Life Changes
The Longest Night Service
A “Longest Night” Service will be held on the longest night of the year, Thursday, December 21st at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary. This is sometimes called a “Blue Christmas” or “Quiet Christmas” service. This service is designed for specifically thinking of people who have experienced significant loss – the death of a loved one, loss of health, ending of a relationship, loss of a job – but of course is open to all. This is a quiet service with carol singing, candle lighting and readings and prayers. All are welcome!
The Journey is about to begin!
Joseph and pregnant Mary have joined the donkey and are preparing for their journey. They will venture out in the morning unsure of what to expect #MaryJosephAdventJourney pic.twitter.com/dhYP6gNzEN
— LeasideUnitedChurch (@LeasideUnited) November 30, 2017
Spirit Alive – December 9, 2017
All welcome to gather for meditation, questioning and learning at Spirit Alive
on Saturday, December 9th, 2017
gathering at 10:00am to noon
at Leaside United Church.
Refreshments at the beginning will provide a sharing time.
David Phillips is providing the leadership and his topic
will be “Places that Lift the Spirit”. Each participant who attends
the session is asked to describe two “places” that they experience as
spirit-lifting. This place can exist in the real world – e.g. somewhere in
the city or a cottage or a place they have visited while travelling – or it
might be a fictional place they have come to know through a book, or movie
or musical performance. Each participant is requested to illustrate their
selection of a spirit-lifting place with one or more of a picture, an
artifact, music, or a story. We are interested in sharing experiences about
what sorts of places have the effect of lifting our spirits, and inquiring
into why they have this effect.
On a regular basis Spirit Alive meets to explore matters of spirituality, meditate, and reflect together. Save the second Saturday morning of the month to meet at 10:00 to noon. Spirit Alive begins with coffee, snacks and fellowship followed by a period of led meditation, music, quiet time and reflection to deepen the sense of the spiritual at the center of one’s life. For more information contact Bea Lawford.
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