Sorry that there has been a hiatus with OCF events. Suzi and I have planned a few upcoming meetings for February and March, however, and we hope you can come!
Sunday, February 27th: Volunteering with the Out of the Cold program at St John the Compassionate Mission (155 Broadview Avenue, Toronto Ontario, M4M 2E9). We will be cooking a meal for people looking to get “Out of the Cold” for Sunday evening. We will start cooking at 2:30, and then cook/serve until 5. You are welcome to stay after 5 to play games, watch a movie, etc. but no obligation! PLEASE LET US KNOW BEFORE THIS FRIDAY EVENING IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. I will be leaving from the U of T area if you need help getting there.
Saturday, March 5th: Volunteering with the Kid’s Klub program at St John the Compassionate Mission (address above). We will gather with 8-10 children from the surrounding neighborhood to read books and maybe do an art project from around 12-2 pm. Please confirm if you are interested and let me know if there is something specific you’d like to do (lend children’s books for the day, read, help with an art project, etc.)
Wednesday, March 9th: Talk by Joseph Youssef, PhD candidate in Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Joey will be speaking about his research on Coptic Orthodox monks and monasteries in Egypt. His talk will discuss both the academic and spiritual sides of his research. The talk will be around 7pm and light refreshments will be provided. Location TBD, stay tuned to our website for details.
Saturday, March 19th: Lenten Retreat at Holy Cross Romanian Orthodox Monastery in North York, Toronto. We will gather at the Monastery in the late morning to reflect on the Prayer of St Ephraim, and a reading associated with this prayer. We will then share a lenten meal together, have time for quite, prayerful personal reflection and hopefully finish by praying the Jesus Prayer in a form that it is prayed at Holy Cross.
As of now, these are the events we have confirmed. If you have any questions, please contact us at OcfUofT@gmail.com or call me (Kyra) at 416-889-4218. We sincerely hope to see you!
