St. Peter's Church

Rite of Consecration for Dr. Christina Labriola
2022-06-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Peter’s Church – Main, 659 Markham Street, Toronto, Ontario, M6G 2M1, Canada
(CNS photo/Joel Breidenbach)
Dr. Christina Labriola, the parish music director for many years, will celebrate the Rite of Consecration for a Virgin here at St. Peter’s on Friday, June 24, 2022 at 7:00 PM. Bishop Ivan Camilleri will celebrate this Mass. This celebration will take place on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. Please come and celebrate with Dr. Labriola.

Office Closed
2022-07-01 - 2022-07-02
The Parish Office will be closed on Friday, July 1, Canada Day. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am in the Church. There will be no adoration on that day.

Office Closed
2022-07-05 - 2022-07-06
Please note that the parish office will also be closed on Tuesday, July 5, due to a planning day.

The Catholic Faith Explained
2022-07-07 19:00 - 21:00
Do you wish to learn more about the catholic faith?
Sister Gabriel Mary Riddle cps will be facilitating a five week overview of the faith featuring the 5 week DVD/Discussion program called “Symbolon, the Catholic Faith Explained” on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm from July 7 to August 4 in the Church auditorium. Topic for July 7 – The Journey of Faith; Divine Revelation. All are welcome!

Courtyard Movie - Encanto
2022-07-09 21:00 - 23:00

Scone Sunday!
2022-07-10 12:30 - 13:30
On Sunday, July 10th, following the 11:15 am Mass,
join us for a dessert themed Coffee Hour!
Come for coffee, a featured dessert, friendly conversations and family activities!

Courtyard Movie - Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022-07-23 21:00 - 23:00

Courtyard Movie - The Bad Guys
2022-08-06 21:00 - 23:00

Croissant Sunday!
2022-08-14 12:30 - 13:30
On Sunday, August 14th, following the 11:15 am Mass,
join us for a dessert themed Coffee Hour!
Come for coffee, a featured dessert, friendly conversations and family activities!

Fall Fair 2022 Event Committee Meeting
2022-08-17 19:00 - 21:00
We are having a meeting for anyone who would like to volunteer to help with the Fall Fair. Past volunteers and new volunteers are encouraged to attend. The meeting will provide information about the tasks that will need to be completed and provide opportunity for the community to ask any questions and/or suggestions they may have regarding this year’s event.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 7pm in the Church Auditorium. If you are unable to attend and would like to volunteer feel free to contact the church office at 416-534-4219 to be added to the list.
We look forward to seeing as many people as possible to make this event a success.
FALL FAIR DONATIONS
We will be accepting this year’s Fall Fair donations starting Monday October 1, 2022. Please deliver your donations to the parish office.

Courtyard Movie - The Eternals
2022-08-20 21:00 - 23:00

Pie Sunday!
2022-09-11 12:30 - 13:30
On Sunday, September 11th, following the 11:15 am Mass,
join us for a dessert themed Coffee Hour!
Come for coffee, a featured dessert, friendly conversations and family activities!

Lecture - "Why is the Crucifix our defining symbol as Christians?"
2022-09-14 19:00 - 21:00
You are invited to join us on the Feast of the Exaltation (Triumph) of the Holy Cross, Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 7 pm as Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB hosts an evening reflection on the Crucifix and why it is our defining symbol as Christians.
All are welcome to attend!

Date: Wednesday evening, September 14, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: St. Peter’s Church, Auditorium (Entrance to the auditorium is under the archway)

Lecture Series - Listening to Indigenous Voices
2022-09-15 19:00 - 21:00
The Jesuit Form for Social Faith and Justice has recently published a dialogue guide, in partnership with Indigenous elders and knowledge keepers, ‘Listening to Indigenous Voices: A Dialogue Guide on Justice and Right Relationships’. It has been published by Novalis Publishing as a response to ‘Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ Calls to Action.
St. Peter’s Parish has invited Elder Bob Philips and Fr. Trevor Scott s.j., of the Jesuit Forum, to introduce our parish community, and those of our wider community who might be interested, to this dialogue process.
Through a selection of 4 Sessions from ‘Listening to Indigenous Voices’ interested participants will meet once a month to reflect upon past wrongs that have been inflicted upon Indigenous communities, and how we can move towards right relationships with Indigenous peoples as a society and as a church community based upon a renewed respect and celebration. These encounters will take place on the evenings of Thursdays, September 15, October 13 (Rescheduled), November 10, December 8, and January 12 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the parish auditorium.
There will be a registration fee of $45.00 for those who attend. This includes the purchase of the book “Listening to Indigenous Voices.” For those who already have the book, registration is $25.00. The registration fee will be waived for any who cannot afford to pay it. Please register in advance with the St. Peter’s parish office: 416-534-4219. Registration is limited to 40 persons. Please note, that our parish hall is not wheel chair accessible. For more information on the guide itself visit: LTIV.ca

