Fairlawn Avenue United Church

ES Explore Spirituality Council Meeting
2024-11-26 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
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: cameron@fairlawnavenueunited.ca or es@fairlawnavenueunited.ca.
Please note – there will be no meeting in December 2024.

Deepening Our Understanding of MAiD
2024-11-24 13:00 - 14:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, 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.

Red Door Annual Holiday Gift Drive
2024-11-10 10:00 - 17:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, 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).

Remembrance Worship Service
2024-11-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, 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.

Affirm Ministry Meeting
2024-11-07 10:30 - 12:30 | Online
If you are interested in becoming involved with Fairlawn’s Affirm Ministry, please reach out the Kevin Doe, Chair of Affirm at affirm@fairlawnavenueunited.ca.
More about Affirm.

Lillian Lucas - Ann Sanders Award - Applications Open
2024-11-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Lillian Lucas – Ann Sanders Student Assistance Awards 2024
Students are to email their completed application to Joanne Christie, Administrator at joanne@fairlawnavenueunited.ca on or before Friday, November 29, 2024.

St Luke's Drop-in Support
2024-10-30 11:00 - 12:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Participate in a sandwich making assembly line in the Assembly Hall kitchen with Cam to support the Wednesday Drop-in at Saint Luke’s United.
Saint Luke’s (an EA Fund partner) has asked for Fairlawn’s support in providing 150 sandwiches. Bring your culinary skills and if you can, a bowl of you favourite topping (egg, tuna, PB&J, cheese, etc).
We look forward to seeing you!

Sunday Worship Service
2024-10-27 10:00 - 12:30 | 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 – 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.

Sunday Worship Service - Pulpit Exchange
2024-10-20 09:45 - 12:30 | 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. Doors open at 9:45am and service begins at 10:3oam.
This Sunday, the North Toronto Cluster is doing a Pulpit Exchange and we have Rev. Emily Gordon from Leaside United Church Preaching, with 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.

Closed - Stat Holiday - Thanksgiving
2024-10-14 09:00 - 17:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

Sunday Worship Service - Thanksgiving Communion
2024-10-13 09:45 - 12:00 | 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. Doors open at 9:45am and service begins at 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.

Man's Search for Meaning ~ 5-part series with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts
2024-10-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
In-person at Fairlawn Avenue United Church
Wednesday afternoons 1:00pm – 1:30pm
Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30 & Nov. 6
Group size is limited to 12, registration required -> https://bit.ly/3zA76pQ
Featuring material from the book: “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl, that chronicles his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and describes his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose to each person’s life through one of three ways: the completion of tasks, caring for another person, or finding meaning by facing suffering with dignity.
It is not necessary to have read the book but Cam assures that it is well worth getting a copy. It is available at the Toronto Public Library.
Come and join us in what promises to be meaningful conversations about finding purpose and strength in times of great despair.
Part 1. Introduction and the Concentration Camp Part 1
Part 2. Concentration Camp Part 2
Part 3. Logotherapy
Part 4. Tragic Optimism
Part 5. Selected Letters and Conclusions
Any materials required for the session will be emailed to you on/before Friday, Ocober 4, 2024.

Online ~ Man's Search for Meaning ~ 5-part series with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts
2024-10-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Online
Tuesday evenings 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29 & Nov. 5
Registration required -> https://bit.ly/3zA76pQ
Featuring material from the book: “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl, that chronicles his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and describes his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose to each person’s life through one of three ways: the completion of tasks, caring for another person, or finding meaning by facing suffering with dignity.
It is not necessary to have read the book but Cam assures that it is well worth getting a copy. It is available at the Toronto Public Library.
Come and join us in what promises to be meaningful conversations about finding purpose and strength in times of great despair.
Part 1. Introduction and the Concentration Camp Part 1
Part 2. Concentration Camp Part 2
Part 3. Logotherapy
Part 4. Tragic Optimism
Part 5. Selected Letters and Conclusions
The series Zoom login details and any materials required for the session will be emailed to you on/before Friday, Ocober 4, 2024.

Blessing of the Animals
2024-10-06 10:30 - 11:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

Experience Belonging (EB) Support Chairs Meeting
2024-10-02 11:30 - 12:30 | Online
Twice a year, the leads of EB Support Groups gather online:

Pastoral Visitation
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Breast Friends Cancer Support Group
Widows Support Group
Senior’s Tea

If you have any questions or would like to lead an EB support group, please reach our via email to: eb@fairlawnavenueunited.ca.

