Calendar

Nativity icon with an overlay saying "Services for Christmas" to highlight Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services in he Anglican Deanery of St Francis in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
Schedule of Christmas church services in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.

Worship Schedule

Our regular service patterns across the Deanery including Morning Prayer, Holy Eucharist, Services of the Word, Holy Communion, and Reserved Sacrament services. Some churches include seasonal variations for their worship times. Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates of worship resources.

Upcoming Events

Bible Study, Lennoxville
Our weekly Bible study will continue on January 7! All are welcome to join members of the Deanery at St George Anglian Church, Lennoxville on Wednesdays at 2:00pm.

Christmas Eve Reception and Christmas Flower Donations, North Hatley
St Barnabas Anglican Church, North Hatley will be hosting a small reception following the 4pm Christmas Eve service. All are welcome!

Ecumenical Service, North Hatley
On Saturday, January 17th at 2:00pm, a service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will join together St Barnabas, North Hatley; Église Ste-Elisabeth Roman Catholic Church; and Waterville United Church. St Barnabas will be hosting this year's service with fellowship to follow. All are invited to attend this time of worship to celebrate our unity in Christ.

Final Friday Soup Lunch, Lennoxville
Final Friday soup lunches return for a new year in Lennoxville! All are invited to St George Anglican Church in Lennoxville on January 30th from 11:30am-1:00pm for a meal of homemade soup, bread, cheese, and dessert. $10.00 entry. Proceeds support the Bicentennial Restoration Fund.

View fullsize This weekend, we celebrate Epiphany Sunday. This feast commemorates the visit of the magi, who followed a star to Christ. When they leave the Child, the Scripture says that the magi “left for their own country by another road.”  &t
View fullsize Happy New Year!      The 8th Day of Christmas, New Year’s Day, marks eight days since the celebration of Christ’s birth. Traditionally, the Church commemorates the Naming of Jesus (also called the Circumcision
View fullsize As we approach a new year, let us give thanks to all who contributed to the life of our communities in 2025. We look forward to what the coming year will bring!        #anglican #anglicanchurch #canadianangli
View fullsize Almighty God, who wonderfully created us in your own image and yet more wonderfully restored us through your Son Jesus Christ: grant that, as he came to share in our humanity, so we may share the life of his divinity; who is alive and reigns with you
View fullsize As we continue the Christmas season, this Sunday’s Gospel recounts St Joseph’s call to take his family to Egypt in light of King Herod’s deadly wrath. It might seem shocking to hear this story right after the joy of Christmas. Howev
View fullsize Following our celebration of Christmas, the Church commemorates St Stephen (AD 5-34), the first martyr of the faith. In the book of Acts, we learn about Stephen who served the early Church as a Deacon and testified of the faith to the point of death.
View fullsize Merry Christmas from the Deanery of St Francis!      Welcome all wonders in one sight! Eternity shut in a span. Summer in winter, day in night, heaven in earth and God in man. Great little one whose all-embracing birth bri
View fullsize Heaven and nature sing!        Almighty God,    you have given us your only-begotten Son    to take our nature upon him    and as at this time to
View fullsize Imagine a grain of sand; now imagine that it holds an entire world.  Think of a flower in a pasture; now imagine it holds heaven within it.  Now imagine a little baby; now recognize that baby as God.  The Blessed Virgin, that Chr
View fullsize Our annual Christmas letter from the Deanery Ministry Committee is now available online! Take a look at all the many joyous occasions we celebrated and hosted as a Deanery since the fall and reflect on the incredible message of Christmas. &thi
View fullsize Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to bless the community with another year of Nine Lessons and Carols at St George Anglican Church in Georgeville. A special note of thanks to @gailkilkelly2745 and the Georgeville Occasional Choir for their ded
View fullsize 𝘈 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, the weary world rejoices,   for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!      As we prepare to end the season of Advent, join us as we celebrate the fulfillment of our Advent expe

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Psalm 90:12

The Liturgical Year

Each week, the worship schedule includes the date and the title of each Sunday based on the liturgical year. The liturgical year is an ordering of days and seasons. The annual cycle determines feast days, periods of penance and celebration, and the parts of scripture read during the Daily Office and Holy Eucharist.

You will also notice a letter that indicates the color that corresponds to the colour of the day. The Church uses liturgical colours to order the year and visualize the seasons. More than just a way to decorate the church and create an aesthetic space, the colours help set the theological emphasis of the season and shape the way we pray in each period.

Medieval manuscript of the liturgical calendar from the British Library
Worship Resournces