In honour of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4, the parish will celebrate the blessing of pets on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 6:30 pm outside the main doors of the Church. All pets and owners are welcome. Due to large number of animals, all pets must be leashed, caged or held in owners’ control. 

A municipal election will be held on Monday, October 22, 2018. All Catholics are strongly encouraged to exercise their democratic right to vote. To help learn more about the candidates for Catholic School Board Trustee, Cardinal Collins has given permission for these candidates to distribute literature to parishioners departing Mass on weekends from September 29/30 through October 20/21. We hope you’ll take the time to get to know those seeking elected office.

To ensure your vote for Catholic School Board Trustee, at the polling booth, verify that you are registered as a separate school supporter. If your support status is incorrect ask for an Application to Amend Voters’ List. This form may be completed and submitted at the polling station. Thank you for your interest and involvement in this fall’s municipal election!

The parish is  looking for 50 volunteers to donate $10.00 to our Fall Fair (scheduled for Sat Oct 27 and Sun Oct 28) table centerpieces.  We would like to purchase 50 Mums as the centerpieces for the tables and to decorate the stage.

If you wish to contribute please leave your name, contact information and $10 contribution with Diana at the parish office.

We will be ordering the flowers on October 10th, so please have the money and your information in to the parish office by then.

Also, we will be marking the flowers noting who our generous sponsors are, i.e. “Donated by: Donors Name“, further, the flowers will be available for the donors to take home with them once the fair is over.  

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 – 2018 Kerala Floods – Disaster Relief

We offer our prayers for all those impacted by this natural disaster. Thank you for your ongoing efforts to assist those in crisis.

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 6 & 7.

A six (6) week bereavement ministry support group will be starting at St. Peter’s (ministry centre) starting on Tuesday, September 18 to October 23 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. If you or someone you know is dealing with the loss of a loved one and would like to join this group, please register at the parish office (416-534-4219). Group facilitator: Sr. Gabriel M. Riddle cps / Matthew Hendzel, sj