All Souls Day – November 2, 2017 and Praying for Our Beloved dead in November
In the month of November it is our tradition to pray for our beloved. The parish will have a “Book of Remembrance” for the faithful departed and the names of all those family members written in it will be remembered at all masses throughout November. Parishioners may add names of deceased family members or friends for whom they wish the parish to offer prayers during this season of remembrance. On November 2, All Souls day the parish will have 2 Masses:
- 12.10 PM Mass in the Centre Chapel
- 7:00 PM Mass in the Church
Update on Our Iraqi Newcomer Family – October 2017
Thank you to everyone who has been praying for, asking about and holding onto items for Hiyam and her sons Fadi and Mark. They are still living in our neighbourhood, and will be able to stay for low rent until Mark has finished his first year of high school.
They are very busy with English classes, medical treatment, high school and volunteering.
Our family will not need household items until they move into their own apartment in the late spring, so please hold onto any items that you promised to donate.
As privately sponsored refugees, they do not receive welfare payments. Their small monthly budget comes from the Archdiocese, so any donations of gift cards for winter clothes, groceries, etc. would be very helpful.
Please continue to pray for our family, and if you have any questions or leads on employment opportunities for people with little English, please contact the parish office.
All Saints Day – November 1, 2017
On November 1, All Saints day, the parish will have 2 Masses:
- 8:00 AM Mass in the Centre Chapel
- 7:00 PM Mass in the Church
Welcome Father Joseph Alozie, C.C.E.
Please welcome Father Joseph Alozie, C.C.E. to St. Peter’s Parish. Father Alozie is a professor of systematic theology at St. Augustine’s Seminary. He will be here from October 23 till October 31 to celebrate the parish Masses, while Father Michael is away visiting his parents.
Fall Fair 2017 Photos
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Fall Fair Thank You
We offer many thanks to all who worked so hard for a successful Fall Fair this year. There were many people who donated, worked and contributed to this success. Just as important to the success of the Fair is the involvement of so many parish people and groups. Much gratitude is extended to all involved.
“Give to God the things which Belong to God.”
I really like the way that people who are in love speak to one another. It can almost seem like there are never enough words to express their affection for one another. The first really big challenge in their communication usually comes when they desire to tell the other person that they are in love for the first time. Once the first person has mustered the courage to tell the other person “I love you,” it almost seems like they cannot say it enough. They start to say it to the other person all the time. Soon those words lose their force and they need to start adding adjectives, like “I love you very much,” or “I love you very, very much.” Usually, once people run out of words for how much they love one another, they usually start to add expressions of how long they wish to love one another to their words of affection. These expressions of love, which have to do with time, usually state something like “I will love you to the end of time,” or “I will love you for all eternity.” I do not think I have ever heard people who really deeply are in love say: “I will love you until July 1, 2020; that is how much I will love you!” Real and true love always wants to express that the beloved is everything to the one who loves and that the hope is that this love will last forever. Continue reading
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Discernment Retreat – Friday, November 10 to Sunday, November 12, 2017 at St. Francis Centre, Caledon
The Office of Vocations invites single Catholic men, 17 years and older to attend a Discernment Retreat from Friday, November 10 (begins at 7 p.m.) to Sunday November 12, 2017 at St. Francis Centre, Caledon. This is a good retreat for men who are at crossroads in discerning God’s desired vocation for them. The retreat offers guided reflections, Holy Mass, Adoration, Confession and the assistance of a vocations team. Register online at www.vocationstoronto.ca. Registrants 17 years old require parental consent.
For more information, please contact (the parish priest) or the Office of Vocations at: 416 968 0997; email: vocations@archtoronto.org.