Advent confessions will be held in the Church on Saturday, December 17, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. or by appointment.  Please plan on joining your fellow parishioners in this time of spiritual healing as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ.

Offering Envelopes for 2017 will be available at the back of the church starting December 3rd. The boxed sets will be organized alphabetically. Please make sure to pick up only the box with your name on it. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE 2017 ENVELOPES UNTIL THE NEW YEAR BEGINS.

You are invited to a special gathering to celebrate the Advent-Christmas season on Thursday, December 8 in the Centre auditorium from 1:15 – 3:00 p.m. There will be a prayer service followed by a social. To add to this celebration you are invited to contribute a “potluck” contribution to the refreshments. Plan to join us and bring a friend!

The Office of Vocations invites single Catholic men, 17 years and older to attend a Vocations Discernment Retreat from Dec 9 to 11, 2016 at Manresa Spiritual Renewal Centre, Pickering. (Starts on Friday at 7 pm). 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. Suggested donation of $150 to help cover costs. For more information, please contact (the parish priest) or call 416-968-0997 or email vocations@archtoronto.org

Liturgical Publications will be setting up the advertisements for our church bulletin. The advertising will begin in February 2017 and supports the bulletin service. Please support the bulletin and advertise your product or service. Call Liturgical Publications at 905-624-4422.

Calling all young aspiring actors and actresses (ages 4 to 12)! If you would like to be part of the parish’s Christmas Pageant, please attend a rehearsal after the 11:15 AM Mass on Sundays of December 4, 11 and 18 in the Church. This year the Christmas Pageant will take place immediately before the parish’s 5:00 PM Christmas Eve Family Mass (December 24th).

The lecture held last week was a tremendous success thanks to Fr. Seamus. On behalf of the parish,  we send our sincere appreciation to Fr. Seamus for his outstanding presentation.

Thank you so much for sharing your time and experiences with us. We all agreed that your lecture was the most interesting we have had this year.