St John's Anglican Church

Advent III Choral Eucharist December 14 at 10 am.
2025-12-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Please join us in person if possible–or online for our broadcast if not–this Sunday for our Choral Eucharist on this Third Sunday in Advent.

Advent IV and Baptism, December 21 at 10 am.
2025-12-21 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
The Baptism of our Music Director Zach’s and Zoe’s son, Mathéo Johannes Gang Dekker, will be officiated by Bishop Peter Fenty during this Choral Eucharist service on the Fourth Sunday in Advent. We would be pleased to have you with us in person if possible–or online if not.

Christmas Eve Choral Eucharist Service, Wednesday, December 24 at 4 pm.
2025-12-24 16:00 - 17:00
We invite you and your families to join us for our Choral Eucharist service on Christmas Eve. This service will also be live-streamed, as are all our services.

Christmas Morning Service of Lessons and Carols at 10 am.
2025-12-25 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
We will hold a traditional service of Lessons and Carols on Christmas Morning at 10. Join us in person or online for the lovely music and the lessons of Christmas. Please note there is not a Eucharist (Communion) during this service.

Christmas I Choral Eucharist, December 28 at 10 am.
2025-12-28 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
We invite you to join us in person if possible — or online if not — for our Choral Eucharist service, followed by conversation and refreshments in our hall.

Epiphany of the Lord, January 4 at 10 am.
2026-01-04 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Welcome to 2026! Join us in person if you are able–or online if not– for our first Choral Eucharist service of the New Year, with Music Director Zacharia Dekker at the organ. As the first Sunday of the month the service includes the ‘Litany of Healing’, when those wishing anointing are invited to the altar rail. Afterwards enjoy refreshments and conversation in the church hall.

Baptism of the Lord, January 11 at 10 am.
2026-01-11 10:00 - 11:00
We mark the Baptism of our Lord with this Choral Eucharist service at 10 am. on January 11. Please join us in our sanctuary if possible–or online for our broadcast if not–with all service recordings available afterward from our YouTube channel or from our homepage at stjohnsorangeville.ca.

Epiphany III Choral Eucharist, January 25 at 10 am.
2026-01-19 08:00 - 17:00
Join us in person if possible–or online if not–as we mark the Third Sunday after the Epiphany with our Choral Eucharist. All are invited to the hall following Zacharia’s Postlude for refreshments and conversation.

Epiphany IV Choral Eucharist, February 1 at 10 am.
2026-02-01 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Being the first Sunday of the month our Choral Eucharist service includes the ‘Litany of Healing’ when all those wishing anointing are invited to the altar rail.

Epiphany V Choral Eucharist, February 8 at 10 am.
2026-02-08 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
We look forward to having you worship with us in person if possible–or following online either during our broadcast or accessing the recording–as we mark this Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany with Choral Eucharist.

Transfiguration Sunday Litany of Morning Prayer, February 15 at 11 am.
2026-02-15 11:00 - 12:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Please Note: Our start time has been moved back one hour to 11 am. to shorten the time between the ending of this service and our Annual Vestry meeting, chaired by our Priest-in-Charge, Reverend Canon Darrell Wright.

Ash Wednesday Service, February 18 at 10 am.
2026-02-18 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
We mark the beginning of Lent.

Lent I Choral Eucharist, February 22 at 10 am.
2026-02-22 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
We welcome you to our first Choral Eucharist for Lent this coming Sunday at 10. We regret the weather conditions required us to cancel our Ash Wednesday service out of concern for the safety of those planning to attend this important service in our Church Year. Please join us this Sunday in person if possible, or online if not. In marking Black History Month we include a hymn with special meaning.

Lenten Morning Prayer Series Beginning Tuesday, February 24 at 10 am.
2026-02-24 10:00 - 10:30 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
This is a Lay-led, said service of Morning Prayer from the ‘Book of Common Prayer’, held in our sanctuary each Tuesday at 10 am. throughout Lent. We thanks Audi Geadah Ogley for leading the first two, and Kirk Hearder the remaining services.

