| Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish 3 Combermere Drive, Toronto ON M3A 2W4 416 - 445 - 1760 |
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Sacraments
Baptism: Please contact the Parish Office. Baptisms
are celebrated only after the preparation requirements
have been met.
Marriage: Couples who wish to be married at
Annunciation Church must contact the parish office at
least one full year before the anticipated date of their
wedding. One of the couple must be a registered
member of Annunciation Parish. A wedding date may
not be set before meeting with the pastor. If either
party has been married before, permission to proceed
with the marriage must be received from the
Archdiocese of Toronto before a wedding date may
be set. Completion of a Marriage Preparation Course
is mandatory. Please contact the Parish Office for
details.
Baptism: Please contact the Parish Office. Baptisms
are celebrated only after the preparation requirements
have been met.
Marriage: Couples who wish to be married at
Annunciation Church must contact the parish office at
least one full year before the anticipated date of their
wedding. One of the couple must be a registered
member of Annunciation Parish. A wedding date may
not be set before meeting with the pastor. If either
party has been married before, permission to proceed
with the marriage must be received from the
Archdiocese of Toronto before a wedding date may
be set. Completion of a Marriage Preparation Course
is mandatory. Please contact the Parish Office for
details.
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Parish Events
AUGUST 2017
FRI 4
8:30AM - Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament
12:15PM - Benediction
MON 7
Civic Holiday
9:00AM Mass only
SAT/SUN 12/13
Catholic Missions in Canada Collection
TUES 15
7:00PM - Baptism Preparation Class
SAT/SUN 19/20
Mission Coop Collection
SAT/SUN 26/27
Building Fund Collection
THU 31
10:00AM - Mass at Rayoak Place
SEPTEMBER 2017
FRI 1
8:30AM - Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament
12:15PM - Benediction
MON 4
Labour Day
9:00AM Mass only
MON 7
5:30PM - Children's Choir Rehearsal
SUN 10
2:00PM - Baptisms
MON 11
7:00PM - Altar Server Committee Meeting
TUES 12
1:00PM - Women's Spirituality Group
7:00PM - Baptism Preparation Class
WED 14
5:30PM - Children's Choir Rehearsal
SAT/SUN 16/17
Building Fund Collection
MON 18
7:30PM - Pastoral Council Meeting
TUES 19
1:00PM - Women's Spirituality Group
THURS 21
5:30PM - Children's Choir Rehearsal
7:00PM - St. Vincent de Paul Meeting
SAT/SUN 23/24
Needs of the Canadian Church Collection
Bundle Sunday
TUES 26
1:00PM - Women's Spirituality Group
WED 27
9:45AM - Family Schools Mass
7:30PM - Marriage Preparation Course
THURS 28
10AM - Mass at Rayoak
FRI 4
8:30AM - Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament
12:15PM - Benediction
MON 7
Civic Holiday
9:00AM Mass only
SAT/SUN 12/13
Catholic Missions in Canada Collection
TUES 15
7:00PM - Baptism Preparation Class
SAT/SUN 19/20
Mission Coop Collection
SAT/SUN 26/27
Building Fund Collection
THU 31
10:00AM - Mass at Rayoak Place
SEPTEMBER 2017
FRI 1
8:30AM - Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament
12:15PM - Benediction
MON 4
Labour Day
9:00AM Mass only
MON 7
5:30PM - Children's Choir Rehearsal
SUN 10
2:00PM - Baptisms
MON 11
7:00PM - Altar Server Committee Meeting
TUES 12
1:00PM - Women's Spirituality Group
7:00PM - Baptism Preparation Class
WED 14
5:30PM - Children's Choir Rehearsal
SAT/SUN 16/17
Building Fund Collection
MON 18
7:30PM - Pastoral Council Meeting
TUES 19
1:00PM - Women's Spirituality Group
THURS 21
5:30PM - Children's Choir Rehearsal
7:00PM - St. Vincent de Paul Meeting
SAT/SUN 23/24
Needs of the Canadian Church Collection
Bundle Sunday
TUES 26
1:00PM - Women's Spirituality Group
WED 27
9:45AM - Family Schools Mass
7:30PM - Marriage Preparation Course
THURS 28
10AM - Mass at Rayoak
| PARISH OFFICE SUMMER HOURS Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sunday & Holidays Closed SUNDAY OBLIGATION MASSES Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. DAILY MASSES Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m 12:30 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. Statutory Holidays 9:00 a.m. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. At other times by appointment |
Pope Francis:
"Mothers- The Strongest
antidote"
On Sunday January 1st, 2017, the Feast of Mary the
Mother of God, Pope Francis said:
"Mothers are the strongest antidote to our
individualistic and egotistic tendencies, to our lack of
openness and our indifference." "A Society without
mothers would not only be a cold society but a society
that has lost its heart, lost the 'favor or family'."
"A Society without mothers would be a merciless
society, one that has room only for calculation and
speculation. Because mothers, even at the worst
times, are capable of testifying to tenderness,
unconditional self-sacrifice and the strength of hope,"
"I have learned much from those mothers whose
children are in prison, or lying in hospital beds, or in
bondage to drugs, yet, come cold or heat, rain or
drought, don't give up and never stop fighting for what
is best for them,"
"Or those mothers who in refugee camps, or even the
midst of war, unfailingly embrace and support their
children's sufferings. Mothers who literally give their
lives so that none of their children will perish.
"Where there is a mother, there is unity, there is
belonging, belonging as children."
"The lack of physical, and not virtual, contact is
cauterizing our hearts."
"To celebrate the feast of the Holy Mother of God
reminds us that we are not interchangeable items of
merchandise or information processors. We are
children, we are family, we are God's People,"
"Mary gave us a mother's warmth, the warmth that
shelters us amid troubles, the maternal warmth that
keeps anything or anyone from extinguishing the heart
of the Church the revolution of tenderness inaugurated
by her Son, "(Crux)
"Mothers- The Strongest
antidote"
On Sunday January 1st, 2017, the Feast of Mary the
Mother of God, Pope Francis said:
"Mothers are the strongest antidote to our
individualistic and egotistic tendencies, to our lack of
openness and our indifference." "A Society without
mothers would not only be a cold society but a society
that has lost its heart, lost the 'favor or family'."
"A Society without mothers would be a merciless
society, one that has room only for calculation and
speculation. Because mothers, even at the worst
times, are capable of testifying to tenderness,
unconditional self-sacrifice and the strength of hope,"
"I have learned much from those mothers whose
children are in prison, or lying in hospital beds, or in
bondage to drugs, yet, come cold or heat, rain or
drought, don't give up and never stop fighting for what
is best for them,"
"Or those mothers who in refugee camps, or even the
midst of war, unfailingly embrace and support their
children's sufferings. Mothers who literally give their
lives so that none of their children will perish.
"Where there is a mother, there is unity, there is
belonging, belonging as children."
"The lack of physical, and not virtual, contact is
cauterizing our hearts."
"To celebrate the feast of the Holy Mother of God
reminds us that we are not interchangeable items of
merchandise or information processors. We are
children, we are family, we are God's People,"
"Mary gave us a mother's warmth, the warmth that
shelters us amid troubles, the maternal warmth that
keeps anything or anyone from extinguishing the heart
of the Church the revolution of tenderness inaugurated
by her Son, "(Crux)
| Rev. Jude Coyle, Pastor, Rev. Joseph Chandrakanthan, In Residence, Rev. Steve Ransome, In Residence Grace Hong, Parish Manager-Secretary, Veronica Kcomt-Wong, Parish Administrative Assistant |