Sacred Beginnings Collective:

Are you and your spouse expecting, expecting to be expecting, or knee-deep in diapers? We’re excited to invite married couples to join the Sacred Beginnings Collective at St. Basil’s! We're building a community of couples supporting one another as we seek to love God, our spouses, and our kids more deeply.

On Friday, February 28, at 7:30pm, St. Basil’s welcomes the Faculty of Music and France-Canada Distinguished Visitor in Music, Thierry Escaich, organist, composer and improviser.

Sacred Beginnings Collective:

Are you and your spouse expecting, expecting to be expecting, or knee-deep in diapers? We’re excited to invite married couples to join the Sacred Beginnings Collective at St. Basil’s! We're building a community of couples supporting one another as we seek to love God, our spouses, and our kids more deeply. Families meet once a month, in St. Basil’s Macrina Hall from 9:00am to 10:15am.

Curious about palliative care and Church teaching about the end of life? We invite you to participate in a 4-part series called Horizons of Hope, on Thursday evenings 7 - 9 p.m. from January 23 to February 13, 2025. Our faith has much to teach us about living well until the end of life. The program, developed by the Canadian Bishops Conference, will help parishioners, families and care givers learn more through videos and small-group discussion. Themes include: understanding the dying process, discernment and decision making at the end of life, accompaniment and the importance of building Compassionate Communities. It is our hope that the program will empower parishioners to accompany loved ones and community members who are suffering.

Curious about palliative care and Church teaching about the end of life? We invite you to participate in a 4-part series called Horizons of Hope, on Thursday evenings 7 - 9 p.m. from January 23 to February 13, 2025. Our faith has much to teach us about living well until the end of life. The program, developed by the Canadian Bishops Conference, will help parishioners, families and care givers learn more through videos and small-group discussion. Themes include: understanding the dying process, discernment and decision making at the end of life, accompaniment and the importance of building Compassionate Communities. It is our hope that the program will empower parishioners to accompany loved ones and community members who are suffering.

Curious about palliative care and Church teaching about the end of life? We invite you to participate in a 4-part series called Horizons of Hope, on Thursday evenings 7 - 9 p.m. from January 23 to February 13, 2025. Our faith has much to teach us about living well until the end of life. The program, developed by the Canadian Bishops Conference, will help parishioners, families and care givers learn more through videos and small-group discussion. Themes include: understanding the dying process, discernment and decision making at the end of life, accompaniment and the importance of building Compassionate Communities. It is our hope that the program will empower parishioners to accompany loved ones and community members who are suffering.

Join a group exploring themes of faith, doubt, reason, and spirituality by reading Fyodor Dostoevsky’s masterpiece The Brothers Karamazov together. We will meet for 8 sessions, every other Monday evening, beginning January 27, in the Decker Room.

Curious about palliative care and Church teaching about the end of life? We invite you to participate in a 4-part series called Horizons of Hope, on Thursday evenings 7 - 9 p.m. from January 23 to February 13, 2025. Our faith has much to teach us about living well until the end of life. The program, developed by the Canadian Bishops Conference, will help parishioners, families and care givers learn more through videos and small-group discussion. Themes include: understanding the dying process, discernment and decision making at the end of life, accompaniment and the importance of building Compassionate Communities. It is our hope that the program will empower parishioners to accompany loved ones and community members who are suffering.

Sacred Beginnings Collective:

Are you and your spouse expecting, expecting to be expecting, or knee-deep in diapers? We’re excited to invite married couples to join the Sacred Beginnings Collective at St. Basil’s! We're building a community of couples supporting one another as we seek to love God, our spouses, and our kids more deeply. Families meet once a month, in St. Basil’s Macrina Hall from 9:00am to 10:15am.

Join the Mary Ward Center and St. Basil’s Parish for an Advent day of reflection on Saturday, December 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meditating on the Incarnation, we will reflect on God's love active in Jesus and in our own story. Our time together will include Mass, prayer, presentations, spacious silence, art, and small group conversation. Join us to prepare for the joy of Christmas, when we will celebrate the once and future Coming of Christ

Prepare Our Hearts: An evening of Taizé Prayer. Join us on Wednesday, December 11, at 7p.m. at St. Basil's for an Advent Taizé prayer service, where we will reflect together on preparing to encounter Christ. This ecumenical and meditative prayer form includes music, scripture, prayers, candlelight, and silence, to draw us into the mystery of the Incarnation. All are welcome!

Sacred Beginnings Collective:

Are you and your spouse expecting, expecting to be expecting, or knee-deep in diapers? We’re excited to invite married couples to join the Sacred Beginnings Collective at St. Basil’s! We're building a community of couples supporting one another as we seek to love God, our spouses, and our kids more deeply. Families meet once a month, in St. Basil’s Macrina Hall, and you can choose between a morning or evening session (9-10:15 am, or 5-6:15 pm).

Sing to the Lord: A Vespers Music Workshop

Come learn how to chant Vespers (Evening Prayer)! We’re happy to offer a special Advent instalment in our Vespers Music Workshop series, on Monday, December 2. Join us as we learn how to sing the hymn for Vespers in Advent.

This workshop will take place at 4:30pm in Ardèche Hall, with Vespers following at 5:10pm in the sanctuary.

Sacred Beginnings Collective:

Are you and your spouse expecting, expecting to be expecting, or knee-deep in diapers? We’re excited to invite married couples to join the Sacred Beginnings Collective at St. Basil’s! We're building a community of couples supporting one another as we seek to love God, our spouses, and our kids more deeply. Families meet once a month, in St. Basil’s Macrina Hall, and you can choose between a morning or evening session (9-10:15 am, or 5-6:15 pm). Our first gathering is on Sunday, November 10. More details are available on our registration form (https://forms.office.com/r/LiZcGLP2KU). Email Catherine or Brendan (cath.s.steven@gmail.com or brendan.steven.waterloo@gmail.com) if you have any questions.

Interested in serving our community at weekend Masses as a Lector, Communion Minister, Altar Server, or Minister of Hospitality? We would love to have you share your gifts to enrich our worship and draw our community closer to Christ. 

All new volunteers are required to complete the Volunteer Application Form and attend our upcoming training and formation in order to serve in these roles. Our training is scheduled for Monday, November 4 at 6:30p.m.  You can RSVP to JoAnn Lopez (joann.lopez@utoronto.ca). For a list of liturgical ministries and their duties, click here.

Join Christian Communities at the University of Toronto on Friday, November 1, at 6:30 p.m. for an evening of prayer and song led by Brother Emile from the Taizé community during his visit to Canada. This ecumenical and meditative prayer form includes music, scripture, prayers, candlelight, and silence, and will invite us to reflect on our call to holiness in the Beatitudes. A community conversation with Br. Emile will follow the prayer service. Hosted at St. Basil's Catholic Parish (50 St. Joseph St.). All are welcome! Questions? Contact joann.lopez@utoronto.ca. 

Come learn how to chant Vespers (Evening Prayer)! Join us for 4 workshops where we’ll gradually learn how to sing Vespers, building on what we learn from week-to-week.

Each workshop will take place at 4:30pm on the dates below in Ardèche Hall, with Vespers following at 5:10pm in the sanctuary.

Join us for an evening of music and fellowship at a reception.

Featuring Organist & Conductor Thomas Jaber and Tenor Mark Thomas (St. Anne’s, Houston)

Come learn how to chant Vespers (Evening Prayer)! Join us for 4 workshops where we’ll gradually learn how to sing Vespers, building on what we learn from week-to-week.

Each workshop will take place at 4:30pm on the dates below in Ardèche Hall, with Vespers following at 5:10pm in the sanctuary.