Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed.Catholic Cemeteries - Archdiocese of Toronto wishes to invite all families within the Archdiocese of Toronto to participate in the Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed. 7:00 p.m.

Cemetery locations:

• Assumption, Mississauga
• Christ the King, Markham
• Holy Cross, Thornhill 
• Mount Hope, Toronto 
• Queen of Heaven, Woodbridge - Resurrection, Whitby
• St. Mary’s, Barrie        

For more information, contact Gabrielle Suthers, Holy Family Parish, 60 Allan Drive, Bolton, ON L7E 1P7, or by email at gabrielle@internet.look.ca.

Aug 23

Spanish Pilgrimage to Mildland. “Let’s walk where they walked.” The Spanish Speaking Community invites all to a Pilgrimage to the Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland. Please arrive at the Shrine by 11 a.m. Bring a picnic lunch. Bishop R. Grecco will celebrate Mass at 12 noon.

For more info you could contact St. Jude’s Parish at 416-742-9072; Deacon Daniel Gana at deacondanielgana@hotmail.com’Porfirio Garcia (Office of Lay Ministry of the Archdiocese of Toronto) at (416-934-3430).

Aug 24

Lithuanian - Canadians Annual Pilgrimage to Midland. Martyrs’ Shrine, Midland, Ontario.

For information, contact Lithuanian Martyrs’ Parish at 905-277-4320.

Celtic Family Garden Party - 75th Anniversary O'Connor Estate/Maryvale Farm. O’Connor Irish Heritage House, 60 Rowena Drive, Toronto (Victoria Park & Ellesmere).  1:00 – 4:00 p. m.

For more information, please contact  416-351-0365 www.ryercath.ca.

For more information, please contact  416-351-0365 www.ryercath.ca. Ryerson Chaplaincy is located at 64 McGill Street, Toronto.

The 2008 Annual Education Mass at Saint Paul’s Basilica. All Catholic educators of the archdiocese are invited to pause before the new academic year and gather together for a celebration of the Eucharist. Archbishop Thomas Collins will be presiding. Following the mass, there will be a dinner in the parish hall after which Archbishop Thomas Collins will speak about “St Paul the Teacher”.

All are welcome to attend the mass for free. Tickets for the dinner are $40 each. Please e-mail your requests for dinner reservations to barry.white@tcdsb.org.

Cheques can be made out to “The Catholic Teachers Guild” and mailed c/o Barry White, 80 Sackville St, Toronto Ont., M5A 3E5.

For more information, please contact  416-351-0365 www.ryercath.ca.

Faith Connections September Hike – Discover the Humber River. the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto invite young adults (18-39 years) for an afternoon of hiking, prayer, and social.   We will be meeting in front of the Old Mill Subway Station between 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.  Please RSVP before Sept 4th.

For more information on any of these events or to register please contact Vanessa Nicholas-Schmidt 416-222-1101. www.faithconnections.ca.

To register or for more information contact Marisa Rogucki at 416-928-9963 or by e-mail at retiredpriests@archtoronto.org.

Interested in “Nativity Scenes”?  An opportunity to admire and/or purchase some artistic and exceptional nativity scenes from Europe will be made available to you at All Saints’ Parish Hall, 1415 Royal York Rd., in Etobicoke. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For further information you may call the parish at 416-244-3066.

For more information, please contact  416-351-0365 www.ryercath.ca. Ryerson Chaplaincy is located at 64 McGill Street, Toronto.

Beaches Celtic Festival. Kew Gardens, Toronto. O’Connor Irish Heritage House is pleased to be part of the Beaches Celtic Festival at Kew Gardens on Queen Street (east of Woodbine Ave), Toronto.

Icon to be Blessed at Our Lady of Sorrows. Our Lady of Sorrows Church recently commissioned a large icon entitled “Christos Pantocrator” by the artist Gregory Furmanczyk for its sanctuary.  On Sunday, September 14, 2008, Bishop John Boissonneau will celebrate the 11:00 a.m. Mass and formally bless the icon.  All are welcome.

For more information please contact the parish at 416-231-6016.

Faith Connections – Theology on Tap. the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto invite young adults (19-39 yrs) to a thought provoking social evening.  Duke of York Pub (39 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto.  7:00-9:00 p.m.

For more information on any of these events or to register please contact Vanessa Nicholas-Schmidt 416-222-1101. www.faithconnections.ca.

