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Community Events
February 2, 2007 |
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Archdiocese of Toronto Events
of
Prayer & Welcome for
Archbishop Thomas Collins
please click here for detailed information
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God, Sex & the Meaning of Life
Did you ever wonder…“What does the Church know about sex?” “Why we were created male and female?” “How can I truly be happy?” Discover God's Answers based on John Paul II's writings.
Mark your calendars to attend a seminar that will explore these and other questions at Holy Redeemer Parish Hall 796 Eyer Dr., Pickering, on Tuesdays, February 6, 13, 20 & 27. The Program runs from 7:00 to 9:00p.m. each evening. Doors open at 6:45p.m.
Admission is free; Study Guide is $10.00 (optional). Please register by February 2, contact Rose Heron 905-683-9055 or Jan Noonan 905-420-8696 or Susan Kennedy 905-427-6137 or email: stbreg@gmail.com.
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XXVIX Annual Concelebrated
Mass in Honour of St. Patrick
Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 3:30 p.m.
St. Cecilia's Parish, Toronto
(Keele/Dundas area)
Most Reverend John Boissonneau,
Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto
Principal Celebrant and Homilist
Solemn Blessing of the Shamrock during Mass. For more information please call
416-769-8163 (St. Cecilia's Rectory) or
416-767-3403 (Mary Ann Mehes).
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2007 St. Michael's Choir
School Dinner Dance
Join us at Villa Columbo on Saturday, February 10 for a sumptuous five-course dinner, dancing (with a few surprises), and a chance to win some wonderful prizes. We would love to see any alumni, families, and friends of the Choir School. Please come and support the school, while enjoying a fun evening,
“Dancing with the Stars”!
For tickets ($75 each) or more information, please contact Jennifer Walker at (416)283-7118 or
e-mail ray.knowles@sympatico.ca.
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C.L.I.M.B. 2007
Now Open For Participant Registration!
C.L.I.M.B. (Catholic Leadership: Identify. Motivate. Believe) is a leadership program designed by the Office of Catholic Youth (OCY) for young people throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto.
In four sessions held over four months (March - June), young people will have the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of their own gifts and be encouraged to put those gifts at the service of their parishes, schools, families and communities.
The program is open to young leaders aged 15 - 19 and the total cost is $45.00 per participant. Anyone wishing to be involved should email his or her name, address, phone number, parish and school to John Dawson at: johnd@ocytoronto.org.
For more information please visit our website at: www.ocytoronto.org. |
Freedom 2007 - Taizé in Toronto
Evening Prayer with the Songs of Taizé, including prayer around the Cross
February 16, 2007 at 7 p.m.
St. Basil's Church, 50 St. Joseph St.
Join Brother Emile of the Taizé community on February 17 for an evening of prayer, song, fellowship, reflection and the opportunity to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation as the community's pilgrimage of trust continues. This evening is hosted by OCY and University of St. Michael's College Chaplaincy.
For more information see our website www.ocytoronto.org. |
Don't Let Your Parish Miss Out!
Toronto Archdiocesan Pilgrimage
to the 49th International Eucharistic Congress,
Quebec City, Canada
June 15 – 22, 2008
By sending two delegates to the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City, the whole parish will receive “a good measure...running over.” (Lk. 6:38)
Our Archdiocesan pilgrimage to the Congress will form the pilgrims from your parish in a unique experience of the Eucharistic life, so that upon their return, they may assist with enriching the faith of your parish.
Choose two parishioners (18+) who will be great in taking an active role in the faith-formation of your community. We will reserve room for your two delegates until March 1, 2007.
Register your two delegates today!
For more information, contact: Kitty McGilly at
416-201-7375, kmcgilly@rogers.com or visit www.archtoronto.org.
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Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Married couples: You deserve a weekend to celebrate being together; to rediscover each other and focus on ways to make your relationship even better. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend offers this opportunity. Consider giving each other or another couple that you know the gift of a weekend away from daily pressures; time to be with each other and with God on a Marriage Encounter Weekend.
Upcoming Weekend Date:
March 23-25, 2007
For further information or registration please contact: David and Lucy Adams 905-470-9590 or email adams@rogers.com. |
ADMISSION TO THE DIACONATE FORMATION PROGRAM
ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2008 CLASS
Please include this message in your Sunday Bulletin.
Is God calling you to service through the Permanent Diaconate?
There are more than 110 deacons serving in the Toronto Archdiocese
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in hospitals/senior citizen homes
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in prisons/half way houses in other ministries to the disadvantaged
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as catalysts and stimulators of lay ministries
You also may have the call to be a deacon...
If you do, call or write:
Deacon, N.C. (Bert) Cambre
Director of Deacons
Archdiocese of Toronto
1155 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4T 1W2
Tel: 416-934-3400 ext. 304
Fax 416-934-3445
ncambre@archtoronto.org
www.archtoronto.org
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2006-2007 Scarboro Missions Lecture
“Space, Place and Difference: A New Ethics of Politics at the World Social Forum”
by Dr. Janet Conway, Ph.D.
Saturday, March 10, 2007 – 10:00 a.m.
2685 Kingston Rd., Scarborough
Under the banner “Another World is possible” Dr. Conway will report on the January 2007 Forum in Kenya and will examine the World Social Forum as a specifically cultural process, which is producing a new ethic of politics among social movements.
