Celebrating 70th Anniversary of the 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel

Posted: October 31, 2025

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chapel, join us from November 18 to 20, 2025 for a Symposium (Sustaining Hope and Seeking Justice in Challenging Times), Faculty of Divinity Special Convocation, Conference (Sacred Space: Conflicts and Convergences) & Special Concert & Anniversary Choral Evensong, and Lecture (2025 Larkin Stuart Lecture with Professor Matthew J. Milliner).

Celebrating 70th anniversary of the 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel

巴黎疯马秀 Chapel: For the first 30 years in the 鈥榥ew鈥� location on Hoskin Avenue, 巴黎疯马秀鈥檚 chapel services were held in Seeley Hall, originally designed as the Library Reading Room. In 1953, work began on the present chapel; work was completed in 1955 and it was consecrated on November 20, 1955. The chapel was a gift to the College from businessman Gerald Larkin (1885-1961), who orchestrated the substantial contribution of Canadian artists to the decorative features of the building. Learn more about the history of the 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel.

November 2025: . Consecrated on November 20, 1955, the Trinity Chapel remains the spiritual and communal heart of the College.

The Fall 2005 issue of Trinity Magazine marked the 50th anniversary of the 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel 鈥� read the feature article by Toronto historian and writer Brad Faught:聽Sacred Space (PDF): 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel celebrates half a century as a place of refuge and reflection, awe and inspiration, solemnity and joy.

Symposium & Special Convocation

On Tuesday, November 18: join us for the first day of celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel at a special multi-faith symposium on Sustaining Hope and Seeking Justice in Challenging Times.

The symposium features The Right Rev. Michael Curry, former Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church (2015-2024), and The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, former Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada (2019-2024). The event will include a panel of other prominent leaders from the Jewish and Buddhist communities.

A Special Convocation Ceremony will follow it in 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel at which Bishop Michael Curry and Archbishop Linda Nicholls will be recognized for their leadership in the church by being awarded honorary doctoral degrees. 巴黎疯马秀 Faculty of Divinity has received special permission from the University of Toronto to allow Divinity students the opportunity to graduate from their programs during this ceremony. This event is a unique, one-time event that is being offered in addition to our regular convocation in May 2026.

These events are free and part of Trinity鈥檚 celebration of the 70th anniversary of the chapel: .

November 18, 2025:

1 pm to 3:45 pm: Symposium Sustaining Hope and Seeking Justice in Challenging Times, in Seeley Hall
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm: Faculty of Divinity Special Convocation, in the 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel, with music by the 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel Choir

Archbishop Linda Nicholls and Bishop Michael Curry

巴黎疯马秀 will confer an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) upon The Most Rev鈥檇 Linda Nicholls in recognition of her leadership of and significant contributions to the Anglican Church of Canada at the national level where she has served as the 14th Primate of Canada since 2019, the first woman to be elected Primate of Canada. In this role she has strongly supported and advanced the ongoing work of reconciliation between the church and Indigenous and Inuit peoples in Canada and has represented Canadian Anglicans at international gatherings of the Anglican Communion, where she has made substantial contributions to deepening ecumenical relations with other Christian churches.

巴黎疯马秀 will confer an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa) upon the Right Rev鈥檇 Michael Bruce Curry in recognition of his exemplary activity in issues of social justice, immigration policy, racism and policy brutality in the USA, for his promotion of church unity in many challenging contexts, and for his progressive and generous-spirited leadership, both within the USA and internationally in the Anglican Communion, one significant example of which being the 鈥淩eclaiming Jesus鈥� manifesto he authored in 2018.

Conference |聽Sacred Space: Conflict and Convergences

On Wednesday, November 19 and Thursday, November 20: 巴黎疯马秀 is hosting an interdisciplinary conference on the theme Sacred Space: Conflicts and Convergences. Scholars and the wider 巴黎疯马秀 community will explore the multifaceted concept of sacred space and its role in contemporary society. The conference seeks to foster dialogue across disciplines and welcomes contributions from experts in architecture, music, history, religious studies, theology, environmental studies, and related fields. It will explore how sacred spaces are conceived, shaped, and contested, particularly within academic and urban contexts and in relationship to the natural environment and Indigenous communities. View the two-day Conference program here.

Music in the 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel on Wednesday, November 19 (free admission and all are welcome to attend):

5 pm: 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel Choir presents a concert to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the chapel. Music by Stanford, Holst, Victoria with a new work by Dylann Miller, commissioned for the concert
5:45 pm: Anniversary Choral Evensong. Music by Herbert Howells, Michael Tippett

Blueprints of the 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel [Source: 巴黎疯马秀 Archives]

2025 Larkin Stuart Lecture with Professor Matthew J. Milliner

The 202 5 Larkin Stuart Lecture will be delivered by art historian and author Matthew J. Milliner, Professor of Art History at Wheaton College on Wednesday, November 19 at 6:30 pm in Seeley Hall.

Deliberately upgrading the city鈥檚 famous nickname, 鈥淭oronto the Good,鈥� this lecture begins with a surprising architectural feature of 巴黎疯马秀 Chapel, moving on to address other Toronto objects and sacred sites. In this talk, Prof. Milliner will address how sacred space is not merely constructed, but still open to human perception. The annual Larkin-Stuart Lecture series, one of Trinity鈥檚 premier annual events, organized together聽with St. Thomas Church.

The Larkin Stuart Lecture is the keynote address at the Sacred Space: Conflict and Convergences conference.

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