“Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord
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March 2025 • Issue No. 2
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Embracing Lent
Continues on page 2
Skilled Labour Shortage?
Through the Economic Mobility Pathway Pilot
(EMPP) ORAT is partnering with
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May 2025 • Issue No. 3
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World Day of Migrants & Refugees Easter Wishes
Christ is Risen, Alleluia! Truly, He is Risen, Alleluia!
Wishing you and your family a
Corpus Christi Procession
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Sunday June 22nd, 2025 after 12:00 noon Mass
Processions teach the heart to follow unswervingly
Our Lady
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January 2025 • Issue No. 1
Christmas & New Year Greeting...............Page 1
EMPP: New Talent for Employers............Page 1
What We’ve Accomplished Together........Page
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November 2025 • Issue No. 5
Public Opinion Survey on Immigration....Page 1
Shifting Canada’s Resettlement Focus......Page 1
World Day of Migrants & Refugees...........Page
MARIAN TRIDUUM
OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
IN PREPARATION FOR THE FAITHFUL
OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO
FOR THE ACT OF CONSECRATION TO OUR LADY
ON THE SOLEMNITY
Opening Mass:
Date: Saturday, March 1st , 2pm
Location: Daughters of St. Paul; 3022 Dufferin St, Toronto
Halton Alive
Date: Saturday, March 29th
Location: St. George’s Church; 4691 Palladium Way
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July 2025 • Issue No. 4
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2025 Allocation UpdateHabemus Papam!
Since our last newsletter, the Catholic Church was
blessed with a new pope.
In a historic moment
Opening Mass:
Date: Saturday, March 1st , 2pm
Location: Daughters of St. Paul; 3022 Dufferin St, Toronto
Halton Alive
Date: Saturday, March 29th
Location: St. George’s Church; 4691 Palladium Way
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September 2025 • Issue No. 5
World Day of Migrants & Refugees..........Page 1
2026 Preparations Underway...................Page 1
CG & Cosponsor Resources....................
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