BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Fairlawn Avenue United Church - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Fairlawn Avenue United Church X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.fairlawnchurch.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fairlawn Avenue United Church REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240930T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240930T170000 DTSTAMP:20260716T200008 CREATED:20240917T143308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T143308Z UID:55581-1727686800-1727715600@www.fairlawnchurch.ca SUMMARY:Closed - Stat Holiday - Nat'l Day for Truth & Reconciliation DESCRIPTION:Gibimishkaadimin – A Project of Reconciliation  \n \n \n \n The initial Gibimishkaadimin five-year pilot project has ended\, but the program has evolved and continues! Gibimishkaadimin is a journey of reconciliation\, engaging Indigenous youth from across Canada\, and non-Indigenous youth from southern and eastern Ontario. Gibimishkaadimin is a youth leadership opportunity to foster relationships with each other and the land as part of a summer canoe trip. Gibimishkaadimin is a youth project of truth and reconciliation within The United Church of Canada in a partnership between the National Indigenous Council and General Council. It is funded from a bequest from Helen Ricker\, donations from Bloor Street United\, Fairlawn Avenue United and Rosedale United Churches\, Indigenous Ministries & Justice\, United Church\, Toronto United Church Council\, Shining Waters Region\, and individual donors. For information\, visit the official Gibimishkaadimin website at: https://gibimishkaadimin.wixsite.com/home \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2025 ~ Gibimishkaadimin Reunion Breakfast \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Acting On Our Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Commitment \n \n \n \n Saturday\, March 1\, 2025\, the participants from the 2024 Gibimishkaadimin Summer Canoe Trip gathered for a reunion breakfast at Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. A special “Thank You” goes out to Philip Blackford\, Martha Boyce\, Allan Hux\, Judy Langstaff\, Elaine and John McCarthy and Derek Wishart who helped make breakfast for the 24 youth who participated in last summer’s Gibimishkaadimin Canoe Trip.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2024 Exciting News!  \n \n \n \n At the February 2024 Tuesday Lunch Crowd\, Fairlawner Philip Blackford shared a video and comments on the remit\, the future of Gibimishkaadimin and Fairlawn’s involvement\, the creation of an Autonomous National Indigenous Church\, and the role Gibimishkaadimin has played in the decisions being made.  You are invited to donate to Gibimishkaadimin and support Fairlawn on this path with Bloor Street United and Rosedale United. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please visit the official Gibimishkaadimin website for all details and application form.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gibimishkaadimin Reunion ~ A Resounding Success! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The last weekend of February 2023 saw 23 Indigenous and Non-Indigenous youth who participated in last summer’s Gibimishkaadimin Canoe Trip arrive in Toronto for a fun-filled weekend of renewed friendships and urban adventures. Over the course of their three days in Toronto\, the campers experienced the CN Tower\, shopping at the Eaton Centre\, skating at Nathan Phillip’s Square and marvelling at Sharks After Dark at Ripley’s Aquarium\, combined with cultural teachings provided by Indigenous elders\, a little sleep and lots of laughter and merriment. Sunday morning had them breakfasting with Rev. Carmen Lansdowne\, Moderator of the United Church\, before heading off to the Escape Rooms at Casa Loma.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Year 5: Gibimishkaadimin 2023 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fairlawn Participants \n \n \n \n 2017Megan Boone Malcolm La Prairie Lucy Tempest 2018 Ella Pattison 2019Alex Huibrechtse-Berndorff Reid Doherty  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please visit Fairlawn webpages for each individual trip year: \n \n \n \n Year 1: Lake Superior 2017 \n \n \n \n Year 2: Temagami 2018 \n \n \n \n Year 3: Gibimishkaadimin 2019 \n \n \n \n Please note that due to the pandemic\,\nthere were no trips in 2020 and 2021 \n \n \n \n Year 4: Gibimishkaadimin 2022 URL:https://www.fairlawnchurch.ca/events/closed-stat-holiday-natl-day-for-truth-reconciliation/ LOCATION:Fairlawn Avenue United Church\, 28 Fairlawn Avenue\, Toronto\, Toronto\, M5M 1S7\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.fairlawnchurch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Embrace Action":MAILTO:ea@fairlawnavenueunited.ca END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR