Patron Saint
of
Canada Universal Church fathers workers travellers immigrants unborn children
Holy Ghost Fathers / SPIRItans
The parish is ministered by the congregation of the Holy Ghost Fathers also knows as Spiritans.
Welcome to St. Joseph's Catholic Church!
St. Joe’s, as the church is locally known, is located in the picturesque Highland Creek region of Scarborough, Ontario Canada. One of the older churches in the region, it was built to serve the growing catholic community. Currently, its home to a very broad tapestry of parishioners that have originated from almost all parts of the globe.
St. Joseph is the patron of the Universal Church, unborn children, fathers, workers, travellers, immigrants, and a happy death.
The Feast of St. Joseph is celebrated on or around March 19th each year.
Did you know?
St. Joseph’s Church (Highland Creek) was the first Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Toronto built in Scarborough. It is the fifth oldest in the City of Toronto.
It was a Mission of St. Gregory the Great, Oshawa (1847-1860) and then St. Francis de Sales, Pickering (1860-1914)
It got appointed a pastor in 1914 who lived at St. Augustine’s Seminary.
It was established as a parish in 1929.