The Church of the Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a church in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is affiliated with the Anglican Church of Canada. Download high resolution version (768x1024, 118 KB)Taken by SimonP in April 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Church of the Holy Trinity Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (768x1024, 118 KB)Taken by SimonP in April 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Church of the Holy Trinity Categories: GFDL images ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Anglican Church of Canada The Anglican Church of Canada (the ACC) is the Canadian branch of the Anglican Communion. ...

Origins

The simple structure was built in 1847, by architect H.B. Lane, who also designed Little Trinity Anglican Church on King Street and St. George the Martyr Church in Toronto. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The funds for its construction were a gift by Mary Lambert Swale of Settle, England. Swale had originally made the donation anonymously, but her name was eventually revealed. She had provided the gift with the stipulation that the church be open to the public, with no reserved pews. This article is about the town of Settle in England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked...

Holy Trinity was the fourth Anglican church in Toronto, after St. James' Cathedral, Little Trinity, and St. George the Martyr Church. St. ...

The church's first rector was Henry Scadding. The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... Henry Scadding (July 29, 1813 – 6 May 1901) was a Canadian author and clergyman. ...

Location and community involvement

The church is located at 10 Trinity Square, next to the west side of the Toronto Eaton Centre. The original Eaton Centre construction plans called for the church to be demolished as well, but the parishioners successfully resisted and forced the mall's design to be changed. The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada. ...

Since its construction, the city of Toronto has expanded so that the church now finds itself in the middle of Toronto’s urban core. As a result, the church has tailored its ministry to the urban homeless and needy. It also has an active outreach to Toronto's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. A lesbian is a woman who is aesthetically, sexually, romantically and/or emotionally attracted to other women. ... In modern society, gay is a word which can be used as either a noun or adjective. ... Bisexual redirects here. ... Transgender is an overarching term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies that diverge from the gender role (woman or man) commonly, but not always, assigned at birth. ...

The church has also become an important venue for artistic events, and has presented a dramatization of the Christmas story every December since 1937. Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a traditional Christian holiday meant to celebrate the birth of Jesus with both religious and secular aspects, commonly observed on 25 December. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Due to the church's excellent acoustics, Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies recorded their 1988 breakthrough album The Trinity Session at the church on November 27, 1987. Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian country music and alternative rock band, formed by three siblings from the Timmins entertainment family. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Trinity Session is a 1988 album by Cowboy Junkies. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official website
• Ontario Plaques - The Church of the Holy Trinity 1847