Dr. Conway is the author of Identity, Place, Knowledge: Social Movements Contesting Globalization (2004). She is currently engaged in a five-year research project on the World Social Forum, focusing on the new democratic imagination emerging around the world in and through the praxis of 'anti-globalization' movements.
RSVP at your earliest convenience Tel: 416-261-7135 or email: gcouncil@scarboromissions.ca.
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In Spirit and Truth Music Conference 2007
March 2-4, 2007 Toronto
20 hours of intense music training, 25 workshops to choose from. Liturgy, Leadership, Team Dynamics and more. Youth Ministry/Core Team Training.
Massive Worship – Equipping Musicians for Ministry. Register Now! Space is limited. Please check www.massiveworship.com for registration form.
For more information contact Garth Pereira, Music Director, NET Ministries of Canada, Inc. Toll Free:
1-877-521-4426 www.netcanada.ca. |
Discuss Nouwen's
Can You Drink the Cup?
Online with Ed Wojcicki
February 19 – April 8, 2007
www.HenriNouwen.org
Join in any time!
This discussion on Henri's Can You Drink the Cup? will be moderated by Ed Wojcicki, writer, teacher and Henri Nouwen Society board member. Ed has written several of the Henri Nouwen Society's reading group reflection guides and is looking forward to a fruitful online discussion with you.
To start, go to www.HenriNouwen.org, click on “Blogs”. Click on “Discuss Nouwen Books Online”. No need to register or log in.
You can purchase a copy of Can You Drink the Cup? from www.HenriNouwen.org/shopcart or contact Steve Ellis at: Daybreak Books & Media*:
905-884-3454 x 234; toll-free: 1-800-853-1412, email: nouwenbooks@larchdaybreak.com
*Daybreak Books and Media is an outreach ministry of L'Arche Daybreak. Purchases from the shopcart or DB&M help to support the Daybreak community.
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| Lunchtime Lecture Series In recognition of the DAY OF THE SICK
“Current Ethical Issues in Mental Health and Mental Illness”
Dr. Barry Brown, Professor Emeritus,
Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto
In this presentation, Dr. Brown will discuss how society has failed those who are often homeless, left on the streets, detached from reality, and beyond the help of society.
Date: Monday February 12, 2007
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Cardinal Flahiff Centre, Faculty of Theology
95 St. Joseph Street, Room 103
This is a free lecture sponsored by the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute (CCBI). All are welcome to attend.
For further information, please contact the CCBI by email bioethics.usmc@utoronto.ca, or by phone
416-926-2335. |
Calling All Laity - The Institute of Theology of St. Augustine's Seminary
invites you to study
Master of Theological Studies
Master of Religious Education
Diploma in Theological Studies
Diploma in Lay Ministry
REGISTER EARLY FOR ONLINE CLASSES STARTING MAY 1, 2007
Where: Downtown Toronto, Aurora, Hamilton
St. Augustine's Seminary and
ONLINE Courses and Saturday Courses
The Master degree programmes are awarded conjointly with the University of Toronto. Certified teachers who possess the required qualifications may receive up to 4 course reductions in the Master of Religious Education Programme.
Further information/fees –
contact Sheila Connolly 416-261-7207 ext. 235
e-mail us at ioftsas@rogers.com.
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New Beginnings – A ministry for the
Separated, Divorced or Widowed
Special Retreat Weekend at St. Joseph's Convent, Morrow Park
3377 Bayview Avenue, Toronto
February 10 & 11, 2007
(A live-out weekend)
This special retreat weekend is meant for persons who need help in working through the stages of anger, grief and depression, which accompany the loss of a partner.
Pre-registration is Required. For registration or information please contact 416-222-1101 ext 107/258. |
Join us for the taping of Mission 2007
“Re-Discovering Catholicism”
Matthew Kelly, a New York Times best selling author, is one of the most sought after voices of our time. He will be joined by the world-renowned St. Michael's Choir School.
Sunday and Monday Feb. 11 & 12 at 7:15 p.m.
St. Basil's Church located at
50 St. Joseph St. in Toronto.
“Re-Discovering Catholicism” is a powerful message of inspiration and hope that your whole family should hear. For more information call the National Catholic Broadcasting Council at
905-884-6899.
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Mission Information Day -
Scarboro Missions- March 3rd
Ever consider the possibility of becoming a lay missioner or a future priest? Scarboro Missions is offering a Mission Information Day on March 3rd from 9:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., 2685 Kingston Road.
Come and learn about the witness of faith and service of Scarboro Priests and lay missioners in various parts of the world.
To register please call John MacInnis at 416 261-7135 ext. 213 or email macinnis@scarboromissions.ca. |
Third Cardinal Ambrozic Lecture Series 2007 at the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto: “The Marginally Competent and Mentally Ill: A Social Tragedy”
Dr. Barry Brown, Professor Emeritus
Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto
In this presentation, Dr. Brown will address the problem of how society fails those who are incompetent to care for themselves and may be slowly sliding down a slope toward a state in which they are vulnerable to serious bodily harm. He will explore the question of autonomy and society's obligation to protect those most in need.
Date: Friday, March 2, 2007
Time: 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: Alumni Hall, University of St. Michael's College
This is a free lecture sponsored by the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute (CCBI). All are welcome to attend.
For further information, please contact the CCBI by email bioethics.usmc@utoronto.ca, or by phone 416-926-2335. |
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