Pope Francis has announced that Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, the Most Rev. Francis Leo will be elevated to the College of Cardinals. The announcement came at the conclusion of the Holy Father’s Sunday Angelus in Rome.
The Holy...
A special Thank you goes out to all of our Volunteers who helped make this event a great success. THANK YOU to everyone who donated and supported St. Patrick’s Missions Bazaar.
A total of $13,190.00 was...
Looking for inspirational and sacramental gifts this Christmas? Our Parish's Religious Articles Store sells Christmas cards, Children’s books, Religious icons, Nativity Sets, Sunday Missals, Calendars, Rosaries, and much more!
This Advent season, we are giving everyone...
Parish office hours over Christmas are as follows...(NOTE: Due to the ongoing strike of Canada Post, we encourage parishioners who usually mail their monetary donations to drop these during offertory using parish envelopes at the back of the church...
Again, as in past years during Advent, we focus our thoughts andgiving on the children of Ashadeep Centre for the Differently Abled in North India. This year again, we will have the Ashadeep Giving Tree during the four Sundays of...
NEW: Your ShareLife gift will double in value! From November 1 until year end, your contribution to our parish’s ShareLife campaign will be matched by an anonymous donor up to a total of $500,000.
ShareLife-funded agencies...
After 4 years of absence from visiting Ashadeep, Barbara Galbraith spent August and September at the Centre for the Differently Abled in the diocese of Bijnor, North India. She will be giving an update and powerpoint presentation on her visit...
UPDATE! After a successful formation meeting of Ministers of Hospitality last Saturday (Nov. 23), (Greeters and Ushers) we are now ready to extend this very important liturgical ministry andwelcome new volunteers. We need people to serve for every Mass. If...
This year’s Out of the Cold Program begins on the weekend of November 16th & 17th 2024. For 20 weeks, our volunteers will be preparing meals each week for 600 people in need. Once again we are partnering...
“Living with Christ” Sunday Missals for 2024-2025 are now available for purchase before and after the Sunday masses and will continue to be sold over the next few weeks while supplies last. They are $5.00 each...
The Parish Finance Council is looking to welcome 3 new members as some present members are currently finishing their terms of service. The finance council is a consultative group of lay persons established to inform the Pastor in matters pertaining...
The Book of the Names of the Dead is available for those who wish to write the names of their loved ones. The book is located on the counter near the church entrance.
On All Souls’ Day and especially...
Liturgy of the Word for Children has resumed on Sundays at the 11:00 am Mass. The ministry is intended for children between ages 3-7 years old. After the opening prayer, children who wish to attend are invited to...
We need new Altar Servers to serve at all weekend masses. Anyone over the age of seven who has made their First Communion are welcome!
Please see Fr. Tom after any mass.
Horizons of Hope is a program developed by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to help us make informed decisions about end-of-life issues. In response to the increasing promotion of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and recent efforts...
Good Shepherd Ministries has begun their Thanksgiving Food Drive in order to help provide meals for homeless and at-risk individuals. Each day they serve upward of 1,000 meals each day. The following are the most needed items:
Tuna...
Last Opportunity! (Deadline on October 27, 2024)Children looking to celebrate the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Communion (Grade 2 and up) and Confirmation (Grade 7 and up) during the academic year at St. Patrick's Toronto are to be...
Wondering about becoming Catholic? St. Patrick's Toronto welcomes people who wants to know more about the Catholic faith. The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program will begin in the Fall. If you would like to know more...
After being in our parish the past few weeks, Fr. Christian Klu, C.Ss.R., a Redemptorist from Ghana in West Africa, will be leaving us before the end of August, after providing pastoral assistance during the summer months. He...
New Appointment as Bishop of Pembroke, ON
On Tuesday, June 11th, His Holiness, Pope Francis appointed our own, Fr. Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R., as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Pembroke. Most recently, Fr. Brehl has been serving...