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The Southdown Institute invites you to join us for a day of insightful, educational, and practical talks to promote mental health, wellness, and spirituality, designed specifically for the Catholic community of faith.

Homily of Mass of Installation of the Most Rev. Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica on March 25, 2023

All young people in grade 7 are invited to register for this year’s Confirmation Preparation Program. With the reception of this sacrament, our young people complete all the Sacraments of Initiation, receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and become full members of the Catholic Church. To get registered, please click on the image or contact our Lay Pastoral Associate, Adrian Gill. The deadline to register is February 3, 2023

As part of our mini–Christmas Bazaar we are holding a raffle for six nativity sets of various sizes and designs, retail worth between $90.00 to $225.00. Tickets are $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00. The Nativity sets are on display in the parish office window and the tickets are available after each Mass on Sunday and in the parish office during the week starting today. The draw will be held at our Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale on December 17th. All proceeds to go to our Maintenance Fund. To see pictures of our Nativity sets, please click on this posts title.

On Saturday, December 17th, from 10:00AM to 2:00PM, in partnership with St. Jerome's CWL, we will be holding a Mini Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale. There will be limited number of Christmas ornaments, stocking stuffers, handmade crafts, religious articles and items for decorating your home. We will also hold a Bake Sale, several raffles and a game of chance with prizes for children aged 6 to 12. Free apple cider, tea and coffee for all who attend. All funds raised will go to address some pressing maintenance issues in the church.

We were delighted to announce that this year St. Jerome Parish has exceeded its suggested parish goal for our ShareLife Campaign. Thank you all for sharing with us your treasures and showing your support for ShareLife! Your generosity has ensured those in need are able to receive compassionate care from ShareLife-funded agencies.

Attention all grade 6 to grade 12 students! Registration for this year's Youth Ministry programs is now open! If you would like to join our Edge Ministry (grade 6 to 8) or our Lifeteen Ministry (grade 9 t o 12) please click on the picture and follow the links to our youth ministry page. If you are a returning youth, we ask you to re-register with all your updated information. If you have any questions, please feel free to email youthministry@stjeromeparish.ca or speak with Adrian Gill.

Registrations for children wishing to receive the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion this school year are now open. Please click on the image to complete our online registration form. There will be a parent information meeting on Monday, October 17, 2022 at 7:00PM in the church. You must have registered your child by this date. At the meeting, you may pay the registration fee of $50 by cash, debit, or credit, and you will receive the book "We Prepare for Reconciliation".

We are now accepting Altar Server registrations! If you would like to serve the Lord at the Altar during Mass on Sundays, please email Adrian Gill at gill@stjeromeparish.ca with your name, grade, school, and mass preference for alter service. You must be in grade 4 or up. Altar Server training is on Saturday, September 24th from 10:00AM to 12:30PM. You are already serving as an altar servant, please come to the training at 11:45AM for updates on procedures and processes going forward. Lunch will be provided.

The "Rite to Christian Initiation of Adults" is a process for adults seeking a personal relationship with Christ and membership in the Roman Catholic Church. It is a journey of faith in preparation to receive the Sacraments of Initiation (baptism, Holy Communion, & confirmation) at Easter Vigil. If you or someone you know are interesting in the Catholic Faith, please contact Theresa Culliton at culltion@stjeromeparish.ca

UPDATED MESSAGE: Come join us for our weekly Bible Study with Msgr. Michael Busch! Starting Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 6:30PM to 8:00PM, we will be meeting ONLINE via zoom. To get the Zoom link you must be register with our Bible Study Group. If you registered last year, you do not need to re-register, however, if you are new to our Bible Study Group, please email bible.study@stjeromeparish.ca saying you would like to join the weekly online zoom meetings.

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A message from Msgr. Michael regarding the recent events in Sri Lanka. Please click to see his message.

Welcome our new associate pastor at our parish community, Fr. Prem Sagar Addagatla. You may greet him at our parish during our morning weekday masses or at our weekend Sunday masses.

A message from Fr. Edward J. Curtis, Vicar General for Archdiocese of Toronto, stated the end to the dispensation for Catholics for Sunday obligation. All Catholics are once again obligated to attend Sunday mass in person. Click on the icon to view full message from Fr. Edward J. Curtis.

There will be no exposition and evening mass on the First Friday of this month (June 3rd, 2022). Morning mass at 9:10AM will still be celebrated and the church will remain open for silent prayer from 9:45AM to 4:00PM.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be collecting donations at the parish on Saturday, May 28th and Sunday, May 29th from 8:00AM to 5:00PM both days. For more information, click on the icon.

Starting Monday, May 30th, no mass will be celebrated on Mondays at the parish. Monday morning masses will resume June 27th. All other weekday masses and weekend masses will remain as scheduled.

This year, our Edge Ministry will be attending the annual "Edge Camp" organized by the Office of Catholic Youth along with other parishes throughout our Archdiocese! Over the span of 5 days in August, our Edge Youth will be travelling to Halliburton, engaging with other young people, celebrating daily mass, participating in prayer and worship, having time in eucharistic adoration, being engaged in captivating session lead by youth ministers throughout the archdiocese, while also engaging in fun activities like zip-lining, tree-top trekking, sports, water activities, and much more! Please keep all our young people in your prayers as we prepare for our parishes first Youth Catholic Camp experience!

A message from Msgr. Michael Busch to all parishioners regarding a recent concern for our Catholic Cemeteries. Please click picture to read full message.