Our Leadership

The Most Reverend Irénée

Archbishop of Ottawa and the Archdiocese of Canada

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Archpriest Geoffrey Korz

Rector

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Our Parish

All Saints of North America Orthodox Community was born in 2001 as a meeting of several English-speaking Orthodox faithful who met for regular Vespers and Typica services. The community has been blessed to receive many new converts to Orthodoxy over the years. Since May 2003, with the ordination of Father Geoffrey Korz to the priesthood, the parish enjoyed regular Liturgies. From September 2003 to December 2005, the church moved for Sunday morning Liturgy into the lower level of the St. Stephen's Anglican hall.

In January of 2006, the parish moved to a commercial space above a dental office in Hamilton. In January of 2009, a new church building was purchased at 397 Melvin Avenue at Woodward Avenue, in the heart of Hamilton's East End. With the help of many donors, friends, volunteers, and an excellent crew, renovations on the new building were completed after many months of careful labour on the former bank building.

The parish moved into the new church in January 2010, now enjoying an accessible building, worthily appointed for the worship of God, with meeting and fellowship space for the faithful. A newly-expanded Desert Wisdom Bookroom opened around Pascha 2010. Our community continues to grow, with a significant influx of new inquirers to the Orthodox Faith during and after the lockdown eager to find the authentic, timeless Christian Church.Our services are in English, and we follow the Julian Calendar.