Did you know... that the Pharaoh changed his mind again about setting the Hebrew slaves free? This story is about how God parted the Red Sea. After the final plague, Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron and finally set the enslaved Israelites free. This happened, however, only after God and sent ten plagues upon Egypt and the Pharaoh's son had died from the final plague. “Go away, all of you! Go and serve the Lord as you have requested." said Pharaoh finally. This was wonderful n

Did you know... that God gave Moses a set of rules that tells people how we should live and teaches us right from wrong? This is the story of the Ten Commandments. It had been three months since the Israelites left Egypt. They had traveled through the wilderness and now arrived at the foot of Mount Sinai, God’s holy mountain. Moses climbed the mountain to talk with God. God reminded Moses of the powers He had shown and said that if the people of Israel obeyed His rules, their

Did you know... that at Christmas we celebrate the birth of baby Jesus? This story is about the nativity. The word "nativity" means the occasion of a person's birth, but because Jesus is so special, we all understand that it means the birth of Jesus. There once was a young woman named Mary who lived in the town of Nazareth. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph. One day an angel named Gabriel appeared to Mary and said, “You are a favoured woman, the Lord is wit

Did you know... that Jesus was listening and talking with religious teachers when He was twelve years old? This story is about Jesus going to the Temple. Jesus grew up in the city of Nazareth with his mother Mary and father Joseph. One day, when He was twelve years old, his parents went to Jerusalem to celebrate the feast of the Passover like they did every year. This was a very large festival and many, many people came to it. Kui suri Heroodes, Jumal saatis ingli Joosepi juu

Did you know... That we all must prepare our hearts for Jesus?   This story is about John the Baptist and how he prepared the way for Jesus. What does it mean to get ready for something? Jeesus sirgus meheks. Kui ta oli saanud 30 aastat vanaks, käis ta ringi ja õpetas rahvast. Ta kõneles nendele oma taevasest Isast. Kogu rahvas, preestrid ja kirjatundjad imetlesid Jeesust ta targa õpetuse pärast. Jumala abiga tegi Jeesus ka suuri imetegusid. Ta tegi haigeid terveks, pime

Did you know... that Jesus performed his first miracle at a wedding? This story is about how Jesus turned water into wine. One day, there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus, His mother Mary, and His disciples were all invited to the celebration. The feast was a big part of the wedding custom. How embarrassing if something should go wrong, but it did - they ran out of wine.  When Mary found out she told Jesus. "They have no more wine," she said.

Did you know... that the word disciple means to be a personal follower of Jesus? This is the story about the 12 men who left their jobs and went with Jesus. Many people came to listen to the teaching of Jesus and followed Him. These followers were called disciples. There were many disciples, but Jesus chose twelve men to be His special followers. They were called the disciples or apostles of Jesus. The word apostle means one who is sent on a mission. The twelve men had a miss

Did you know... that religious people today, pastors for example, teach people by giving sermons? A sermon is a talk about a moral or religious subject.  This is the story about a famous sermon given by Jesus.  Jesus showed by example how people were supposed to serve God, but He knew that part of His role was to teach others how to serve. Sometimes He spoke to one person at a time, other times he taught groups of people. One day, Jesus saw that a lot of people had come to li

Did you know... that God has given us many blessings? This is the story about the Beatitudes. As you learned before Jesus Sermon on the Mount was an important one. In this sermon He taught people that it was not enough for people to obey God on the outside so that others could see, it was important that truly changed in our hearts and meant the good work that we did. Jesus stressed that it’s not enough to just listen to God’s words, it’s about doing something – changing our h

Did you know... that the Pharisees were men who followed the laws of Moses very strictly? This story is about the healing of a paralyzed man. Jesus’s teachings were spreading far and wide.  One day He was teaching the people in Capernaum, a town on the Sea of Galilee.  Hundreds of men, women, and children crowded in the streets to listen to Him speak.   Korra viibis Jeesus jälle Kapernauma linnas. Kohe sai rahvas sellest kuulda ja paljud kogunesid tema juurde tema sõna kuula

Attendees were greeted with bright blue skies as our dearly departed were commemorated at Mount Pleasant and York Cemeteries together with Vana Andres congregation.

St. Peter’s Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Toronto held its Annual Meeting last Saturday on June 7th. 

Karl Paju hosted a fun Eurovision Watch Party at St. Peter’s today! It was exciting to watch Estonia’s Tommy Ca$h performing “Espresso Macchiato”.

Emadepäeva jumalateenistusel teenis diakon Karl Paju.

Bilingual Confirmation Service

Ülestõusmispüha Jumalateenistus  - April 20,  2025  (Easter Sunday Estonian Service) ​ Teenisid õp. Arho Tuhkru, õp. Ando Kass, ja diakon...