​This year marked our fifth Parish Slava since the re-founding of our beautiful community. 

​To celebrate this milestone, with the leadership of Theda, Kathy, Anna and Alexei it seemed like the entire parish community helped put together our best parish Slava ever! 

​The celebration really began Saturday evening with Vespers and artoklasia.  We were honoured to be joined by Fr. Policarp of Holy Cross Romanian Orthodox Monastery in Mono Ontario.

On Sunday, we were blessed with a lovely sunny day.  We did have a back up plan:  Sts. Cyril and Methody Cathedral had kindly offered their hall in case of rain.  But other than a minor plague of hungry but ultimately harmless bees, the park was as much a delight for the adults as it was for the children.  

​The herculean effort of organizing, cleaning, cooking, donating, setting up, and cleaning seemed almost effortless because of the many hands that participated in the celebration. 

A big thank you to the servants known to God who welcomed the many strangers from the highways and byways of Regent Park to join us. It was tremendously heartwarming to see our community joined by so many visitors.   May the Lord continue to bless and multiply our simple offerings, just as He once blessed the five loaves and two fish.

​Blessed and happy feast of our patron, St. Silouan the Athonite to all and everyone!

Vespers: Saturday, September 23
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Orthros Divine Liturgy and Parish Slava: Sunday, September 24


This year marks our fifth Parish Slava since the re-founding of our beautiful community. To celebrate this milestone, we want to put together our best parish slava ever! Several committees of the Ministry Council are arranging preparations to bring things together and make the celebration extra special.
Rain or shine, if the weather cooperates then we’ll be outside. But with kind support of St. Cyril and St. Methody Cathedral, we’re covered if it doesn’t. 

​There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for volunteers for both food and clean-up.  
Friends and family of St. Silouan are enthusiastically invited to come and celebrate the feast with us. 
Let's revel in the joy of our Holy Father's feast day. 

How many prayers and petitions have been laid before St. Silouan for the needs of individuals and our parish family as a whole? Too many, and our Holy Father has remained faithful throughout. 
Let's come and show our gratitude for this undeserved bounty!

Christ is Risen!   Indeed, He is Risen!
Χριστός ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!
Хрїстóсъ воскрéсе! Воистину воскресе!
Hristos a înviat! Adevărat a înviat!
!المسيح قام! حقا قام
 Kristus nousi kuolleista! Totisesti nousi!
 Si Kristo ay nabuhay! Siya nga ay nabuhay!
 基督復活了 他確實復活了
 ⲠⲓⲬⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ! Ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ!
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Some photos from our journey Good Friday to Pascha. Many years to the newly illumined Annete and Timothy!

​We were blessed with a beautiful crisp sunny Palm Sunday to begin Holy Week 2023.

One of our younger parishioners, carried by youthful zeal, no doubt, missed the right turn but his brother convinced him not to proceed to process around the block by himself.

There are services every day this week.  Even if you have waited till the 11th hour, please join us and don’t miss out on this beautiful journey of faith. 

Orthodox Christianity curious? 

This is an opportunity for you to slow down, quiet your world and get a taste of our rich liturgical life.  

Check out the calendar or download our full schedule here. 

We were delighted and grateful that Father Ephraim was able to join us for Sunday liturgy and talk on April 2nd.    As it so happens Father Paul fell ill, (he’s fully recovered, since, by the way), so we were fortunate that Fr. Ephraim was able to step in and serve the liturgy too!

After, Father Ephraim gave a talk on the subject of the sacrament of confession.  

So generous, with his time, Father Ephraim fielded a variety of questions from the profound to the practical.  Such as preparing for confession, balancing forgiveness with self-care with those who have abused you, to  how to fast before the communion.   

In his answers Father Ephraim mixed a rich knowledge of the history and traditions of various Orthodox churches
and deep and loving insight in how we can live in faith today. 

​A profound thank you to Father Ephraim for visiting us.  We so look forward to many more visits in the future.  ​

We invite you to join us for Holy Week as we walk with our Lord to his Passion to witness Christ's resurrection and the celebration of Pascha (Easter).  
We welcome all to join us in our journey towards renewal, forgiveness, and hope; to come and experience the transformative power of Christ's love through the Holy Week services in our Orthodox Mission Church.
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Raising of Lazarus Matins and Liturgy
Saturday, April 8
8:30am-11:00am

Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 9
9:00am Matins
10 am -12 pm Divine Liturgy

Bridegroom Matins
Sunday, April 9
7:00pm-8:30pm

Bridegroom Matins
Monday, April 10
7:00pm-8:30pm

Bridegroom Matins
Tuesday, April 11
7:00pm-8:30pm

Holy Unction
Wednesday, April 12
6:30pm

Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil's for the Last Supper
Thursday, April 13
4:00pm

12 Gospels (Passion Matins)
Thursday, April 13
6:30pm

Royal Hours
Friday, April 14
9:00am – 11:00am

Crucifixion Vespers
Friday, April 14
3:00pm - 4:15pm

Burial Service for Christ (Jerusalem Matins)
Friday, April 14
6:30pm - 11pm

Holy Saturday Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil
Saturday, April 15
1:00pm -4:00pm

PASCHA: Midnight Office, Matins and Divine Liturgy(Agape meal following)
​Saturday, April 15
10:00pm - 2:30am

This Sunday, April 2nd, we will be blessed by a visit of Father Ephraim, the spiritual father of St. Nilus Skete in Alaska. He will join us for Divine Liturgy and our Agape meal, then host a discussion afterward.

Father Ephraim became a monk on the Holy Mountain in Greece, and he was the cell-attendant of Elder Ephraim in Arizona for 20 years.
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Come join us for liturgy and meet Papa Ephraim!

On February 12th, Fr. Paul blessed the new Ministries Council and the Board of our church. 
Ministries Council  oversees the day-to-day function of the church, from serving meals to ensuring there are candles to light; from organizing celebrations, to teaching our children... and so much more.  (For detailed descriptions look under Ministries   in the menu.)

The new Parish Board of St. Silouan also received a blessing.
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Axios!

Our annual St. Nicholas Day celebrations included carol singing, cookie decorating, stories, lots of treats and, of course, a visit from St. Nicholas himself!

And here are a couple of pictures from the start of our Christmas Eve Services.