It was a blessed day indeed filled with the joy of praise, worship and true fellowship. The day began with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and the welcoming of many guests who shared in the Feast of Pentecost. Following the Liturgy, all parishioners shared together in a welcoming cake in honour of all our guests. In the evening, the church held its semi-annual dinner celebration where we were joined by many guests who were visiting the Coptic Church for the first time coming from many nations around the world. We were blessed by the presence of Rev. Fr. Abraam Kamal, St. Mary & St. Joseph Church in Richmond Hill, who spoke to us about “Receiving a Blessing here” and Dr. Karen Hamilton, the General Secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches, who spoke about the significance of ecumenism and unity in Christ. Also, Fr. Pishoy spoke about the importance of building our community around the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist which unifies our diversity into the one body of Christ. We thank all the volunteers and servants who helped prepare, set-up, cook, serve, clean-up, organize the program & children activities, MC, and lead the tables in meditations. We also thank the “Steel Bandits” for sharing with us the joy of music and our worship team for leading us in prayer. May the Lord bless every ministry for the glory of His holy name.
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