St. Peter's Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Toronto
EELK Toronto Peetri Kogudus
Events Calendar
We are looking to you, our members, to tell us what kinds of events you'd like to see at the church, as we plan our schedule for the upcoming year. What should we include in our planning? Lecturers? Pot luck dinners? Musical guests? Drop us a note at stpeterstoronto@rogers.com or give us a call at 416-483-5847 with your ideas.
Note: Services and events are added as they become confirmed.
October 20th (Sunday) - 11:30 a.m.
76. aasta-päeva konsertjumalateenistus armulauaga.
Celebrate our 76th anniversary! Estonian language service with Pastor Ando Kass, Karl Paju and Erik Kreem, organist. Featuring the Lähte Women’s Choir from Tartumaa, followed by lunch. Please register by Oct 17 at the office: 416-483-5847
October 20th (Sunday) - 1:00 p.m.
Confirmation classes start after the service. Lessons would be offered in English or Estonian.
LEERIKLASSID ja PÜHAPÄEVAKOOL algavad pärast jumalateenistust. Leeritunde juhib
Karl Paju. Palun registreerige hiljemalt 17. oktoobriks kiriku kantseleis: 416-483-5847.
October 27th (Sunday) - 3:00 p.m.
Jumalateenistus Ehatares – service at Ehatare with Karl Paju.
November 3rd (Sunday) - 11:30 a.m.
Estonian All Souls' Day service (hingedepäev) when we remember all those who passed away this year.
November 6th (Wednesday) - 12:00 p.m.
Guildring meeting, new members welcome!
November 7th (Thursday) - time to be determined.
GriefShare Course - A weekly support group commencing Nov. 7th, for 13 weeks, at either 1:00-3:00 p.m. or 7:00-9:00 p.m. depending upon the preference of the majority of registrants.
November 16th (Saturday) - 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Christmas Craft Sale and Cafe. Entry $2.
Peetri kiriku JÕULULAAT. Sissepääs $2. Palun pange varakult kinni müügilaud – $20!
Rohkem infot Anne Liis Keelmann, akeelmann@rogers.com.
Korjame esemeid loteriiks. Palun tooge kirikusse 6. novembriks.
TõeTera / The Sower
What does the name “TõeTera” mean? In English, it means “Grain of Truth”. The name of our monthly bulletin is based on the Parable of the Sower (sometimes called the Parable of the Soils) found in Matthew 13:3-9, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15, and the extra-canonical Gospel of Thomas.
Jesus tells of a farmer who sows seed indiscriminately. Some seed falls on the path (wayside) with no soil, some on rocky ground with little soil, some on soil which contains thorns, and some on good soil. In the first case, the seed is taken away; in the second and third soils, the seed fails to produce a crop; but when it falls on good soil, it grows and yields thirty-, sixty-, or a hundred-fold.
Jesus later explains to his disciples that the seed represents the Gospel, the sower represents anyone who proclaims it, and the various soils represent people's responses to it.