Online Advent and Epiphany Book Study with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts
2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Toronto
Advent and Epiphany Book Study
Join Cam for a 6-part conversation about the late Walter Brueggemann’s The Prophetic Imagination. Reflecting on the struggles between the People of God and Empire, he opens up the timeless words of Isaiah and other prophetic hope in the Hebrew Scriptures.
Online
Tuesday evenings 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, Jan 6, 13
Registration Required

In-person Advent and Epiphany Book Study with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts
2025-12-10 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-12-17 13:00 - 14:30 | Toronto
Advent and Epiphany Book Study
Join Cam for a 6-part conversation about the late Walter Brueggemann’s The Prophetic Imagination. Reflecting on the struggles between the People of God and Empire, he opens up the timeless words of Isaiah and other prophetic hope in the Hebrew Scriptures.
In-person
Wednesday afternoons 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Nov. 26, Dec. 3, 10, 17, Jan 7, 14
Registration Required

Christian Meditation
2025-12-10 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-12-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
Wednesdays at 7:30pm to 9:00pm, we gather online for Christian Meditation.
This group is open to anyone who is interested in Meditation at any level, or are curious. All are welcome.
Please email moderator, Patrick Sullivan, at christianmeditation@fairlawnavenueunited.ca to receive the Zoom login details.

HR&R Meeting
2025-12-11 15:45 - 17:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
The Human Resource and Relationships Committee (HR&R) gather and meet every 2 months. Should you have matters for the committee to consider, please contact the chair, Allan Hux at hrandr@fairlawnavenueunited.ca .

Fairlawn Senior Choir Practice
2025-12-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
The Senior Choir of Fairlawn Avenue United Church is an auditioned group of approximately 35 members, including an 8-member professional core.
The Senior Choir sing every Sunday from September through June at the 10:30 am worship service, and are responsible for an introit, two anthems and all other service music. In order to cover that amount and level of music, often with a minimum of rehearsal time, choristers must have singing experience and excellent music/sight-reading skills.
Practice is weekly on Thursday evenings, September through May.

Red Door Annual Holiday Gift Drive
2025-12-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Toronto
EXTENDED TO SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14!
We invite you to support Fairlawn’s Annual Red Door Holiday Gift Drive with donations of new unwrapped gifts for children to age 13, new children’s winter clothing (coats, snowpants, boots, hats, scarves and mittens), grocery gift cards or cash donations.
Donations can be dropped off between Sunday, November 16 through Sunday, December 7.

Sunday 10:00am – 12:00pm in the sanctuary
Monday – Thursday 10:00am – 4:00pm to the church office

Worship Service ~ Advent III
2025-12-14 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Gather with us on Sunday mornings at 10:30am this Advent, Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts preaches on the theme of “God does all her best work in the dark”. As we light our Advent Candles this year, we focus on the work God does in the darkness: Creation, the Exodus, the Nativity and the Resurrection.
Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts
Eleanor Daley, Director of Music
and the Fairlawn Senior Choir
Advent I – Creation (Hope)
Advent II – Exodus (Peace)
Advent III – Nativity (Joy)
Advent IV – Resurrection (Love)

Lessons & Carols
2025-12-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Please join Eleanor Daley, Director of Music, and the Fairlawn Avenue Senior Choir for Lessons & Carols, with readings of the account of the Nativity with hymns and carols as we celebrate the season and joy of singing together.

Women's Spirituality Group II
2025-12-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
We have 2 women’s spirituality groups where women meet monthly to contemplate life’s questions and support each other.
Women’s Spirituality Group II meet in-person the third Tuesday of each month (September – June) from 1:00pm – 2:30pm in the Chapel.
Please note, on accasion, the group meet off-site. To join, please contact Sue Ennis for more information at es@fairlawnavenueunited.ca.

Governing Council Meeting
2025-12-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
A meeting of the Governing Council of Fairlawn Avenue United Church.
For more information visit: https://www.fairlawnchurch.ca/aboutus/governance/
Questions? email: gc@fairlawnavenueunited.ca

Worship Service ~ Advent IV
2025-12-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

Messiah/Complex ~ The Longest Night
2025-12-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Join us as we gather together on the longest night, in Advent, for a screening of Against the Grain Theatre’s interpretation of Handel’s Messiah.
This masterpiece presents 4 choirs, 6 languages and 12 soloists representing every province and territory across the country.
Admission is free. Please consider bringing a donation of a non-perishable food item to support a local indigenous men’s shelter.
Registration is required: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D48A8AC29A7FFC16-60636557-anadvent

Christmas Eve Family Service
2025-12-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

Christmas Eve Candleight Communion Service
2025-12-24 22:00 - 23:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

Holiday Closure Dec 25'25 to Jan 4'26
2025-12-25 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-26 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-27 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-28 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-29 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-30 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-31 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-01 09:00 - 17:00 and 3 more dates | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Our wish to all is to have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
We’ll be taking this time to rest, reconnect with family and friends, and recharge so we’re ready for all that 2026 will bring.
For emergency Pastoral Care during the closure, please email pastoralcare@fairlawnavenueunited.ca or call 647-823-2366.
Please note that during this church office closure, we continue to worship on Sundays:

Sunday, December 28 at 10:30am with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts, Doreen Uren Simmons – Piano and Meredith Hall – Chorister.
Sunday, January 4 at 10:30am Epiphanu with Rev. Dr. Ambury Stuart, Eleanoe Daley, Director of Music and the Fairlawn Choir

Worship Service ~ Sunday After Christmas
2025-12-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Join us for a casual First Sunday After Christmas worship service with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts.

Worship Service
2026-01-04 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Worship service at Fairlawn Avenue United Church are on Sunday mornings in our Sanctuary with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts, Eleanor Daley, Director of Music and the Fairlawn Avenue Senior Choir.
Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, in our post-service Coffee Hour in the sanctuary. Coffee Hour provides an important opportunity for people to connect with one another, Experience Belonging, welcome visitors and guests, and feel part of Fairlawn.
If you’d like to revisit any of our worship services, curated musical offerings and service bulletins, they are posted online on our website worship page.
