November 14
Today
- Saturday School Activities
- Vesper prayers followed by Midnight praises
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 15
Sunday
- Divine Liturgy
- In-Class Sunday School
November 16
Monday
- Prayer Meeting
November 17
Tuesday
- Midnight praises in Arabic @ Zoom
November 18
Wednesday
- Divine Liturgy
- Seniors meeting of the blessing
November 19
Thursday
- English Tasbeha
- Boys and Girls Hymn class
- TGIF Youth Uni/Grad Meeting
November 20
Friday
- Divine Liturgy
- Highschool Youth Meeting
- The Good Shepherd Family Meeting
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.
Nominate online sends the nomination on the web. The print buttons are forms you complete and hand in at the church yourself.
Verse of the day
A word for this morning
For the music director, a psalm of David. O Lord, you examine me and know me.
Psalms 139:1
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From the Fathers
The Synaxarium
The Appearance of the Head of St. Longinus, the Soldier.
On this day was the appearance of the head of St. Longinus the Soldier who pierced the side of our Savior, when He was on the Cross. Emperor Tiberius Caesar sent a soldier to Cappadocia to cut off the head of this saint, as it is written in the 23rd day of the month of Abib. The soldier fulfilled the order and brought the head to Jerusalem, and handed it to Pontius Pilate. Pilate showed the head to the Jews, who rejoiced at his deed. Pilate commanded that the head be buried in some of the piles of dirt outside Jerusalem.
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 10:35–45
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask." And He said to them, "What do you want Me to do for you?" They said to Him, "Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory."
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