Community Events

Theatre Production Lullaby of Broadway

June 4, 5, 11 and 12, 2010 – 7:30 p.m. and June 6 – 2:00 p.m.
Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 36 Greenfield Ave, Toronto.

TCDSB Staff Arts is a non-profit community theatre group is pleased to present the production Lullaby of Broadway. This toe-tapping performance of great Broadway songs includes a mix of solos, duets and chorus numbers from favourite Broadway musicals. Enjoy classic numbers from The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof and My Fair Lady, as well as exciting music from contemporary shows including Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera and Wicked.

TCDSB Staff Arts is a non-profit community theatre group composed of present and retired staff members of the Toronto Catholic District School Board, including teachers, education assistants, secretaries, child and youth workers, principals, custodians and board administrative staff
Adults $20 Students $15.  For more information please call 416-222-8282 ext. 2787 www.tcdsb.org/staffarts.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - Youth Ministry Coordinator

(Half time – 18 hours a week; Applications accepted till June 29)

St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Alliston, is looking for an enthusiastic and practicing Roman Catholic for the above position. We hope to hire a person who has a university or a college degree (or at least is in process of obtaining one) to act as the Parish Youth Ministry Coordinator. Experience in Youth Ministry or Life Teen ministry is needed. In addition, courses in theology, religion, social studies or psychology are desirable as well.

The hired person would work with the Pastor, the Pastoral Council and the Youth Ministry Team in coordinating the Parish Youth Ministry based on the Life Teen Ministry approach. A very important part of the ministry will be the relational ministry with our young people in the parish and working with our Catholic schools. The candidate needs to be open to learn more about the Catholic Faith, the Youth Ministry and the Parish Ministry in general. The candidate also needs to be open to work in other ministries in the parish if needed.

The faith practice and faithfulness to our Catholic Faith and the Church's Magisterium including our Holy Father and the Ordinary of the Diocese are essential requirements. To learn more about the job position please visit our website: www.stpaulsalliston.com, contact Fr. Tad Walczyk at tadw@teksavvy.com 705-435-6325 ext. 3 or the parish secretary, Deborah Donnelly at ext. 2. Only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

New Beginnings - Family BBQ Celebration

A dedicated lay program serving the widowed, separated and divorced person

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 – 6:30 p.m.
Scarboro Missions – Upper Parking Lot, 2685 Kingston Road, Toronto.

Only $10.00/person for an evening of food, fun and friends. (No charge for children under 12) Bring your family, bring a friend.

For more information and to RSVP call 416-921-1163 ext. 2246 or email newbegs@archtoronto.org.

Don Bosco Among Us – Relic Tour

October 5, 2010 – 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
St. Benedict Church, Toronto.

A relic of St. John Bosco is coming to Toronto on October 5, 2010. His relic, contained in a life-sized statue, is on a six-year international pilgrimage in preparation for his 200th birthday in 2015.

This relic tour is a reverse kind of pilgrimage where, instead of people going to the sanctuary to venerate the saint, the saint comes to the people. The relic tour is traveling through 130 countries where the Salesians continue their founder's mission.

St. John Bosco was honoured by Pope John Paul II with the title Friend and Teacher of Youth. In Canada he is also one of the patron saints of Catholic educators.

For updates, please visit www.stbenedicts.ca.

Silver Anniversary Gala dinner

The Catholic Civil Rights League cordially invites you to our Silver Anniversary Gala dinner:

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - reception 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m.
Ellas Banquet Hall, Toronto. 35 Danforth Road, Toronto.

Guest speaker: Rev. Raymond J. De Souza, National Post columnist, freelance journalist and faculty member at Queen’s University.

Presentation of the Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life.

Tickets: $75 each. To reserve your seats, complete and mail this form with your cheque, Visa or Master Card #, or fax it to the League at 416-466-0091.

Free Lecture with Bishop Anthony Fisher

June 19, 2010 – 11:00 a.m.
Muzzo Family Alumni Hall, 121 St Joseph Street, Room 400, University of St Michael's College, Toronto.

The Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute invites you to attend a free lecture with guest speaker Most Rev. Anthony Fisher, OP, Bishop of Parramatta, Australia, who will discuss current bioethical dilemmas facing Australia. Bishop Fisher, a Dominican friar and ethicist, was Coordinator of World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney.

