Music

Remembrance Sunday – November 7th, 2021

This Sunday November 7th will be our Remembrance Sunday service, with our next virtual choir project of the fall as well as two minutes of silence.

You can participate in-person with COVID guidelines in place (see list of guidelines here) with no capacity limits and no registration required.

And/or you can watch the Livestream service on YouTube, click here starting at 10:25am. The service will be recorded and made available to watch afterwards if you are not available to watch the Livestream, you will be able to see it on your schedule at the Leaside United YouTube channel here.

And you can gather on Zoom to watch with others. The children’s program Stories and Maker’s Nest will begin at 9:55am and Worship will begin at 10:30am. If you would like to jump on Zoom for conversation you are welcome to connect to Zoom after the service (watch your email for Zoom link, if you are not signed up please use the eNewsletter link here on the website to sign up).

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

In-Person Worship

Starting this Sunday November 7th, we will no longer require registration, or have a capacity limit on our in-person Sunday attendance. In order to make this possible, if you are attending in-person and are over the age of 12, you must show proof of vaccination every time.

While we do not yet have an in-person children’s program, children under the age of 11 are welcome to attend and stay with their family during the service. Children may borrow books or colouring materials to use during the service from the children’s area, and one family may choose to use the children’s area rather than being seated in the pews.

Please follow these guidelines for in-person worship in order to keep the experience as COVID safe as possible:

  • In order to enter the building, each person must be fully vaccinated if they are over the age of 12, or have a medical exemption (you must speak to Emily Gordon in advance about the medical exemption), and fill out an attestation form, if you have not already done so.
  • Wear a mask at all times in the building.
  • Maintain social distancing from those not in your bubble whenever possible.
  • Arrive at the church 10 minutes before the service begins to show proof of vaccination, sign in and find your seat.
  • Please arrive on time to facilitate sign in and showing proof of vaccination.
  • Everyone will use the Main Millwood (ramp) entrance to enter, sign in, and exit the building.
  • If you have any COVID symptoms, have had contact with a known COVID case, or are waiting for the results of a COVID test you must stay and worship at home.
  • During in-person worship, please remain seated during hymns and do not sing.
  • Following worship, if you wish to speak to other attendees, you are invited to exit the building first, and do so on the lawn.

If you are considering baptism for yourself or child (children), we are conducting baptism services with COVID-19 protocols in place. Contact Emily Gordon for more information about baptism at Leaside United.

Please speak to Anne Raby or Emily Gordon (emily@leasideuc.com or 647-303-6709) if you have any questions about the in-person worship option.

We will continue to provide online worship services via YouTube and Zoom. We also look forward to spending time together outdoors for “In the Wild” worship services on the church lawn.

There are many ways to worship at Leaside United, inside, outside and online!

All Saints Day Memorial Service

All Saints COVID-19 Memorial Service – featuring music from Leaside United Chancel Choir, Leads and Director of Music, Matthew Boutda.

Livestreamed earlier today:

Peace Sunday – October 24, 2021

This morning, the service will be the same on Zoom and YouTube, so you are welcome to watch whichever way you prefer. This will be our second livestream service. Thank you for all of your feedback. We have made a few adjustments and have other areas we will be continuing to improve over the coming weeks.

As we mark Peace Sunday today, we will hear many of the Principles of Peace from the Canadian Council of Churches, and hearing Jeremiah 31:7-9 as an insight into how we might think about peace in our times. Our music will include the anthem “Earth Song” by Ticheli.

Stories and Makers Nest:

Use the livestream link to reach our YouTube Channel where the service will appear a little before 10:30am.

In-Person Worship Option

If you would be interested in sometimes taking part in an in-person option, please note the information and sign up link for next Sunday in the email you received from Leaside United. Registration is required since we need to ensure we are not over-capacity.

Next Sunday

We will be sharing a service “Loss and Love” on October 31, as we look ahead to All Saint’s Day.

Then, on November 7th will be our Remembrance Sunday service, with our next virtual choir project of the fall.