All are welcome here!

Come as you are, struggling, questioning, confident, joyful, grieving…there is a place here for you.

We offer a safe and welcoming space free from judgement and discrimination, inclusive of all, regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, marital status, physical or mental ability, political stance, or theological perspective.

We celebrate our love for one another as followers of Jesus within our congregation and within our community, sharing our space, and working with and learning from partners who make Parkdale, Toronto, and the Earth a more just, supportive, healing, and sacred space. Our roots include a strong heritage of 30 years of leadership and participation from members of Toronto’s Black Caribbean community, strengthening our commitment to anti-racism in all forms.

You are welcome here.

Sunday Worship

Join us for in person or online weekly worship held on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at 201 Cowan Ave.

Join our services through Zoom Meeting on your computer:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/777678934

Meeting ID: 777 678 934

Or call in with your phone:
+1 647 374 4685 Canada
+1 647 558 0588 Canada
Meeting ID: 777 678 934

If you do not have a copy of the Book of Alternative Services at home, you can download a copy here.

Upcoming Events

Social Justice Vestry Motion: Protecting and Expanding Harm Reduction in Ontario

On Aug. 20, 2024, Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced their decision to close 10 of the 17 safe consumption/overdose prevention sites around Ontario, and to prevent any new sites from opening. On Nov. 18, 2024, the government introduced legislation enabling this decision in the form of Bill 223, the “Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024.”

This decision will have a devastating impact and lead to thousands of deaths. Every day more than seven Ontarians die because of a fatal overdose. Without supervised consumption sites, the numbers will only grow. Hospitals, front-line workers and a commission appointed by the province all agree that safe consumption sites are a necessary public health service and prevent accidental overdose deaths.

Five of the sites are in our Diocese, within the City of Toronto. The others are in Ottawa, Guelph, Hamilton, Kitchener and Thunder Bay. Several faith leaders around the province, including Bishop Andrew Asbil, have signed a letter calling on Ford and Jones to reverse their decision.

Our Social Justice Vestry Motion for 2025, “Protecting and Expanding Harm Reduction in Ontario,” calls on the province to reverse its decision on the planned closure of safe consumption sites and to lift the ban on the creation of new sites, in order to expand life-saving harm reduction services to Ontarians.

Visit the Diocese website to for in-depth knowledge and tips about how to present and follow up on the motion.

All-Candidates Meeting

An all-candidates meeting will be held at Epiphany and St. Mark on Wednesday , Feb. 19, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Come out and hear what candidates for the upcoming provincial election have to say and share your questions and concerns!

Land Acknowledgement

Sacred covenants of mutual respect and relationship made in solemn witness of spiritual leaders from Indigenous Nations and from the Anglican Church began to be broken after the War of 1812, when the Anglican Church allowed itself to be absorbed into the British imperialist programme. These covenants reflected the primacy of sustainability, mutual regard, and sharing; and acknowledged this to be the territory of Indigenous Nations since time immemorial. The members of the congregation of the Epiphany & St. Mark Anglican Church, Diocese of Toronto, honour these covenants made by our forebears, and hold them to be the best hope for our future generations. We pray that all Canada will restore this sacred relationship.

Epiphany & St Mark Anglican Church