All Souls' Day Mass

Catholic Cemeteries - Archdiocese of Toronto wishes to invite all families to participate in our annual
All Souls' Day Mass on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

Cemetery Locations:
Assumption Cemetery, Mississauga. 905-670 – 8801.
Liturgy in English.

Christ the King Cemetery, Markham. 905-471-0121.
Liturgy in English.

Resurrection Cemetery, Whitby. 905-668-8912.
Liturgy in English.

Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill. 905-889-7467.
Liturgy in English & Italian.

Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Woodbridge. 905-851-5822.
Liturgy in English & Italian.

ALL ARE WELCOME. For more information please contact a cemetery office or the Central Business Office at 416-733-8544 or visit our website at www.catholic-cemeteries.com.

A Mass to Support Women Experiencing Violence and Abuse

November 3, 2010 - 5:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Basilica, Toronto.

Celebrant : Bishop Vincent Nguyen. Catholic Family Services of Toronto invites everyone to attend the mass to show our support to women victims of domestic violence and abuse. The Mass will also mark the launch of its Women Helping Women program which aims to support women to end violence in their lives and help advance their economic and social conditions. The program will also train volunteers to act as mentors for women experiencing violence.

Reception to follow. Registration is needed if you plan to attend the reception following the Mass. Please contact June Sylvester at 416-921-1163 ext. 2245 or info@cfsofto.org.

Discernment Retreat - Ottawa

November 19-21, 2010.

The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate will host a discernment retreat in Ottawa for young men (18 - 35 years) who might be open to life as a missionary priest or brother. Join with others like yourself who are seeking to know God's will for their lives. The weekend will begin on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and finish on Sunday by noon.

Accommodation and food are provided. There is no charge for the retreat. For more information or to register contact Rev. Ken Thorson OMI at
613-884-4144 or vocations@omilacombe.ca.

Chant for Parishes

November 5 - 6 2010
St. Joseph Parish, 5440 Durie Road, Streetsville.

Please join us for this workshop led by Fr. Samuel Weber, OSB, Director of the Institute of Sacred Music in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri. This workshop aims at looking at ways to introduce chant in our Parishes. Fr. Weber has been instrumental in adapting Chant for use in the English Language and has prepared Mass Settings to be used with the New Translation of the Roman Missal. Cost $35.00.

Priests are also invited to attend a session with
Fr. Weber on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at
7:30 p.m.

For more information or to register please call
St. Joseph Parish office at 905-826-2766.

Ransomed from Darkness

Thursday, November 4, 2010
Sts. Martha & Mary Church, 1870 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E., Mississauga.

Former New Age practitioner Moira Noonan shares her testimony of deliverance and exorcism and the dangers of New Age occult practices.

Holy Mass at 7:00 p.m. followed by talk. Love offering.

For more information contact Ave Maria Centre of Peace 416-251-4245.

“My Spiritual Journey – from a Boat Refugee to a Catholic Bishop in Canada”

A public address by Bishop Vincent Nguyen, Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto.

Sunday, October 31, 2010 – 7:30 p.m.
Scarboro Missions, 2685 Kingston Road, Scarborough.

Bishop Nguyen was born in Vietnam in 1966.  He left there in 1983, arriving in Canada in 1984.  He obtained his engineering degree but then entered the seminary and was ordained a priest in 1998. After further studies in Rome and several parish assignments, he was ordained as the first Asian-Canadian Catholic bishop in Canada in January 2010.

Address: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (including a Q and A period)
Reception: 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (light refreshments)

Everyone is welcome – Free admission.

This event is organized by The Renrakukai, as association of Toronto Japanese Christian Churches.  The event will be held in English but questions may be asked in Japanese.

For more information please contact 416-960-8827 or email roysaka@eol.ca.

Looking for Liturgical Torches

St. Charbel Maronite Catholic Parish, Mississauga, needs a set of four torches for liturgical use.  

