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A New Pastor for St. Peter’s Parish

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Father Michael McGourty, who has been pastor of St. Peter’s Church since the departure of the Paulist Fathers in 2015, has asked for and been generously granted a sabbatical by Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto. Fr. McGourty will leave St. Peter’s on June 25th, 2026.

Father Michael Hughes, has been named pastor of St. Peter’s Church by Cardinal Leo and will begin his term on June 25th, 2026.

Please pray for all of the priests of the Archdiocese who will begin a new assignment on June 25th, 2026 and all involved in this time of transition.

Divine Mercy Sunday 2026

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“Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is Good; His Steadfast Love Endures Forever.”

Have you ever noticed how people speak to one another when they fall in love? Once they have first gained the courage to tell the other person that they love him or her, they begin to use this expression quite frequently. As it begins to loose some of its impact, they begin to use expressions like “very much,” or “very, very much.” Ultimately, people who are in love tell the other person that they love the other so much that they will love them “forever,” or for “all eternity.” In fact, if the person you love ever tells you that they love you so much that they will love you until next Thursday, you can be pretty sure that your relationship is in trouble. Continue reading →

Easter 2026

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“Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for He has risen just as He said” (Matthew 28:5)

In uncertain times, fear is something with which we are all familiar. After the death of Jesus, His disciples ran away fearful of what the future might mean without Him. As we see war raging in many parts of the world, and hear of political leaders uttering threats to once friendly countries around the world, and economic uncertainty looms on the horizon, fear threatens to over-take all of our lives. Continue reading →

Palm and Passion Sunday 2026

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Decorative ImageJerusalem is, and has been for several millennium, a great walled city that must be entered through one of the several gates in the city’s wall. It is a holy and sacred city. For the Jews, Jerusalem is that city where God dwelt among His people in the great temple at which they could visit Him and offer Him sacrifices. In His Holy City, God would listen to His people and they could be assured that they were standing in His presence. Whenever there was a great feast for the Jewish people they would go up to the city of Jerusalem to be near to God and celebrate with Him. For the Jewish people to live within the walls of Jerusalem—the Holy City—was the perfect life; it was equivalent to living with God on earth. In the mind of the Jewish person, the perfect place to die was within the walls of Jerusalem. To die within the walls of the Holy City meant that one had died with God in His Holy City and had indeed lived a blessed life. Continue reading →