Share Life

Parishioners across the GTA still have a chance to exercise charity through a truly meaningful way by contributing to the 2011 ShareLife campaign - June 5 marked the 3rd ShareLife Sunday collection for all parishes in the Archdiocese.  Our own parish total is down somewhat from last year.  I am not sure if this is because I have not mentioned it as often - or if other parish activities have impacted our collection.

The tradition of Catholic charity runs deep in the Archdiocese of Toronto. Catholic agencies have been serving the poor and the needy among us for over 150 years. In 1927, the first organized diocese-wide charitable appeal was conducted to support the Catholic Charities family of agencies in Toronto. On March 19, 1976, Archbishop Philip Pocock officially established ShareLife, the Archdiocesan response to assuming the responsibility of sustaining social services to the Catholic charities' community.

Now in its 35th year of helping the whole community, the number of agencies funded by ShareLife’s annual appeal has increased significantly. The services of ShareLife agencies are critical to those who rely on them – they are lifesaving and life-restoring. Sometimes the results are obvious and sometimes they’re invisible but, always, they’re tangible. 


When I give to share life - I give on line - at www.sharelife.org and use the donate now box.  You are still able to "credit" our Holy Family Parish campaign, and in my own case I get the points from my credit card... Please help support the work our agencies do for the most vulnerable in our communities. Please give generously.


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