Pope Francis has declared this year (until December 8, 2021) as The Year of St. Joseph. We are offering prayer cards that can be returned to the Church with your special intention(s) stated on the back. All intentions...
Many years ago, our altar was adorned with two beautiful angels. Unfortunately, they were removed due to damage and were never replaced. Recently, we were presented with an opportunity to purchase two angels at an exceptionally low cost to our...
With the guidance of Fr. Carlos Sierra, St. Brigid's Out of the Cold Program initiated a new ‘Take Away Hot Meals’ program for those in need Thursday, February, 18th, 2021.
The ‘Take Away Hot Meals&rsquo...
THE SEASON OF LENT
From Fr. Carlos Sierra: We are about to start this great journey of Lent. I do believe this season is one the busiest for the Holy Spirit, moving all the unbaptized and the baptized sons and...
CONFESSIONS THROUGHOUT LENT
SATURDAY, MARCH 6 & SATURDAY, MARCH 20
From a Homily written in the second century: “We should repent of our sins while we are still on earth. When a potter is making a vessel and it...
Feast Day of St. Brigid of Kildare Our Patron Saint
If we did not have the current restrictions imposed on us by COVID-19, we would have been able, with the same devotion and enthusiasm as we had for the...
Cardinal Thomas Collins has granted permission to parishes that wish to offer Holy Communion services. We would like to take this opportunity to invite the faithful to take part in this service every Sunday morning at 9:00 am, 9...
Vatican News: Recognizing the gifts of each baptized person - women and men - Pope Francis ordered a change to Canon Law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as Lectors and Acolytes. The updated canon will say "Laity...
We will continue accepting food and financial donations throughout 2021 for St. Brigid's and St. Ann's Joint Venture Food Bank. All donations can be dropped off at the Parish office. Food donations can be left on the front...
Earlier this evening, the provincial government announced that it has deployed the “emergency brake” and will be moving Simcoe County to the Grey (Lockdown) designation as of Monday, March 1, 2021. Grey Zone restrictions (limit of no more...
These two events are sponsored by theSerra Foundation of Canada and the 6 Serra Clubs in the Archdiocese of Torontoto help promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life and allow parishionersto meet the new seminarians who will be...
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Lent is a penitential season in which, each year, we prepare ourselves for the celebration of Easter by following the call of Jesus to engage in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. This past year...
On Friday, February 19, 2021, the provincial government provided an update regarding COVID-19 restrictions.
As of Monday, February 22, 2021, York Region will return to the COVID-19 Response Framework and will be placed in the Red...
The Government of Ontario has announced that the lockdowns in Durham Region, Simcoe County and Orangeville will end on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, as those areas return to Red Zone COVID-19 restrictions. This means that in-person worship will...
On the evening of Sunday, February 7, Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, spoke about “A Life of Honour” during his latest edition of Lectio Divina at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica.
Lectio Divina is...
All are welcome to join a virtual vocations fair on Tuesday, February 2 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., which is being hosted by the Newman Centre Catholic Mission at the University of Toronto&rsquo...
The Archdiocese of Toronto thanks the thousands of people from around the world who joined us virtually for Bishop Ivan Camilleri’s episcopal ordination, which was celebrated on Monday, January 25, 2021.
In case you missed it, ...
The Archdiocese of Toronto will celebrate Fr. Ivan Camilleri being ordained a bishop on Monday, January 25 at 2 p.m. It feels fitting to ordain a Maltese-Canadian bishop on the Feast of the Conversion of...
St. Michael’s Choir School is a unique and heralded educational experience that is offered jointly by the Archdiocese of Toronto and the Toronto Catholic District School Board. It is consistently ranked as one of the best schools...
Every year, the Canadian Church joins with our Christian brothers and sisters to pray for the restoration of the united church, as was willed by Jesus Christ.
This year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service in the...