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St. Simon's Anglican Church
Oakville
ON
L6H 5P4
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Who we are
Welcome to St. Simon's Anglican Church!
We are located in the beautiful town of Oakville, Ontario and are a part of the Diocese of Niagara in the Anglican Church of Canada. St. Simon's is a family-oriented centre for worship, ministry, and fellowship. We welcome you to come and enjoy one of our Sunday Services, and we extend an open invitation to join the St. Simon’s Family.
St. Simon's Vision is to be caring people, committed to building community, growing with God and serving the world through Christ's example.
We are located in the beautiful town of Oakville, Ontario and are a part of the Diocese of Niagara in the Anglican Church of Canada. St. Simon's is a family-oriented centre for worship, ministry, and fellowship. We welcome you to come and enjoy one of our Sunday Services, and we extend an open invitation to join the St. Simon’s Family.
St. Simon's Vision is to be caring people, committed to building community, growing with God and serving the world through Christ's example.
Location of worship / Church Address
Church Pastor
Fr Malcolm French
Parish Priest
1450 Litchfield Rd.
Oakville,
ON
L6H 5P4
Canada
Phone: 905-845-8351
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Quote of the Day
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
Denomination
Anglican Church
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Social Media
St. Simon's Anglican Church Oakville on YouTube
Leadership
Leader Name:
Fr Malcolm French
Leader Position:
Parish Priest
Formal Title:
Leader Address:
1450 Litchfield Rd.
Oakville
Ontario
L6H 5P4
Oakville
Ontario
L6H 5P4
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Fax:
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Leader Bio:
Ordained in the Diocese of Qu’Appelle of the Anglican Church of Canada, Fr Malcolm has served as both a parish priest and in diocesan leadership roles. A veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy, he has also won multiple awards and earned a professional accreditation in public relations. He is a member of the Society of Catholic Priests and is the Moderator of the international No Anglican Covenant Coalition.
He finds inspiration in the words of Bishop Frank Weston:
You have got your Mass, you have got your Altar, you have begun to get your Tabernacle. Now go out into the highways and hedges where not even the Bishops will try to hinder you. Go out and look for Jesus in the ragged, in the naked, in the oppressed and sweated, in those who have lost hope, in those who are struggling to make good. Look for Jesus. And when you see him, gird yourselves with his towel and try to wash their feet.
Bishop Frank Weston
He finds inspiration in the words of Bishop Frank Weston:
You have got your Mass, you have got your Altar, you have begun to get your Tabernacle. Now go out into the highways and hedges where not even the Bishops will try to hinder you. Go out and look for Jesus in the ragged, in the naked, in the oppressed and sweated, in those who have lost hope, in those who are struggling to make good. Look for Jesus. And when you see him, gird yourselves with his towel and try to wash their feet.
Bishop Frank Weston
Other Church Leaders:
Honourary Assistant: The Rev. Robert George Gardner
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St. Simon's Anglican Church Leadership Photos
Administration
Admin Name:
Christopher McCoy
Admin Position:
Parish Administrator
Admin Address:
1450 Litchfield Rd.
Oakville
Ontario
L6H 5P4
Oakville
Ontario
L6H 5P4
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Fax:
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Mailing Address
Driving Directions to St. Simon's Anglican Church
Travel/Directions Tips
We are located opposite Sheridan College, off of Trafalgar Rd. and just south of Upper Middle Rd.
Parking
St. Simon's Anglican Church Oakville Service Times
Sunday Service
Resuming March 6, 2022 our in-person Sunday Services are at 9:30am and are usually recorded and posted online.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, you are required to preregister for the in-person service. Please register before 5pm on the Saturday before the service. Email admin@stsimon.ca and provide your phone number along with the names of all attending from your household. Alternatively you can phone St. Simon’s at (905) 845-8351 and leave a message with the same information. We will be cutting off registration once we have reached 70 people.
Upon arriving at church, all people will be required to enter only by the west end doors (nearest Trafalgar) to aid with traffic flow and social distancing.
You are required to maintain social distancing (2m apart) with people outside your bubble once you leave your car and until you return to your car after the service.
After leaving their car all people, except children under 2, must wear a mask at all times.
Service Times last updated on the 9th of March, 2022
Resuming March 6, 2022 our in-person Sunday Services are at 9:30am and are usually recorded and posted online.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, you are required to preregister for the in-person service. Please register before 5pm on the Saturday before the service. Email admin@stsimon.ca and provide your phone number along with the names of all attending from your household. Alternatively you can phone St. Simon’s at (905) 845-8351 and leave a message with the same information. We will be cutting off registration once we have reached 70 people.
