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As 2025 approaches, St. Silouan the Athonite Orthodox Church celebrates growth, blessings, and continued outreach in the heart of Toronto. Over the past year, the parish has expanded by 20%, welcomed new catechumens, and enriched its spiritual and community life through initiatives like Phos (our Sunday school program) expansion, a vibrant liturgical life, and local outreach.
Highlights include:
To read the full appeal letter with details and images CLICK HERE. This year, the church aims to raise $25,000 to support these programs and expand its ministry. Donations over $500 will be acknowledged with a name inscription on the parish’s iconostasis.
Thank you for supporting our mission to reflect Christ’s love in the heart of Regent Park!
PS: This year's fund-raising campaign is acutely challenged by the Canada Post strike: we cannot get our Christmas appeal letters out. If you could forward or share the link to this page, to someone you know, it would be greatly appreciated.  Join us Saturday, December 7th at 5pm for our annual Saint Nicholas Day Celebration at St Silouan Orthodox Church 237 Sackville Street (Lower Level), Toronto, Ontario, M5A 3G1.
Please RSVP if you're bringing children so we can let St Nicholas know ASAP.  His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa arrived today and was welcomed by members of the St Silouan Orthodox Church Ministries Council and Church Board. His Eminence prayed for the whole community and shared words of encouragement and answered questions over a delicious meal as he begins his Archpastoral visit in Toronto.
 Archpastoral Visit of our Hierarch His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa
Please join us as we welcome His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa who is the hierarch of our diocese. There are many days planned for all of us to spend time with His Eminence so make sure to book off that weekend! Schedule:
 Join us this Saturday September 14th in the morning at 9am for a teaching liturgy.
Open to all -- from cradle Orthodox to the new and curious, just drop by our church. This is a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of the meaning and spirit that gives life to the traditions and practices of our ancient faith. We will be doing the Proskomedia in the center of the church and we'll pause to explain some key points throughout the service. After the service there will be an opportunity to have your questions answered during refreshments. See you there! "Desiring to glorify as is meet the ancient saints of the West, of lands which had fallen away from the truth, thou didst revive their veneration in the Orthodox Church, O lover of the saints of the East and the West. With them pray thou today in heaven on behalf of us who chant on earth: Alleluia!" + Kontakion 7 from the Akathist to St John of Shanghai and San Francisco. After the Community Hub dinner this past Monday (July 1) the parish and visitors from the wider Orthodox community gathered together to pray the Akathist to St John of Shanghai and San Francisco. FrDn Michael brought out the Parish's Icon of St John which contains the beloved saint's relics and led the community in singing the beautiful Akathist that commemorates and petitions St John the wonderworker for his help and prayers for the life of the world. "Rejoice, O holy hierarch, Father John, speedy helper amid misfortunes!" "Behold now, what is so good or so joyous as for brethren to dwell together in unity" Ps 132 (LXX) Our parish of St Silouan Orthodox Church in Toronto (ACROD) concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with Sts. Cyril and Methody Bulgarian Orthodox Church this past Sunday (June 30) where we were able to behold and enjoy the Bulgarian flavour of our Universal Orthodox Church. We thank the community of Sts. Cyril and Methody Bulgarian Orthodox Church for their hospitality and the beautiful opportunity for both of our communities to get to know one another better. 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! Some photos from our journey Good Friday to Pascha. Many years to the newly illumined Esther and Elizabeth and the newly churched Jerimiah and Seraphim!  Holy Week is here! There are services every day this week at St. Silouan. Are you from out of town? Haven’t been to church in a while? Curious about Orthodoxy? Drop by! From Dundas Square, we’re only a 20 min walk, a quick ride on the 505 streetcar, or a 10 min bike or cab trip. Tuesday and Wednesday -- services start at 7pm. ∞ On Thursday, as well as the 7pm service, we have the St. Basil’s Vesperal liturgy at 4pm. ∞ Friday – come at 12, 3 or 6pm. ∞ And Saturday 1pm for the Vesperal Liturgy and 10 for Pascha. Please join us and don’t miss out on this beautiful journey of faith.
Check out the Calendar, and download or print, too.  As we enter the sacred season of Lent, St. Silouan The Athonite Orthodox Church humbly seeks your support for our Community Hub as part of your 2024 Lenten Offering. Community Hub delivers to the local Riverdale community:
 Community Hub draws people of all faiths – Christian, Muslim, Hindu to name a few. But most are non-believers or those estranged from the faith of their upbringing. Often the first step to bringing church back into someone’s life has been our Community Hub. Some are unhoused, others refugees, those living in the Regent Park community and some who travel hours, from across the city, to reconnect with friends new and old. Entirely volunteer supported and financed, led by the St. Silouan parish community, the growth of Community Hub is creating a financial burden that is increasingly hard to bear. Your donations will directly impact and sustain the Community Hub. Exceeding our campaign goal of $20,000 will allow us to expand the Community Hub to other days and special events. "And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased."   Gift Acknowledgements Charitable receipts will be issued for all donations over $20. To acknowledge your gift and to show our gratitude, we are also offering these special acknowledgments: Gifts of $500 or more A home cooked, Community Hub dinner will be served in memory of a loved one and a memorial service offered on an a date of your choosing in 2024*. If requested, we can prepare the traditional boiled wheat dish kollyva, (aka kollyba, or kutya). For those who cannot be present, we will send photographs and/or arrange live streaming of the memorial service. Gifts of $1000 or more All that is included in the $500 gift, in addition, we will inscribe a name of the donor’s choosing on the back of the icon of St. Silouan in our iconostasis. We will also send the donor a personalized item from our knitting circle. Your support will not only help us continue Community Hub but grow love, compassion, and community. Together, let us fulfil this Lenten season with time of giving and sharing. St. Silouan the Athonite Orthodox Church is a registered charity.
Our charitable number is: BN 79344 8671 RR0001. Please see Join or Support for details on how to donate by cheque, e-transfer and in-person. |
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