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Advent Bake Sale 2023

The Annual Online Church of St. Mary Magdalene 

Advent Bake Sale 

is now open for business.

Please click here to access the catalogue 

or 

pick up a printed copy on the rack by the west doors.

Shoppers have 'till Sunday December 10th to place their orders. 

Order early. Order often. 

Quantities are limited.

Baked goods are available for pick up 

on 

Sunday December 17th 

after each morning mass 

and 

The Festival of Lessons and Carols at 4PM.

Please bring proof of payment.

All proceeds go to the general funds of the church.

For questions or to order by email, 

send to:

joann.dawson149@gmail.com

or call: 

Jo-Ann 647 261 9638

Vicki 416 549 3390

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Advent Lessons & Carols: From Darkness to Light

Sunday, 3 December 2023, 4.30 pm

Join us for a meditative service of Lessons & Carols for Advent, inspired by the ancient O Antiphons, and full of readings, hymns, carols, and organ music for the season.

The service will be livestreamed for anyone who cannot come in person.

You can find service HERE.

You can find the leaflet HERE.

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75th Anniversary of the Dedication of SMM

Friday, October 13th – Sunday, October 15th, 2023
A festival celebrating the 75th anniversary of the dedication of
the Church of St. Mary Magdalene

Join the congregation and choirs of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene as we celebrate 75 years since the church was consecrated.

All events are free: pay what you can; come as you are.

NOTE! Some event times have changed.

 75th Anniversary of the Dedication of SMM

  • Friday, October 13th at 7.30 pm Rise up, my love
    The award-winning Gallery Choir of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene sings music dedicated to the church's patron – from jewels of the Spanish and Italian Renaissance, through to works by contemporary Canadian composers and Healey Willan. Robert Dixon, director. David Simon, organist.

  • Saturday October 14th at 4.00 pm Schola Magdalena: Medieval and Modern
    Acclaimed women's vocal group Schola Magdalena presents traditional chant and medieval music by Hildegard of Bingen, alongside new compositions by Colin Eatock & Anthony St. Pierre. Stephanie Martin, director. Robert Dixon, organist

  • Saturday, October 14th at 8.00 pm 'The Kid'
    Organist extraordinaire David Simon improvises a soundtrack to Charlie Chaplin's classic 1921 silent film. This is sure to be a hit with the whole family.

  • Sunday, October 15th – "Dedication Sunday" at 10.30 am Procession and Solemn Parish Mass
    The music for this festal service will be sung by the Gallery Choir, the Ritual Choir, and - for the first time - the Children's Choir of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. The mass setting was written by Healey Willan for the dedication service in 1948. A festival reception follows the service. Guest Preacher: The Reverend Doctor Christopher Brittain

  • Sunday at 4.00 pm Organ Recital before Evensong
    Robert Dixon offers music by Felix Mendelssohn, Johann Sebastian Bach and Cecilia McDowall.

  • Sunday at 4.30 pm Solemn Evensong and Benediction
    SMM 75 concludes with evening devotions before the sacrament, as well as music by Healey Willan, Matthew Larkin, and Louis Vierne.

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