On Thursday, February 2, the Church celebrates the World Day for Consecrated Life.
In the Archdiocese of Toronto we are blessed to have living and serving among us more than 900 religious men and women of 100 different religious congregations. This World Day for Consecrated Life is a wonderful opportunity for us to thank God for the gifts of these religious sisters, brothers and priests and to pray for God’s blessing upon them in their efforts to faithfully live the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience.
Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick will preside at a special Mass on Sunday, January 29 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Basilica, Toronto in celebration of the vocation and witness of these special men and women religious who are such a vital and important part of the life and ministry of the Church in our Archdiocese. All are welcome to attend.
Farewell to Christina Labriola
With great sadness the parish must say good-bye to Ms. Christina Labriola, our Parish Music Director. Christina has provided our parish with beautiful music and faith-filled service for several years. After lengthy consideration, Christina has resigned in order to concentrate more fully on her doctoral studies. The parish thanks her for her service and wishes all of God’s blessings in her future studies, work, ministry and endeavours.
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Ministry Fair
The Ministry and Groups Fair will be hosted in the Parish Hall after each mass on January 28 & 29. If your parish group or ministry would like to participate, or if you would like to volunteer to help that weekend, please contact the parish office by January 24th.
The Source – Sisters of Life: January 26, 2017 at 7pm
The Sisters of Life will be hosting “The Source” here in our Church on Thursday, January 26 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 ( a Social at 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ). Confession will also be available during Adoration.
Week of prayer for Christian Unity – January 18 – 25, 2017
This year the theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is “Reconciliation – The love of Christ compels us” (cf. 2 Corinthians 5:14 – 20). During this week, all Christians are reminded of the importance of praying for unity among all Christians.
Called to Speak for the Lord
Martin Scorsese’s powerful film Silence presents the moving story of Jesuit priests Sebastian Rodrigues and Francisco Garupe. Set in the seventeenth century, the movie presents the story of these two Portuguese Jesuits and their search for their spiritual father, Jesuit priest Father Cristovao Ferreira. Father Ferreira had been sent to Japan as a missionary for the Christian faith. After he had spent some time there, word comes back to the Jesuits that Father Ferreira had fallen into apostasy, the sin of denying the faith. Father Sebastian and Father Francisco, his two devoted students, cannot believe that their spiritual father could possibly fall into apostasy and insist that the story of his fall is only a rumour or a malicious slander. They beg to go to Japan to discover the truth or to save their friend. At first their religious superior is dead set against them going on this dangerous mission. However they insist on going to find the truth or to save their friend. As their superior becomes convinced that their desire to go has been placed in their heart by the Holy Spirit, they are given permission and set out on their great mission. Continue reading
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Catholic Family Services of Toronto Walk-in Services
Our professional counselling staff is trained to offer Walk-In services to clients who have an urgent need to speak with a counsellor. The single-session consultation is aimed at helping clients identify and hone-in on plans that will provide them with help for their presenting concern. Clients who are interested in accessing services can:
- Choose to call one of our branches at 416-921-1163 (Central) or 416-222-0048 (North) and book a single-session appointment, OR
- Drop-in at our North Office on Thursdays between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For additional information on the range of services we offer, please visit our website at: http://www.cfstoronto.com/
Salvation is for All!
At the time of Christ’s birth, there were only three continents known to exist among those who lived in the Mediterranean world; these were Africa, Asia and Europe. The early Church tradition regarded the three Wise Men as coming one from each of these continents. They represented the people from all over the known world at that time coming to acknowledge Christ as King and Saviour. The word “Epiphany,” which is the name of the Solemnity which we celebrate this Sunday, means “manifestation” and it refers to the manifestation of God’s love for all people in the birth of Christ. Continue reading