Parish Schedule
Effective until February 10, 2021
COMMUNION SERVICES
Saturdays
Every 15 minutes from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Last service is 5:45 - 6 p.m.
Sundays
Every 15 minutes from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Last service is 10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
8 parishioners per service.
First-come, First-admitted.
No registration required.
PRIVATE PRAYER
Monday - Thursday
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
COMMUNION SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS/COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS
- First come, first admitted. No registration required.
- 8 parishioners per service
- Line-up will be outside the Pacific door until a spot becomes available
- Contact information will be collected for COVID contact tracing.
- Masks are mandatory for your entire time in the church. Masks need to cover your nose, mouth and chin.
- You will be required to sanitize your hands upon entering the church.
- You will have to stand up for the duration of the Communion Service (approximately 10 mins)
- Proceed to the designated spot in front of the sanctuary, keeping a safe physical distance from each other. Refrain from touching the pews as you walk down the center aisle towards the spots provided.
- Stand on your spot for the duration of the Communion Service.
- Receive Holy Communion. Wait for the final blessing and exit through Aziel door.
- Washrooms will not be available at this time.
- Please, for the safety of all, you are asked to self-assess for Covid before coming to the church.
WEDDINGS, FUNERALS AND BAPTISMS
10 person restriction includes priest, cantor, etc.
CONFESSION
By appointment - please contact the office.
THE OFFICE is closed to the public. Staff are working remotely; responding to emails and phone calls during regular office hours: Wed-Fri, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Fr. Joseph is responding to urgent messages outside of these hours.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS with Adoration
This parish video premiered the first Friday of Lent, and is available to view on our Youtube channel. Visit saintcecilia.ca to link.
LENTEN RETREAT
Father Joseph prepared a Lenten retreat video to assist the parish community in preparing for Easter. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, Father Joseph had to re-record the video. Please look for it on our YouTube channel in the coming days. You can access our parish videos here.
LENTEN DAY OF CONFESSIONS
Day of Confessions will be held throughout the Archdiocese March 14-27, 2021. Please check next week for our specific parish dates/times.
For how to go to Confession, what to do in Confession, etc. visit: https://www.archtoronto.org/confession
SHARE LOVE - SHARE LENT
This year, the campaign theme is Share Love, Share Lent. It is inspired by the message of social fraternity conveyed by Pope Francis in his latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti.
With the entire human family suffering from COVID-19, the Share Lent campaign invites us to share love and express solidarity with our sisters and brothers in the Global South, whose vulnerabilities are being exacerbated by the pandemic. Remembering the inherent dignity of all human beings, let us heed the Pope’s reminder that “justice and solidarity, are not achieved once and for all; they have to be realized each day.” (Fratelli Tutti, 11.)
Visit: https://www.devp.org/en/campaign/sharelove
To journey through the season of Lent with Development and Peace.
NEW BEGINNINGS INTRODUCTORY SUPPORT PROGRAMMES
Online Bereavement Support Group begins Wednesday March 17, 2021 @ 7:00 pm.
Online Separated/Divorce Support Group begins Thursday March 18, 2021 @ 7:00 pm.
For more information and to register please contact: Arcangelo Limanni, MRE alimanni@cfstoronto.com
A Theology and Spirituality of Sexuality
Understanding the Complex Fire Within
Virtual retreat (with Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI)
Fri March 12 - Sunday, March 14, 2021
Sex is too often seen as setting itself against spirituality. Sex seems too earthy to be connected to spirit. Evidence suggests that more people struggle religiously with the issue of sexuality than any other area in their lives. What is sexuality? Why is it so powerful? Does it come from God or does it set us against God? Why has the church never produced a healthy, robust spirituality of sex? This retreat will attempt to articulate a healthy anthropology, theology and spirituality of sex.