Upon arriving at church, all people will be required to enter only by the west end doors (nearest Trafalgar) to aid with traffic flow and social distancing.
You are required to maintain social distancing (2m apart) with people outside your bubble once you leave your car and until you return to your car after the service.
After leaving their car all people, except children under 2, must wear a mask at all times.
Service Times last updated on the 9th of March, 2022
Worship Languages
Dress code:
Children and Youth Activities
Under 12s:
Children's Ministry:
Nursery
Sunday School
Communion Preparation
Nursery
Sunday School
Communion Preparation
Under 18s:
Youth Ministry:
Junior Youth
Senior Youth
Confirmation
Youth outings
The Mission Trip
Junior Youth
Senior Youth
Confirmation
Youth outings
The Mission Trip
Local outreach & community activities:
Outreach at St. Simon:
Christmas Relief
Breakfast Program
World Relief and Development
Belize
Food Drives
St. Matthew's House
Halton Fresh Food Box Program
Hospital Visitation
Home Visitation
Green Program
Сommunity Earth Day events
Christmas Relief
Breakfast Program
World Relief and Development
Belize
Food Drives
St. Matthew's House
Halton Fresh Food Box Program
Hospital Visitation
Home Visitation
Green Program
Сommunity Earth Day events
Other activities & ministries
Christian Education:
Adult Education Classes
Wednesday Morning Study
discuss the upcoming Sunday's readings.
Adult Confirmation
Community Breakfasts
Lenten Study
Music Ministry:
The Senior Choir
The Chimes and Handbell Choir
The Guitar Heroes
Fellowship Groups:
Sunday Social
Caribbean Group
St. Simon's Social Club
Softball Team
Adult Education Classes
Wednesday Morning Study
discuss the upcoming Sunday's readings.
Adult Confirmation
Community Breakfasts
Lenten Study
Music Ministry:
The Senior Choir
The Chimes and Handbell Choir
The Guitar Heroes
Fellowship Groups:
Sunday Social
Caribbean Group
St. Simon's Social Club
Softball Team
Special Needs/Accessibility:
Prayers and hymns:
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Regular Office Hours:
Monday to Friday: 10am to 1pm
(closed on statutory holidays)
Monday to Friday: 10am to 1pm
(closed on statutory holidays)
St. Simon's Anglican Church Photo Gallery
St. Simon's Anglican Church History
The History of St. Simon’s Oakville (1955 – Present)
In 1954, Canon Jackson of St. Jude’s Church, Oakville, attended a meeting with eight other people to decide if another Anglican Church could be established in the Upper Middle Road and Sixth Line area. They all decided that such an undertaking would serve this community well.
Munn’s Public School had just been completed and its auditorium, equipped with its own piano, became the foundation of St. Simon’s Church and the beginning of the Mission of St. Simon’s. St. Simon’s is named for the apostle, Simon the Zealot, who had a very close relationship with the apostle St. Jude.
An orange crate served as our first altar until Jean Bougard, one of the parishioners, carved a new altar out of wood and donated it to the church in memory of his mother.
The congregation of St. Jude’s contributed lots of inspiration and advice as well as many start-up items such as a brass cross and some candlesticks. That cross, wooden altar, and candlesticks are presently still being used at the Lifecare Centre in Oakville.
The local grocer volunteered to buy the prayer books that could not have been purchased otherwise.
Canon Smith, a retired clergyman, and some other clergy from the surrounding area, administered Holy Communion about once a month. It was Canon Smith who gave St. Simon’s our inaugural Lectern Bible. All the other services were either morning or evening prayer celebrations led by a theological student who was one of the original eight people at the initial meeting with Canon Jackson.
The Mission of St. Simon’s was then moved from Munn’s Public School to two small portable buildings by Canon Rigby, who at that time administered the church funds for the Diocese. These portable buildings are still used by the Rod and Gun Club of Oakville. It was about this time that the Mission of St. Simons’s amalgamated with St. Luke’s Anglican in Palermo. Our clergy now had a two-point parish to look after, St. Simon’s was considered a suburban congregation and St. Luke’s a rural community. St. Simon’s had the 9:30 a.m. service, and St. Luke’s the 11:00 a.m. service so everyone could get their chores done in the morning before church. This partnership was to continue for the next seventeen years. Our church continued to evolve.
