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On a Sunday morning you can enter the church through the wooden doors on either Yonge Street or Heath Street. As you come in you’ll be welcomed by one of our greeters who will hand you an bulletin with the order of the service. Or, you can help yourself from one of the tables near the entrances.

If you have any questions, the greeters would be happy to help you out, but everything you need can be found in the bulletin!

Christ Church Deer Park is wheelchair friendly. Use the entrance from Heath Street where there is a ramp from the sidewalk. You can easily reach our worship space through the double glass doors.

During services or concerts, wheelchairs are readily accommodated on the south side of the church near the baptismal font. Our sidespeople or custodian would be happy to assist you.

To reach our community rooms we have an elevator that is just off the reception area inside the double glass doors. The elevator will take you up to Elliott Hall and the Arthur Smith Room, or down to the children’s chapel and lower parish hall. You can ask the greeters or any parishioner for directions.

Hearing Assistance

If you need some help in hearing the service more clearly, the worship space is equipped with an infrared hearing system. Just ask the greeter or our custodian for a headset.

Large Print Order of Service

We also have a large-print order of service, which might make reading more comfortable for you. Check the tables at each entrance to the church or ask one of our greeters for a copy.

Sit wherever you like. 

If you have children with you, or are new to the Anglican Church, we invite you to consider sitting closer to the front to get a good view of what is happening! We also have a soft space to land for little ones near the Yonge Street entrance with colouring, books to read, and activity packs.

Your children are most welcome to stay with you in the service – the sounds of children are the sounds of life!

Our area for little ones who would like to colour, read, or play during the service is nearest the Yonge Street entrance. We also have activity packets for kids who would like to sit in the pews with their parents.

No, you don’t have to give any money.  If you are visiting for the first time you are our guest and we are so glad to have you with us! For those who attend CCDP regularly and consider this their church home, the collection in the service is one way to contribute to the community and work we do in the neighbourhood. 

If you’d like to leave a gift, you can use one of the visitors’ envelopes that are hanging on hooks in front of your pew, or give online here. We thank you for your generosity.

We celebrate communion – or the Holy Eucharist – at our Sunday morning and Wednesday services. At Christ Church Deer Park all are welcome to come forward and receive the bread and wine.

If you would prefer a blessing instead of receiving, please come forward and cross your hands over your chest, and the priest will bless you.

Gluten-free wafers are also available, just let the priest know.

If you prefer not to receive the wine, you can either acknowledge the chalice by placing a hand at the base, or walking back to your seat. If you do choose to receive, please help the chalice bearer by guiding the chalice to your mouth with your hands.

Most services have coffee and time to chat with folks afterwards. 

We’d love to meet you and if you want to get in touch, you can fill out a Welcome card at our Welcome table at the back!

(During the months of July & August, instead of coffee, we serve lemonade!)