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Police searching for man after Easter Sunday fire at St. John the Evangelist Church
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There were no Easter masses at ​St. John the Evangelist Church on Sunday after what police believe was a deliberately set fire.
Neil MacCarthy, communications director for the Archdiocese of Toronto, said someone threw a "small firebomb" through a window into the church early Sunday.
Staff preparing for the 9:00 a.m. mass at the Roman Catholic parish — located at 49 George St., near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West — spotted the fire and called police and fire officials just after 8 a.m.
"This is the most joyful day for Christians around the world — Easter Sunday. So you have people who were arriving here in their Sunday best for Easter and learning the news of an act of vandalism and violence against their church. They're shocked. Some people were in tears, asking how could this happen," MacCarthy said.
"It's very distressing for the community. It hits close to home."