Edge Camp 2014

We had another wonderful Edge Camp this year! This is the 6th year we have been running Edge Camp with a number of other parishes - and now the Office of Catholic Youth with Archdiocese is helping to begin a second week of Edge Camp in order to expand the possibilities of Edge Camp offerings!

The theme this year was Fearless. 

Each camper received a Cinch bag, a T-Shirt, a Water Bottle, and a pair of Sun Glasses withe the Fearless Logo.

This is an adventure camp - so there are many activities that the young people get to take part in: High Ropes, Leap of Faith, Zip Line, Kayak & Canoe, FLOID (like a play ground on water) Swimming, Colour Run Obstacle Course, Mountain Biking, Archery, Arts and Crafts.  

The Leap of Faith Platform!

Despite rain in the forcast there was lots of sunshine!

Yet this is also an Edge Camp - and so each day also involved a Catechetical Session: Reconciliation, with even a model of how to go to confession; the Mass, connected to Abraham and Isaac; Adoration, a moment to appreciate that communion we have in the Eucharist; and finally facing our fears - David and Goliath - and the 5 stones he used translated for campers today... Trust - Friends - Eucharist - Reconciliation - Prayer.

Campers at the Main Hall - Just after a Mass

After Reconciliation a talk - reflecting on the grace they now have received...Mystagogy

It was a terrific camp - and our young people had such a great time. Thank you to our Teen and Adult leaders who helped with Edge Camp: Stephanie, Shawn, JP, Lucas, Asia, Julia, Katie, Talia, Laura, & Dario. You guys ROCK!

This week we are collecting school supplies again for those who are heading back to School and do not have enough resources to purchase these many supplies on their own. 
You can bring these donations to any Mass this Saturday or Sunday and leave them in the Parish hall.  We will pass them on to The Exchange for distribution to families in need. Thank you for your Christian Generosity!

Frisbee and Edge Camp

WWhen you have 20 teens in the church hallway at 8:10 on a Sunday morning - it can only mean one thing: FRISBEEEE!
Sunday was a terrific day in terms of weather - and once again our youth have won the Archdiocese of Toronto Frisbee Tournament held each August in Orangeville.

Champions again - even as the team was split into 2 parts at times - and often had competition with fresh legs.
Way to go team!

This week we head up to Edge Camp - 45 campers and 9 team leaders! This is a picture from last year's Edge camp. 300 youth and almost 100 Teen and Adult leaders & priests !

This year our theme is  Fearless. We have an awesome week planned for the youth - and we return on Sunday afternoon. Keep us all in your prayers this week!

Peace!

Carlota Ryan

Carlota Ryan was a woman of wonderful faith. Perhaps at times like Mother Teresa - she was not always aware of how strong her faith was - and how much of an impact she had upon others.

Her funeral is tomorrow - Friday, August 8th at 10:00 and there will be a time of visitation this evening Egan Funeral Home from 6:00 to 9:00 pm with prayers at 6:15 pm this evening. 

Carlota struggled these last few years with Cancer and we usually speak of Cancer as limiting a person - but for Carlota it was the Cancer that was so limited!

CANCER IS SO LIMITED …

It cannot cripple LOVE

It cannot shatter HOPE

It cannot corrode FAITH

It cannot eat away PEACE

It cannot destroy CONFIDENCE

It cannot kill FRIENDSHIP

It cannot shut out MEMORIES

It cannot silence COURAGE

It cannot invade the SOUL

It cannot reduce ETERNAL LIFE

It cannot quench the SPIRIT

It cannot lessen the POWER OF THE RESURRECTION 

CANCER IS SO VERY LIMITED!

March on August 10, 2014

A protest march against the persecution of Christians in Iraq will take place on Sunday, August 10, 2014.  The march will assemble at Bay and Front streets at 3:30 p.m. and march to the front of the Ontario Legislature Building - Queens Park by 4:45 p.m.  

This is being organized by a number of Christian Churches in the Toronto Area.

Library Preparations and Prayers for Peace

Each year we have a meeting with ALL of our staff: part time, full time, housekeeper, Pastoral staff and Maintenance.   Last week was the time of that staff meeting - and we began moving forward on plans for a library in the parish.  A place for parishioners to access spiritual resources, and grow in faith.  Yesterday Evening the Knights of Columbus helped assemble the shelf units from Ikea!

So we have begun! Over the coming weeks the books we have will be sorted further - and the Library should be open by the end of August!

Tonight we will pray in a special way for peace during Adoration from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.