“Are you a senior or a retiree? Can you spend at least 2 hours of your time to help isolated and lonely seniors? The SOCIETY OF SHARING: INNER- CITY VOLUNTEERS: A ShareLife member agency, is currently seeking volunteers (age 55+) for various positions, including friendly visitors, social group facilitators and medical/shopping escorts. You can make a difference in the life of a senior who is isolated and living alone in downtown Toronto. For more information, please call 416-413-0380 ext. 224 or send an email at vrts@societyofsharing.org or by visiting their website at www.societyofsharing.org”.
BaBl Book Club
BaBl Book Club – next meeting: Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the rectory. Book “Machines Like Me” by Ian McEwan. All Welcome!
Marriage Sunday 2020
This Sunday, within the Archdiocese of Toronto is being celebrated as Marriage Sunday. I am not sure if this date was chosen because this is the weekend before Valentine’s Day and it is a day to celebrate the love of all married couples; or if it was chosen because next weekend is the Family Day Weekend and the Sacrament of Marriage is the foundation of all Christian Family Life. As it is Marriage Sunday, this weekend I would like to share with you the prayer that I talk about with all couples who are preparing to be married here at St. Peter’s Parish. Continue reading
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Bulletin for week of February 9, 2020
Tax Receipts for 2019
The tax receipts for 2019 will be mailed out the week of February 10. For those who wish to begin to use pre-authorized giving, an authorization form has been sent out with the receipts. Please consider this way of supporting your Parish. Thank you very much for your contributions. We appreciate your generosity in supporting your spiritual home.
Appreciation Farewell to Father Adam Hincks, s.j.
Father Adam Hincks, s.j. has been appointed to the Martyrs Shrine in Midland, Ontario. He will be here for his last Sunday on the weekend of February 8th and 9th. The parish is very grateful to Father Adam for the time he has spent with us as a transitional deacon and since his ordination to the priesthood. We pray that God will continue to bless him in his work and ministry with the Jesuits. Please come down after Mass on Sunday, February 9th to wish Fr. Adam well at our Coffee Sunday.
Pancake Breakfast
Four Part Series on Social Justice Issues
World Day for Consecrated Life 2020
Sunday, February 2nd is the World Day for Consecrated Life. On this day, the Church celebrates and gives thanks to all who have responded to God’s call and embraced the vocation to religious life. We ask God to continue to strengthen those who have been called and ask him to call more women and men to the religious life. As we celebrate this day, and those in consecrated religious life, the parish’s Vocation Committee would like to once again share with you the witness stories of many who have shared their gifts with our parish community. Continue reading
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Bulletin for week of February 2, 2020