This lecture is a free event, but because seating is limited, please RSVP to guarantee seating. Call CCBI, 416- 926-2335, or email the Institute, bioethics.usmc@utoronto.ca.

How heavy is an Olympic Gold Medal? Would you like to find out for yourself?

Monday, June 7, 2010
Lionhead Golf & Country Club, Brampton.

Becky Kellar, 3-time Olympic Gold Medallist in Ice Hockey is the Keynote Speaker for the 15th Annual ShareLife Corporate Golf Tournament. You'll enjoy a whole day of fun and fellowship that includes lunch, special giveaways, prizes, auction and a sumptuous dinner.

Help us build a stronger, healthier community by participating in this signature event and raise money for ShareLife.

For more information, visit www.sharelife.org/golf or call 416-934-3400 ext. 526. Grab your friends and golf with us on June 7th.

Mark Your Calendars – St. John’s Bible

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 -  7:30 p.m.
St. John the Evangelist Parish, in Weston (49 George Street).

St. John’s Parish will host an evening with one of the most remarkable religious treasures of 21st century. Sr. Gill Goulding, C.J. from Regis College will reflect on the topic  “We Never Pray Alone: The Ecclesial Contemplative” as she turns the pages of the Prophets volume of the rare Heritage Edition of the St. John’s Bible, the first complete edition of the Bible to be hand scribed and hand illuminated in over 500 years. See the same monumental book that led His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to remark recently: “This is a work of art…a great work of art…a work for eternity.”

For a preview of the St. John’s Bible, see www.saintjohnsbible.org.

Paulist Ministry Centre - MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Craig Campbell, a Paulist Intern will make two presentations at the Paulist Ministry Centre, located at 830 Bathurst St., Toronto.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
" What Catholics Should Know About Islam", Presentation & Group Dialogue,

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
" Talking Through Walls", Documentary Screening & Group Dialogue,

For more information please contact the Paulist Ministry Centre at 416-534-2326.

150th Anniversary Year of the Ursulines of the Chatham Union

On May 9th, 1860 Mother Xavier LeBihan arrived on the banks of the Thames River in response to several requests from notable citizens of Chatham to open a school.  From this original foundation Ursulines eventually spread across Canada and beyond national borders engaging in a variety of ministries. With the same bold spirit as these pioneer women, Ursuline Sisters today continue to seek out and respond to the needs of the times. 

A series of events are scheduled to take place in Chatham, Ontario, between May and November of this year.  For more details, please visit the Ursuline website at www.ursulines.org.

St. Michael's Choir School presents "Songs Without Borders"

Friday, June 4, 2010 – 7:00 p.m.
St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto.

Come join us as more than a hundred boys raise their voices in song! The junior and elementary choirs of St. Michael's Choir School welcome the acclaimed Phoenix Boys Choir in a programme showcasing music from close to home and from abroad.

$10 general admission (tickets at the door). For more information, please visit www.smcs.on.ca.

FAITH CONNECTIONS’ 5 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY PARTY 

Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Morrow Park’s Mary Lounge, 3377 Bayview Ave, Toronto.

Come celebrate! We have been blessed with 5 years of wonderful connections with young adults (18-39) Refreshments will be served – come and bring friends! 

RSVP appreciated: call 416-222-1426 ext. 276 or visit www.faithconnections.ca – a ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto.

ORGANIST WANTED for St. Basil's Parish

Applications are invited for the position of Principal Organist at St Basil’s Catholic Church, Toronto, effective September 2010. The Principal Organist is part of a regular music team comprising Director of Music, Assistant Organist, cantors, and choir members.

We are seeking an accomplished organist with experience of Roman Catholic liturgy and an ability to work collaboratively.

Duties:
- Weekly choir rehearsals, Sept­. – June, Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., and before the 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass.
- Three of five Saturday-Sunday Masses each weekend throughout the year,
plus major feasts and occasional services.
- Funerals and Weddings by arrangement.

Please mail or email cover letter and resume to: Fr. Andrew Leung, CSB, St Basil’s Church, 50 St Joseph¹s Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1J4 saint.basil@stbasiltoronto.org. Applications should arrive by June 7th.

Late applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To discuss this position, please feel free to contact Michael O’Connor (Director of Music designate), M-F 416-926-1300 ext. 3382, michael.oconnor@utoronto.ca.