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: or . Please note - there will be no meeting in December 2024.
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 to receive the Zoom login details.
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.
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.
Update: November gathering will take place online/Zoom on Monday, Nov. 11'24. Men’s Group: On the first Monday morning of each month (September - June), the Men’s Group meet for a time of friendship and discussion. The wide-ranging conversations offer men a chance to discuss issues of mutual interest. September 2024 -> As we will be closed for the Labour Day Statutory Holiday on Monday, September 2, our gathering will take place one week later on Monday, September 9. For information, please contact
We have 2 women’s spirituality groups where women meet monthly to contemplate life’s questions and support each other. Women’s Spirituality Group I meet online the first Tuesday of each month (December - June) from 1:00pm – 2:30pm. If interested, please reach out to
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
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
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 to receive the Zoom login details.
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
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
