Prayer/Study Ministries

The Baptism Ministry enlightens parents, godparents and all family members on the significance of the first sacrament of initiation of the Roman Catholic faith. The absolute joy of welcoming newborns, children and adults into the faith is incomparable. Without doubt, the most spiritually rewarding ministry.

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) is a parish-based approach to the religious formation/development of children, established in the Archdiocese of Toronto over thirty years ago. This catechesis originated in 1954 in Rome, inspired by the Montessori principles of education. The 'Atrium' is an environment specifically prepared to help the relationship between God and the child to flourish. Here, both the children and adults place themselves in a listening stance before His Word, and seek to participate in the mystery of liturgical celebration. Our trained Catechists present the themes to the children and they choose the material to work with that becomes their form of prayer and meditation - their inner dialogue with Christ.

CFO is dedicated to The New Evangelization, calling each of us to believe in the Gospel message, deepen our faith, and go forth to proclaim the Gospel. Our mission is - To form missionary disciples of Jesus Christ, learning, living, sharing the beauty, truth and fullness of the Catholic faith. Join us in a journey to rediscover the faith.

A prayer meeting has several purposes: to praise, worship and honour God; to build up the Body of Christ through prayer, fellowship, testimony, sound Catholic teaching, meditation on the Word of God, and the exercise of Spiritual Gifts (cf. 1 Cor. 12: 7-11); to evangelize and offer intercessory prayers for spiritual, emotional and physical healing, as needed; and to offer annual parish-wide Life in the Spirit Seminars in order to facilitate the spiritual renewal of the person through a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

The Apostolate of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ is not a new one in the Holy Catholic Church. It is as old as the first Holy Thursday when Jesus Christ instituted the Priesthood and the Holy Eucharist. The Devotion is centred on the Precious Blood of Jesus with devotion to the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus. The Precious Blood is the “source of life which gushed forth for souls”.The Precious Blood Devotion glorifying God for the immensity of His love shown to us by giving up His only-begotten Son on the Cross.

The purpose of this ministry is to help prepare engaged couples for the Sacrament of Matrimony. The course is facilitated by a team of married couples trained in sharing not only the sacramental beauty of this vocation, but also the practical skills necessary for a joy-filled marriage. This is a mandatory, archdiocesan-approved program for engaged couples who wish to be married in the Catholic Church. The marriage preparation course is offered twice a year: Spring and Fall. For more info, please contact Kristiana/Tod at mercifulredeemermi@archtoronto.org. Please note: Engaged couples wishing to register for the course must contact the parish office at (905) 812-0030.

We are a group of 50 to 70 men (and growing) who meet every week to explore our Catholic Faith to help us become good fathers, husbands, brothers, parishioners and citizens. It is an opportunity to meet as a band of brothers to build camaraderie and a sense of community. We are presently in the 6th year of the Paradisus Dei Catholic program "That Man Is You". Our men’s group has been meeting for more than 15 years!