Peter’s to provide legal information on these developments, including on the new bubble zone legislation, on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the church auditorium, located in the parish basement.

Come and See Weekend

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vocationsCome and See Weekend – Friday, March 23 (begins at 6:30 p.m.) to Sunday, March 25 (ends at 1:30 p.m.), at St. Augustine’s Seminary: Inviting single Catholic men 17 years and older, to cultivate a deeper prayer life and relationship with Jesus Christ; leading to a better discernment of God’s call for their lives. Time for prayer, reflection and information on the process of becoming one of Christ’s disciples as a Catholic priest. Register online at www.vocationstoronto.ca. Registrants 17 years old require parental consent. For more information, please contact (the Parish Priest) or the Office of Vocations at: 416 968 0997; email: vocations@archtoronto.org

Second Sunday of Lent; February 25, 2018

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sharelifesmallLiving the Gospel by supporting vocations

“Living and studying at St. Augustine Seminary has brought untold blessings to my life,” shares Matthew Gunnarson, one of 80 seminarians undergoing formation at the joint campus of St. Augustine’s Seminary and Redemptoris Mater Seminary. He adds, “The seminary could not run without the generous support of ShareLife donors.” By supporting ShareLife, you are helping our future priests follow God’s call.

March 18 is ShareLife Sunday.

Please give generously.

Sign-Up Sundays! February 24/25 & March 3/4. We need Help!

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The Call for Conscience 2018 Campaign is underway. Cardinal Collins and bishops across Ontario are asking for an email address from every Catholic family in their community, with a goal of 100,000 email addresses collected by the end of February 2018. This information will be used locally by Cardinal Collins and trusted faith partners to communicate periodically (approximately 6-8 times each year) on issues of particular importance for the Catholic community.

The first campaign of 2018 is the Call for Conscience, inviting our elected Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP’s) and those seeking office this June to increase funding/access to palliative care, to protect health care workers wishing to abstain from any involvement in euthanasia/assisted suicide and to protect faith based facilities from participation in euthanasia/assisted suicide. The work builds on a similar campaign in 2017.

Please take a moment to provide your contact information at the back of the church on the weekends of February 24/25 and March 3/4. Thank you for living a faith that acts!