St. Peter's Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Toronto
EELK Toronto Peetri Kogudus
Calendar / Kalender
Sunday, November 2nd, 2025
11:30 - All Souls' Day (Hingedepäev) service where we remember those who passed away last year. Fellowship and coffee after the service in the Guild Room.
Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
Raffle & silent auction items due at the church for upcoming Christmas Craft Sale (Jõululaat) and Café by 12 noon.
12:00 noon - Guild meeting. New members welcome !
Wednesday, November 5th 2025
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. St. Peter's choir practice in the nave with Erik Kreem. All singers are invited to join.
Wednesday, November 12th 2025
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. St. Peter's choir practice in the nave with Erik Kreem. All singers are invited to join.
Saturday, November 15th, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Christmas Craft Sale and Café - Jõululaat. Entry $2.
Sunday, November 16th, 2025
Sunday November 16th, 11:30 a.m. English-language service with deacon Karl Paju and organist Erik Kreem. The Sunday School and Moms, Pops & Tots programs will be running. Please register if your are interested in being confirmed this year.
Wednesday, November 19th 2025
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. St. Peter's choir practice in the nave with Erik Kreem. All singers are invited to join.
Wednesday, November 26th 2025
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. St. Peter's choir practice in the nave with Erik Kreem. All singers are invited to join.
Sunday, November 30th 2025
1st Advent Estonian-language service (with some English translation) with Reverend Ando Kass,
Deacon Karl Paju, and organist Erik Kreem. Singing will be our new church choir. The Sunday School and Moms, Pops & Tots programs will be running. Our annual Christmas Party (Jõulupuu) will follow the service with luncheon downstairs. The cost per person is $25.00 ($5.00 for children under 10) Please register by Tuesday, November 25th at 416-483-5847
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.