St. John the Compassionate Mission is dedicated to outreach and care for vulnerable individuals and families in Toronto, especially those living in poverty or on the margins – all are welcome! We’re an apostolate of the Orthodox Church of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. (See our history and mission.)

Hours of service — everyone is welcome!

	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Hours	5 am – 8:30 am	5 am – 6 pm	5 am – 4 pm	5 am – 4 pm	9 am – 1 pm	Divine Liturgy 8:30 am
Breakfast	5 am – 8:30 am	5 am – 8:30 am	5 am – 8:30 am	5 am – 8:30 am	—	—
Lunch/ Dinner	—	5 pm	1:30 pm	1:30 pm	11 am – 12 pm	—
Youth Program	—	—	—	—	9 am – 1 pm	—

Daily Orthodox Church Services in English – see the schedule on our Saint Silouan’s Chapel page.

‘Death and dying in Canada’ — a series of talks this January and February, hosted by St. John’s on Wednesdays at the Mission:

• see the invitation poster for the dates and speakers for the talks (PDF, 100k)
• read a background letter from Fr. Nicolaie Atitienei (PDF, 80k)
• read an article from The Spectator, “Why is Canada euthanising the poor?”

Friends from Quebec came to visit us for the Feast of Theophany (January 6th) and participated in the life of the Mission. A couple of them were the children of a mother who, when young, also served at the Mission.

Join in our Bible-study classes

All are welcome! – click the image to see the PDF poster (~110 kb)