Tax Receipts for 2017

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Please be informed that the tax receipts for 2017 have been mailed out the week of February 4. For those who wish to begin to use pre-authorized giving, a authorization form was 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.

Reflections from Bishop F. Sheen on the passion

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A two (2) evening program on Tuesdays, Feb. 20 and 27 will be offered highlighting the life and sermons of Venerable Bishop Fulton Sheen on the passion and death of Jesus. DVD’s and text reflections will be incorporated into presentations at the Parish Centre in the St Paul’s room at 7:00 p.m.   Facilitator: Sr. Gabriel M. Riddle cps

The Source – Sisters of Life

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the sourceThe Sisters of Life will be hosting “The Source” here in our Church on Thursday, February 22 at 7:00 PM. You are invited to come for an evening of Eucharistic Adoration (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM) followed by Christian fellowship (Social at 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM). Confession will also be available during Adoration.

Thank you to Jebriel Abdul

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thanks1Jebriel Abdul has worked at the parish as Sacristan for the past 4 years. He is finishing up this weekend so that he can concentrate on his grades and apply to university. The parish is grateful for his years of dedicated service.  Please keep him in your prayers. He is replaced by John Paul Piano.

Lent 2018

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“The Kingdom of God is at Hand. Repent, and Believe in the Gospel” (Mark 1:15).

The Season of Lent begins with the beautiful practice of presenting ourselves before the Lord on Ash Wednesday for the imposition of ashes on our foreheads. As the ashes are imposed on our heads, there are two formulas that may be said as we receive the ashes. These are either: “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel;” or “Remember, you are dust and to dust you will return.” These two formulas express well the meaning of this season. In Lent, we are called to turn away from all that prevents us from following the Lord. This is what is implied in the first formula that calls us to conversion. We are also to remember that it is only because of Christ’s resurrection that we have been saved from turning back to dust at the end of our earthly journeys. Because Christ has risen from the dead, we too are invited to share in His resurrection and the Kingdom that He has won for us by His life, death and resurrection. The whole purpose of Lent is that we should prepare during this season to renew our baptismal promises on Easter Sunday. Continue reading →

Canada Summer Jobs Program – Reach Out to Your Member of Parliament

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The federal government has introduced new requirements for employers applying for the Canada Summer Jobs grant. To be eligible for funding, employers must attest that both the job and the organization’s core mandate respect certain “values” as determined by the federal government including the government’s position on abortion, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Organizations unable or unwilling to make this attestation in whole or in part will be deemed ineligible for the grant. This requirement is clearly unjust.

Many Catholic organizations throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto and many other faiths involved in charitable activity at soup kitchens, shelters, refugee welcome centres or summer camps are impacted by this decision. Please take a moment to visit www.archtoronto.org/summerjobs for more information and to find a template letter to send to your MP and the minister responsible for this portfolio.