Lectors Ministry Workshop
2022-09-17 13:30 - 15:00
Please Get Involved
The parish invites parishioners to consider getting involved in different ministries. The parish needs Ushers and Ministers of Hospitality, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers.
Please consider attending workshops in the Church:

Lectors Ministry – Saturday, September 17, from 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Eucharistic Ministry- Saturday, September 24, from 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Altar Servers Ministry – Saturday, September 24, from 10 am – 12 noon
Ushers and Ministers of Hospitality – Saturday, October 15, from 1:30 – 3:00 pm

Please call the parish office at 416-534-4219 to register.

In-person Drop-in Bereavement Support Session
2022-09-21 13:00 - 15:00
Share discussions with others in a safe, welcoming and non-judgmental forum

Topic: End of Summer: leaving behind and looking beyond
Venue: St. Peter’s Auditorium (Please note there is no wheelchair access to the parish hall. Green P parking available on Markham St.)
Date: Sept. 21 @ 1:00 PM

Register at: https://nbbes.eventbrite.ca. For more info contact: Arcangelo Limanni, MRE at alimanni@cfstoronto.com or 647-215-3978.

Altar Servers Ministry Workshop
2022-09-24 10:00 - 12:00

Eucharistic Ministry Workshop
2022-09-24 13:30 - 15:00

Welcome Social
2022-09-24 18:00 - 19:30
There will be a Welcome Social on Saturday, September 24 following 5:00 PM Mass & Sunday, September 25 following 9 AM & 11:15 AM Masses. All are welcome to join us for Food and Fun in our Courtyard, or in the case of rain, our Auditorium

Blessing of Pets - Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
2022-10-04 19:00 - 20:00
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.

Exploring our encounter with Christ through the Sacraments
2022-10-05 19:15 - 21:00
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!

Thanksgiving Food-Drive
2022-10-08 - 2022-10-10
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.

Sick and Shut-in Ministry Meeting
2022-10-08 13:00 - 14:00
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.

Cinnamon Roll Sunday!
2022-10-09 12:30 - 13:30
On Sunday, October 9th, following the 11:15 am Mass,
join us for a dessert themed Coffee Hour!
Come for coffee, a featured dessert, friendly conversations and family activities!

Office Closed - Thanksgiving
2022-10-10 - 2022-10-11
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.

Presentation for Mental Health care workers
2022-10-12 19:30 - 21:30
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

Date Rescheduled - Listening to Indigenous Voices
2022-10-13 19:00 - 21:00

Fall Fair!
2022-10-15 12:00 - 19:00
Join us for our annual community event taking place on Saturday, October 15 from 12 pm to 7 pm and Sunday, October 16 from 10 am to 3 pm.
Come out and have fun with amazing food, great books, tasty desserts, chance to win fun prizes, flea market of hidden treasures and exciting entertainment!
All are Welcome!

Ushers and Ministers of Hospitality Workshop
2022-10-15 13:30 - 15:00

All Saints Day
2022-11-01 08:00 - 08:30
All Saints Day – November 1st and All Souls Day – November 2nd
Praying for Our Beloved dead in November
On Tuesday, November 1, All Saints day, Masses will be celebrated at 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM.
In the month of November it is our tradition to pray for our beloved. The parish will have a “Book of Remembrance” for the faithful departed and the names of all those family members written in it will be remembered at all masses throughout November. Parishioners may add names of deceased family members or friends for whom they wish the parish to offer prayers during this season of remembrance. On November 2, All Souls day the parish will have Masses for All Souls at 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM. The parish has invited the families of those who have had a death this year to the 7:00 PM Mass.
