St George
This first version of St. George’s, built around 1847 on land donated by J. B. Warren, stood at what is now Park Road and King Street.
What is the original St. George’s Church?
This classic Mother’s Day tradition often results in crumbs, spilled juice, and a mom pretending she loves burnt toast.
What is breakfast in bed?
Christians use this phrase to describe the moment in Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit empowered the apostles to begin their public ministry.
What is the birth of the Church?
This animal famously spoke to Balaam, proving that even in the Bible, pets sometimes have opinions.
What is a donkey?
This Canadian province was the first to officially celebrate Victoria Day back in the 1840s.
What is Ontario?
This mysterious article of clothing (that's beloved by its owner) vanished somewhere between coffee hour and the church hall.
What is Sai’s jacket?
Moms have this supernatural ability to know who made the mess, even when no one confesses.
What is “mom intuition”?
This traditional Anglican name for Pentecost may come from either “white garments” worn by the newly baptized or from an Old English word meaning “wisdom.”
What is Whitsunday?
This book of the Bible is read daily in the Anglican tradition and contains everything from praise to “please smite my enemies.”
What is the Book of Psalms?
This nickname for Victoria Day weekend refers both to the date and to a case of beer.
What is the “May Two‑Four”?
This “master criminal” may have accidentally gone home with the wrong coat after service.
Who is a thief? (or perhaps just someone very cold)
This phrase immediately activates a mother’s supernatural ability to locate lost objects within seconds.
What is “I can’t find it”?
In Acts 2, the Holy Spirit is described using this Greek word that can mean breath, wind, or spirit.
What is pneuma?
This judge and prophet led Israel to victory and also wrote one of the Bible’s oldest songs.
Who is Deborah?
Victoria Day marks the birthday of Queen Victoria, who was born on this exact date.
What is May 24, 1819?
This former Spirit Seeker is now spiritually seeking matching furniture.
Who is Dami (Congrats Tomi and Dami)
This communication event spikes every Mother’s Day, making it one of the busiest days of the year for phone companies.
What are phone calls?
A quirky tradition in some medieval European churches involved dropping these from the ceiling during Pentecost to symbolize the descent of the Spirit.
What are live doves or rose petals?
This African official was baptized by Philip after reading Isaiah in his chariot, making him one of the earliest recorded non‑Jewish converts.
Who is the Ethiopian eunuch?
This Canadian territory is the only one where Victoria Day is not a statutory holiday.
What is Quebec?
This congregation-wide mystery has generated more discussion than the sermon announcements.
What is the case of Sai’s missing jacket?
This woman founded Mother’s Day in 1908 to honour her own mother — and later spent years trying to stop the holiday because it became too commercial.
Who is Anna Jarvis?
Many theologians describe Pentecost as a deliberate reversal of this Genesis event, where language once divided humanity.
What is the Tower of Babel?
When Eutychus fell asleep during Paul’s very long sermon, he fell from a window — proving sermons have always been dangerous.
Who is Eutychus?
Since 1957, Victoria Day has also been the official celebration of the birthday of this reigning monarch, no matter when their actual birthday is.
Who is the Canadian sovereign (currently King Charles III)? (RIP Diana)