Nat'l Day for Truth & Reconciliation ~ Orange Shirt Day
2024-09-30 09:00 - 17:00
Moderator’s 2024 Orange Shirt Day Message
Orange Shirt Day Society
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation – United Church of Canada
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation – Govt. of Ontario

Closed - Stat Holiday - Nat'l Day for Truth & Reconciliation
2024-09-30 09:00 - 17:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
United Church of Canada
City of Toronto

How We House - A Walking Tour Experience
2024-09-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Off-site, Canada
Regent Park Community Ministry, TUCC and the North Toronto Cluster present
How We House – A Walking Tour Experience
Saturday, September 28, from 10:00am- 1:00pm
RGI… city subsidies… TCHC… housing coops… supportive housing… Do you find yourself wishing you better understood the different kinds of affordable housing options in the city, so you can advocate from an informed place? If so, you are not alone!
We will go on a walking tour of the Regent Park neighbourhood, and hear from people that live in various types of housing about their experience. We will also learn about the history of affordable housing, the gaps and pressing areas for immediate advocacy regarding affordable housing.
The walk itself will be approximately 1.5 km total with stops along the way, all within Regent Park, no major inclines or stairs involved. We meet promptly at 10:00am at 585 Dundas St. East, and our walk will reconvene at the same location for lunch and a Q&A session with the presenters. The event will wrap up no later than 1:00pm.
Registrants are asked to register and the fee is $15 per person to help cover lunch and event costs.
(Please note: You will be asked to make a quick account on the ChurchX website when signing up as part of the process. If you have any issues you can email Angie to assist – ahocking@united-church.ca )

Grassy Narrows River Run
2024-09-18 12:00 - 17:00 | Off-site, Canada
Details and RSVP

Fairlawn Quilters
2024-09-12 09:30 - 11:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Interested in Quilting and the social aspect of a weekly gathering among friends? The Fairlawn Quilters meet on-site weekly (Sept – June) on Thursday mornings from 9:30am – 11:30am. If interested, please reach out to quilters@fairlawnavenueunited.ca.

Christian Meditation
2024-09-11 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.

Tai Chi with Rob Metcalf – Fall 2024
2024-09-09 14:30 - 15:45 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Please note new time effective October 21, 2024 -> 2:30pm – 3:45pm.
Join Rob Metcalf for this 10-week series of Tai Chi Monday afternoons at 3:15pm to 4:30pm, September 9 to November 25, 2024.

Please note – there are NO CLASSES due to stautory holiday on:

Monday, Septemeber 30 National Day of Truth & Reconciliation – CLOSED
Monday, October 14 Thanksgiving – CLOSED

To register or for information, please contact Rob at taichi@fairlawnavenueunited.ca.
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.

Sunday Worship Service
2024-09-08 10:00 - 12:00 | 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. 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.
Worship Service in September 2025 is the Season of Creation at Fairlawn Avenue United Church
As we come back to worship in the Sanctuary in September there is a theme:
The Season of Creation Fairlawn Avenue United Church
Sept 8 Rev. Dr. Cam Watts – Communion Service
Sept 16 Rev. Dr. Ambury Stuart
Sept 22 from Emmanuel College Dr. HyeRan Kim-Cragg
Sept 29 Rev. Dr. Ambury Stuart
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.

Closed - Labour Day Stat Holiday
2024-09-02 09:00 - 17:00

Summer Worship Service at LPCC
2024-09-01 10:30 - 11:30 | LPCC – Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3K7, Canada
September 1 – Labour Day Weekend Worship at LPCC – Lawrence Park Community Church
Join with the Eglinton St. Georges United Church community of faith and worship this last Sunday of summer at Lawrence Park Community Church.
Fairlawn Sunday worship resumes in the sanctuary on Sunday, September 8, at 10:30am.

Summer Worship Service at LPCC
2024-08-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-08-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-08-11 10:30 - 11:30 | LPCC – Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3K7, Canada
August Worship at LPCC – Lawrence Park Community Church
Join with the Eglinton St. Georges United Church community of faith and worship on Sundays this August at Lawrence Park Community Church.
Fairlawn Sunday worship resumes in the sanctuary on Sunday, September 8, at 10:30am.

Staff Vacation
2024-08-11 09:00 - 17:00 | Off-site, Canada
Please note staff vacation
Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts – Minister
Starting Sunday, August 11 returning Tuesday, September 3
For assistance during this time, please reach out to:
Joanne Christie, Church Administrator
email: joanne@fairlawnavenueunited.ca
office: 416-481-6848 ext. 21
and she will direct your message to the appropriate person/support.

Closed - Civic Stat Holiday
2024-08-05 09:00 - 17:00
