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Around St. Mary's This Week (22 August 2021)
August 22, 2021 --21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
 As the baptized we all share in the ministry of prayer. If you or a family member is sick please let us know and we shall add their name to our prayer list which is posted in the gathering space of the church. |
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Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. |
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If you or a family member are hospitalized please contact the parish so you or they may receive a pastoral visit. |
We remember in prayer our family, fellow parishioners and friends who have died including William Rattray and Ted Germaine.
Ministry to the Hospitalized
VON SMART (Seniors Maintaining Active Roles Together) Exercise Program is held on Tuesday mornings.
For details regarding beginning dates and registration please call: VON at 705 737 5044 ext. 221.
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Celebrating Confirmation August 26, 2021
We invite you to pray for our candidates, their sponsors and families. |
Candidates and sponsors are reminded to arrive at 6:30 p.m. There is designated seating for candidates and sponsors. Please remember to maintain physical distancing, wear your mask and practice good hand hygiene.
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Wedding Anniversaries: Living and Celebrating the Sacrament of Marriage The expression a “wedding lasts a day a marriage lasts a lifetime” highlights the importance of celebrating and living marriage vows day after day. The married couples in our parish are a sign to us of God’s faithfulness and through their witness we are strengthened. If you celebrated a wedding anniversary in August we shall pray with you and share in your joy at all Sunday (Saturday evening) Masses on August 28 and 29th. Please join us in thanking God for the gift of the married couples in our midst. |
YOUTH MINISTRY
We would like to say a big thank you to all those who participated and helped with our Walking Pilgrimage last week. Walking in the footsteps of our ancestors awakened all who participated both spiritually and physically, giving a new awareness of Christ living in each of us. Thank you!
VOCATIONS
St. Paul reminds us that we are “created in Christ Jesus for good works.”
If you think God’s plan for you could be to be a priest, religious, permanent deacon, sister or brother, contact the Director of Vocations, Fr. Matthew McCarthy, at 416-968-0997 or email vocations@archtoronto.org.
Social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter + YouTube @vocationsto.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
after the 12:10 p.m. Mass until 3:00 p.m. in the church proper.
MINISTRY WITH MATURING ADULTS
Christian Meditation meets weekly, online. If you are interested in learning more this form of prayer please contact Catherine Ecker. (cecker@archtoronto.org or 705 728 2985 ext. 115) The next session is on Tuesday, August 24th at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.
Life Story Writing Program: September 2021 - “The Life Story Writing Programme provides an opportunity to stop, take stock, and look back over the process of life in order to gain deeper understanding, clearer perspective and a more integrated view. Undertaken from a faith perspective, it is a search for evidence in your life that God has been with you and is still with you. Such discovery nourishes one’s inner being, renews one’s spirit and energizes for the journey ahead.” Dr. Richard Johnson
We will offer this six-week program beginning Monday, September 20th. The sessions will be held from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Registration is required. For details please contact Catherine Ecker at cecker@archtoronto.org or call 705 728 2985 ext. 115.
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Parish Family Sing Along Wednesday, August 25 at 2:00 p.m. You are welcome to join us at our First Ever Family Sing Along! Back by popular demand, our singing trio from St. Mary’s Bible Camp – Shannon, James and David – will lead us in an hour-long family singalong, with a special appearance by our pal Albert! Pack up a lawn chair and your singing voices and join us outside in front of the church! (Note: this is not a drop off program, but a singalong for everyone!) Masks are not required outside but physical distancing should be maintained. For those who want to see what our pal Albert has been up to this year, check our replays at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPzHeyMySmky1G0TvBfFQH1aPuZOQqgrn https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPzHeyMySmkw-OkHracsXBv2wj2xnerqd |
Prayer for Reconciliation
Holy One, Creator of all that is, seen and unseen,
of story and of song, of heartbeat and of tears
of bodies, souls, voices and all relations:
You are the God of all truth and the way of all reconciliation.
Uphold with your love and compassion all who open their lives
in the sacred sharing of their stories
breathe in us the grace to trust in your loving forgiveness,
that we may face our histories with courage;
touch us through the holy gift of story
that those who speak and those who listen may
behold your redeeming presence;
guide us with holy wisdom to enter through the gates of remorse
that our feet may walk gently and firmly on the way of justice and healing. Amen.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Call to Action # 59
“We call upon church parties to the Settlement Agreement to develop ongoing education strategies to ensure that their respective congregations learn about their church’s role in colonization, the history and legacy of residential schools, and why apologies to former residential school students, their families, and communities were necessary.”
Recommended Resources: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf
We Were Children National Film Board available online through the National Film Board or CBC Gem
Colonization Road a CBC documentary https://gem.cbc.ca/media/firsthand/season-2/episode-9/38e815a-00b9abca4fc
TVO First Contact https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/first-contact-ep-1
Archdiocese of Toronto: https://www.archtoronto.org/en/offices-and-ministries/sub-sites/residential-schools/home/