If your parish has torches which you do not use, please contact St. Charbel's at 416-414-9165.  

Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe

February 16-22, 2011
Mexico City.

Join Reverend Paul Hancko and Deacon Milan for a pilgrimage to Basilica of Guadalupe and surrounding sites.

For more info please call Deacon Milan 905-794-1141.

FAITH HAPPENS? Beliefs,
Bewilderment and Beer!

Friday, November 19, 2010 - 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Molly Bloom's Pub (2nd Floor), 191 College Street, Toronto.

Are you Spiritual, but not particularly religious? Are you curious and concerned about faith, and issues in the Catholic Church? Do you have questions and want to have those questions addressed? You're Not Alone! Let's get together and talk!

Inviting Young Adults (age 19-35) to ask their questions of faith and about the Church in a safe and welcoming environment, with entertainment, comedy, parody and some light hearted soul searching and discussion. Our evening begins with the comedy of BEN HUR, Comedian.

Admission is Free. Beverages are available for purchase from Molly Bloom's. Snacks and Pub Grub are on us! For more information, visit www.plugintochrist.ca . This event is sponsored by the Redemptorist Young Adult Program – Plug In To Christ!

Upcoming Exhibit and Lecture
“A Hidden Wholeness: The Zen Photography of Thomas Merton”

The Henri J.M. Nouwen Archives and Research Collection at the John M. Kelly Library, in partnership with The Henri Nouwen Society, is pleased to present an exhibition of Thomas Merton's photography entitled “A Hidden Wholeness: The Zen Photography of Thomas Merton”.

Monday, November 1, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
Madden Hall, in Carr Hall, 100 St. Joseph Street, Toronto.
The exhibition will officially open at the University of St. Michael’s College with a talk by award-winning author and academic, Prof. Michael Higgins, Vice President for Mission and Catholic Identity at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT.

November 1 – December 17, 2010
PIMS,  59 Queen’s Park Crescent, Toronto.
The photo exhibit, prepared by The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University of Louisville, KY, under the direction of Dr. Paul M. Pearson, Director and Archivist of the Thomas Merton Center, will be located at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies’ Common Room from November 1st to December 17th, 2010. 

For more information please contact Isabelle Tanner, Special Collections and Archives, Kelly Library, 416-926-1300, ext. 3454 or i.tanner@utoronto.ca.

St. Joseph the Worker Parish FALL TALKS 2010

What does the Church really teach? Exploring Catholicism’s Most Controversial Issues

St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 191 Wade Gate, Thornhill.
Wednesdays, Oct. 20-Dec. 1 - 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
 
IS THE CHURCH ANTI-WOMAN?
Exploring women’s role in the Church
Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Speakers: Dr. Gabriela Alfano
 
XXX?
Exploring issues around porn and masturbation
Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Speaker: Cale Clarke, Founder of ‘The Faith Explained’
 
IS THE CHURCH ANTI-SEX?
Exploring the Church’s teaching on the use of contraception and in-vitro fertilization
Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Speaker: Karen Hemingway, Executive Director of The Marguerite Bourgeoys Family Centre.
 
IS THE CHURCH ANTI-CHOICE?
Exploring the Church’s teachings on Abortion and Euthanasia
Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Speaker: Kathy Mathusiak, Director of the DeVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research and member of the Toronto Right to Life Association.
 
‘TILL DEATH DO US PART?
Exploring challenges around separation, divorce and remarriage
Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Speaker: Denis Costello, Branch Manager of Catholic Family Services
 
Free Babysitting available. For more info, visit: stjw.ca/fall2010.

Advent Vespers at St. Basil's Church

Saturday, November 27, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
St. Basil's Church, Toronto.

St. Basil's Parish will celebrate the beginning of Advent with our 5th Annual Advent Vespers. Please join us for this wonderful celebration of evening vespers with music, readings and prayer. St. Basil's Church is located at 50 St. Joseph St., Toronto at the corner of Bay St. and St. Joseph St.

