Society of Sharing: Inner-City volunteers

A ShareLife member agency, is currently seeking volunteers for various positions, including friendly visitors, social group facilitators and medical/shopping escorts.  You can make a difference in the life of a senior, or an adult with a physical disability, who is isolated and living in downtown Toronto. For more information, please contact their Recruitment & Training Specialist at 416-413-0380 or donnett@societyofsharing.org; or by visiting their website at www.societyofsharing.org.

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 24, 2018

Living the Gospel by providing for those in need

“Without you, ShareLife could not fulfll its mission to Live the Gospel by providing for those in need. Together we are making a real diference! My prayer is that we may continue to respond to God’s love by going forth fromourselves to seek the good of others.” —Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto.

Please make a sacrificial gift to ShareLife through your parish or sharelife.org

ShareLife Goal Exceeded by parishioners of St. Peter’s Parish!!!!

Thank you to all who have contributed this year to the parish’s ShareLife Campaign. This year we have exceeded our goal and collected the most we have ever collected for Sharelife. So far we have confirmed donations in the amount of $ 40,200. Our goal for the year was $38,500. This would not have been possible without the generosity of every donor who gave this year. Special thanks go to the parish’s campaign chairperson, Mr. Jeff Mesina. Thank you to all who gave so generously to support the 34 different agencies that depend on ShareLife.

Courtyard Movie Sponsors

Are you interested in a sponsorship opportunity with our annual St. Peter’s Courtyard Movies event? During select Saturdays this summer, the parish will be hosting movie screenings on the main lawn of Saint Peter’s Catholic Church.  The movie series will comprise of a great mix of classic films as well as several recent releases.

Our theme this year is community awareness, and we’re looking for sponsors to help make this event possible. Consider making a donation to help sponsor our event, example donations;  gift cards, movie passes, game tickets etc. By giving to the St. Peter’s Courtyard Movies event we will advertise your business/ name on our movie night pamphlets, website and pre-screening film. For more details about our Courtyard Movie Night events please visit our website at www.courtyardmovies.ca or contact the parish office

Happy Father’s Day

The Parish Community of St. Peter’s Church wish a very Happy Father’s Day and all of God’s blessings to our fathers, grandfathers, godfathers and many other father figures in our lives. We also remember fathers who are no longer with us, but whose memories we will always cherish. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!

A Loving and Gentle Father

Image by David Bowman

One of the things that I am most grateful for in my life is that I have lived into my fifties and still have my father and mother and they continue to be happy and healthy. There is no doubt in my mind that the older I get, the more I appreciate all that they have done for me. Since they have been together for as long as I have been alive, it is impossible for me to think of them as separate. They are and always have been for me simply “my parents.” So much do I think of them as one, that I sometimes find it odd when I tell people that I am going to visit my parents and certain people respond by saying, “Oh, you are going to visit your mommy.” It always makes me wonder what kind of relationship they had with their parents and I always make a point of saying, “no, I am going to visit my father and my mother.” Both my father and my mother have always been there for me and have always supported me with their love. Continue reading

Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time: June 17, 2018

Living the Gospel by helping isolated seniors

In partnership with Catholic Family Service agencies and six parishes in Peel Region and Simcoe County, ShareLife is funding a pilot project that connects trained volunteers with isolated and lonely seniors. Volunteers cultivate relationships by conducting home visits, making phone calls, and linking seniors with community resources. Through your generosity, ShareLife is connecting these seniors with the support they need.

Please make a sacrificial gift to ShareLife through your parish or sharelife.org