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December 26, 2015

Family of Faith in final stages

John Ecker

TORONTO - Despite this summer surpassing its $105-million goal, Toronto Catholics are still encouraged to donate to the archdiocese’s ambitious Family of Faith fundraising campaign.

Published in Canada
August 27, 2015

ShareLife comes in over the top in 2015 campaign

This year’s ShareLife campaign raised close to $14 million. Money raised by ShareLife supports 34 different social service agencies across the archdiocese of Toronto catchment area.

TORONTO - Catholics of the Archdiocese of Toronto pulled together at the last hour to push the ShareLife annual appeal above and beyond its goal.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
July 2, 2015

Family of Faith tops the $100-million mark

Cardinal Thomas Collins launched the Family of Faith campaign in May 2014 to raise funds to support pastoral and capital projects across the archdiocese of Toronto.

With five months of fundraising still to go, the Family of Faith campaign has passed the magic $100 million mark and has reached 97 per cent of its minimum objective.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
May 31, 2015

Mississauga school provides hope for ShareLife

On the school’s feast day celebration, St. Joseph school principal Jeff Quinneville, left, and teacher Bo Pryszlak invited students to throw pies at their faces with donations in support of ShareLife.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - With donations to this year’s ShareLife campaign down, there is a ray of fundraising hope coming from Catholic schools.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
May 9, 2015

‘We made a difference’ students find in helping Family of Faith campaign

Fr. Larry Marcille, pastor of Blessed Sacrament parish in Toronto, is presented with a cheque for $3,000 by students from Blessed Sacrament School. The money is to be donated to the Family of Faith campaign.

TORONTO - Blessed Sacrament, the school and parish, pulled together May 1 for a barbecue to mark the joint success in raising funds for the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Family of Faith campaign.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
April 30, 2015

A sacrificial gift to make a difference

A girl leans against a wall on the streets of Manila, Philippines, Jan. 14.

Parishioners across the Archdiocese of Toronto have always been generous towards the needs of the greater community. Last fall, I noted that the archdiocese would be undertaking the Family of Faith campaign in parishes, and that it was important to maintain support for ShareLife while we contributed to this effort.

Published in Guest Columns
January 31, 2015

Family of Faith is bringing pastor closer to his flock

The St. Agnes Tsao Kouying parish community exceeded its original goal threefold. It raised more than $1.5 million as part of the Family of Faith campaign.

MARKHAM, ONT. - Fr. Francis Chong admits he was nervous about asking his parishioners for $490,000. Today he is delighted at how his prayers were answered to the tune of $1.5 million — and counting.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
January 6, 2015

Family of Faith passes halfway point of total goal

Parishioners from Orillia, Ont.’s Guardian Angels parish attend a fundraising meeting on March 4.

At $55.8 million, Toronto Catholics are closing out 2014 having raised more than half the $105-million goal Cardinal Thomas Collins set for them in May.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA
November 2, 2014

Leaving something for the Church that has meant so much

Fr. John Newton

With the Catholic Church playing a huge role in Fr. John Newton’s life, it seemed natural to him to remember the Archdiocese of Toronto in a significant way in his will. 

Published in Estate Planning
October 3, 2014

Donations a ‘tremendous witness’

Cardinal Thomas Collins speaks at the May launch of the Family of Faith campaign, which has surpassed $40 million in donations to date.

The Archdiocese of Toronto’s $105-million fundraising campaign has surpassed $40 million in donations and pledges, due in large part to almost $700,000 contributed personally by clergy.

Published in Canada
May 14, 2014

Archdiocese of Toronto launches $105 million campaign

Cardinal Thomas Collins offically launches the $105 million Family of Faith campaign to the public at Toronto's St. Andrew Kim Catholic Church..

Updated 10/16/14

TORONTO - With $26.5 million already pledged — including $5 million from a single donor — the Archdiocese of Toronto has officially kicked off one of the largest Church-based fundraising campaigns in Canadian history.

Published in Canada