Covenanting Service between Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts and Fairlawn Avenue United Church and the Shining Waters Regional Council of the United Church of Canada. Reception to follow in the Assembly Hall.
Offering a respectful and safe enviornment with food and conversation for vulnerable populations. Gatherings take place on the first Tuesday of each month (September – June) from 9:00am to 10:30am
Amnesty International Group 65 meet monthly on Zoom. For information and a Group near you, visit https://www.amnesty.ca/what-you-can-do/find-a-group-near-you/#Ontario
This week, our Friday prayer vigil for Gaza will start at 6:30pm in our sanctuary and end (weather permitting) on the lawn with a silent vigil by candlelight. We offer space for Fairlawners, friends and neighbours to share in prayers and readings, to bear witness to the lives lost, and for the hope of peace.
Giving Tuesday is a global movement unleashing the power of “radical generosity”. It came to Canada in 2013 as a simple idea: designate a day – November 28 – that encourages people to do good. If you have any unopened travel-sized toiletries or personal hygiene products, Street Health, one of our Embrace Action partner organizations, would love to use them in their work on Indigenous Harm Reduction in Toronto this winter. Simply drop the donated items from 10:00 to10:30am before worship, in the Nook (SE sanctuary entrance).
Fairlawn, has partnered with the Red Door Family Shelter, since 2007 to make the holidays a little brighter for the families sheltering there. A donation box for new, unwrapped toys and gifts will be located at the doors of the Sanctuary Sunday, November 12, 19, 26, and December 3 from 9:30-10:30am. Please note that only new items can be accepted. Cash donations may be made online or via ac.de1781778741tinue1781778741uneva1781778741nwalr1781778741iaf@r1781778741efsna1781778741rte1781778741 with the memo line noted as "Red Door" or directly through your offering or Stewardship Campaign pledge. For more information, please contact Sue Ennis at ac.de1781778741tinue1781778741uneva1781778741nwalr1781778741iaf@a1781778741e1781778741.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20, was set aside to recognize those who have been killed due to ignorance and hatred, targeted because they were trans or gender non-conforming. The first event took place in 1999 in San Francisco to honour Rita Hester, who had been brutally murdered the previous year.
Polytechnique and we remember the 14 young women whose lives tragically ended on December 6, 1989. Geneviève Bergeron (21 years old) Mechanical Engineering student Maryse Laganière, (25 years old) Employee, Finance Department Hélène Colgan (23 years old) Mechanical Engineering student Maryse Leclair, (23 years old) Metallurgical Engineering student Nathalie Croteau, (23 years old) Mechanical Engineering student Anne-Marie Lemay, (22 years old) Mechanical Engineering student Barbara Daigneault, 22 years old) Mechanical Engineering student Sonia Pelletier, (28 years old) Mechanical Engineering student Anne-Marie Edward, (21 years old) Chemical Engineering student Michèle Richard, (21 years old) Metallurgical Engineering student Maud Haviernick, (29 years old) Metallurgical Engineering student Annie St-Arneault, (23 years old) Mechanical Engineering student Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, (31 years old) Nursing student (Université de Montréal) Annie Turcotte, (20 years old) Metallurgical Engineering student
After a COVID hiatus, Fairlawn's volunteer knitters have resumed teaching participants at 40 Oaks in Regent Park (fredvictor.org) to improve their knitting and crocheting skills. There will be a table in the sanctuary on Sunday, December 10 after worship service of their handmade items for sale – with all the proceeds going back to the knitters.
Next Online Gathering: Monday, December 11 at 7:30pm to 9:00pm All readers of the print and online editions are welcome. The December 2023 issue includes: Feminist bible scholars casting the Virgin Mary in a new light What’s missing from Canada’a landmark disability benefit Documentary explores the biblical mistranslation that fostered homophobioa Join us online for review and discussion of articles and features from the current issue of Broadview Magazine. For all readers of Broadview Magazine both online and print copies! ZOOM LOGIN
On Dec 10 1948 the United Nations passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Amnesty International's "Write for Rights " campaign is the world's largest human rights event . Amnesty International supporters write millions of letters, petitions, emails, etc. on behalf of those whose basic human rights are being attacked. On Dec 17 please join us at the Amnesty tables in the sanctuary and make a difference by adding your signature to the many petitions .
The Embrace Action Team needs your cupcake decorating talents to help prepare some special treats for our Social Justice Sunday – Celebration of Kindness. Everyone is welcome. Light snacks will be provided. Questions, contact EA Co-chair Sandy Giles Byrne at ac.de1781778741tinue1781778741uneva1781778741nwalr1781778741iaf@a1781778741e1781778741