Pastor

Pastor at the Danish Church of Toronto

Simon Kangas Larsen

Cell: 647-913-3041
Office: 416-222-2494
Mail: simon@danchurch.ca

72 Finch Ave. W., Toronto, ON.
M2N 2H4, Canada.

Feel free to contact the pastor if you want to talk or with any questions about memorial services, weddings, baptism, confirmation and other church activities. He can also come for a visit - just let him know.

The pastor is doing video-services and is writing columns in the church bulletin "Kirkenhilsen" and some Danish media.

You can see some of it here.

Pastors Corner

Published on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 11:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

This summer, I had the privilege of staying at my cottage in Denmark for a couple of weeks. It is located in the dunes on the West coast of Jutland close to the waves of the North

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Published on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 2:12 PM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Pastor Simon's Summergreeting in the Sunset Villa bulletin, Juli 2020: In the days around Skt. Hans, I went to Sunset Mindepark to do an interment ceremony at the Danish

# Pastors Corner

Published on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 9:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Danes celebrate the summer solstice with Skt. Hans bonfires on June 23. John the Baptist is the one giving the name to Skt. Hans on the day which, according to the Bible, was his

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Published on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

We should keep a social distance, we are told, to protect the people around us and us from the spread of the Corona-Virus. When out walking, we cross to the other side, when

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Klumme: I Canada er bisættelserne i coronatider det mindste problem

Published on Monday, March 23, 2020 8:49 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

In Denmark is the funerals and other church services as weddings and confirmations challenged by a Corona-regulation, that not more than ten persons are allowed to gather together.

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Føste år i Toronto: Danske kirker i udlandet er stærke danske kulturbærere

Published on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 5:15 PM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Den danske avis Kristeligt Dagblad bringer 2. marts en kronik, jeg har skrevet i forlængelse af det første år som præst i Canada og Toronto. Kronikken handler om, hvordan

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Published on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 12:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Queen Margrethe will be turning 80 this April. She was born as a princess on April 16, 1940, a few days after the Germans occupied Denmark in World War II.
When her father

# Pastors Corner

Published on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 12:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

I have heard this sentence several times during the last weeks when talking about where to celebrate Christmas, or where to go on vacation. I think it is remarkable that people who

# Pastors Corner

Published on Sunday, December 1, 2019 11:26 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

There is a first time for everything, especially when you have just moved to a new country with a new culture and traditions. Everyone who has tried to move from Denmark (or where

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I have received an e-mail with a surprising content

Published on Sunday, September 1, 2019 11:04 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

It was an e-mail with pictures from a photographer. He had visited our church because he should cover a wedding. And a few days after, I received a picture of our church as I had

# Pastors Corner

Published on Monday, July 1, 2019 12:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Living in Toronto for the last period has been exciting in many ways. The City, and me among them, gathered around the Toronto Raptors – the proud basketball team of Toronto. As

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Video-worship

Published on Saturday, October 17, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

We try again - yet another live streaming Sunday Service from the Danish Church in Toronto - in Danish!Velkommen til gudstjeneste med en god blanding af nye og ældre salmer, flotte

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Thanksgiving Service - Livestream on youtube

Published on Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:01 PM

Simon Kangas Larsen

For the first time we are livestreaming a Sunday Service from the Danish Church in Toronto. Join the Thanksgiving Serice Oct 11, 2020 at 10:30 am - we hope that you can here

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Published on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 3:00 PM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Here is a part of the Service from the Danish Church last Sunday. En gudstjeneste på dansk med en prædiken om Jesus der river maskerne af os! Syng med på de to

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Published on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 4:56 PM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Welcome to another audio-worship from the Danish Church in Toronto. Listen to the bible reading with Jesus is calling Lazarus out of the death and back to life, Pastor Simon's

# Video Worship

Published on Thursday, September 24, 2020 1:09 PM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Welcome to a new way to worship from our church. We have recorded the live sound from the first in-person Sunday Service and now share it together with images from our church. It's

# Video Worship

Published on Sunday, September 6, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Power, influence and a broom. Those are the central elements in this last Corona-video worship from the Danish Church in Toronto. Pastor Simon is telling a store about a curling

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Let's do our best to harvest good fruits in our life

Published on Sunday, August 30, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Evil words create an evil reality. Good words, a good one. Today's message is: Let's do our best to harvest good fruits in our life. With that, God will help us, and that is why he

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Published on Sunday, August 23, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