Lent II Choral Eucharist, March 1, 2026 at 10 am.
2026-03-01 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
We welcome all to our service for the Second Sunday in Lent. Join us for our online broadcast on our homepage at stjohnsorangeville.ca either at the service time of 10 am or to access the recording afterward if you are unable to be with us in person.

Lenten BCP Morning Prayer, Tuesday, March 3 at 10 am.
2026-03-03 10:00 - 10:30 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
These are weekly Tuesday morning lay-led said services from the Book of Common Prayer, held in our sanctuary throughout Lent at 10 am. Bring your BCP if you have one; there will be others available. Please note: there is no Eucharist in these services, and they are not broadcast.

Lent III Choral Eucharist, March 8 at 10 am.
2026-03-08 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
We’d love to have you join us in person if possible–or online if not–for our service on this Third Sunday in Lent. All are welcome to the hall for refreshments and conversation following the service.

Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, Tuesday at 10 am.
2026-03-10 10:00 - 10:30 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Our third said, lay-led Lenten Morning Prayer in our sanctuary at 10 am. Copies of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) will be available if you don’t have your own. Thanks to Audi for leading this service.

Lent IV Choral Eucharist, March 15 at 10 am.
2026-03-15 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Join us in person if possible–or online if not–for our Choral Eucharist service on this Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 15 at 10 am. We’d love to see you, and have you stay for conversation and refreshments following Zach’s Postlude. Our choir continues to practice following Sunday refreshments on four anthems we are preparing for Holy Week services.

Morning Prayer (Book of Common Prayer), Tuesday March 17 at 10 am.
2026-03-17 10:00 - 10:30 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
This continues our Lenten series of Lay-led, said services of Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer in our sanctuary at 10 am on Tuesday mornings. Copies of the BCP are available if you do not have your own.

Lent V Choral Eucharist, March 22 at 10 am.
2026-03-22 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Join us on this Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 22, at 10 am, either in person if possible, or online. We’d love to have you join us for our Choral Eucharist, and afterwards for refreshments and conversation.

Palm Sunday Choral Eucharist, March 29 at 10 am.
2026-03-23 08:00 - 17:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Our traditional Palm Sunday service including the 10-reader Passion Sunday ‘Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Matthew’ (26:14-27:66).

Taizé Vespers 'Stations-of-the-Cross', Tuesday March 31 at 7 pm.
2026-03-31 19:00 - 20:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
In addition to our traditional Holy Week services for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday, we invite you to join us for this first in our returning Spring series of Lay-led Taizé worship services, as we visit the fourteen Stations of the Cross with readings and music.

Maundy Thursday, April 2 at 7 pm.
2026-04-02 19:00 - 20:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Our traditional Holy Thursday choral service with optional ritual foot-washing at 7 pm.

Good Friday, April 3 at 10 am.
2026-04-03 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
This service includes our traditional multi-reader Gospel from John (18 and 19: booklet).

Easter Sunday Choral Eucharist, April 5 at 10 am.
2026-04-05 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
We’d love to have you join us in person if possible—or online if not—for this Choral Eucharist highlight of our Christian Church Year. There will be a light lunch following Zach’s Postlude.

Easter II, April 12 at 10 am.
2026-04-12 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Join us in our sanctuary if you are able–or online for our broadcast and recording if not–as we continue into the Easter season with this Choral Eucharist. We will welcome back one of our presiding clergy who’s not been with us for a while due to hazardous winter travel conditions. All are invited to the hall for refreshments and conversation following the service.

Easter III Choral Eucharist, April 19 at 10 am.
2026-04-19 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
Please join us in person if possible–or online if not–for this Choral Eucharist service this coming Sunday. All are invited to the hall for refreshments and conversation following Zach’s Postlude.

Easter IV Choral Eucharist, April 26 at 10 am.
2026-04-26 10:00 - 11:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
We’d love to have you with us in person if possible–or online if not–for this Choral Eucharist service, and afterward for refreshments and conversation.

Taizé Vespers, Tuesday, April 28 at 7 pm.
2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:00 | St. John’s Church Sanctuary
The second in our three-service Spring series of this contemplative evening service from the Taizé Community, a time of prayer, silence, readings, and music.
