First Friday Eucharistic Adoration
Friday July 5th, 2019
On the First Friday, our Parish celebrates Eucharistic Adoration immediately following the 9:05 a.m. Mass until 6:00 p.m.
“The worship of the Eucharist outside of the Mass is of inestimable value for the life of the church. ” – Ecclesia de Eucharistic by Pope John Paul II
Please consider taking time out this Friday, in prayer and worship of the Eucharist. For those who would like to schedule an hour to ‘keep watch’, signup sheets for specific times slots can be found at the back of the church.
Father, Creator of all, thank You for summer!
Thank You for the warmth of the sun and the increased daylight.
Thank You for the beauty I see all around me and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation.
Thank You for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family, and for the more casual pace of the summer season.
Draw me closer to You this summer.
Teach me how I can pray no matter where I am or what I am doing.
Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence and light my path with Your Word and Counsel.
As I enjoy Your creation, create in me a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You.Amen.
Father Joseph and the staff of St. Cecilia’s Church wish you
a safe, healthy and joyful summer season.
Summer Office Hours & Bulletin Notice
Summer office hours will commence Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
The Office will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
If you are planning to visit the office over the summer months, please call first to ensure someone is here to greet you.
This is the last bulletin to be distributed until September. Mass Intentions, Feasts of the Week, etc. will be posted weekly on the bulletin boards during the summer months.
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
Living the Gospel by supporting at-risk youth
The single mother of Trinity worried about who might influence her daughter after school, given the presence of gangs in the neighbourhood. She enrolled Trinity in a program at the St. John Paul the Great Family Centre, a ShareLife-funded agency. Along with helping with homework, the centre provided music training that would otherwise be too costly. Now 15 years old, Trinity volunteers at the centre so others can benefit just as she has.
Please consider making a sacrificial gift to ShareLife through your parish or sharelife.org
Note that you may contribute during any week-end collection until July 28th and on-line until July 31st, the end of the campaign. We are approximately $5,500 short of our parish goal. (not including any on-line donations since last reporting). Together we can reach our goal of $36,000.
Let’s ” live the Gospel” and provide for those in need.
To give online to our parish campaign: http://www.sharelife.org/public/donate
Hike & Prayer: Serenity in the City
July 6, 2019, 10:30 am
Lakeshore Blvd. W. & Kipling Ave.
A special program for young adults aged 19-39 years old. Come out for a mid-morning weekend “hike” through Colonel Samuel Park! A time of prayer, fellowship, reflection, while enjoying the beauty of God’s creation in our very own city. Meet at 10:30 a.m. at the southeast corner of Lakeshore and Kipling. Please bring comfortable walking shoes! This hike and prayer will be facilitated by our special guest, Sabrina Chiefari.
CONTACT: Faith Connections
PHONE: 416-467-2645
EMAIL: faithconnections@csj-to.ca
Solidarity with All Creation: Taize Prayer Service
August 26, 3:30 pm – 5 p.m.
St. Paul’s Basilica
83 Power St., Toronto
St. Paul’s invites you to meditative Scripture-based prayer and music in the Taize tradition. Join us in celebrating “Solidarity with All Creation” through contemplative song, Scripture and silence. All are welcome. Social and light refreshments to follow. RSVPs appreciated but not mandatory.
CONTACT: St. Paul Taize Prayer Group
EMAIL: stpaultaize@gmail.com
https://stpaulsbasilica.archtoronto.org/
Duc in Altum: From Fishermen to Fishers of Men
Saturday, July 27, 3:30 pm- 7 pm
Stella Maris
21550 Bathurst St., Holland Landing
Jesus called Peter to cast his nets out into the deep, and we’re calling you to do the same for a Saturday afternoon of father-and-son fishing, faith and fellowship. We will tell a few good Gospel fishing stories before casting our lines and spending some quality time together. As the day draws to a close, we’ll swap tales of the one that got away, as well as what it means to be a Catholic father-son team in the world today.
Cost $40/father-son team, includes dinner, refreshments and use of grounds. Valid fishing license required.
CONTACT: Robert Leblanc, momentcatho@gmail.com
www.catholicmoment.ca/events
Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed
Wednesday, August 14, 2019, 7 p.m.
Various locations, see poster in vestibule