Fairlawn Avenue United Church

Messiah/Complex ~ An Advent Presentation
2024-12-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Registration is required – please book your FREE tickets today on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/messiahcomplex-an-advent-presentation-tickets-1099122768789?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us as we gather together on the winter solstice, 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.
Please consider bringing a donation of a non-perishable food item to support a local indigenous men’s shelter.
For more information about Messiah/Complex, visit the Against The Grain Theater’s website: https://atgtheatre.com/upcoming/messiah-complex/
and view the YouTube trailer.

Advent IV - Worship Service
2024-12-22 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. 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.

Christmas Eve Family Service
2024-12-24 16:00 - 17:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service
2024-12-24 22:00 - 23:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

Holiday Closure Dec 25'24 to Jan 3'25
2024-12-25 09:00 - 17:00 | 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 take this time off to spend time with family and friends, to rest and relax, and be ready for all that 2025 has to offer.
For emergency Pastoral Care during the closure, please email pastoralcare@fairlawnavenueunited.ca or call 647-823-2366.

First Sunday After Christmas Worship Service
2024-12-29 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, Doreen Uren-Simmons on piano, and Fairlawn Senior Choir section lead Giles Tomkins.

Sunday Worship Service
2025-01-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Join us for Worship over the holidays:

First Sunday After Christmas ~ Sunday, December 29 with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts, Doreen Uren Simmons on piano and Fairlawn Avenue Choir section lead Giles Tomkins
Epiphany ~ Sunday, January 5 with Rev. Rob Metcalf, Eleanor Daley, Director of Music and the Fairlawn Avenue Senior Choir

Session 2 ~ Starlight ~ 3-part Book Series with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts
2025-01-15 13:00 - 14:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Wednesday afternoons 1:00pm – 3:30pm
January 15 – 22 – 29
Registration required
Featuring chapters 4-7 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 4: Giving Birth to Christ
Part 2 – Chapter 5: The Magi Ride Again
Part 3 – Chapter 6 & 7: The Close and Holy Darkness & The Man Who Was a Lamp

Pastoral Visitation Team Meeting
2025-01-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Pastoral Visitation Team Meeting
Our pastoral visitation ministry provides support and compassion for those who may occasionally experience difficulty in their lives and supports our senior members when they can no longer regularly attend church. We send cards and flowers and keep them connected to Fairlawn through phone calls and personal visits.
If you have any questions or would like to be involved in this ministry, please contact Kathy Salisbury or Elaine Pitts at pastoralcare@fairlawnavenueunited.ca.

Amnesty International Petition Signing Campaign
2025-01-19 11:30 - 12:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Post-service during Coffee Hour in the sanctuary, Group 65 of Amnesty International will have a table with petitions to sign that concern events in Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey and Niger. Thank you for your support.

Zoom Fairlawn Affirm Ministry IDOP Meeting
2025-02-10 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-02-19 16:30 - 18:00 | Online
Meetings to discuss and plan International Day of Pink at Fairlawn Avenue United on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Zoom Meeting I: Monday, February 10, 2025 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Zoom Meeting II: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 4:30pm – 6:00pm Virtual Meet & Greet
If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please reach out to Fairlawn’s Affirm Ministry at affirm@fairlawnavenueunited.ca
More details coming soon: https://www.fairlawnchurch.ca/dayofpink/

Online Worship Service
2025-02-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Online
Notification: Due to the winter weather storm warning and wanting all to be safe and warm, in-person worship has been cancelled Sunday, February 16. An online pre-recorded service will be online and available by 10:30am.
Online Worship Service – Sunday, February 16, 2025

Family Day - Stat Holiday - Closed
2025-02-17 09:00 - 17:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

Tell Me More: A session for adults supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ youth
2025-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Tell Me More: A session for adults supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ youth
We invite you to join us on Tuesday, February 25 at 7:00pm at this introductory information session for parents, caregivers, educators, and other adults who care for and about queer and questioning youth.
The session covers key 2SLGBTQIA+ language and concepts, inclusive parenting, and how to prepare for and/or handle the coming out conversation. Our goal is to help attendees support the queer youth in their lives by providing basic, accurate information and creating a safe space for questions and conversation.
Visit our website to register for this free event at fairlawnchurch.ca/affirm-events/

Worship Service - Lent 2025
2025-03-09 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 – 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.

