St. Peter's Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Toronto
EELK Toronto Peetri Kogudus
Calendar / Kalender
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
7 - 8:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal with Erik Kreem in the Nave. New singers welcome!
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
7 - 8:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal with Erik Kreem in the Nave. New singers welcome!
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
7 - 8:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal with Erik Kreem in the Nave. New singers welcome!
Sunday, April 26th, 2026
11:30 a.m. Bilingual Service thanking high donors. Deacon Karl Paju & organist Erik Kreem. Fellowhip in the Guild room following the service.
Sunday, April 26th, 2026
3:00 p.m. Estonian Service at Ehatare with Deacon Karl Paju. All are welcome.
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026
7 - 8:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal with Erik Kreem in the Nave. New singers welcome!
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
11:30 a.m. Combined early Mother's Day Estonian service with Vana Andres congregation. A light luncheon for a voluntary donation (suggested minimum $20) will be served in downstairs hall following the service. Please register your attendance for the luncheon with the church office at 416-483-5847 by April 26th.
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.