Explore Spirituality

Book Series with Rev. Dr Cameron Watts ~ Session 2 ~ on-site and recorded offerings.

Starlight ~ Beholding the Christmas Miracle All Year Long 3-part Book Series with Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts

Session 2 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.

Part 1 – Chapter 4. Giving Birth to Christ
Part 2 – Chapter 5. The Magi Ride Again
Part 3 – Chapter 6. The Close and Holy Darkness and Chapter 7. The Man Who Was a Lamp

In-person Wednesday, January 15 – 22 – 29   1:00pm – 2:30pm 

Watch the recorded offerings for this Book Series.

Past Series:

Watch the recorded offering of the 5-part series offered in October/November 2024  “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. 

Christian Meditation

We meet online weekly Wednesday at 7:30pm on Zoom for Christian Meditation. If you have not participated before, please email the moderator, Patrick Sullivan, at patcheen@sympatico.ca before the meeting to get the Zoom login. He can add you to his email distribution list for login information.

Men’s Group

On the first Monday of each month (except July and August), men can join the Men’s Group for a time of comraderie and discussion. The wide-ranging conversations offer men a chance to discuss issues of mutual interest.

Women’s Spirituality

We have two women’s spirituality groups where women meet monthly (except July and August) to contemplate life’s questions and support each other. For information or if you have questions, please contact es@fairlawnavenueunited.ca.

Baptisms

Baptism in the United Church is recognized by all denominations of the Christian church that practise infant baptism. Similarly, if people have already been baptized in another church, the United Church recognizes their baptism and welcomes them as Christians. At Fairlawn we celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism at several specially designated services throughout the year, during our Sunday church service at 10:30 am.

Weddings

Fairlawn performs all marriages allowed by the Ontario government, including same-sex marriages. Our staff will consult with you on how we can help you celebrate your cultural and spiritual background for this special occasion. Ministry staff perform marriage ceremonies within the church building and offsite. Consultation with the staff to celebrate each couple’s culture and spiritual background is encouraged.

Funerals 

At some point in our lives, we will be faced with planning a funeral or memorial service for a loved one. Fairlawn Avenue United Church is here to help you through the process.

Please contact Joanne Christie our Church Administrator at joanne@fairlawnavenueunited.ca.

Fairlawn Remembers

From March 2020 to May 2022, public health guidelines prevented us from gathering to celebrate the lives of congregants and their family members who had passed away. They were honoured in Fairlawn Remembers, an online site of tributes. Now that we are once again able to come together to commemorate lives once lived, we will not be adding further pages. Sincere thanks to Barb Steep for coordinating this initiative.

View Our Fairlawn Remembers ~ In Memoriam Profiles