For more information, please contact  416-351-0365 www.ryercath.ca. Ryerson Chaplaincy is located at 64 McGill Street, Toronto.

Irish Heritage Night with the Toronto Blue Jays. O'Connor Irish Heritage House is, once again, delighted to be the 'charity of choice' of the Toronto Blue Jays for their Irish Heritage Night.

For tickets, contact Rhona Porter at 905-940-9655 ext. 6516, email rporter@saintelizabeth.com, or visit www.sehc.ca/100.

Sept 23 - Nov 25

Registration will take place after all masses on September 7 and 14, 2008 at St. Timothy Catholic Church.  For more information, please contact the Parish Office at 416-494-6526.

Our Lady of Grace Church, Angus, is offering a Weekend Marriage Preparation Course for engaged couples in preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage. Friday, September 26, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 8:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

A completion certificate will be awarded at the conclusion of the course.  For more information please call the parish office at 705-424-1551.

LifeChain is growing! We are in need of zone captains and parish liaisons.

Please call 416-204-9749 for more information.

Oct 18

Lay Pastoral Visitors Training Program. A series of 6 sessions at St. Gregory the Great Parish is designed to prepare lay persons to become Lay Pastoral Visitors in the ministry of spiritual and religious care of shut-ins and the sick in our parish communities in Durham. 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon.

For further information/registration contact Eileen: e.mcgowan@cfsdurham.com 905-431-1711.

Week I:  2008 Toronto Archdiocesan Priests’ Seminar
Nottawasaga Inn, Alliston, Ontario.

Week II:  2008 Toronto Archdiocesan Priests’ Seminar
Nottawasaga Inn, Alliston, Ontario.

For tickets, please contact 416-934-3400 ext. 551.

Nov 1

In honour of the 400th anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady at Siluva, Lithuania. Most Rev. Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J., Archbishop of Kaunas, will speak at the Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in Toronto about the persecutions of the Catholic Church during the occupation years.

For information, contact Lithuanian Martyrs’ Parish at 905-277-4320.

In honour of the 400th anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady at Siluva, Lithuania, the closing ceremonies will be at The Lithuanian Martyrs Church, 2185 Stavebank Rd., Mississauga, from where the icon will travel to Siluva’s museum. 

For information, contact Lithuanian Martyrs’ Parish at 905-277-4320.

Centenary Anniversary – First Italian Church of Toronto. On November 8, 1908, 100 years ago this year, Archbishop Fergus McEvay gave to the Italian community its first church, under the title Our Lady of Mount Carmel. One of the highlights of the centenary celebrations: Memorial Mass for all the deceased priests, nuns, and laypeople of this past centenary – November 3, 2008 at St. Jane Frances Church.

For more information please call Immaculate Conception Parish at 905-856-2205 or St. Jane Frances at 416-741-1463.

Nov 4,
5 & 6

Centenary Anniversary – First Italian Church of Toronto. On November 8, 1908, 100 years ago this year, Archbishop Fergus McEvay gave to the Italian community its first church, under the title Our Lady of Mount Carmel. One of the highlights of the centenary celebrations: Lectures on St. Paul by Rev. Claudio Bottini, O.F.M., professor at “Studio Biblico Francescano”, Jerusalem. – November 4,5,6, 2008.

Centenary Anniversary – First Italian Church of Toronto. On November 8, 1908, 100 years ago this year, Archbishop Fergus McEvay gave to the Italian community its first church, under the title Our Lady of Mount Carmel. One of the highlights of the centenary celebrations: Solemn Mass with Archbishop Thomas Collins at Immaculate Conception Church, Woodbridge, followed by a Gala Dinner at La Riviera Banquet Hall - November 9, 2008.

19th International Festival of Religious Song. The 19th International Festival of Religious Song will take place at the John Paul II Cultural Centre, 4300 Cawthra Road, Mississauga, Ontario. The Festival will feature two evenings of quality music and song. The registration deadline is September 15, 2008. 

Registration forms are available online at www.catholicradio.ca/festival. For more information please contact Anna at 416-588-0555 or e-mail festival@catholicradio.ca.

Feast of Saint Elizabeth Mass, honouring Saint Elizabeth Health Care’s 100th anniversary.

Saint Paul ’s Basilica – 4:00 p.m. Reception to follow in the Basilica Hall.

For more information, visit www.sehc.ca or contact Madonna Gallo at (905) 940-9655 ext. 6430