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E-NEWSLETTER AUGUST 23, 2021
FROM THE DESK OF FR. TIM…
HAITI DISASTER RELIEF
The Archdiocese of Toronto has opened a humanitarian relief fund to assist Haiti, which in recent days has been stricken by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and a tropical storm...
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E-NEWSLETTER AUGUST 3, 2021
FROM THE DESK OF FR. TIM...
WORSHIPSAFE GUIDELINES UPDATED- July 28, 2021
As you are aware, we are presently in Step 3 of the provincial “Roadmap for Reopening”. The number of new COVID-19 cases has reduced significantly...
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The Bread of Christ Sustains Us
Fr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont.
When I was a child, we always had dessert with dinner. Often it was fruit that had been stewed in some way. Apple sauce, rhubarb...
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Grandparents and Elders: Witnesses to the Faith
Fr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto, Ont.
There is a classic story of a people who were suffering through a severe drought. They decided to go to...
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E-Newsletter July 12, 2021
From the Desk of Fr. Tim...
WELCOME FR. JOHN SUTKA
We welcome Fr. John Sutka to our parish as our new associate pastor! We are actually welcoming him back to the parish since he lived with Fr. Mauricio and I...
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A Time to Rest
Fr. Biju Kannampuzha is the pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Barrie, Ont.
Many years ago, in Athens, in what is today Greece, the great storyteller Aesop was playing with a group of children. A passerby laughed and jeered...
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Everyone Has a Role to Play in God’s Harvest
Fr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont.
Jesus teaches with urgency in today’s Gospel.
He sends out the disciples, but in sending them out, He challenges them to see the...
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E-NewsLetter June 28, 2021
From the Desk of Fr. Tim...Ontario Step 2 – Church Capacity Increased
As part of Stage 2 of the Province of Ontario Reopening Plan, churches will be permitted 25% capacity for religious services (including baptisms and weddings) beginning on...
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Letter to Chief Cadmus and the People of Cowessess First Nation
The following letter was written by Archbishop Don Bolen, Archbishop of Regina, after the discovery of unmarked graves at the former site of the Marieval Residential School, in the Cowessess First Nation in southeastern Saskatchewan. We ask that everyone continues...
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Jesus Is with You in the Storm
Fr. Biju Kannampuzha is the pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Barrie, Ont.
Today’s readings feature a God who is calming the storms of life. In the first reading we hear the Lord speaking to Job, whose...
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E-Newsletter June 9, 2021
From the Desk of Fr. Tim
Church Re-Opening Effective Friday June 11 Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
As part of Stage 1 of the Province of Ontario Reopening Plan, I am delighted to announce that churches will...
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Growing into What God Dreams Us to Be
Fr. Wilson Andrade is the pastor of St. Ann Parish and the Native Peoples’ Mission, both in Toronto.
“It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” These words from the...
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Bishop and Indigenous Leader in Dialogue on Residential Schools
Chief J. Wilton “Willie” Littlechild and Edmonton’s Archbishop Richard Smith recently came together in Maskwacis, Alberta to discuss reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples in Canada, and the response to the finding at the Kamloops Residential School...
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The Power and Poetry of Christ’s Gift at the Last Supper
Fr. Frank McDevitt is the pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Aurora, Ont.
Corpus Christi: This is the great feast of the imagination.
The Church has traditions of great pomp connected to the Eucharist: processions and benediction.
There...
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Cardinal Thomas Collins’ Book Recommendations
Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, is known to be an avid reader and, over the years, he has recommended a number of books while preaching at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. With summer right around the corner, we...
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E-Newsletter May 31, 2021
FROM THE DESK OF FR. TIM
FR. MAURICIO SANJINES- THANK YOU!
Our Associate Pastor Fr. Mauricio Sanjines has been appointed by Cardinal Collins as Associate Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Mississauga effective June 30, 2021...
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E-Newsletter May 18, 2021
From The Desk of Fr. Tim May 18, 2021
FR. MAURICIO SANJINES- NEW APPOINTMENT
Our Associate Pastor Fr. Mauricio Sanjines has been appointed by Cardinal Collins as Associate Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Mississauga effective June 30...