At St. Philip’s we believe that when we gather as a community for worship, our hearts become one in Christ. As we sing, pray, laugh, listen to scripture come alive and share in the sacramental life of the Church, we grow closer to God, to one another and to the world and all its people.
We are a diverse and inclusive community whose worship life reflects both our Anglican heritage and the many peoples who make up our congregation.
The life and ministry of St. Philip’s flows out of our worship. Baptisms, confirmations, weddings, funerals and other lifetime milestones are celebrated through worship.
As we hear what the Spirit is saying to our community in scripture at our worship, we are guided in our shared ministry; and as we share in the sacrament of bread and wine in the Eucharist we are strengthened to serve Christ in our neighbours as stewards of God’s Creation.
Visitors and newcomers are warmly welcomed to any of our worship services.
Music
Music is an important part of the worship at St. Philip’s. The hymns, songs, chants and occasional anthems reflect the diversity of our congregation, with music from around the world sung in numerous languages. We sing, play instruments and move with the Spirit.
Once a month, we invite some of Toronto’s top jazz musicians to play at our Jazz Vespers service.
A group meets once a week to learn and practice service music. For more information, contact our music director.
Services
We have two services of Holy Eucharist every Sunday, a quiet and traditional service at 8:30am and a more contemporary-language service with music at 10:30am.
On Wednesdays at 10am, we have an informal table Eucharist, followed by Bible study.
Every Friday, we have online Centering Prayer, followed by a time of reflection on scripture (lectio divina).
Celebrating your Milestones
Baptism, Confirmation, weddings and funerals involve preparation and planning with our priest, who would be happy to speak with you.
Diversity
We acknowledge the fact that St. Philip’s Church is located on the traditional territory of our indigenous people, and we thank them for that privilege. For our full statement of acknowledgement, please click here.
We also acknowledge that while the Anglican Church finds its roots in England, coming out of a sad history of colonialization, this has led to the diverse membership we see in our congregation. Over the course of each year, our worship celebrates indigenous Canadians, our black and racialized siblings from around the globe and our LGBTQ2S+ members, all of whom find their spiritual home at St. Philip’s.