St. Mary and St. Martha

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

Repentance

John the Pointer

The Birth of Saint John the Baptist

Is 40:1-11; Ps 85:7-13; Acts 13:14b-26; Lk 1:57-80

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“In the wilderness, prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God… Then the glory of the LORD shall be revealed and all people shall see it together…” (Is 40:3,5) Let us pray: O God, may I speak as one speaking the very words of God (1 Pt 4:11), and may your glory be revealed to us in the Word made flesh, your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Every Sunday when we celebrate Eucharist is a feast day, we celebrate and remember Jesus’s body and blood through … [Read more...]

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

The Third Sunday of Epiphany

Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27:1, 5-13; 1 Cor 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23

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In our gospel reading from St. Matthew this morning we meet Jesus at the very beginning of his ministry in Galilee. Thus far Matthew has given us the account of his birth, his baptism, and his being tempted by the devil in the wilderness. And now, Jesus begins his ministry in the northern-most region of Israel (way up there in Rexdale). Out there, on the fringes. “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Matthew records these as the first of Jesus’ words in Galilee. I want us, this … [Read more...]

A Sermon for the End of the World

The First Sunday of Advent, Year A

Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44

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“Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.” It’s a central part of our liturgy and indeed of the Christian faith itself and yet it is perhaps one of the least understood aspects of our faith partly because it is literally unprecedented. It is an event that we simply have no frame of reference for. And yet each time we gather to worship we confess this reality. There it is in the middle of the Nicene Creed: “We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the … [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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