Church In The Snow
After our big dump of snow on Wednesday, Thursday turned out to be sunny but very cold although I did manage to get out for a bit. This is St Cecilia's Catholic Church on Annette St which was built in 1911 and has just undergone a huge restoration with scaffolding up around the steeple for months on end. The Gothic Revival beauty was built in the Junction neighbourhood to serve a largely Irish congregation but over the years that has changed and it now serves a very large Vietnamese congregation as well as a cross section of Toronto's multi-cultural community.
Taking part in Inspired Sunday. Click here to see more religious buildings.
It's an attractive building. What's interesting to me is that many of the churches of my youth looked just like this, whether Roman, Presbyterian, Methodist, or Lutheran.
ReplyDeleteYour photo captures the cold - one can see the snow is not melting at the moment and the cars windows are either frosted over or just dirty. :)
love how the snow really makes it stand out so much. what a beauty. love the spire. i wonder what it looks like with green grass?
ReplyDeletehope you are well. enjoy your week!! ( :
very pretty steeple.
ReplyDeleteTraditional church building with a wonderful blue sky. Spring will, eventually. Church congregations are changing all over the nation. Thanks for your visit and comment, much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteIt looks very much like a church from my home town of Quincy Illinois.
ReplyDeleteVery nice church.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely, familiar-looking church and I especially love the way it looks in the snow.
ReplyDeleteAll very multi-cultural - such a good thing in a city.
ReplyDeleteLove everything about this photo: the city scene, the church, the snow, the blue sky! It's so warm here!
ReplyDeleteThe blue sky makes the church more beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we still have time for a hard winter, it was so hot today, around 20ºC, can you believe it? ;-)
It is a beautiful old church, especially in the snow.
ReplyDeleteso similar to home [Cdn prairies]
ReplyDeleteespecially as I sit watching a blizzard whip in past my windows!
It looks gorgeous in the snow! And with those blue, blue skies:)
ReplyDeleteJust right for St. Paddy's Day with its Irish heritage!
ReplyDeleteThe general design of the church is reminiscent of the church «Louis» posted - which makes sense as they were both built in the same era.
The snow and blue sky go perfectly with a beautiful building!
ReplyDeleteNice looking church that.
ReplyDeleteWow! It stands out beautifully!
ReplyDeleteJust look how blue that sky it! Spring can't be far behind now, RedPat.
ReplyDeleteMaybe our paths crossed on Sanibel 20 years ago. I have visited there for more than 30 years. (And tomorrow I show a medley of Sanibel pix unless I re-order things.)