St. Mary and St. Martha

a joyful, growing, and diverse Anglican Church in west Toronto

Martyrdom

Christ Our Dragon-Slayer

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 4:5-12 • Psalm 23 • 1 John 3:16-24 • John 10:11-18

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Tomorrow happens to be the Feast Day of St. George. So I thought, for those who don’t know it, that I would start with his story. St. George was born in about 275 AD to a Christian family in Palestine, under the Roman Empire. When George was orphaned at age 17, he enlisted in the Roman army. Despite his youth he rose quickly in the ranks, and by his mid-20s George had been promoted to a high-ranking officer. Then things began to go wrong. On February 24, 303 AD Emperor Diocletian issued a … [Read more...]

The Cost of Discipleship

The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (C)

Jeremiah 18:1-11; Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; Philemon; Luke 14:25-33

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“Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.” To which the disciples responded, “Uh, you could have just told them to bugger off. And besides we were all under the impression that you wanted to gain followers here?” OK so maybe I took some creative license there with the disciples’ response but what is Jesus on about … [Read more...]

The Martyrdom of Baptism and Life in the Spirit

The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (C)

1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62

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“And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit,” (Galatians 5:24-25). Sermon in a tweet: The call to Christian discipleship is an exhortation to martyrdom. On Wednesday of this past week at our noon Eucharist we celebrated the feast day of St. Alban who is said to have been the first martyr in Britain. Alban was a Roman soldier stationed north of London in the early third century. … [Read more...]

St. Mary and St. Martha

The Anglican Church of St. Mary and St. Martha is a joyful, growing, and diverse community of faith where we together are learning what it means to follow Jesus in the west end of Toronto.

We build on the history and deep roots of four previous Anglican churches in the area: St. John, Weston; The Church of the Good Shepherd, Mt Dennis; St. David Lawrence Av; and The Church of the Advent.

We are truly seeing God doing something new - in our lives, our families, our church and our neighbourhood and we invite you to take part in this too.

Calendar

June 2021

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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  • Compline (Night Prayer)
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  • Sunday Service
  • Children's Time
  • Youth Gathering
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  • PALS Lay Visitors' meeting
  • Compline (Night Prayer)
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  • Sunday Service
  • Children's Time
  • Youth Gathering
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  • Evening Prayer followed by Surprised by Hope study
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  • Sunday Service
  • Children's Time
  • Youth Gathering
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  • PALS Lay Visitors' meeting
  • Evening Prayer followed by Surprised by Hope study
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  • Sunday Service
  • Children's Time
  • Youth Gathering
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  • Evening Prayer followed by Surprised by Hope study

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