Lillian Lucas – Ann Sanders Student Assistance Awards 2024 Students are to email their completed application to Joanne Christie, Administrator at on or before Friday, November 29, 2024.
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.
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 Monday of each month (October - June) from 1:00pm – 2:30pm. If interested, please reach out to
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 . 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.
2024 Schedule and Zoom Login All readers of the print and online editions are welcome. Join us online for review and discussion of articles and features from the current issue of Broadview Magazine.
Offering a respectful and safe enviornment with food and conversation for vulnerable populations. Gatherings take place on the first Tuesday of each month (September – June) from 9:00am to 10:30am
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.
Amnesty International Group 65 meet monthly on Zoom. For information and a Group near you, visit https://www.amnesty.ca/what-you-can-do/find-a-group-near-you/#Ontario
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.
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.
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 .
If you are interested in becoming involved with Fairlawn's Affirm Ministry, please reach out the Kevin Doe, Chair of Affirm at . More about Affirm.
