We’re getting ready!
Last week the Director’s of Music from Northlea and Leaside United Churches got the choirs together to rehearse for the Carols by Candlelight service to be held on Dec. 12th at 7pm via Zoom and YouTube. Here are some pictures captured of the rehearsal from photographer Murrary Fenner. Many thanks to Matthew Boutda and David Jafelice for organizing this joint singing venture!
This Sunday there are two services – an outdoors In the Wild gathering at 9am, and our weekly service at 10:30am for those attending in-person, or about 10:40am for those attending online.
Our weekly service will be shared as a livestream on YouTube and Zoom as well as in-person. Registration is no longer required for in-person worship, but proof of vaccination must be shown each time, masks must be worn at all times, and we encourage you to distance from anyone you do not consider part of your bubble.
This Sunday we mark Children’s Sunday with a service that will include a Junior Virtual Choir Project.
Worship will begin with a baptism live in the sanctuary.
The livestream will begin immediately following the baptism, at approximately 10:40am. On Zoom, there will be an additional opportunity for conversation. If you are attending on YouTube, you are welcome to linger over brunch a little longer. If you are attending in-person, you are invited to arrive a couple of minutes earlier to be sure you are seated by the service start.
NOTE: Unfortunately, we had technology challenges this morning and not able to connect sound to our livestream. There is no livestream recorded service today. Many apologies!
Watch the Stories and Makers Nest at 9:55am on Zoom, or any time on YouTube.
Next Sunday:
On November 28 we begin the season of Advent. Please mark the following dates in your calendar as we prepare for special Advent and Christmas services.
Next Spirit Alive Group
Saturday, November 13 at 10:30 am on Zoom
“Quiet City”
The city – our city – is a noisy, hectic and chaotic place. To drive anywhere in the city at almost any time of the day is to confront traffic jams, constructions delays, and reckless vehicles in too much of a hurry. The sidewalks in many areas are crowded with people rushing from one place to the next, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings and to other people. Even in a pandemic, we are often overwhelmed by the constant cacophony of our urban environment.
So – where do we go to find peace and quiet in the city? Not everyone can escape to a cottage or other place in the country, away from the city. In fact, most people in the city are confined to the city. So – it is important for a city to have quiet places – places that offer the possibility of spiritual refreshment and renewal. These places are sometimes difficult to discover – but they exist. One just needs to know where to find them.
Spirit Alive on Saturday morning, November 13, at 10:30 am. will discuss the quiet city – or more particularly, a quiet Toronto. Where do we go to find the Quiet City. Participants are requested to bring to the discussion two or three suggestions of places in the city where, in your view, it is possible to enjoy solace and experience a retreat from urban frenzy. David Phillips will lead this discussion on Zoom.
Today’s service will be shared as a livestream on YouTube and Zoom as well as in-person, beginning with a prelude leading up to 10:30am. Registration is no longer required for in-person worship, but proof of vaccination must be shown each time. Further details about in-person worship can be found here.
Today we mark Remembrance Sunday with two minutes of silence, as well as in music, readings and prayers.
Our music includes a virtual choir project with a beautiful arrangement of “Abide With Me” accompanied by piano and trumpet. Our hymns carry the theme of peace and we will close hearing Stephen Chatman’s “Remember.”
Our scripture includes a verses from Micah, sharing a vision from peace, and a gospel story. The readings will also include “In Flanders Fields.”
The Stories and Makers Nest
Today we continue hearing the story of Moses. For today’s craft we will need a plastic cup, an exacto knife or scissors (and a grown up nearby), construction paper, tape, and markers.
Watch the Stories and Makers Nest at 9:55am on Zoom, or any time on YouTube.
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Next Sunday
November 14th our focus is The Song of Hannah – another lesser heard passage of scripture (like Naomi and Ruth a few weeks ago and David and Jonathan in June). As we listen to Hannah’s song we might begin to anticipate how it will be echoed by Mary’s song (the Magnificat), beginning to point us toward Advent.
We will be sharing more about Advent and Christmas soon, as we look forward to ways to worship together inside, outside, and online!
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