Welcome to St. Basil'sWelcome to historic St. Basil's Church in the heart of downtown Toronto and welcome to our website! We hope that you find this site interesting and informative. St. Basil's, founded by the Basilian Fathers in 1856 is the third oldest Catholic church in the city of Toronto, after St. Paul's Basilica and St. Michael's Cathedral. Although we are located in the heart of downtown Toronto, our ministry extends far beyond the local area. Not only are we the Collegiate church of the University of St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto, our parishioners come to worship here from all over the city. Since October 2007 we have been the home of the national televised Daily Mass, reaching people in their homes all over Canada. The Daily Mass is broadcast six days a week on Vision TV, CTS, and Salt & Light TV. We are delighted that you have taken the time to visit our website. If you are not already a parishioner, please drop in and visit us when you are in the neighbourhood. The Pastoral Team at St. Basil's Church |
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The Parish Office will be closed on Victoria Day, May 21st. There will be one Mass at 9:00 a.m. and no confessions.
Donation/Pledge Campaign for the Iraqi Refugee Family We are Sponsoring
Dr. Martin Mark, Director of ORAT (Office for Refugees at the Archdiocese of Toronto) spoke at all of our masses over the weekend of March 17 and 18. This was the launch of our donation/pledge campaign. If you would like to make a single donation to help support our family, or make a pledge over a period of 6 or 12 months, envelopes and donation/pledge forms can be found at the back of the church or at the Parish Offce
Parking at St. Basil's
If you are coming to St. Basil's by car, please take a note of the following arrangements for parking on St. Joseph St.
On Saturdays, parking is permitted for 2 hours at any time only on the NORTH side of St. Joseph St.
On Sundays, parking is permitted for 2 hours at any time on both the north and south sides of St. Joseph St.
Parking is not permitted at any other times and cars that are parked inappropriately may be ticketed.
Special Parking Arrangements for St. Basil's Parishioners
If you are attending one of our weekend masses at St. Basil's, you may park free of charge at the parking lot on the south-west corner of Bay and St. Joseph Sts. In order to not be charged for parking you must display a copy of our Parish Bulletin on the dashboard of your car.
Other Parking Facilities
There is a pay-parking lot behind Alumni Hall at the west end of St. Joseph Street just before Queen's Park Crescent. Metered street parking is also available on St. Mary Street, immediately to the north of the church.
St. Basil’s is readily accessible by TTC: the closest subway stations are Museum, on the University-Spadina line, Wellesley, on the Yonge line, and Bay St., on the Bloor line. The Bay St. bus (route #6) also stops at the corner of Bay St. and St. Joseph St.