In an effort to promote spiritual growth through the writings of the early Church Fathers, and to engage parish members of all ages in the ongoing land project, the Church will be organizing an essay writing contest based on the reading of On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius the Great.
There will be three entry categories, with prizes being awarded to the top winner of each: 1) High School Students, 2) University Students/Graduates, and 3) Adults (30 years and up). The text will be available in Arabic and English, and the contestants can choose which language to read the book and write the essay in. As with most distance learning courses, there will be two required in-house lectures: The first will be on Preparation Sunday (First Sunday of Great Lent [February 26th]), in which the books will be distributed to the participants, and the major themes of the text will be introduced along with the essay topics and rules. The second lecture will be held on the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (Fourth Sunday of Great Lent [March 18th]), in which questions regarding the text may be addressed, and a further discussion on the themes will be had.
The contest will span the duration of Great Lent (February 20th to April 14th), with the submission of the essays being on the Feast Day of the Holy Resurrection (April 15th). There will be an entry fee that will be due upon signing up. The deadline for signing up will be on Sunday, February 19th, following the second Divine Liturgy.
Every Wednesday evening at 6:30pm we will be cleaning the church and working on some renovations. Lets put our hands together to clean and renovate God's house
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This program has been running for 8 years now and is growing in popularity. Our church is abundant in talent and resources! Services like these display our love and unity. If you are interested in this program, would like to tutor or get tutored please contact:
Girls for God is made up of high school girls who are developing their relationship with Christ. We meet every Friday from 7-8 pm in open context so we can discuss real life situations, take and give advice, and learn from one another. G4G also hosts fun girls nights like "All you can eat ribs'', bowling, and sleepovers. We are actively involved in producing youth plays.
On the second Sunday of every month, a youth group class will have the blessing of serving the homeless in downtown Toronto - Good Shepherd Homeless Shelter. If you are interested, please contact your youth group counselor or click here to see the calender.
