Children’s and Family Ministries Coordinator Do you love God and love young people? We are looking to hire a part time (approimately 10 hours a week) Children’s and Family Ministries Coordinator who would work with us to facilitate a structured program that includes opportunities for worship, study, mission and fellowship in a manner that is consistent …
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“When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.” It’s true that something new can cheer someone up for a bit; however, more often than not, the newness of an item wears off relatively quickly. But what does it mean that God does something new when times are tough? Please join us on Sunday January …
The Syrian family that we are helping to sponsor has arrived! They came on Thursday December 8th, with a few committee members there to meet them at the airport. There is much to do to help them settle in, and there are many people busily working to help with all the details. While we are …
Rev. Janet is currently on vacation so the worship service this coming Sunday is being led by Rev. Don Muir. The Epistle reading is Romans 5:1-11 and the Scripture reading is John 1:14-18. The sermon title is “The Gift of Grace”. A short bio from Rev. Muir — Don graduated from Knox College in 1980 …
This has been a summer of mostly waiting for information on the Syrian refugee family that we have sponsored. Towards the end of the summer, the Tri-Church Syrian Refugee Sponsorship Committee was contacted by the government who suggested that we swap the family we sponsored for another, who is ready to travel, as it is …
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Sadly, the family that we are helping to sponsor as refugees from Syria has not arrived. Despite initial hopes that they would be here by the end of February, we do not yet have a firm arrival date. There is some indication that they may come in late September 2016. This has been disappointing for …
Hi Everyone, Although I had seen the red bricked building on the west side of Windermere, south of Bloor, many times, I had never seen the red bricked building. In fact, I even received a lovely email from the minster of that place of worship welcoming me into the community and wondered where the …
Hi Everyone, Thank you to all who came out to the Holy Week worship services and helped in leading them. This past week-end was most meaningful and joyous. This week, we will be looking at John 20:19-31. It is a well known passage in which Thomas gets his famous descriptor, “Doubting”. I must confess, I …
Hi Everyone, So you know you’ve been tossed off the pedestal when your teenager looks at you and tells you, without batting an eyelash, “It’s boring, mom.” Ouch… Well, I did ask him for his opinion. Boring, a.k.a. slowing down, being quiet and/or still, doing something repetitive like wiping, sweeping, doing dishes (no, not child …
Hi Everyone, Our annual general meeting (AGM) is taking place this Sunday after worship and our potluck lunch. I think it is safe to say that like most churches, we do food scrumptiously well and I’m already salivating. 🙂 Please know that your presence, your prayers and your thoughts are important and appreciated but especially …
