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Welcome to Holy Cross Parish!
Welcome to our parish and home of our faith community since 1928. If you are new to the parish, we warmly invite you to join our parish community.
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Thanksgiving Mass
This Monday, October 12, our cluster will celebrate one Mass only for Thanksgiving Day, at 9:00 a.m. at Canadian Martyrs.
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Father's Installation Mass
We invite all parishioners, families, and friends to celebrate the Installation of Fr. Efren as our pastor on Sunday, October 18, at 11:00 a.m.
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Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe
PILGRIMAGE TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE under the spiritual guidance of Fr. Efren Alvarez-Pelayo - February 22-27 , 2027.
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Becoming Catholic (RCIA)
Do you wish to become a Catholic?
If you are interested in becoming a Catholic, please click on the button for more information.
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Ways to Support Your Parish
Here are ways that we can contribute to our parish for ongoing costs to maintain our church.
How to support our Parish
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Mass Intentions
Mass intentions for October 1st to October 31st
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From the Pastor's Desk
Click to read Father Efren's message for the week of October 4th.
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Service & Leadership
Our parish is seeking volunteers for liturgical ministries, the Parish Finance Council, and forming a Parish Building Committee
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SSVP Food Drive
Interested parishioners are asked to place non-perishable food items (click for info) in the SSVP container located in the front foyer of the Church.
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Installation Update
Better late than unofficial! Please join us on Sunday, October 18, at 11:00 a.m. for the official Installation Mass of Fr. Efren as our pastor.
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Orientation Invitation
Please click to read the Orientation Invitation for the First Communion and First Reconciliation Program.
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Mass Intentions Explained
When an Intention becomes too many Names.
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Renovation Fund
Just a friendly reminder that the second collection for Renovation is every first Sunday of the month. This...
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Pray for the Sick
We keep in our prayers the sick, the homebound, and the forgotten members in our community. If you...
Baptism, Wedding, Funeral and other inquiries
Please send us an email at holycrossto@archtoronto.org or call 416-421-5225 (press 0). ...
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Office Hours
Tuesday to Friday from 9:00am-12:00nn and 1:00pm-5:00pm. We kindly ask parishioners to...
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291 Cosburn Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4J 2M4

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291 Cosburn Avenue
Toronto, ON
M4J 2M4

t:  416.421.5225
e:  holycrossto@archtoronto.org

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Clergy
Rev. Efren Alvarez-Pelayo
Pastor

Parish Staff
Joan Bolanos
Office Administrator/Bookkeeper

Maria Agovino
Lay Pastoral Assistant
magovino@archtoronto.org

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
In The Bible in a Year podcast, Fr. Mike Schmitz walks you through the entire Bible in 365 episodes, providing commentary, reflection, and prayer along the way. Unlike any other Bible podcast, Ascension’s Bible in a Year podcast follows a reading plan inspired by The Great Adventure Bible Timeline, a ground-breaking approach to understanding salvation history developed by renowned Catholic Bible scholar Jeff Cavins. For each period in the timeline, Jeff will join Fr. Mike for a special episode that will help you understand the context of each reading. With this podcast, you won’t just read the Bible in a year … you’ll finally understand how all the pieces of the Bible fit together to tell an amazing story that continues in your life today! Listen and… Read the ENTIRE Bible
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Donate to the Community
The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. [2 Corinthians 9:6-8]
Time
In a busy society like ours, time is one of the most precious possessions we have. How we spend our time is perhaps the clearest indication of our progress in a life of Christian discipleship.
Talent
The Holy Spirit fires our passion to use our talents. For instance, some are passionate about the cause of the poor while others may be passionate about praying and visiting with the sick. What is your talent?
Treasure
How much am I expected to give? The question Stewardship asks is, "How much do we want to give?" We need to return thanks to a loving God for the many blessings we have received.

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