Solidarity Letter for the defenders of the Amazon

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Dear Parishioner: This is the petition from Development and Peace that you will be asked to consider signing next weekend:

“Dear seringueiros of Machadinho d’Oeste and Mura people of Manaus,

 

Thank you for protecting the Amazon rainforest, your traditional home and humanity’s common heritage. We, the people of Canada, are pained to learn of your persecution, dispossession and criminalization by those who would rob your lands, livelihoods, waters and way of life to exploit the gifts of the Amazon for profit. We join you in urging your government to stop privileging corporate interests over your rights and the integrity of the forest. We will impel our government to hold Canadian companies to account for what they do on your lands. Keeping you in our hearts, thoughts and prayers, we wish you more power in your fight for justice and dignity.”

Celebration of Marriage Mass with Cardinal Collins – February 9, 2020 – 3 p.m.

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As part of Marriage Sunday 2020 celebrations, Cardinal Thomas Collins will preside at a special Mass to honour couples celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2020. If you (or a couple you know) are celebrating a 25th, 40th, 50th or 60+ wedding anniversary in 2020, you are invited to join in this special celebration. The Mass will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 9 at St. Isaac Jogues Parish (1148 Finch Ave., Pickering). A reception will follow Mass. The Mass is open to all, but due to space restrictions those wishing to attend are asked to register online or by phone. Milestone anniversary celebrants will be assured of reserved seating.

Registration and other important information can be found at www.archtoronto.org/marriage or by calling Ella Okonkwo at (416) 934-3400 ext. 523.

World Day for Consecrated Life Celebration at St. Paul’s Basilica

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On Saturday, February 2, the Church celebrates the World Day for Consecrated Life.

In the Archdiocese of Toronto we are blessed to have more than 900 consecrated men and women living and serving among us. This World Day for Consecrated Life is a wonderful opportunity for us to thank God for the gifts of the consecrated and to pray for God’s blessing upon them in their efforts to faithfully live the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience. There will be a special Mass on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Basilica, Toronto, in celebration of the vocation and witness of these men and women who are such a vital and important part of the life and ministry of the Church in our archdiocese. All are welcome to attend. Please email your RSVP to: northern.region@archtoronto.org.

Calling for Volunteers!!!

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St. Peter’s is hoping to hosting a pancake breakfast after the 9:00 AM and 11:15 AM mass on Sunday February 23rd, 2020. The parish is looking for volunteers who would like to help make this event a success. We are looking for volunteers who would be interested in: cooking, decorating, setting up and clean-up. If  you are interested in volunteering, please contact the parish office with your contact information at 416-534-4219. The volunteer meeting will be held, Wednesday January 29, 2020 at 7pm in the Church Auditorium. All are welcome! More details to be confirmed at the meeting.

The Call to Repent in 2020

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“Repent.”

“Repent” is the word that is at the heart of today’s Gospel. Scripture scholars say that when Jesus uses the word “repent,” he used a word “metanoia” that had the intention of a complete change and conversion in the manner and way a person lived. This is why the disciples whom he called were invited to leave everything and begin a new life with Christ.

As we begin a new decade, and I hear this word “repent” in 2020, I cannot help but think that the change in life and conversion that all of us are being called to is in regard to the environment and the way in which we all treat our common home; or what both St. Francis of Assisi and Pope Francis have called, our “sister earth.” There is perhaps no more important issue facing all of humanity today then the environment and the way in which we treat our common home. Continue reading →

Social Justice Program

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Beginning Wednesday, February 12, the Social Justice Committee will be sponsoring a program of speakers to address us on Catholic Social teachings, street ministry, homelessness and loneliness and human rights. The talks and discussions to be held in the parish hall at 7:00 p.m. See flyer on the Social Justice bulletin board. All welcome!

Humanitarian Relief – Australia Fires

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Hundreds of forest fires in Australia have killed dozens, destroyed thousands of homes and threatened many local species with extinction.

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 Church – Australia Fires – Disaster Relief.

Thank you for your ongoing efforts to assist those in crisis.