Church of Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius
Mississauga ON

Name: Church of Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius
Address: 1245 Eglinton Ave W, Mississauga, Ontario, L5V 2M4, Canada
Telephone: 416-825-6999

L5V 2M4

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Who we are

The church of The Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius started in April 1974 when four Coptic families organized a weekly prayer meeting for Coptic families and youth. The group met every Friday evening at one of their homes. The first meeting, in May 1974, was led by Father Marcos of St. Mark's Church in Toronto. The meeting was named " St. Athanasius " after our Coptic father the defender of the Christian faith. Bible studies, Coptic hymns and prayers were practiced, Father Marcos, Father Mankarius Awadalla, and Father Mittias EL Souriany (currently H.G. Bishop Roweis) took charge of the meeting at various times. In August 1974, Father Pishoi Kamel (1931-1979), of St. George Coptic Church, Sporting, Alexandria, visited Toronto. The group spent some time with him listening to the word of God. At one of the meetings, Father Pishoi suggested to get in touch with H.H. Pope Shenouda III and to register a Coptic church. The group accepted Father Pishoi's advice as they felt that this message was from God. The group wrote a letter to H.H. the Pope in August 1974 about the weekly meeting and their desire to register a new church in Toronto and asked for H.H.'s prayers, blessings and guidance. A few weeks later, the group met to select the name of the new church. They voted unanimously for "The Church of Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius".

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Leadership

Leader Name:

Fr. Angelos Saad

Leader Position:

Hegumen

Phone:

416-825-6999

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Church of Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius Service Times

Regular Monthly Schedule of the Church of Virgin Mary

Saturdays

Sunday School KG to Grade 8: 07:30 – 08:45 PM
Vespers Prayers (Arabic and English): 07:30 – 09:00 PM
Midnight Prayers: 09:00 – 09:30 PM
Midnight Praises: 09:30 – 11:30 PM

Sundays

Sunday School KG to Grade 8: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
New Couple Meeting (2nd Sunday): 12:30 PM – 02:00 PM
St. Anthony Arabic Graduate meeting: 07:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Midnight Praises (Arabic): 09:00 PM – 10:30 PM

Mondays

Arabic Choir: 08:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Tuesdays

Truths about Faith 'حقائق إيمانية' Arabic Meeting: 07:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Wednesdays

Mary and Martha ladies meeting: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Bible Study: 07:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Midnight Praises (English): 09:30 PM – 11:00 PM

Thursdays

English Graduate Meeting: 08:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Fridays

Youth Group meeting: 08:00 PM – 10:00 PM
University Group meeting: 08:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Midnight Praises (English): 10:00 PM – 11:30 PM

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