By 1962, the congregation had grown to 142 households and in 1963 a campaign was initiated to encourage support for the building of a permanent church. In 1964, plans for this building were developed and construction of St. Simon’s was completed in 1967. This building was located at the comer of Sixth Line and Culham Street in Oakville.
It was not until June 8th, 1975 that St. Simon’s finally became an independent church. The Mission, and partnership with St. Luke’s ended.
St. Simon’s stayed in the Sixth Line church until April 17th, 1988 when the congregation moved to its present building, off Trafalgar Rd., across the street from Sheridan College.
Our building became home not only to our parish but by many community groups who have rented space throughout the week for 12-step meetings, choir and orchestra rehearsals, and concerts.
Starting in March 2020 St. Simon’s remained in touch throughout the COVID pandemic by broadcasting, on YouTube, Wednesday Morning Prayer Services, and, broadcasting its weekly in-person Sunday 9:30am service during times when in-person worship has been permitted.
Parish Council, Corporation, Clusters, and the Congregation continue their work by meeting virtually using Zoom video conferencing.
St. Simon’s is known for its dedication to outreach at the local, national, and international levels; its accessible worship; and for its diverse congregation.
In 1954, Canon Jackson of St. Jude’s Church, Oakville, attended a meeting with eight other people to decide if another Anglican Church could be established in the Upper Middle Road and Sixth Line area. They all decided that such an undertaking would serve this community well.
Munn’s Public School had just been completed and its auditorium, equipped with its own piano, became the foundation of St. Simon’s Church and the beginning of the Mission of St. Simon’s. St. Simon’s is named for the apostle, Simon the Zealot, who had a very close relationship with the apostle St. Jude.
An orange crate served as our first altar until Jean Bougard, one of the parishioners, carved a new altar out of wood and donated it to the church in memory of his mother.
The congregation of St. Jude’s contributed lots of inspiration and advice as well as many start-up items such as a brass cross and some candlesticks. That cross, wooden altar, and candlesticks are presently still being used at the Lifecare Centre in Oakville.
The local grocer volunteered to buy the prayer books that could not have been purchased otherwise.
Canon Smith, a retired clergyman, and some other clergy from the surrounding area, administered Holy Communion about once a month. It was Canon Smith who gave St. Simon’s our inaugural Lectern Bible. All the other services were either morning or evening prayer celebrations led by a theological student who was one of the original eight people at the initial meeting with Canon Jackson.
The Mission of St. Simon’s was then moved from Munn’s Public School to two small portable buildings by Canon Rigby, who at that time administered the church funds for the Diocese. These portable buildings are still used by the Rod and Gun Club of Oakville. It was about this time that the Mission of St. Simons’s amalgamated with St. Luke’s Anglican in Palermo. Our clergy now had a two-point parish to look after, St. Simon’s was considered a suburban congregation and St. Luke’s a rural community. St. Simon’s had the 9:30 a.m. service, and St. Luke’s the 11:00 a.m. service so everyone could get their chores done in the morning before church. This partnership was to continue for the next seventeen years. Our church continued to evolve.
By 1962, the congregation had grown to 142 households and in 1963 a campaign was initiated to encourage support for the building of a permanent church. In 1964, plans for this building were developed and construction of St. Simon’s was completed in 1967. This building was located at the comer of Sixth Line and Culham Street in Oakville.
It was not until June 8th, 1975 that St. Simon’s finally became an independent church. The Mission, and partnership with St. Luke’s ended.
St. Simon’s stayed in the Sixth Line church until April 17th, 1988 when the congregation moved to its present building, off Trafalgar Rd., across the street from Sheridan College.
Our building became home not only to our parish but by many community groups who have rented space throughout the week for 12-step meetings, choir and orchestra rehearsals, and concerts.
Starting in March 2020 St. Simon’s remained in touch throughout the COVID pandemic by broadcasting, on YouTube, Wednesday Morning Prayer Services, and, broadcasting its weekly in-person Sunday 9:30am service during times when in-person worship has been permitted.
Parish Council, Corporation, Clusters, and the Congregation continue their work by meeting virtually using Zoom video conferencing.
St. Simon’s is known for its dedication to outreach at the local, national, and international levels; its accessible worship; and for its diverse congregation.
St. Simon's Anglican Church Historical Photos
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