Scalabrinian Lay Movement

Meet the first Monday of every month

• 15 members
• 2 leaders (formation)
• 2 priests are following the movement (Fr. Ezio & Fr. Tiziano)
• 4 Scalabrinian parishes (Toronto & Mississauga) represented and local community centre

Projects under consideration

1. Scalabrini Day celebrations

(ad hoc committee to be set up for celebrations June 1-3, 2001)

2. World Migration Day

(efforts to pursue setting up material to approach the archdiocese of Toronto)

3. Scalabrini Lay Sunday

(to be organized for Sunday, November 4, 2001 at all Toronto parishes)

4. Mission Experience to Colombia (with Montreal)
5. Mission Experience (efforts to make Toronto a mission field)
6. World Youth Day 2002

(lay members working with youth to organize a celebration for all youth traveling to Canada from Scalabrinian parishes around the world)

Summary

Most of our members are very active in their parish. 

Our group is quite vibrant and many are familiar with Bishop Scalabrini and the work of the Scalabrinians.  This makes it easier for us to discuss the plight of the migrant.  All of our members are immigrants or children of immigrants.  Most members are schoolteachers; a number of community/social workers and the odd capitalist or two. Ethnic groups represented in the movement include Brazilian, Italian, Filipinos, Portuguese, Latin Americans and the Carribeans.

We meet once a month and it serves our needs.  Besides having members who are very active in other parish activities, our parishes are rather distant from one another and it would be difficult to meet more frequently.

Toronto, Ontario

April 20, 2001