3-part Book Series with Rev. Cr. Cameron Watts
2025-03-12 13:00 - 14:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
The Testament of Mary 3-part Series
with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts
In-person Wednesday, March 12, 19 & 26 1:00pm – 2:30pm
NOTE: March 26 session postponed to April 2
Cam will be leading a read-through of the novel The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóbín. The novel is written from the point of view of Mary, mother of Jesus, reflecting in her old age on her son’s life and the claims he was a messiah.

Prayer Shawl Ministry
2025-03-21 13:30 - 15:00 | Off-site, Canada
The Prayer Shawl Ministry knitters meet monthly offsite from September to June to knit and chat. Prayer shawls are offered to Fairlawn members, family and friends in need of support and comfort, or to celebrate a special occasion. The knitters work on their own time on these cozy, warm shawls that serve as a tangible reminder that we are not alone.
Please contact Jan Schlee at prayershawl@fairlawnavenueunited.ca if you would like to participate in this Ministry or if you know of someone who would appreciate receiving a shawl.

CMHA Education Session on Anxiety
2025-03-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Stay with us after worship service on Sunday, March 23, for a workshop facilitated by Christina Gallo of CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) Toronto. We will provide a light lunch during coffee hour that will include sandwiches and crudité to take to your seats to enjoy as we transition from worship to our guest speaker.
Fairlawners, like many in our community, are feeling particular anxiety about social justice issues close to our hearts and minds: poverty, climate change, 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, and the list goes on. Christina will share with us what anxiety is; the difference between the normal anxiety we feel vs. medical/clinical anxiety; how to develop empathy to help understand anxiety in others; and how we can best support our kids, families, communities and ourselves. There will also be a Q&A period.

Helping Hands for Camp Scugog
2025-03-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
You are invited Tuesday March 25, from 10:00am – 12:00pm to join Fairlawn’s Camp Scugog Team in the church kitchen for a cup of coffee, a sweet
treat, and the chance to help prepare some of the items that will be sold at the Sunday, March 30 Camp Scugog Craft and Bake Sale.
Questions? Contact Sandy Giles Byrne at ea@fairlawnavenueunited.ca

EB Support Chairs Meeting
2025-03-26 11:00 - 12:30 | Online

Special Music Sunday
2025-03-30 10:30 - 12:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

International Day of Pink
2025-04-05 14:00 - 17:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
2025 International Day of Pink Tour
Theme: Re-emergence

We will be celebrating:

35th anniversary of the word Two-Spirit
35th anniversary of the start of the LGBT Purge (court cases)
25th anniversary of the Little Sister’s bookstore supreme court case
10th anniversary of the ban on conversion therapy

Taizé Service
2025-04-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Taizé Service
Taizé is a style of prayer services characterized by simple, repetitive chants, periods of silence, and candlelight, designed to promote meditation and contemplation. You are welcome to join us for this Taizé celebration led by Hubert Razack and Heather McPherson at Fairlawn on Friday, April 11 at 5:00pm.

Palm Passion Sunday
2025-04-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Please join us for worship service during Holy Week 2025.
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.
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.

Maundy Thursday
2025-04-17 19:30 - 20:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

Good Friday
2025-04-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada

Closed ~ Statutory Holiday after Worship Service
2025-04-18 12:00 - 17:00 | Toronto
Statutory Holidays ~ Good Friday
Please note: After Good Friday worship service, Fairlawn Avenue United’s Administrative office and building will be closed.
For emergency pastoral care, please email pastoralcare@fairlawnavenueunited.ca or call 647-823-2366.

Easter Breakfast
2025-04-20 09:00 - 10:15 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
Hosted by John and Elaine McCarthy
Easter Sunday, April 20 at 9:00am in the Assembly Hall. Enjoy Opening Prayer, coloured hard boiled Easter eggs, hot cross buns with fixings, coffee, tea, juice and enjoyable company.
$5 per person at the door.
So we can plan accordingly, please register.

Easter Sunday
2025-04-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28 Fairlawn Avenue, Toronto, Toronto, M5M 1S7, Canada
