St. Timothy Titans
December 2025
St. Timothy Catholic Elementary School
@StTimothydpcdsb
Principal: M. Masucci
Vice-Principal: C. Allegretti
Administrative Assistants: E. Dal'Bo & F. Silva-Correia
Catholic School Council Chairs: Jessica Ponte & Julie Russo
Superintendent of Mississauga South: Drago Radic
St. Catherine of Siena Parish Information Website: https://stcatherineofsienami.archtoronto.org/
Contact Information
Email: St.TimothyInfo@dpcdsb.org
Website: dpcdsb.org/TMTHY
Location: 2214 Cliff Road, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5A 2N9
Phone: 905-277-0990
Twitter: @StTimothyDPCDSB
School Hours
School Start time is 9:00 a.m.
Supervision begins at 8:45 a.m.
Lunch 12:09 p.m. - 1:09 p.m.
School End time is 3:30 p.m.
Our Catholic School Council for the 2024-2025 year:
Co-Chairs - Jessica Ponte and Julie Russo
Secretaries - Antoinette Berlongieri and Luz Saldana
Treasurer - Shelley Hamilton-Martins
Parish Representative - Patricia Patrizio
Our next Catholic School Council Meeting will be on Monday, January 12th @ 6:00 pm.
All parents/guardians are welcome to attend St. Timothy Catholic School Council meetings in-person or virtually. Link will be provided closer to the meeting date.
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR DECEMBER'S COUNCIL CORNER NEWS UPDATE
God helps us to keep on working for a more peaceful world even when we feel discouraged. A hopeful person is …
• inspired and inspires others
• always counts on God to help them in tough situations
• trusts that things will work out in God ’s way
• one who sees the good in the world
God has given us this Advent Season to focus our minds and hearts on the good all around us. We believe that God created the world and all of us in it to be good. However, sometimes bad things happen to us that we cannot explain. During these times, we tend to get mad at God for putting us through so much pain. We may get discouraged and forget that God is always with us to help. When you feel sad and alone, remember to never lose HOPE, pray to Jesus, and things will get better.
Let us now pray for the grace and courage to be people of hope - people who can see, participate in and contribute to God ’s goodness emerging around us.
Amen
Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations: I am a learner for life!
- I use my gifts and talents given to me by God
- I always do my best I build on my strengths and weaknesses
- I set goals
- I accept change
- I am proud of the good things I do
- I am thankful for the gifts of others
Because I am a learner for life, I can reach for my dreams, by living my life like Jesus.
Advent marks the beginning of the Church ’s liturgical year. The four weeks of Advent lead up to the celebration of Christmas. Advent’s familiar sights and sounds stir in us a readiness to receive our Saviour, while sharpening our sense of the world ’s need for redemption and of the great mystery of God becoming human for us. Advent is a Latin word meaning the coming. The season of Advent is a time to prepare to celebrate the three comings of Christ: his lowly birth in the past, his mysterious coming to the world in the present, and his promised return in Glory at the end of time. Advent is a special time of waiting. Since the latter half of the 6th century, Christians have set aside the four weeks before Christmas to remember and to celebrate that Jesus Christ is the one who comes. It is a time to celebrate light in the midst of darkness. Traditional symbols and customs help us to celebrate this special time of waiting
The Advent Wreath is used to help us prepare for Christ ’s coming. We use evergreen branches to make the Advent wreath. These stay green all year long. This reminds us that God and His love for us never changes. The circular shape reminds us of God Himself, His eternity and endless mercy, his never ending love for us, which has no beginning or end. The light reminds us that Jesus is the light of the world. The four candles represent the four weeks of Advent or the four Gospels; unlit they represent the ages “sitting in darkness” awaiting the coming Christ; the growing circle of light represents the “approaching” light of the world. Three of the candles for the wreath are purple, as a sign of our need to repent and turn back to God in preparation for Jesus ’ coming. During Advent we try to say that we are sorry for not loving Jesus enough and we promise to try hard to do better in our Christian walk. The fourth one, lit on the third Sunday of Advent, is rose or pink to express our joy that Christmas is so close. Some Advent wreaths have a large white candle in the center, the ‘Christ Light ’, to be lit on Christmas Eve to herald the birth of Jesus. Each time we light a candle on the Advent wreath we are reminded that Jesus is the light of the world. His teachings are our guiding light. If we listen to what he wants us to do, we will be happy with him forever.
The days are getting colder and pretty soon winter will arrive. It is important for students to come prepared to participate in all activities, including outdoor recess. We ask that students dress appropriately for colder weather by having coats, hats, scarves, boots and mittens or gloves. For health reasons, and to keep the school clean, we ask all students to have indoor shoes. Please note that in the event of an emergency evacuation, students will not have the opportunity to put boots on. Thank you for your support in this matter.
Indoor/Outdoor Shoes
The students should have a pair of indoor shoes to wear at school in class and for gym. Outdoor shoes/ boots will be kept for outdoor use only and out of the classrooms in order to reduce the amount of dirt and mud brought indoors. This will assist our custodial staff in keeping the school clean and safe. Thank you for your co-operation.
Upcoming Dates
December 4 - Advent Mass @ 9:30am
December 15 @ 6pm - LIVE NATIVITY
Christmas Break Dec 22 - Jan 2
Return to School: Monday, January 5, 2025
January 12 - Catholic School Council Meeting @ 6pm
January 19 - P. A Day (report card writing day) NO SCHOOL
January 26 - St. Timothy Feast Day
January 30 - Term 2 Begins
