Welcome BBQ for College and University Students (age 18-30)

Saturday, September 18, 2010 - 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
St. Patrick's Church and Redeemer House, 151 McCaul Street, Toronto (University and Dundas).

Come and join us for a free burger, hot dog, drink and snacks as we begin the academic year together and find out about our upcoming events for the fall season!

Door Prizes available! Drop by and join us!

For more information about this event and other upcoming events for young adults, visit us at www.plugintochrist.ca.

Concert at St. Anne's Parish, Brampton

Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 7:00 p.m.
St. Anne's Church, 115 Vodden Street East, Brampton.

Jim Cowan, renowned singer, songwriter, and worship leader for conferences and leader of Youth Praise and Worship at the Franciscan University in Steubenville Ohio, will be coming to St. Anne's Church.

Jim will offer a live concert and Festival of Praise. There will be no cost for admission. A free will offering would be appreciated.

Cook/ Housekeeper’s Needed

3 days per week – 6 hours per day

St. Luke’s Church, Thornhill, is looking for someone to provide cooking and housekeeping services 3 days per week, approximately 6 hours per day. 

Salary to be negotiated.  If interested please call 905 881-2786 ext. 21.

Fourteenth Annual Shepherds’ Trust
Golf Tournament

Monday, September 14, 2010
Sleepy Hollow Golf & Country Club, Stouffville.

We are delighted to announce that this year's Shepherds' Trust golf tournament will be held at Sleepy Hollow Golf & Country Club in Stouffville on Monday September 27, 2010.
www.sleepyhollowgolf.on.ca

Registration ($150.00 per golfer) includes golf, cart, BBQ lunch and a delicious full course steak dinner.

For additional information, please call Marisa Rogucki, 416-934-3400, ext. 336 or email at mrogucki@archtoronto.org.

Redemptorist Come and See Vocation Retreat, Toronto

November 12-14, 2010

Come and discern our way of life as Redemptorist Priests and Brothers! For more information, please contact Fr. Santo Arrigo, C.Ss.R. at 416-593-6520 or vocations@redemptorists.ca.

Free Gather Comprehensive Hymnals

Free: 12 brand new GIA "Gather Comprehensive" Hymnals. If interested, please contact Blessed John XXIII Parish at 416-429-4000.

St. Pio Novena 2010

September 6-10, 2010 – English/Spanish
September 13-17, 2010 – Italian
St. Philip Neri Parish, 2100 Jane Street, Toronto.

English/Spanish:
September 6 – “The Stigmata”
September 7 – “Sts. Pio and Francis”
September 8 – English/Spanish Mass “St. Pio model of spiritual life”
September 9 – “St. Pio during the year of his priesthood”
September 10 – English/Spanish Mass “Healing Mass”

Italian:
September 13 – “Stigmate”
September 14 – “San Pio e San Francesco”
September 15 – “Padre Pio, modello di vita spirituale”
September 16 – “Padre Pio nell'anno sacerdotale” Transfer of S.M. Della Grazie to niche
September 17 0 Tri-Lingual Mass (Feast of the Stigmata) “Massa per gli ammalati”

Confessions, Tuesday – Friday, 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Veneration of Holy Relics of St. Pio – Monday – Friday, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Holy Rosary – Monday – Friday, 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

For more information please contact the parish
at 416-241-3101.

60th Anniversary of
St. Margaret of Scotland Parish

Sunday, September 19, 2010
St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, 222 Ridley Blvd, Toronto.

On Sunday, September 19, 2010, St. Margaret of Scotland is celebrating, as a faith community, their 60th Anniversary. You are cordially invited to attend a Mass of Thanksgiving at 12 noon in the Church.

Following the liturgy there will be a gala reception in the hall till 4:00pm with a PowerPoint presentation and photo displays reflecting upon our 60 years. At 2:00 p.m. there will be special presentations from members of the parish inviting us to “Walk Down Memory Lane”!

Plan now to join us. For further information call 416-485-7781.

Faith and Politics Training Program

The Canadian Centre for Policy Studies has recently launched a program to provide people of faith with practical training on how to connect their values to concrete political activism.

As we head into municipal and school board elections, this training is particularly relevant for your parishioners.

Seminars have thus far occurred at two Ottawa-area Catholic churches – both were very well attended and received. Contact information for priests who have hosted this program is available upon request. The program has also been endorsed by the chair of the Parliament Pro-Life Caucus.

For more information, please contact Garnett Genuis at ggenuis@policystudies.ca.

Are you a Student Attending University in the Archdiocese of Toronto?

There are four chaplaincy centres supported by the Archdiocese on a campus near you. These centres respond to the spiritual and pastoral needs of students, staff and faculty. Services include weekday and Sunday Mass, spiritual direction, faith study courses, women's and men's groups, weekly socials and fellowship, retreats, WIFI and much more to help your student feel at home and to continue their spiritual formation as part of a busy and often distracting university life.

The University of Toronto, Newman Centre www.newmantoronto.com on St. George Campus and utmcatholics@gmail.com on the Mississauga campus. York University www.yorku.ca/catholic and Ryerson University www.ryercath.ca.

HOLY SPIRIT RETREAT

September 30 - November 18, 2010 - Thursday evenings - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Blessed Sacrament Parish, 24 Cheritan Ave., Toronto.

This retreat, designed for spiritual development is open to anyone who wants to deepen one's relationship with the Holy Spirit; how the gifts of the Holy Spirt strengthen our faith and a greater awareness of our role of service to the Church.

For registration and information please contact the parish office at 416-481-2256. Fee: $20.00.

2010-2011 Regis College Windows on Theology Continuous Learning Series

"Business Beliefs: Exploring the Meaning of Management" - Instructor: John Dalla Costa.
Explores the ethical and spiritual dimensions of management. Invites mid to upper level business leaders to (re)discover or deepen their Christian identity, vocation and mission. Six Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m., beginning September 21st, plus one Saturday retreat seminar to be arranged.

"Theology as Spiritual Praxis" - Instructor: Gordon Rixon, S.J.
Conversion, religious narrative and theological reflection motivate and guide spiritual practice and transforming action in the world. Explores the sources, approaches and norms of faith-filled participation in contemporary culture and civil society. Eight Thursdays 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., beginning September 23rd.

"Paul: The Apostle We Never Knew" - Instructor: Scott Lewis S.J.
Approaches Paul as an iconoclastic visionary with a challenging message for his time and our own. Explores Paul's vision of a new world without borders – a world that reflects God's compassionate justice. Eight Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., beginning January 11th.

Additional information and application forms are available at www.regiscollege.ca/windows_on_theology, by emailing inquiries@RegisCollege.ca or by calling 416-922-5474 ext. 238.

Holy Rosary Looking for a Pastoral Associate

Holy Rosary Church is open for applications for the position of Pastoral Associate. It is a regular full-time position and the deadline for receipt of application is August 31, 2010.

It is expected that the Pastoral Associate will have, as a minimum, a University degree at the Bachelor level and a solid knowledge of Roman Catholic theology (e.g. holds a Master’s degree in Catholic theology from a recognized theologate. Report to the pastor, the responsibilities of the Pastoral Associate include: Coordinating Sacramental Preparation in the Family Catechetical Program at the parish and at Holy Rosary School; coordinates and directs the Youth program at the parish.

Please submit resume and cover letter to Fr. Daniel Chui, CSB at Holy Rosary Church, 354 St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto, Ontario, M5P1N4 or e-mail:chui@holyrosary.ca or Fax 416-23-8473.