Bulletin for week of January 10, 2016
Family of Faith Campaign
Thank you very much to all who donated so generously to the Family of Faith Campaign. Our confirmed total so far is $343,900 which is 119% of our $290,000 goal. All donations after $290,000 allow 75% of the amount to remain in the parish. If you still wish to donate, all cheques should be made out to Family of Faith Campaign, not to the parish. Thank you to all who have made the Campaign a success, especially the members of the Organizing Committee.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – January 18 to 25, 2016
Come and join in an ecumenical prayer service with emphasis on refugees, led by Roman Catholic Archbishop Thomas Cardinal Collins, Evangelical Lutheran Bishop Michael Pryse, and other city-wide religious leaders on:
Sunday, January 24, 2016 4:00 p.m.
Good Shepherd Chaldean Catholic Church, 2 High Meadow Place (north-west of Finch Ave. & Hwy 400).
Homilist: His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto.
For further information, please contact the Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto: (416) 934-3400 ext. 344 or ext. 527 or e-mail:
vkwok@archtoronto.org
Mary – Model of the Blessed Life
A few weeks ago, I was walking between the Centre and the Church when someone stopped me on Bathurst Street and rolled down their window and demanded that I give them a blessing as they were driving by on the street. My first inclination was to try and have a conversation with them to find out what they thought that a blessing signified. However, as the traffic was heavy and they were in a hurry, they got a little angry with me and demanded that I stop my small talk and quickly give them a blessing before they drove off. This experience got me to thinking that many people may not even know what a blessing signifies or be aware of what is required for a blessing to really be of any value. Continue reading
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New Year Blessings
Wishing blessings of peace and joy to you and your family throughout the New Year!
St. Peter’s Staff.
Family of Faith Campaign
The parish has concluded its Family of Faith Campaign. Thank you to all who supported it so generously. Thank you especially to the many who served as volunteers on our Campaign Organization Committee.
Society of Sharing: Inner-City Volunteers
A ShareLife member agency, is currently seeking volunteers for various positions, including friendly visitors, social group facilitators and medical/shopping escorts. You can make a difference in the life of a senior, or an adult with a physical disability, who is isolated and living in downtown Toronto. For more information, please contact the Recruitment & Training Specialist at 416-413-0380 or donnett@societyofsharing.org. For more information about the organization and programs, please visit the webpage at www.societyofsharing.org.
New Year Office schedule
Please note that the Parish office will remain closed on Monday, December 28. The office will re-open on Tuesday, December 29 through Thursday, December 31 at 2 PM. The office will then remain closed on Friday, January 1, New Year’s day through January 3 and will re-open on Monday, January 4, 2016.
Every Family is Sacred!!!
Every year, on the first Sunday following Christmas, the Church celebrates the beautiful feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The purpose of this beautiful feast is to remind each and every one of us that the most important place where we are to encounter God’s love for us is within the family. Like all of us, Jesus was born into a human family so that we might all be reminded that it is first and foremost within the family that we are to make Christ’s love present to our brothers and sisters and where we are to encounter the love and acceptance that we all desire and long to know. This beautiful feast is to remind all of us that every family – mine and yours – is a sacred place where God’s love is to be encountered. Continue reading