Parish Schedule
LOCKDOWN RESTRICTION
Effective Monday, April 19, 2021
PRIVATE PRAYER
(capacity of 8, first come, first admitted)
Monday - Saturday: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
COMMUNION SERVICES
(every 15 minutes, 8 per service, first come first admitted)
Saturday: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
(last service: 7:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
(last service: 11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
CONFESSION BY APPOINTMENT
WEDDINGS FUNERALS AND BAPTISMS restricted to 10 persons
including those involved in ministry (priest, cantor, lector etc.)
SUNDAY MASS LIVESTREAMED at 9 a.m.
on our YouTube channel.
Visit: saintcecilia.ca to subscribe
OFFICE HOURS
Closed to the public (except for essential scheduled appointments)
Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (remote)
stceciliatoronto@gmail.com/416 769 8163
Livestream of Mass
MASS LIVESTREAMED - Sunday at 9 a.m. on our YouTube channel: St. Cecilia Parish Toronto. To access our Youtube channel from our parish website, click on "Watch the Livestream" then scroll down and click on "Subscribe to St. Cecilia Church Channel ", the Mass does not stream directly on our website.
Prayer In Time Of Covid
Gracious God, you who are the author of all life, and who desire the well-being of all people,
during these dark days of Covid 19, increase in us, respect and reverence for all human life.
Grant restored health to the sick,
comfort and hope to the dying,
strength to family members, friends, relatives, clergy & volunteers,
renewed energy to hospital workers, PSWs, nurses and doctors,
and perseverance to all in the health care professions.
Grant wisdom to scientists for the development of effective and moral vaccines,
discernment and right judgment for legislators,
aid to the discouraged, poor and vulnerable,
courage and justice for front-line workers,
and keep always in our minds the vision of the true common good of all the world.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Bishop Robert Kasun CSB
Auxiliary Bishop Central Region
Archdiocese of Toronto
2021 SHARELIFE CAMPAIGN
Living the Gospel by providing for those in need.
“Without you, ShareLife could not fulfill its mission to live the Gospel by providing for those in need. Together we are making a real difference! My prayer is that we may continue to respond to God's love by going forth from ourselves to seek the good of others.” - Cardinal Thomas Collins
You may make your sacrificial gift through the parish office or sharelife.org.
Our Parish goal is $39,300.00.
To date we have raised: $38,255.00 not including donations received at the Archdiocese since last reporting.
Thank you for your sharing your love!
SACRED HEART NOVENA RETREAT
A virtual event hosted by St. Augustine's Seminary
June 3rd to June 11th
Join the on-line retreat made up of a series of 30 minute video presentations. Each video is a short retreat conference featuring a priest from the seminary community. To conclude the retreat you are invited to join a livestream Mass from St. Michael's Cathedral-Basilica.
WHERE HOLINESS IS FOUND: Ordinary people called to extraordinary lives
Saturday, June 5 - 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Virtual event hosted by St. Augustine's Seminary
Presented by Dr. Anne Jamieson
We invite you to register today and extend this invitation to your friends and family. It’s been a stressful year for all of us – a year of unknowns and constant changes. Take a few moments to breathe, reflect and pray. This retreat, designed especially for women, looks at the everyday moments of our lives and asks: How can I live a life of extraordinary calling? Where is holiness found? Please join us as we consider how each of us, as ordinary women, are called to live extraordinary lives.
COST: $25
REGISTER: http://bit.ly/DayOfReflectionForWomen
CONTACT: St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto, 416-261-7207
lay.formation@staugustines.on.ca
www.staugustines.on.ca
GROWING IN WISDOM: Seeking Greater Generativity
Friday June 4th and Saturday June 5th 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre
This 2 year programme beginning in September 2021 provides an opportunity to be deeply present to our own aging process, allowing us to receive its unique gifts.
Interested in learning more? Join us to hear from Fr. Ron Rolheiser OMI. Rev. Mary Earle and Dr. Maggie Meigs.
Cost $25
Phone 905 278 5229, office@qoa.ca
PSALMS AND CANTICLES
Sunday, June 6, 2021
The Majesty of God - Psalms 29 and 150
Vespers: 7 p.m. Lectio Divina: 7:30 to 8:15 p.m.
Join via livestream: www.stmichaelscathedral.com/live
FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS - June 11th
Read the Cardinal's Pastoral letter "Heart Speaks to heart" at: www.archtoronto.org
“Come to me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:28-29)
CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE ESTATE PLANNING
NEW DATE! Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 9:30 am
Join this free webinar presented by The Archdiocese of Toronto estate planning team and learn:
- How to protect your loved ones with a proper Will
- How to ensure that your wishes are legally protected
- About Powers of Attorney
- Estate Trustee selection
- Finding lawyers and estate planning advisors
- Catholic traditions around wills, cremation, burial and funeral
An estate planning guide will be mailed to all attendees at no cost.
