Our parish office will be closed on the following dates
**Note** – Friday, December 22 and Friday, December 29 the office will close at 12 Noon.
The schedules for Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers for the Christmas and New Year Masses are now available in the Sacristy for those who have signed up. Thank you for your generous service.
Bulletin for week of December 17, 2017
We offer many thanks to all who worked so hard for the success of the Advent Cheer, Bake sale and Bazaar. Much gratitude is extended to all involved.
Bulletin for week of December 10, 2017
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 17. Any questions or for further information please contact Marie at 416-531-3846. Thank you for your ongoing support for our program.
Every year the parish relies on the generosity of parishioners to decorate the church with flowers. If you would like to make a donation to purchase flowers, please make your donation by using the envelope “Flowers For Christmas ” marked with your name, address and envelope numbers. Thank you for your generosity.
There is a beautiful animated movie that is now in the theatres called “The Star.” In a way that is strangely accurate for a Hollywood movie, it tells the story of the first coming of Christ. The movie begins with the Annunciation by the Angel Gabriel to Mary, when she receives the news that she will be the Virgin Mother of the Christ child. It presents how difficult it was for Mary and Joseph to understand the task that had been entrusted to them to be mother and guardian of the Messiah and the extremely difficult circumstances that they undergo as the Christ child is born. As Mary and Joseph are forced to leave their home of Nazareth and go to Bethlehem to register for the census that has been called for by Caesar Augustus, we see that even for the Holy Family, life at times was very difficult. The movie also presents the story of the three Magi and the jealousy that King Herod had when he heard that a new king was to be born in his territory. He sent out soldiers to destroy the child and prevent him from reigning within his kingdom. The movie tells of the many shepherds and animals that are led to the simple birth place of the Messiah by a great star that lights up the skies and a heavenly choir. Continue reading
Bulletin for week of December 3, 2017