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Edge Camps Wrap Up 2025 SeasonAugust 28 brought to a close 13 days straight of EDGE Camps for almost 600 kids whose parishes planned and ran the camps this year in collaboration with the Office of Catholic Youth. Three camps for 11 to 13...Posted: Sep-22-2025 -
Jubilee of Justice: Living Justly and Walking Hopefully with GodThe Holy See has designated Sept. 20 as the Jubilee of Justice, a day to recognize those involved with bringing about God’s vision of justice for the world – both in secular and canon law. Sharing his reflection...Posted: Sep-19-2025 -
2025.09.21 Stewardship Sunday-25th Sunday in Ordinary TimeDear Parishioners, Stewardship Sunday is celebrated annually across the entire Archdiocese of Toronto on the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Stewardship Sunday normally occurs on the third Sunday in September, which is this Sunday. Stewardship Sunday gives us, the priests...Posted: Sep-18-2025 -
Raising a Saint: Interview with St. Carlo Acutis’ MotherIn light of St. Carlo Acutis’ canonization, Catholic Moms Group recently shared their interview with his mother, Antonia Salzano, on their YouTube program Midday Moms with Dorothy Pilarski. “Carlo used to say that the Eucharist was his...Posted: Sep-18-2025 -
2025.09.14 The Exaltation of The Holy Cross-24th Sunday in Ordinary TimeDear Parishioners, Fr. Sojan and I invite the members of our parish community to be in solidarity of prayer with our religious community, the Congregation of Holy Cross, as we celebrate the feast of our Congregational patroness, Our Lady of...Posted: Sep-11-2025 -
50 Years of Campus Ministry at York UniversityThis year the Catholic Chaplaincy at York (CCY) marked an impressive milestone: 50 years of Catholic ministry on campus. When York University was in its infancy, the Archdiocese committed to supporting Catholic students at the new institution, which had no...Posted: Sep-09-2025 -
2025.09.07 23rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeDear Parishioners, I hope that all of you have had a peaceful and restful summer. Another school year is upon us and the summer is over…almost! The beginning of the school year signals the resuming of the numerous...Posted: Sep-04-2025 -
UTSC Chaplaincy Celebrates 10th AnniversaryThis summer, the UTSC Catholic Chaplaincy reached an important milestone: 10 years of fruitful ministry on the campuses of UTSC and Centennial College. The chaplaincy community marked the occasion on June 7 with Mass offered by the chaplain and pastor...Posted: Aug-21-2025 -
2025.08.01 August NewsletterDear Parishioners, Hope summer is going well for you and for your families. The summer days leading up to the Labour Day weekend are a bit of a down time for us in the parish with schools closed and a...Posted: Jul-31-2025
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Celebrating the Treasure of GrandparentsGrandmother of four Maureen Crawford, a parishioner at Immaculate Conception Parish in Sutton, Ont., reflects on her special role in light of the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday, July 27. This year’s theme...Posted: Jul-21-2025 -
Second “Comeback Year” for Local Parish Youth Ministries at Franciscan University in OhioFor the second straight year, the Office of Catholic Youth organized a collaborative trip with 13 parishes to send 216 young people and chaperones to attend the Franciscan University of Steubenville Youth Conference in Ohio from June 27 to 29...Posted: Jul-17-2025 -
Rejoicing in HopeSpiritus Ministry, the young adult ministry of the Office of Catholic Youth, hosted its annual retreat, Reawaken, in late June at Cedar Glen YMCA Outdoor Education Centre. Young adults from across the Archdiocese and beyond gathered for a weekend of...Posted: Jul-14-2025 -
Pilgrimage of Hope: Walking Together in FaithParishioner Rita Iafrate reflects on a recent pilgrimage that brought together members from both Immaculate Conception Church in Sutton, Ont., and Our Lady of the Lake Church in Keswick, Ont. In June, our parish community embarked on a deeply...Posted: Jul-08-2025 -
2025.06.29 Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, ApostlesDear Parishioners, On behalf of Fr. Sojan and myself, I wish you all a Happy and restful summer. Thanks be to God for the warm, sunny days. We find ourselves in that time of the year that so many...Posted: Jun-26-2025
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2025.06.22 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of ChristDear Parishioners, Today we celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ or Corpus Christi. The gathering every week for Mass or Eucharist, or what we often call “breaking of the bread,” began with the very...Posted: Jun-19-2025
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2025.06.15 Trinity SundayDear Parishioners, We are happy to provide you—inserted in this bulletin—with the Financial Statement of our Parish for 2024. This statement is a way of being accountable to you for your generous financial contributions to the...Posted: Jun-13-2025
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2025.06.08 Pentecost SundayDear Parishioners, Just as the month of May was dedicated to our Blessed Mother, the month of June is dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The feast of the Sacred Heart is an important feast for the Church...Posted: Jun-05-2025
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2025.06.01 The Ascension of the LordDear Parishioners, We begin a new month this Sunday and the month of June will be month that will bring to a closure a number of things, for example the schools will break for the summer at the end of...Posted: May-29-2025
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2025.05.25 6th Sunday of EasterDear Parishioners, Greeting over 200,000 pilgrims, leaders from around the world, and representatives of Christian denominations, Pope Leo XIV marked the joyous start to his Petrine Ministry, officially inaugurating it with Mass in Saint Peter’s Square on...Posted: May-22-2025
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Living the Faith through Consecrated VirginityErin Kinsella is a Consecrated Virgin of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, the author of Espoused to Christ: A Theology of Consecrated Virginity, and a co-host of "In the Thicket," a podcast on suffering and hope. She has worked in...Posted: May-19-2025
