• Orthodox Faith
• Community
• Clergy

Orthodox Faith:

The Church is more than a building, it is people; believing people, baptized people, surrendered people, people in whom Christ dwells, people who listen to and obey the voice of God.

The Orthodox Church began with Christ and His Apostles at the very beginning of the Christian era. The origin of the Orthodox Faith in Jesus Christ and His Apostles, and its expansion through the centuries should be studied and understood as the unchangeable belief which has been preserved by the Orthodox Church. The word Orthodox comes from the combination of two words. "Orthos" is the first word; it is an adjective, meaning correct. The second word is "doxa" which is a noun, meaning belief, but also glory, praise or worship. The Orthodox Church is the one, holy, catholic and Apostolic Church in which resides the fullness of Christian truth.

The Orthodox Church consists of many autonomous Churches, that is, self-governing churches according to canon law which is common to all of them. These churches, mostly "Ethnical" churches are fully in communion with one another. These Churches constitute a membership of approximately 250 million communicants today. In the Orthodox Faith there are seven sacraments, (Baptism, Chrismation, Confession, The Eucharist, Holy Unction, Ordination, Marriage) which by the divine Grace of God are granted directly to the members of the Church. These sacred ceremonies have been instituted either by Christ or by His Apostles. The number seven was determined in the 13th century.

Our Clergy:

Born and raised in Kingston, Father Haridimos Sarris entered the seminary, the Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy in Sept '99 and graduated May '02 with a Bachelors of Theology degree. Ordained a Deacon at Koimisis Greek Orthodox Church in Kingston on Sept. 21, 2002 and a Priest on Oct. 5 , 2002 in Oshawa; both officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Sotirios of Toronto.
Father Sarris is married and has one daughter.

Our Community:

Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church offers a unique religious experience in the great city of Oshawa.

The Community was founded on October 17, 1977 and established under the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America. It began to hold weekly worship services by renting a church building from St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Community at the corner of Bloor St. E. and Ritson Rd. In 1987 the Hellenic Orthodox Community of Evangelismos Tis Theotokou Oshawa and District (as it is officially known) decided to purchase the present location at 261 Bloor St. E., from St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Community. The community serves approx. 400 families offering services such as Baptism, Marriage, Confession and Holy Communion.

Services are held every Sunday with Matins (Orthros) starting at 9:00am and Divine Liturgy at 10:15am. These services are held in both the English and Greek languages in order to accomodate the needs of both the 1st and 2nd generation Greek Orthodox Chrisitans who comprise the vast majority of our Membership. Weekday Services are earlier and Feast Days of Christ, the Virgin Mary and the Saints are usually celebrated. Click here to see monthy calendar.

Our Church is open to non-Greek Orthodox Christians and others who wish to worship our Heavenly Father.

Various events/programs offered by our Community are:
- Sunday School 10:30-11:30am
- Adult Religious Class (every other Wed. at 7pm)
- Greek School Class (every Sat. 9-11:30am)
- Church Bookstore open every Sunday

We look forward to seeing you there!