Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church (Toronto)

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Our Lady of Lourdes
Roman Catholic Church
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Location 520 Sherbourne Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Affiliation Catholic Church
Website www.ourladyoflourdes.ca
Completed 1879
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Our Lady of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of Toronto, located at 520 Sherbourne Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto

The Archdiocese of Toronto is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Ontario. Its archbishop is also the ecclesiastical provincial for the dioceses of Hamilton, London, Saint Catharines, and Thunder Bay. The Archbishop is Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins, with auxiliary bishops John Anthony Boissonneau, Vincent Nguyen, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Robert Kasun.

Sherbourne Street, Toronto thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario

Sherbourne Street is an important roadway in Downtown Toronto. It is one of the original streets in the old city of York, Upper Canada.

Toronto City in Ontario, Canada

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada, with a population of 2,731,571 in 2016. Current to 2016, the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), held a population of 5,928,040, making it Canada's most populous CMA. Toronto is the anchor of an urban agglomeration, known as the Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A global city, Toronto is a centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.

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When the church was founded in 1879 it was in one of the wealthiest parts of Toronto serving the Roman Catholics of Rosedale. At its completion it was one of the most ornate churches in the city, and the only one to have a dome. Over time the area changed dramatically and became a united, diversified, and a multicultural community in the Toronto Centre District. The biggest change was the creation of the St. James Town Community Projects. The Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church was originally affiliated with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, but, in part because these changes, the church was handed over to the Jesuits [1] in 1969.

Rosedale, Toronto Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rosedale is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance. It is located north of Downtown Toronto and is one of its oldest suburbs. It is also one of the wealthiest and most highly priced neighbourhoods in Canada. Rosedale has been ranked the best neighbourhood in Toronto to live in by Toronto Life. It is known as the area where the city's 'old money' lives, and is home to some of Canada's richest and most famous citizens including Gerry Schwartz, founder of Onex Corporation, and Ken Thomson of Thomson Corporation, the latter of whom was the richest man in Canada at the time of his death in 2006.

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul organization

The Society of St Vincent de Paul is an international voluntary organization in the Catholic Church, founded in 1833 for the sanctification of its members by personal service of the poor.

St. James Town is mostly populated by immigrants, foreign workers, international students, and tourists from different countries with various traditions and cultures. Majority of the parishioners from all walks of life are fully committed to the parish through volunteer work to church ministries and hospitality. The congregation are active parishioners, who share and contribute their knowledge, skills, and trades, in various ministries and committees of the church. The Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church also hosts the local chapter of Dignity and celebrates Healing Mass every third Saturday of each month for the sick with cancer, autoimmune diseases, HIV, AIDS, and other illnesses. The ministry and hospitality embrace all the children of God, regardless of race, nationality, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation, social-economic status, and others, as per the Human Rights Code of Canada. In this way, the Church Community strive to live the Good News of Lord Jesus, and continue to share and carry out their Christian commitment and values in building the City of God for world peace, love, humility, compassion, social justice, hope, unity, and faith in God.

St. James Town Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

St. James Town is a neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It lies in the northeast corner of the downtown area. The neighbourhood covers the area bounded by Jarvis Street to the west, Bloor Street East to the north, Parliament Street to the east, and Wellesley Street East to the south.

DignityUSA

DignityUSA is an organization with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts that focuses on LGBT rights and the Catholic Church. Dignity Canada exists as the Canadian sister organization. The organization is made up of local chapters across the country, and functions both as a support and social group for LGBT and LGBT-accepting Catholics to worship together, and as an activist group for LGBT rights and education about LGBT issues. Since 2007, Marianne Duddy-Burke has served as Executive Director.

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