 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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