COST: $100
DEADLINE: Wed, March 10
CONTACT: Queen's House, Saskatchewan:
www.queenshouse.org 306-242-1916 ext. 226
AUGUSTINE'S SEMINARY LAY FORMATION PROGRAM: THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE ABANDONMENT OF THE SAINTS
Saturday, March 13, 2021
09:30 AM - 01:00 PM
This retreat will explore the thought of Jean-Pierre de Caussade who unveils the secret of how saints encounter God by surrendering to His action in each present moment. This abandonment is at the heart of the Holy Family at Nazareth and far outstrips even the asceticism of John the Baptist in the desert. Presented by Rev. Charles Anang.
COST: $25
CONTACT:
St. Augustine's Seminary of Toronto
Web: www.staugustines.on.ca
Phone: 416-261-7207
Email: lay.formation@staugustines.on.ca
REGISTER: http://bit.ly/RegisterLentenRetreat
St Thérèse Of Lisieux Spiritual Life Series
February 22, March 8, 22, April 12, 26 at 7 p.m.
A Virtual Event Hosted By Newman Centre Catholic Mission
All are welcome to join a new spiritual life series based on the book The Story of a Soul by St. Thérèse of Lisieux. The new series will begin on Monday, February 22 and will be presented in several bi-weekly segments by Fr. Peter Turrone, pastor of the Newman Centre. There will be time for group discussion. Participants will need to purchase the Study Edition of Story of a Soul by Fr. Mark Foley for the class.
Info and to register: :
VIRTUAL COME & SEE WEEKEND
Friday, March 26 (5:00 – 9:00pm) until Saturday, March 27 (10:00am – 5:00pm)
The Office of Vocations will be hosting the first virtual Come & See Weekend for single Catholic men, ages of 17+ and older.
This event will include a special address from His Eminence, Cardinal Collins, seminarian stories, community prayer and breakout discussions.
On-line registration is required at https://www.vocationstoronto.ca/comesee.
PSALMS AND CANTICLES
Sunday, March 7, 2021
My God, My God
(Psalm 22)
Vespers (Evening Prayer) at 7 p.m.
Lectio Divina 7:30 to 8:15 p.m.
LIVESTREAM: via www.stmichaelscathedral.com/live
Visit the Archdiocese website for past presentations.
CATHOLIC FAMILY SERVICES OF TORONTO
CFS is now offering online quick access single sessions. This is a quick and effective way for individuals, couples, or families to address a relationship concern.
Contact: info@cfstoronto.com OR (416) 921-1163 and leave a message with your name, email and phone number and a staff person will contact you to arrange a session.
ST. MICHAEL'S CHOIR SCHOOL AUDITIONS
St. Michael's Choir School is a unique and heralded educational experience that is offered jointly by the Archdiocese of Toronto and the Toronto Catholic District School Board. It is consistently ranked as one of the best schools in Ontario and it is one of only six schools in the world to be affiliated with the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music.
The school is now booking auditions for boys interested in enrolling for September 2021. St. Michael’s Choir School offers instruction in Grades 3 through 12.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/35SLNOk #catholicTO
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
2021 OFFERTORY ENVELOPES
The 2021 offertory envelopes may be picked up at the church during private prayer or you may call the office to arrange pick-up from the office.
Scripture Readings for
Sunday, March 14, 2021
4th Sunday of Lent
First Reading: 2 Chronicles 36 : 14 - 17a, 19 - 23++ 2
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 137
Second Reading: Ephesians 2 : 4 - 10
Gospel: John 3 : 14 - 21
MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK
Mon. March 8 - Sun. March 14
Thursday 9:05 a.m.
Una Elliot (RIP)
and Holy Souls in Purgatory
Req. by R.C.
Saturday 7 p.m.
Intentions of the Parish Community
Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Intentions of the Parish Community
Sunday 11 a.m.
Connie Crump (RIP)
Req. by Frances McKee
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, and Susan Murphy
Please notify the office of any changes to the list.
OFFERTORY
Donate Now, Feb 1 - 15 $535.00
2020 DONATION TAX RECEIPTS
Donation Tax Receipts for the Year 2020 were mailed out last week. We are especially grateful to those who were able to support the parish financially during this most difficult year. Thank you, thank you, everyone!
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.