For more information please call 416-926-7110 www.stbasiltoronto.org.

Redemptorist Vocation Discernment Weekend

November 12 - 14, 2010
Toronto, Ontario.

Come and discern if our call to serve in the Church through preaching, evangelization, parish ministry, youth and young adult ministry is for you. Visit us at www.plugintochrist.ca to read more about our vocation as Redemptorist Priests and Brothers.

You may register online, or by contacting Fr. Santo Arrigo, C.Ss.R., Coordinator of Redemptorist Vocation Ministry (by November 3, 2010).

Seeds of Hope

A reflection series based on the spiritual writings of Henri J.M. Nouwen.

Saturday November 27, 2010
Dayspring Chapel at L'Arche Daybreak, 11339 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill.

“Love and Suffering: Our Spiritual Teachers” facilitated by Sue Mosteller and Keith Reynolds.

Registration and Coffee: 9:00 a.m.
Reflection from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Please call or email to reserve a place to
416-926-2287. Toll-free: 1-866-226-2158
nouwensociety@nouwen.net www.HenriNouwen.org.

Cost: $35 or pay what you can. (cash or cheque at the door) Books, pottery and candles on sale after the reflection.

Are you praying for peace and consolation?

Project Rachel - Private and Confidential.

A weekend retreat for women whose hearts have been broken by abortion will be held on November 19-21 2010.

We can help. Call 416-629-8264. Email info@stmarysrefuge.org. We pray for you always.
2 Thessalonians 2:11.

Starting Bible Study Is Easier
Than You Think

November 17, 24 and Dec 1, 8, 2010 – 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
St. Francis Xavier Parish, 5650 Mavis Rd., Mississauga.

“Prayer purifies us, reading instructs us.. If a person wants to be always in Gods' company, s/he must pray regularly and read regularly. When we pray, we talk to God; when we read, God talks to us.” Saint Isidore.

Do you desire to know more about God's word through the scriptures? Would you like to learn how to be a part of your parish based Catholic Bible Study?

Sr. Jocelyn Monette, Executive Director of the Catholic Biblical Association of Canada, will lead a four-week seminar on the foundations needed for a rich experience for a parish or faith community. Participants learn skills needed to guide or be a part of a group that learns and prays with the Word of God. We encourage you to attend.

Registration cost: $10.00. For further information and to register please call the 905-890-5290.

Blessing of New Organ and Concert

Sunday, November 14, 2010 – 3:00 p.m.
St. Patrick's Parish, Mississauga.

St. Patrick's Parish, Mississauga is delighted to welcome Diane Bish to the for the inaugural concert, and the Blessing by Bishop John Boissonneau of the newly installed 50-stop, three manual Allen Heritage Organ. The parish is excited about the new organ, and especially excited to have Diane Bish here with us. Diane is among the very top of musical entertainers in the world. She is a concert and recording artist, composer, conductor and international television personality. Her performances have been hailed by critics as "stunning, virtuoso, fiery and astonishing".

Tickets for the concert are available through Glionna Mansell Corporation at www.dianebishconcert.ca. Join us for a concert of a lifetime.

Providence Healthcare – Looking for Volunteers

Providence Healthcare, a leading Toronto health care facility, is recruiting volunteers to provide customer service in our Gift Shop and Café. Our greatest need is on weekdays. We also need volunteers to assist residents and patients with meals; friendly visiting; help with entertainment and recreation programs in our hospital, long-term care home and Alzheimer Day Program.

For an application, visit our website at www.providence.on.ca or call Volunteer Services at 416-285-3749.

Volunteers must be at least 14 years old with good communications skills. Volunteering is a wonderful opportunity for students, adults and seniors to help others while exploring career options, gaining work related experience and contributing to the community. Providence Healthcare is located at 3276 St. Clair Avenue East in Toronto's east end, we are within walking distance of the Warden Subway station.