November 9
Today
- Prayer Meeting
Posted for this week
Servants Spiritual Day
English
From the church calendar
This week at the church
Every service below is on the church’s public calendar, in Toronto time. A feast, a fast, or a visiting bishop can still move an hour. Open the month.
November 10
Tuesday
- Midnight praises in Arabic @ Zoom
November 11
Wednesday
- Divine Liturgy
- Seniors meeting of the blessing
November 12
Thursday
- English Tasbeha
- Boys and Girls Hymn class
- TGIF Youth Uni/Grad Meeting
November 13
Friday
- Divine Liturgy
- Highschool Youth Meeting
- The Good Shepherd Family Meeting
November 14
Saturday
- Saturday School Activities
- Vesper prayers followed by Midnight praises
November 15
Sunday
- Divine Liturgy
- In-Class Sunday School
2026 Board member elections
Seven members will be elected to the church board. This is the season to name who will carry the financial and administrative work. Spiritual care remains with the clergy. An eligible active member may nominate someone else. No one nominates himself or herself.
- November 8–22 Nomination period Hand a form in at the church, or submit the nomination online.
- November 23 – December 7 Eligibility review and final slate The Board Election Committee reviews the nominations and publishes the final slate.
- December 20, 2026 Voting day and vote counting In person after the Divine Liturgy, and by the authorized online ballot. The votes are counted the same day.
To nominate on paper, print the form and hand it in at the church.
Verse of the day
A word for this morning
Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, that you received and on which you stand,
1 Corinthians 15:1
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From the Fathers
The Synaxarium
The Commemoration of the Consecration of the Church of St. Mark the Evangelist and the Appearance of His Holy Head.
On this day is the commemoration of the consecration of the church of the pure St. Mark the Evangelist, the founder of the church in Egypt, and the appearance of his holy head in the city of Alexandria.
The Katameros
Readings for the Divine Liturgy
Vespers, Matins, and the Liturgy, in the order the Coptic Church keeps them, with the Synaxarium beside the Gospel.
Holy Gospel
Mark 1:1–11
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophets: "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You." "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight."'
From the church
Liturgy from Ajax
Liturgies prayed in Ajax, and the latest word from His Holiness.
Ways to give
God loves a cheerful giver.
Each one should give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly. — 2 Corinthians 9:7