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Time is of the Essence: Waste it Together!
In preparation for the Family Day holiday weekend in Ontario, Catholic children’s author and illustrator, Carissa Douglas, reflects on strengthening faith and family bonds by giving importance to spending unstructured time together. Carissa is one of...
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Altar Server Awards 2023
For 36 years, the Greater Toronto Area Serra Clubs have been recognizing the service and achievements of altar servers from parishes across the Archdiocese of Toronto through the annual Bishop’s Altar Server Awards for Service.
Each year, local...
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Helping Children Grow Closer to God
Anna Boyagoda, Director of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for the Archdiocese of Toronto, answers a few of the most common questions about the CGS ministry.
1. What is the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd?
The Catechesis of the...
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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (1 October 2023)
Indigenous Healing and Reconciliation Fund Special Collection this weekend
Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto are invited to participate in this special collection to support the Indigenous Healing & Reconciliation Fund. The collection is a national grassroots effort to assist...
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Praying for the Sick and Faithful Departed
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.
We...
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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (10 September 2023)
The Society of St. Vincent De Paul Annual Collection
Next weekend, September 16/ 17, 2023 it is the annual collection for The St. Vincent de Paul Society here in St. Mary’s Parish. We are able to support our...
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Around St. Mary's This Week (7 May 2023)
Today, we welcome Marco Busic to St. Mary’s. Marco is a seminarian and will be with us until the end of July. He is completing his third year of theology and entering his final year before...
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Archbishop Leo's Message for Catholic Education Week
Catholic Education Week 2023 takes place from April 30 – May 5. The theme for this year is: We are many, we are one.
Please see below a letter issued by Archbishop Francis Leo:
My dear friends,
Christus resurrexit...
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The Nativity of the Lord
Mass Schedule
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Saturday, December 31
5:00 p.m.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
6:00 p.m. until Midnight
Sunday, January 1 – Full Schedule
8:00 a.m., 10:00...
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOLY HOUR AND BENEDICTION
Friday, September 3
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Praying for the Sick and Faithful Departed
As the baptized we all share in the ministry of prayer. If you or a...
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Women and the 'New Normal'
Heather King is an award-winning memoirist, columnist and blogger with several books. She speaks nationwide, leads writing workshops and writes a weekly column on arts and culture for Angelus News, the archdiocesan newspaper of Los Angeles. For more, please...
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M.E.R.C.Y. schedule 2023-24
Aug-23-2023 to Jun-07-2024
M.E.R.C.Y. (Ministry to Educate Roman Catholic Youth) is for youth grades J.K. to Gr. 4 and gathers once a month on Friday nights from 6:00-7:30 p.m. where we explore...
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Around St. Mary's This Week (19 September 2021)
St. Vincent de Paul Collection this weekend...
This month, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul celebrates our founder, Blessed Frederick Ozanam. Our annual collection (green envelopes) is today, September 18/19. We are able to serve our...
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Around St. Mary's This Week (12 September 2021)
The Week of September 12, 2021....
Praying for the Sick
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...
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Around St. Mary's This Week (May 30, 2021)...
A Prayer for Ordinary Time
God of wisdom and love, source of all good,
send your Spirit to teach us your truth
and guide our actions in your way of peace.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus...
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Giving Birth to Contemplation
“Family, the Domestic Church: A Sign of Hope and Life” is the theme of this year’s National Week for Life and the Family, May 9-16.
To mark this occasion, Catholic children’s author and...
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Around St. Mary's This Week (April 4, 2021)
Christ is Risen! Alleluia!
For fifty days our Church celebrates the great feast of Easter. The Church tells us that the fifty days from Easter to Pentecost are one great feast! In our parish and homes, we...
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Join in on the Archdiocese’s Virtual Gathering of Families
Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, is pleased to invite families from across the archdiocese to our third annual virtual gathering of families: Family at the Heart of Formation!
Happening on Saturday, November 28, 2020 starting at 10 a.m...