Mark your calendar and join us as we welcome our minister the Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts with a post-service BBQ hosted by the Search Team. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact Search Team member and EA Council co-chair Sandy Giles Byrne at ac.de1781382921tinue1781382921uneva1781382921nwalr1781382921iaf@a1781382921e1781382921
Our Embrace Action partner StreetHealth, is collecting a specific list of items for donation to an Indigenous partner focused on reducing deaths caused by poisoned street drugs. Please support Street Health by donating the following items at the Nook (SE Sanctuary entrance) before worship service on Sunday, September 17 and 24: New sleeping bags (temperature rated +7degrees C) New unopened adult (all-sizes) long-johns, underwear, undershirts and socks Winter hats, mittens and gloves $10 gift cards for Tim Hortons, Subway or McDonalds For more information, contact John Cowan at ac.de1781382921tinue1781382921uneva1781382921nwalr1781382921iaf@a1781382921e1781382921.
You are invited to join fellow Fairlawners at the Aga Khan Museum (77 Wynford Dr., North York) for a special hour-long guided tour of the Rumi Exhibition, a free pop-up musical performance and time to explore the collection on your own. Admission is $24 payable to John Ryerson (cash or cheque) and parking is metered. Afterwards, come to the café for great conversation. Registration is limited to 15 participants. To register, contact John Ryerson at ac.de1781382921tinue1781382921uneva1781382921nwalr1781382921iaf@a1781382921e1781382921. This is the first of a series of excursions to engage socially in a way that broadens our faith understanding and committment to equity, equality and inclusion
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Water Walk & Feast ~ Saturday, September 30 4:00pm - 8:30pm You are invited to join members of the North Toronto Cluster of Churches on Saturday, September 30 for an Indigenous Water Walk led by an Elder at Evergreen Brickworks with an Indigenous Feast to follow at Rosedale United Church. Registration is required. Register for the Water Walk and Feast Register for the Water Walk Only Register for the Indigenous Feast Only With parking costs at $4.00 per hour at Brickworks, it makes sense to car pool. Please let Sandy Giles Byrne or John Ryerson know if you are interested in driving together at ac.de1781382921tinue1781382921uneva1781382921nwalr1781382921iaf@a1781382921e1781382921. Two cars will be leaving Fairlawn’s parking lot at 3:00pm sharp.
Worship Services at Fairlawn Avenue United are on Sunday mornings at 10:30am, with Minister the Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts, Associate Minister Rev. Jean Ward, Director of Music – Eleanor Daley and the Fairlawn Avenue Senior Choir. If you'd like to revisit any of our online worship services, please visit our website worship page or YouTube channel.
Coffee, tea and cookies will be available in the sanctuary following the service and we encourage you to bring your owen mug! A signup sheet will be on the coffee table for volunteers to select dates to assist. Each week, a three-person team will arrive at 10:00am to set up, attend the service and be finished cleaning up by 12:30pm. Easy-to-follow instructions are posted in the kitchen. Coffee hour provides an important opportunity for people to connect with one another, welcome guests and feel part of Fairlawn.
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
Men’s Group: On the first Monday morning of each month, the Men’s Group meet for a time of friendship and discussion. The wide-ranging conversations offer men a chance to discuss issues of mutual interest. Please note: Due to New Year's Day Statutory Holiday, the gathering for January 2024 will take place on the 2nd Monday of the month: Monday, January 8. For information, please contact ac.de1781382921tinue1781382921uneva1781382921nwalr1781382921iaf@s1781382921e1781382921
We have 2 women’s spirituality groups where women meet monthly to contemplate life’s questions and support each other. Women's Spirituality Group I meet online the first Monday of each month (Oct'23 - June '24) from 1:00pm - 2:30pm. If interested, please reach out to ac.de1781382921tinue1781382921uneva1781382921nwalr1781382921iaf@s1781382921e1781382921
UPDATE -> Due to the cancellation of the session on Monday, October 30, the series will extend one week and have its final session on Monday. december 4, 2023. Join Rob Metcalf for this 10-week series of Tai Chi Monday afternoons at 3:15pm to 4:30pm, September 11 - November 27. (Please note – there are NO CLASSES on Monday, October 9 or Monday, October 23 ). To register or for information, please contact Rob at ac.de1781382921tinue1781382921uneva1781382921nwalr1781382921iaf@i1781382921hciat1781382921. This gentle form of exercise can help maintain strength, flexibility, and balance. Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion,” but it might well be called “medication in motion.” There is growing evidence that this mind-body practice, which originated in China as a martial art, has value in treating or preventing many health problems. You don’t need to subscribe to or learn much about tai chi’s roots in Chinese philosophy to enjoy its health benefits, but these concepts can help make sense of its approach: Qi — an energy force thought to flow through the body; tai chi is said to unblock and encourage the proper flow of qi. Yin and yang — opposing elements thought to make up the universe that need to be kept in harmony. Tai chi is said to promote this balance.
The team meet bi-weekly. If you have something you'd like the team to discuss/review, please send an email with details one week before the meeting date to ac.de1781382921tinue1781382921uneva1781382921nwalr1781382921iaf@e1781382921nnaoj1781382921