Catechetical Ministries

LITURGY OF THE WORD WITH CHILDREN (Coordinator: Precy Domanay)

Liturgy of the Word with Children is suitably adapted to be relevant to the lives and experiences of young children preparing them for full participation in the Liturgy. It gives them an opportunity to receive and respond to the Sunday readings. Children are gathered during our Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mass. (Temporary cancelled until further notice)

PARISH HOME CATECHISM PROGRAM (Coordinator: Anna Di Carlo)

The Parish Home Catechism Program (PHCP) is a catechetical program for Catholic students who are not attending Catholic school who which to receive any Sacraments in the coming year. Registration is no closed.

SACRAMENTS OF PREPARATION

Registration, preparation, and celebration of these sacraments takes place through the parish (not the school) that the child attends. Parents who wish for their children to receive these sacaments must register at the church at the announced times and complete a home-based program. The on-going instruction in the Catholic faith which the children receive in the Catholic School or in the Parish Home Catechism Program is foundamental for the immediate sacramental preparation for Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation.

Further information check SACRAMENTS tab

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

If you are planning to be married in the Catholic Church, you are required by the Archdiocese of Toronto to complete a marriage preparation program.

Church law states that the normal place in which marriage should take place is the parish where either the bride or groom regularly worship. We encourage that you contact your parish priest one year in advance of the planned date of your wedding.

Resources:

Archdiocese of Toronto

Catholic Family Services

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (R.C.I.A.)

The R.C.I.A. is a process whereby adults are welcomed and received into the Catholic Church. It is offered to individual interested in exploring our faith with the intention of becoming part of our parish community.
This invitation extends also to adults who were baptized in the Catholic Church but were never raised in the faith and have not received the Sacrament of the Eucharist and/or Confirmation. Anyone interested in becoming Catholic and desiring to complete their initiation, should call the parish office at 416-485-7781.

INITIATION OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN (7 years to about 14 years)

Children who have not received infant baptism also follow a process of preparing similar to adults. It is invitation for children to hear the Word of God, to reflect and to begin to develop a personal relationship with God as they respond to the mystery of God's love in their lives. For more information, please call the parish office.