Important Date Change for the AGM
Affirming
Spirit Alive Gathering – Saturday March 10, 2018
All welcome to attend Spirit Alive on Saturday March 10th from 10:00 to noon.
Ross Lawford will provide the leadership. His topic is “Quest for power : discussion of its spiritual implications.”
Please join us in the Auditorium for some light refreshments for the first 15 minutes.
10am to Noon Saturday March 10th, 2018 Leaside United Church (auditorium) Coffee, tea and refreshments between 10am – 10:15am
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.
The Opening – Guest Speaker El-Farouk Khaki
We were deeply enriched by our time with Guest Speaker El-Farouk Khaki last Sunday.
VIDEO: El-Farouk Khaki reciting Al-Fatiha – The Opening of the Quran:
AUDIO: If you were absent, or would like to hear the message again, you can listen to it here:
February 25, 2018 – Guest Speaker – El-Farouk Khaki
El-Farouk Khaki joined us on Sunday, February 25th, 2018. El-Farouk is a spirituality activist, human rights & justice advocate, and refugee lawyer, a public and media speaker on issues including Islam, LGBTIQ/human rights, refugees, politics and HIV. El-Farouk is founder of Salaam: Queer Muslim Community (1991); and co-founder & imam of el-Tawhid Juma Circle (2009). El-Farouk is co-owner of the Glad Day Bookshop, and recipient of numerous Awards including: 2006 “Excellence in Spirituality” Award – Pride Toronto; 2007 Hero Award, Canadian Bar Association; and 2016 CCVT Trevor Batram Award. He is currently working on his first book exploring issues of sexuality, social justice and spirituality.
Rev. Evan Smith – Guest Speaker
On Sunday, March 4th 10:30am, the Rev. Evan Smith will be our speaker. Evan is ordained in the United Church of Canada and is the minister at Toronto Urban Native Ministry in Regent Park. Rev. Evan is Two-Spirit, Anishinaabe, and turtle clan. Evan works on the front lines doing pastoral care and harm reduction with sex workers, Indigenous LGBTQ2A youth, families, people who are incarcerated and street-involved folks. Passionate about encouraging peoples spiritual health, Evan serves Indigenous people living on the margins through the practice of both Traditional Spirituality and Christianity as part of her ministerial work at Toronto Urban Native Ministry.
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