In the bible text of this 11th Sunday after Trinity, Jesus gets a unique present form a special person. Today's video worship is about presents: Gifts that are given to you by a

# Video Worship

Published on Sunday, August 16, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Do you have eyes for all the beauty that is surrounding you? We often take it for granted - and maybe don't see it at all. That is what this Sunday Service is about, where

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Published on Sunday, August 9, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Welcome to service from the Danish Church in Toronto: A service with a rather unknown Jesus parable about praying. A parable describing the relationship between God and humans. It

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Published on Sunday, August 2, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

The video-worship is about living our lives in faith and hope with Jesus. This 8th Sunday after Trinity Pastor Simon asked: When was the first time you meet Jesus? Maybe

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Published on Sunday, July 26, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

"Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows," Jesus tells us in the Bible text of this Sunday. Pastor Simon is also reading the beautiful Old testament text about

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What would you put in your jar of importance?

Published on Sunday, July 19, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Jesus was asked: How do we receive eternal life? We could also ask: How do we prioritize the important things in your life? Welcome to video-worship 6th Sunday after Trinity

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Sunday Services about fixing points in our life

Published on Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

When you use a map - and old fashioned map of paper - you need fixed points from where you can navigate. It could be a mountain, a spot where two roads cross - or it could be a

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Published on Sunday, July 5, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

It is really a strong message - and maybe the most important of Jesus' messages summing up, all He is teaching and doing: Love your enemies! He sees and loves the people

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Published on Sunday, June 28, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

When was the last time you were running because it mattered? Because something was important? Because it was a matter of life or death - of love?
Video-worship 3th Sunday

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Published on Sunday, June 21, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Jesus' love permeates our life - just like the salt permeates what we eat. Without salt, the food tastes of nothing. Without love, our life will be without passion. This 2.

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Published on Sunday, June 14, 2020 6:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

In this time of corona, where it seems that the world is slowing down, many are reflecting on what is essential in our lives. What do we miss - and what can we live without? What

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Sunday of Trinity - Trinitatis søndag - with a storie from Africa

Published on Sunday, June 7, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Video worship from the Danish Church in Toronto with a reflection from Pastor Simon Kangas Larsen: "Jesus tells us that all life matters - we are all loved - and we should all love

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Published on Sunday, May 31, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Welcome to Video-Worship outside the Danish Church of Toronto. We are celebrating Pentecost, the day when God's holy spirit is coming to our world - and we are celebrating a

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Published on Sunday, May 24, 2020 7:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Join a Video-Worship full of music, spring and hope, when we are celebrating the Ascension of Christ (Kristi Himmelfart).
"Some have said that Jesus ascended into heaven

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Published on Sunday, May 17, 2020 5:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Welcome to a video-worship celebrating Spring. Listen to the Bible text for 5th Sunday after Easter (John 17, 1-11) and Pastor Simon's reflection. The important message for us is

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Published on Sunday, May 10, 2020 6:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

This Friday (May 8th.) Denmark celebrated "Day of Prayer" (Bededag). So the Video-Services from the Danish Church in Toronto is about prayer - a way to give God a call

# Video Worship

Published on Sunday, May 3, 2020 9:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

"I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me." Video-Worship from the Danish Church is with a reflection from Pastor Simon about this famous quote

# Video Worship

Published on Sunday, April 26, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Light a candle together with Pastor Simon to remember the victims of the Nova Scotia shooting last weekend. You can also listen to the comforting text to 2nd Sunday after

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Published on Sunday, April 19, 2020 6:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

It is the first Sunday after Easter in the Danish Church of Toronto. Listen to the text where Jesus is telling the Disciple Simon Peter to be the Sheppard of his people and follow

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Published on Sunday, April 12, 2020 6:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Happy Easter from the Danish Church in Toronto!
Hear the Gospel of Easter, Listen to Pastor Simon's Easter-reflection in this Video-Worship and sing the old

# Video Worship

Published on Friday, April 10, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Good Friday - the Crucifixion of Christ The flowers and candles are off the alter. The flags are on half pole. It is Good Friday. Listen to the text from the Gospel of John,

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Published on Thursday, April 9, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

Come and join a communion service - on a distance - together It is Maundy Thursday - that day in the Easter, where Jesus is sharing the bread and wine as his body and blood

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Published on Sunday, April 5, 2020 8:00 AM

Simon Kangas Larsen

A short video-worship from the Danish Church. Pastor Simon is telling about Palm Sunday and he is doing a prayer, the Lord's prayer and a blessing. During the service, you can

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