All are welcome at St. George on Yonge, where God opens to you the unexpected!

Planning to visit?

If you’re new to the area, are visiting the city, or are exploring your faith journey, we extend an open invitation to you to worship with us and participate in our community activities. 

How to get to us

St. George on Yonge is located at 5350 Yonge St., at Yonge St. and Churchill Ave. For directions to St. George, click on the More options link in the map.

• Walking: There are two entrances to our church: the main doors are on Yonge Street and there are doors on the lower level off Churchill Avenue.
• Driving: You can park in our underground parking garage, which you access from the driveway off Churchill Avenue. Once parked, you can take either the stairs or the elevator to level 1, where our main worship space is located.
• Taking the TTC: We are located between Finch and North York Centre subway stations (Line 1). The southbound 97 Yonge bus stops right outside the church in front of the main doors on Yonge Street.

What to expect at a service

Our Sunday service is at 10 am. Ushers will be at the entrance to our main worship space to greet and welcome you. While all the words to the service are projected on a screen, printed paper bulletins are also available. These are available at the Welcome Desk.

Sit wherever you feel most comfortable. The time before the service is a time for quiet prayer and reflection. If you would like, a parishioner can sit with you and guide you through the service.

The service program is projected on a television screen at the front of the church. This includes the hymns, scripture readings, and various prayers as they happen. You are welcome to follow along with the paper bulletin if that is easier for you.

We have listening devices for those who find it hard to hear. Ask an usher and they can provide you with one.

We generally stand when we are singing hymns and either stand or sit when we are praying. During the scripture readings, we sit for the first two readings and stand for the reading of the Gospel. However, please stand or sit throughout the service as is easiest and most comfortable for you.

Sections of the service

The priest or guest preacher will give a sermon or talk. Listening to the sermon and reflecting on the words brings context to the scripture readings and how they relate to us and our lives. Sometimes the sermon is interactive, with the opportunity for members of the congregation to engage in questions. Participate in as much as you are comfortable. 

The sharing of the Peace is part of the liturgy that acknowledges that God gave us the gift of peace that is beyond anything we can create for ourselves, or that anyone else can offer to us. We share it with each other as a reminder that we are at peace with God and each other, and in anticipation of being at peace with those we encounter in our daily lives, too. You are invited to exchange a greeting of peace with your neighbour usually by shaking hands, or a nod and a smile if preferred, with the greeting “The Peace of Christ.”

There is an offertory during a hymn in the middle of the service. As you are able, we invite you to make a contribution to support the ministry at St. George on Yonge and the church abroad in our Diocese, throughout the Anglican Church of Canada and around the world. Please know that if you are not in a position to make an offering, we don’t expect it of you.

At the time of communion, there are usually two standing stations in front of the altar, one for the bread and the other for the wine. You are welcome to receive communion. At the invitation of the ushers, please come forward first to receive the bread by holding out your hands to the one administering it. Then move to the person administering the wine. If you do not want to drink from the common cup, you may place your hand upon the base of the chalice cup as it is offered to you. Communion in one kind (either the bread or the wine) is considered to be complete.

Following the closing hymn and dismissal, the worship is ended.

After worship

We invite you to join us for a time of coffee, tea, and fellowship together following the service. If you would like to know more about us and our programming, you can chat with the priest, wardens, or other parishioners.

Thank you for worshipping with us.