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Youth Ministry ELEVATE Training Soars to New Heights
St. Bonaventure Parish hosted ELEVATE, the Office of Catholic Youth's annual youth ministry training event on the weekend of Sept. 13 to 14. Representatives from 62 parishes gathered to be trained and formed more deeply in their roles to...
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Jubilee of Migrants: Hope Away from Home
Fr. Edwin Logrono is associate pastor at Holy Martyrs of Japan Parish in Bradford, Ont., who with Pastor Fr. John Pak and a team of volunteers, runs the St. Philip of Jesus (San Felipe de Jesús) Mission to...
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Truth and Reconciliation during the Jubilee Year
September 30 has been designated as an observed ‘National Day for Truth & Reconciliation.’
In the face of historic and present injustices toward and among Indigenous Peoples in the lands of Canada, this is a day...
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Edge Camps Wrap Up 2025 Season
August 28 brought to a close 13 days straight of EDGE Camps for almost 600 kids whose parishes planned and ran the camps this year in collaboration with the Office of Catholic Youth. Three camps for 11 to 13...
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Raising a Saint: Interview with St. Carlo Acutis’ Mother
In light of St. Carlo Acutis’ canonization, Catholic Moms Group recently shared their interview with his mother, Antonia Salzano, on their YouTube program Midday Moms with Dorothy Pilarski.
“Carlo used to say that the Eucharist was his...
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50 Years of Campus Ministry at York University
This year the Catholic Chaplaincy at York (CCY) marked an impressive milestone: 50 years of Catholic ministry on campus. When York University was in its infancy, the Archdiocese committed to supporting Catholic students at the new institution, which had no...
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UTSC Chaplaincy Celebrates 10th Anniversary
This summer, the UTSC Catholic Chaplaincy reached an important milestone: 10 years of fruitful ministry on the campuses of UTSC and Centennial College. The chaplaincy community marked the occasion on June 7 with Mass offered by the chaplain and pastor...
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Fall Alpha Program
Alpha takes people on a journey often leading to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ.
It enables people to ask their questions, share ideas, build friendships and experience the love of God through the power of the Holy Spirit.
This...
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Celebrating the Treasure of Grandparents
Grandmother of four Maureen Crawford, a parishioner at Immaculate Conception Parish in Sutton, Ont., reflects on her special role in light of the 5th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday, July 27. This year’s theme...
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Rejoicing in Hope
Spiritus Ministry, the young adult ministry of the Office of Catholic Youth, hosted its annual retreat, Reawaken, in late June at Cedar Glen YMCA Outdoor Education Centre. Young adults from across the Archdiocese and beyond gathered for a weekend of...
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Pilgrimage of Hope: Walking Together in Faith
Parishioner Rita Iafrate reflects on a recent pilgrimage that brought together members from both Immaculate Conception Church in Sutton, Ont., and Our Lady of the Lake Church in Keswick, Ont.
In June, our parish community embarked on a deeply...
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2025 St Boniface Picnic
On June 8th, St. Boniface had our annual picnic in celebration of our Patron Saint.
Pictures are available by clicking the picture below.
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World Day of Prayer - March 7, 2025
On March 7, 2025, the CWL hosted the World Day of Prayer at St. Boniface.
To warmly remember the event, you can see some picture by clicking on the picture below.
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Living Rosary 2025
Although raining and indoors, St. Boniface honoured our Lady with a beautiful living Rosary.
Pictures are available at the this link.
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Living the Faith through Consecrated Virginity
Erin Kinsella is a Consecrated Virgin of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, the author of Espoused to Christ: A Theology of Consecrated Virginity, and a co-host of "In the Thicket," a podcast on suffering and hope. She has worked in...
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National Family and Life Week 2025
Every May, the Office of Formation for Discipleship spotlights family life ministry, including the start of the annual National Family and Life Week, from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Office for Family and Life.
The 2025 theme, drawn...
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Campus Ministries go on Retreat as "Pilgrims of Hope"
On Feb. 21 to 23, 2025, students from the Catholic campus ministries across the archdiocese gathered for their annual spiritual retreat. This year’s retreat was special because it took place near the beginning of the Jubilee Year of...