Good Friday

Obligatory day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics.

For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as Read more

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Easter Food Blessing

March 30th at 11:00 a.m. join us for the Easter Blessing of Food. The Easter blessing of food is a cherished tradition in many Eastern European countries. It typically occurs on Holy Saturday or Easter Sunday and involves bringing Read more

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Good Friday Collection

The Good Friday Collection is requested by the Holy See to help maintain the Church’s holy places in the Holy Land, so important to the faith of Christians everywhere, and also to support the faithful who struggle to survive Read more

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Holy Week Schedule 2024

Saturday March 23 – Day of Reconciliation

9:30 a.m. – 12noon        Confessions and Exposition of the blessed Sacrament

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.     Confessions

Saturday March 23 – Palm Sunday

5:00 p.m.                      Mass with Blessing of palms Passion narrative Read more

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Lenten Special Collections

The Bishops of Canada have reserved the Season of Lent for a collection to assist the Global South. Normally this collection is held on the Fifth Sunday of Lent. There are two options for this assistance to the Global Read more

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Lenten Day of Reconciliation

On Saturday March 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, then from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. the parish is having a Lenten day of Reconciliation during this time we will have extra confessional times. I invite you to Read more

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Development & Peace

Training next-generation farmers in Indonesia: In rural Indonesia, young people are abandoning agriculture to work in cities. This could threaten food sovereignty. Our partner PAYOPAYO empowers village communities to find solutions to challenges related to agriculture, food, energy, natural Read more

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Development and Peace – Caritas Canada

A movement of solidarity Established in 1967, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada is the official international solidarity organization of the Catholic Church in Canada.

Today is the deadline for signing a letter to Honduran ambassador to Canada asking Read more

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Development & Peace

A movement of solidarity Established in 1967, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada is the official international solidarity organization of the Catholic Church in Canada.

We address the root causes of poverty, oppression, and inequality by working with partners Read more

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Reaping Our Rights

The Peterborough and Toronto Diocesan Councils invite you to the Regional Launch for the Lent Education Campaign “Reaping our Rights”

Saturday, February 24th 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Hybrid meeting, meet in person or participate on ZOOM

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