Fairlawn Avenue United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Sunday, November 10, 2024 is our Remembrabce Day Worship Service. Please join us. Worship service at Fairlawn Avenue United Church are on Sunday mornings in our Sanctuary. Doors open at 10:00am and service begins ar 10:3oam 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 – we encourage you to bring your own mug! 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 or YouTube channel.
Fairlawn Avenue United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Donations are gratefully accepted starting Sunday, November 10 through Sunday, December 1st either to the main office from Monday to Thursday between 9:00am – 4:00pm or Sundays between 10:00am – 10:30am before service in our wrapped donation boxes at the SE Sanctuary Door (the Nook).
Fairlawn Avenue United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Medical Assistance in Dying ~ MAiD with Guest Speaker Tekla Hendrickson of MaidHouse Please be our guest as we learn about what it is to be a support person for someone who has chosed MAiD, and how to deal with our feelings about a loved one choosing this way to die.
There has been a change of schedule starting November 2024 - the (ES) Explore Spirituality Council will meet online on the fourth Tuesday of each month (November - June) from 4:00pm - 5:00pm. If you have any questions or would like to be involved in this ministry, please reach out to Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts via email to: ac.de1794098378tinue1794098378uneva1794098378nwalr1794098378iaf@n1794098378orema1794098378c1794098378 or ac.de1794098378tinue1794098378uneva1794098378nwalr1794098378iaf@s1794098378e1794098378. Please note - there will be no meeting in December 2024.
Fairlawn Avenue United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Start the Advent season with Special Music Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 10:30am. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, in our post-service Coffee Hour in the sanctuary – we encourage you to bring your own mug! 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 or YouTube channel.
Fairlawn Avenue United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, Canada
One Snowy Christmas Our book fundraiser is back in time for you to buy a copy or two for the young (or young at heart) people on your Christmas list, with all proceeds going to Fairlawn. Written by Kathleen Magladry, with illustrations by Jill Klaehn and design by Kathryn Cullen, it is based on a childhood memory of Barbara Springgay. Books will be available during Coffee Hour Sunday, December 1 and 8 at a cost of $15.00 and payment can be made by cash or via ac.de1794098378tinue1794098378uneva1794098378nwalr1794098378iaf@r1794098378efsna1794098378rt-e1794098378 with the memo line noted as “Snowy Christmas”. For alternate purchase arrangements, please contact ac.de1794098378tinue1794098378uneva1794098378nwalr1794098378iaf@r1794098378esiar1794098378dnufk1794098378oob1794098378.
Spread the word! Grab your kids, grandkids, friends and neighbours and join us on the lawn of the church for Carols Around the Crèche on Sunday, December 1 at 4:45pm to 5:30pm. This outdoor carol sing and lighting of the nativity crèche helps us mark the first Sunday of Advent in our North Toronto community. The carol songsheet can be accessed on your phone and hot chocolate will be served. We invite you to support Fairlawn's Annual Red Door Holiday Gift Drive with donations of: women’s hygiene products & toiletries baby formula and diapers (size 5 and 6) new unwrapped gifts for children to age 13 new children’s winter clothing (coats, snowpants, boots, hats, scarves and mittens) Carol Song Sheet - coming soon.
We have 2 women’s spirituality groups where women meet monthly to contemplate life’s questions and support each other. If interested, please reach out to ac.de1794098378tinue1794098378uneva1794098378nwalr1794098378iaf@s1794098378e1794098378 ---------------------------- Please note: The gathering of Women's Spirituality Group I has concluded and will resume in October 2026. For details, please email: ac.de1794098378tinue1794098378uneva1794098378nwalr1794098378iaf@e1794098378ciffo1794098378hcruh1794098378c1794098378
Online Tuesday evenings 7:00pm – 8:30pm December 3, 10 & 17 Registration required Featuring chapters 1-3 from the book: "Starlight ~ Beholding the Christmas Miracle All Year Long" by John Shea. Christmas is a time of convergence when light and darkness, the divine and the human intersect in vivid ways. Shea helps us appreciate the feast of Christmas as a moment when "the spiritual suffuses the physical and turns it into a medium of revelation." Ordinary objects such as trees, stars, mangers, gifts, and communal meals become occasions which nourish our souls. The book is no longer in print so participants will receive the material (hard copy or online). Part 1 - Chapter 1: The Soul of the Season Part 2 - Chapter 2: Strange Stories, Spiritual Sight, and Blurred Guidelines Part 3 - Chapter 3: Waking Up on Christmas Morning
Fairlawn Avenue United Church
28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, Canada
In-person Wednesday afternoons 1:00pm – 3:30pm December 4, 11 & 18 Registration required Featuring chapters 1-3 from the book: "Starlight ~ Beholding the Christmas Miracle All Year Long" by John Shea. Christmas is a time of convergence when light and darkness, the divine and the human intersect in vivid ways. Shea helps us appreciate the feast of Christmas as a moment when "the spiritual suffuses the physical and turns it into a medium of revelation." Ordinary objects such as trees, stars, mangers, gifts, and communal meals become occasions which nourish our souls. The book is no longer in print so participants will receive the material (hard copy or online). Part 1 - Chapter 1: The Soul of the Season Part 2 - Chapter 2: Strange Stories, Spiritual Sight, and Blurred Guidelines Part 3 - Chapter 3: Waking Up on Christmas Morning
