Advent confessions will be held in the Church on Saturday, December 22, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Please plan on joining your fellow parishioners in this time of spiritual healing as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ.

During this holy Advent season, two sessions will be given on the Advent Prophets highlighted in the Cycle C Sunday readings. Thursdays, December 6 and 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Church basement. All welcome.

The live Christmas trees will be on sale beginning the weekend of Dec.1-2 until December 24, the same company as in years past will be selling Christmas trees on the Markham Street lot of our church. Please consider getting your tree (or trees) from them. You would be helping St. Peter’s operating budget by purchasing your live trees from our Markham Street lot. There are many beautiful trees available and your purchase of a Christmas tree helps to financially support the Winter Welcome table’s outreach efforts. The lot will be open every day from 10 AM to 8 PM.

Christmas Ornaments are available at the back of the Church to help the people of the Winter Welcome Table. Instructions for the ornaments are on the reverse side…donations are accepted until December 16. Any questions or for further information please contact Marie at 416-531-3846. Thank you for your ongoing support for our program.

The signup sheets for Eucharistic Ministers is now available in the Sacristy. The deadline for the sign-up will be the weekend of December 8-9. New schedule for the Christmas week will be available in the sacristy the weekend of December 15-16.

Presented by: Paulist Father Frank Desiderio, CSP; Missionary Preacher, Movie Producer, Preaching Professor, Pastor, Poet.

The Three Great Loves – Take some time to cultivate love in your life. Based on the Great Commandment, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength… You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” Fr. Frank Desiderio, CSP, uses a multi-media presentation to explore how we can love God, receive God’s love and extend that love to others, including ourselves. Join us Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night from Dec. 10 to 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the church. Fr. Frank is a member of the Paulist Fathers, an order which ministered at St. Peter’s for over 100 years. His presentation is organized by the St. Peter’s Paulist Associates, a lay group which meets monthly for faith sharing and to pray for the Paulist’s missionary work in North America.

Join us for Advent Bazaar and Bake Sale on Saturday, December 1 from 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM and on Sunday, December 2 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the Church Auditorium. Come celebrate this wonderful time of the year in fellowship and cheer.

Calling all young aspiring actors and actresses (ages 4 to 12)! If you would like to be part of the parish’s Christmas Pageant, please attend a rehearsal after the 11:15 AM Mass on Sunday, December 2, 9, 16 and 23 in the Church. This year the Christmas Pageant will take place immediately before the parish’s 5:00 PM Christmas Eve Family Mass (December 24th).

Rehearsal for Christmas Pageant – Sunday, Dec. 2, 9, 16 & 23