Welcome to The Church of St. Andrew Scarborough.
Whoever you are, you are welcome here.
Happy New Year!
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:
"Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown".
And he replied:
"Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way".
- A poem by Minnie Louise Haskins, usually known as "The Gate of the Year".
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
- Psalm 27, verses 1 and 2.
Weekly service times:
Sunday 10-11:30am - Holy Eucharist with hymns. Refreshments follow.
Tuesday 9-9:30am - Online Morning Prayer (Zoom - see below). **Please note - no Morning Prayer on January 6**
Wednesday 10-10:30am - Holy Eucharist. Refreshments and discussion follow.
Wednesday 7-8:15pm - Online Bible Study followed by Compline/Night Prayer (Zoom - see below). **Please note - does not meet on January 7**
(See Worship & Events for more information)
Our Zoom details for all online worship and other meetings are:
https://zoom.us/j/6257214565?omn=95995215793
Meeting ID: 625 721 4565
An update on the Vision Process from the Steering Group, January 1 2026:
Happy New Year, everyone!
The Vision Process steering group, consisting of Joan, Cindy, Gail, David, Alex, and Rev. Jake, wanted to give you an update on what they have been doing since the Vision and Planning Day on December 6.
Our diocesan facilitators, David and Susan, have taken the notes we took from the conversations that took place on that day. They are now summarising our notes to take account of all the things we said and heard, and will present their findings to the steering group in mid-January. The diocese has also commissioned a study of the local area, which will help us know more about our neighbours: they will share this report with the steering group at the same time.
After meeting in mid-January, the steering group will identify two or three key strengths of our church, and things that we have heard our congregation wish to prioritise over the next two or three years. We aim to have finished this work by March or April. An update will be shared at our annual Vestry meeting on February 22.
Thank you for your support for this work that we are doing together as a congregation!
Land Acknowledgement:
The land on which our church resides is the Territory of the Anishinabek (ah-nish-nah-bek) Nation, the Wendat Nation, the Haudenosaunee (ho-den-oh-show-neigh) Confederacy, the Mississaugas of Scugog (skoo-gog), Hiawatha (hi-ah-wah-tha) and Alderville First Nations. This territory is the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Anishnabek Nation and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the life of the Great Lakes. The Treaties that were signed for this Territory are collectively referred to as the Williams Treaties. We recognize how settlers and our church have continuously broken the sacred covenant of this Treaty, and offer this land acknowledgment as a first step on the path of reconciliation, recognizing the sovereignty of Indigenous Nations and their continued leadership on this land.