New Spiritus Issue out!
The latest issue of our community magazine Spiritus is now available. It is available for your online reading here: Many thanks to all contributors. You can find more issues in
we are glad to be
Worshipping In-Person & Online
there is a service for everyone!
At this time our Christ Church Deer Park community is meeting for worship every Sunday morning at 8:00am, 9:15 am and 10:30 am and during the week on Wednesdays at 11:00am. All services are in-person, and in addition the 10:30am service is livestreamed to YouTube.
It’s the perfect time to join us if you are curious about what church is like. You can take part as much or as little as you wish. A warm welcome to you.
Upcoming Events and Services
Feb
27
Lenten Study – “An Unlikely Lent”
Friday, February 27 at 5:30 pm
The resurrection was not witnessed in isolation; it unfolded before a crowd and continues to unfold today in our own liv...
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Feb
27
Church on Tap -February
Friday, February 27 at 7:00 pm
Are you looking for a creative, relaxed, meaningful, and LGBTQ+-welcoming Christian worship service? Look no further! Fr...
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Feb
28
Community Breakfast
Saturday, February 28 at 8:00 am
We serve a hot breakfast to about 60 guests from 8am-9:30am. Everyone is welcome, no questions asked and no means testin...
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Mar
01
Holy Eucharist (BCP)
Sunday, March 1 at 8:00 am
A quiet and contemplative Communion service, including Bible readings and prayers from the traditional Book of Common Pr...
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Mar
01
Contemporary Service
Sunday, March 1 at 9:15 am
This is a casual, creative service that includes prayers, Holy Communion, and contemporary worship music (piano & vo...
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Mar
03
Morning Prayer Service – In Person
Tuesday, March 3 at 8:30 am
Start your day with reflection and contemplation. All are welcome. The Morning Prayer services will use Pray Without Ce...
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Mar
04
Holy Eucharist (BCP)
Wednesday, March 4 at 11:00 am
Join us each Wednesday for a short, meaningful Eucharist service at 11am, followed by a cookies, coffee, and fellowship....
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Mar
08
Combined Worship Service Vestry Sunday
Sunday, March 8 at 10:00 am
We will also livestream this service on our website, beginning at 10:00a.m. You can watch the service here.
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Mar
08
CCDP Vestry Meeting 2026
Sunday, March 8 at 12:00 pm
Our annual general meeting takes place in Elliott Hall following a combined 10am worship service. Please confirm your el...
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New Spiritus Issue out!
The latest issue of our community magazine Spiritus is now available. It is available for your online reading here: Many thanks to all contributors. You can find more issues in
Thanksgiving Letter
September 26, 2025 Dear Friends in Christ, This harvest season, I give thanks to God for you. I am grateful for your warm welcome and your cultivation of God’s gifts.
we pray
Keep us Good Lord under the shadow of your mercy in this time of uncertainty and distress. Sustain and support the anxious and fearful and lift up all who suffer, that we may rejoice in your comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love. This we pray in your name.
Amen.
Vestry Materials are Now Available!
Vestry materials, including the Financial Statements, Money Matters, and the Vestry Report, are now available. We encourage parishioners to review them online in advance. A limited number of print copies are available at the church.
Money Matters 2026
Vestry Report 2025
CCDP 2025 Financial Statements
Vestry List of Eligible Voters
Find these files here:
christchurchdeerpark.org/event/ccdp-vestry-meeting-2/
Note: Vestry is our version of an annual general meeting. Our meeting will take place Sunday March 8, in Elliott Hall following a combined 10am worship service, at 12pm. Vestry is an opportunity for members of the congregation to review church finances, vote on the annual budget, elect church wardens and other parish leaders, and support the mission and ministry of the church.
Reminder: Daylight Saving Time will begin and clocks will officially spring forward at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, 2026 ... See MoreSee Less
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Lenten Prompt for the Day:
"Our Real Work" from Standing by Words by Wendell Berry (c)1983 ... See MoreSee Less
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Lenten Prompt for the Day:
If there is no silence beyond and within the words of doctrine, there is no religion, only religious ideology. For religion goes beyond words and actions, and attains to the ultimate truth in silence. —Choosing to Love the World, Thomas Merton ... See MoreSee Less
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This Friday! Church on Tap, 7:00pm.
Are you looking for a creative, relaxed, meaningful, and LGBTQ+-welcoming Christian worship service? Look no further! From September to June, we gather once a month for an hour in the Arthur Smith Room, with prayers, music led by singer-guitarist Deb Whalen-Blaize, a thoughtful homily, and a Scripture reading. After the service, everyone is invited to stay for fellowship over beer and snacks. ... See MoreSee Less
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Lenten Prompt for the Day:
Almighty God,
It’s a challenge, this Christianity.
You hold us to the highest standards.
We must love, despite our negativity biases.
“… Forgive us our trespasses, and deliver us from evil.” Amen. ... See MoreSee Less
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CORRECTED Lenten Prompt for the Day:
Apologies for the error in today's earlier prompt posting:
Psalm 51:10-12 NRSV
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and, put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take thy holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me in a willing spirit.
Listen to Psalm 51 aka Miserere mei, Deus on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVGlPZCWUKs
note: The Allegri Miserere Mei will be sung at a Tenebrae Service at CCDP on the Wednesday of Holy Week ... See MoreSee Less
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Lenten Prompt for the Day: “The Dawn” Carol Knowlton-Dority ... See MoreSee Less
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For those who are planning on joining via Livestream
Please note this revised livestream link. www.youtube.com/live/qgN8EFAAOy4
You will also find the Order of Service on this same page.
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Lenten Prompt for the Day:
This is one of Rembrandt’s Portraits of Christ, painted in the mid-17th century, often using Jewish subjects for greater historical accuracy and stressing Christ’s humanity. ... See MoreSee Less
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Worship with us! Holy Week & Easter worship schedule is now posted!
christchurchdeerpark.org/easter-2026/ ... See MoreSee Less
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Lenten Prompt for the Day:
The number of homeless people in Toronto would fill the Royal York Hotel ten times. The number of visits to food banks in the city was over 4.1 million last year. If five loaves and two fish fed 5,000, Jesus would need 4,100 loaves and 1,640 fish - for one meal from a food bank. He needs our help. ... See MoreSee Less
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