Welcome To
St. John's Anglican Church in Ancaster
Sunday Worship
8:00 am ~ Holy Eucharist. Said-service from the Book of Common Prayer.
10:00 am ~ Holy Eucharist. Liturgy from the Book of Alternative Services and the Anglican world. Choir, Sunday School, and Nursery (available from September through June.)
Coffee Hours after both services.
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Thursday Worship
10:00 am ~ Holy Eucharist. Said-service from the Book of Common Prayer.
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Our Church Office Hours
Monday to Friday 9 am to 4 pm
Closed for Lunch 1 pm to 1:30 pm​
Office Closed: November 24 to December 1 for admininstrator vacation.
St. Matt’s 50 Year
Anniversary Celebration!
Formerly known as St. Matthew’s House, St. Matt’s was officially incorporated in 1975 after beginning in 1964 as a storefront ministry called The Compass to help residents of Hamilton’s north end. On Thursday, November 27, 2025 there is a gathering of donors, volunteers, neighbours, and the wider community to celebrate 50 years of community impact at St. Matt’s.
Co-hosted by community leader, entrepreneur and board member of Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Lohifa Pogoson Acker and legendary local musician, author, playwright and activist Tom Wilson, this is sure to be a night to remember with food stations inspired by the decades, spectacular visual and spoken-word storytelling and great music from throughout the years
EVENT DETAILS
Thursday, November 27, 2025 - 5:30 to 7:30 pm - $50 per ticket. At the Studio, 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton.
Contact Jane Allison at 905-520-1745 or jallison@stmatthewshouse.ca Let’s celebrate!
Archbishop of York’s
2025 Advent Book Study
This Advent at St. John’s, Ancaster
"The quest for authenticity has been a hallmark of Guli's journey since she arrived in this country as a refugee forty years ago... She has an extraordinary ability to hear the music not only of the soul but of the future, and emboldens us to dance to it today."- Bishop Robert Atwell.
When it comes to inhabiting life fully, Mary is surely one of our greatest role models. My soul magnifies the Lord, she sings in the Magnificat. Her spirited response to the Angel Gabriel's announcement that she is to bear the son of God is rich in nuance, contradiction and paradox.
These very characteristics inspire Bishop Guli to make connections between the themes of Advent and her own experiences - and to invite us to do the same.
Bishop Guli's forced exile from her homeland has echoes of the flight into Egypt; the murder of her brother Bahram during the Iranian Revolution of the slaughter of the innocents. She writes intriguingly of how angels continue speaking to us today; how fear can prevent us from living well in the present; how pain and loss can be transformed by the power of beauty.
Deepening its resonance, each chapter is linked to a piece of music, prompting us to consider, What are the enduring melodies that sustain us as the vibrant stories of our lives unfold?
Three Wednesdays ~ December 3, 10, 17 ~ 7:00 pm, in the Gathering Space, 272 Wilson St. E. , Ancaster, with Compline at 8:15 pm in the Church ~ Books available now, $30 payable each at the first session on Dec. 3.
Pre-Register with the Rector at: rector@ancasteranglican.org
or call the church office at 905-648-2353.
More information can be found by clicking here.