TO REGISTER: email:development@archtoronto.org Include ‘webinar June 12’ in the subject line and your name and mailing address in the body of the email You will receive a link to the webinar on June 8th.
FOR SEPTEMBER 2021
The Toronto Catholic District School Board invites parents to register their children for Junior Kindergarten beginning Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 at 10:00 am EST. Due to current COVID-19 conditions all applications (including the upload of required documents) must be completed online.
The following documents are required for registration:
1. Child's Birth Certificate (Certificate of Citizenship or Landed Immigrant Status)
2. Child's Catholic Baptismal Certificate (or proof of Catholicity)
3. Child's Immunization Record
4. Proof of residency in Toronto
FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE PARISH DURING THIS TIME
Weekly envelopes may be used - mailed to the parish or dropped off: 161 Annette Street, Toronto, ON M6P 1P5.
The easiest on-line options:
Archdiocese Donate Now link https://community.archtoronto.org/page.aspx?pid=416 Enables you to give to St. Cecilia parish by credit card. You choose St. Cecilia from a list of parishes and the Archdiocese directs your donation to our parish. The parish receives a monthly report of all donations made via this method. Tax receipts are issued to donors at year end by the Archdiocese (one-time gifts are receipted at time of giving).
Pre-Authorised giving A set donation figure of your choosing is withdrawn from your bank account on the 20th of each month. Please contact the parish office to set this up.
If you have any questions regarding methods of donating, please email or phone the parish office.
Thank you for your many and varied contributions to our parish community!
Dear parishioners,
I hope and pray that you are staying healthy – both physically and spiritually. Please let me know if the parish can help you during these difficult times.
No doubt you are aware that our parish relies on the support of our parishioners to operate – parish salaries, programs and ongoing operating costs (heating, water, electricity, etc.) – are funded through the generosity of our parish community. It will be a challenge for our parish to maintain operations without the weekly offertory collection.
In response to many queries that I have received from parishioners, I offer below some of the ways that you may continue to support our parish if you are in a position to do so. I recognise that many of you, like the parish, are experiencing financial strain at this time and I pray that those stresses are soon eased for you.
For those in a position to continue to give to our parish, the easiest on-line options would be through the Archdiocese Donate Now link. Through this link you can give to the parish by credit card. These donations are handled by the Archdiocese. The donation is directed to the parish of your choice. The parish receives a monthly report of all donations made to the parish via this method and tax receipts are issued to donors at year end by the Archdiocese (one-time gifts are receipted at time of giving).
Pre-Authorised giving is also an option. A set donation figure of your choosing is withdrawn from your bank account on the 20th of each month. We have a number of parishioners who give by this method. Please contact the office if you wish to set this up.
Weekly envelopes may still be used - mailed to the parish or dropped off.
Thank you for your many contributions to our parish community. I miss seeing all of you at the Mass and I pray daily that we will be able to gather together again soon.
Yours in Christ,
Father Joseph
Pastor, St. Cecilia
Scripture Readings for
Sunday, May 30 2021
First Reading: Exodus 24 : 3 -8
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 116
Second Reading: Hebrews 9 : 11 -15
Gospel: Mark 16 : 12 - 16, 22 -26
MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK
Mon. May 31 - Sun. June 6 , 2021
Mon. 9:05 a.m.
Julie Martin (RIP)
Req. by the Rooney family
Saturday 7 p.m.
Intentions of the Parish Community
Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Debbie Didio (INT)
For healing
Req. by Elizabeth Paolini
Sunday 11 a.m.
Jardelina Melo and Manuel Umbelina (RIP)
Req. by Their Children
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Hang Sam Lee, Richard Mijares, Drew Fiala, Connie Tari-Kornhauser, Lisa Reardon, Stuart Robson, Rosa Maria Santos, Dory Kashin, Bianca Auriemma, Rosie Po, Frank Ferreira, Antonina Koziara, Julia Collins, Mary Ann Cuschieri, Sebastian Caravalho, Anne Tran Fazzalari, Gabriel Sebastian Romano, Robert Freimuts, Giuseppe R., Mikayla Haswell, Victoria Cooper, Anna Solims, Lorenza Varga, Steven McKinney, Krysten Telfer, Natalie Chabane, Edward Spiteri, Maria Ruccolo, John Conforzi, Ignacio Juarez Ednet, Dominic Coccimiglio, Winifred Ismail, Hector Balthazar, Mimi Ashton, Ann Baby, Susan Murphy, and John Sherman.
Please notify the office of any changes to the list.
OFFERTORY
PAG, May (offertory & SL) $ 918.00
Donate Now May 1-15 $ 525.00
Envelopes will be reported in future bulletins.
Thank you for your support!
2021 OFFERTORY ENVELOPES may be picked up at the church during private prayer or you may call the office to make other arrangements.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS?
If you moved this year, please inform the office of your new address. Thank you.