COMMUNITY BREAKFAST, WORSHIP AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
On Sunday, May 1st we will be having a short annual meeting for the congregation, but before the service starts we will have a Community Breakfast outside on the lawn for all ages. Whether or not you plan to attend the service, you are invited to come for 10am have your (likely second) breakfast and take part in activities that will range from signing cards for people in the congregation to drawing all over the sidewalks with sidewalk chalk (the more artists of all ages the better!) We’ll also invite those who are interested to share thoughts (with stickies) about our faith (creating a community prayer together) and where we are going as a church. For those who decide to stay for the worship service and short meeting, there will be a second opportunity to share food together outside at the end.
Sunday April 17th at 10:30am join us in-person, on Zoom, or on YouTube for our Easter Sunday worship.
Our Easter Sunday service features the Junior Choir singing live, and our joint Leaside and Northlea Easter Choir with our Introit, two beautiful anthems, and the Hallelujah Chorus to complete our service. The joint choir has been busy rehearsing and recording this music in preparation for this Sunday. We will open with the hymn “Who is there on this Easter Morning” and close with a new hymn text “Jesus is risen! Radiant as the sun” written to the familiar tune of “Thine is the glory.”
(note: this video starts at about 6 minutes into the service while we were rebooting the cameras, sorry for the inconvenience)
On Palm Sunday our service was “Voices of Hope” and on Good Friday “A Voice of Grief.” Today our service is “The Voice of Love.” Where do you hear the voice of love? How do you listen?
Following the service, if you are worshiping in person you are invited onto the church lawn for coffee and tea outside (and pick up some treats from the bake sale). If you are watching on YouTube, join in on Zoom for Easter conversation time following the service.
The children’s area is ready with colouring bulletins, stickers, tables and chairs big and small for Easter Sunday. If a little one is coming with you, don’t worry about the noise – it doesn’t get picked up by the microphones and won’t be heard online.
Thank you to everyone who spent time after the Good Friday service to set up and everyone who will be arranging flowers Saturday morning so that we are ready for Easter!
Looking Ahead
On Sunday, April 24 we continue our monthly healing series with the theme “Wounded Christ.”
We will also have our April In the Wild gathering (a time for spirituality in nature for all ages) on the church lawn at 9:15am. We will be planting and taking home seeds.
Then, on Sunday, May 1 will be our Annual General Meeting Sunday. We will begin with a Community Breakfast on the church lawn at 10am, with the opportunity to share in conversation and activities from reflecting on future directions, to signing cards, to create some sidewalk chalk art. The service will begin at 10:45am and will be followed by a short meeting. The morning will conclude with desserts.
Sunday, May 8 will be our first Story Time at 9:30am on the church lawn. There are some beautiful picture books that can be enjoyed for both their art and their message by all ages. Come for this all ages gathering before out 10:30am Mother’s Day service.
NOTE: At 10:30am join us in-person, on Zoom, or on YouTube for our weekly Sunday morning worship. For those attending in person, please note these two Covid updates from the Worship Team: Given the rising case counts, we are increasing the distancing section in the sanctuary so that anyone who wants to distance will be able to do so. Half the sanctuary will have every other pew roped off and sitting there will signal that you would like to continue distancing. We will wear masks for all indoor worship and singing until at leastApril 27. Closer to that time we will evaluate the situation, consult with the choir and others, and make a decision about any future masking requirement.
Today is Palm Sunday and our service will have the theme, “The Voices of Hope.” We will take time to be the crowd as Jesus enters Jerusalem.
If you are worshiping in person, pick up a palm as you arrive, so that you are ready to wave it during our stationary palm “parade.” If you are worshiping online, considering bringing plants into your Zoom frame, or take time to make your own palm frond (see the instruction video below).
We will have the opportunity to be part of the crowd, shouting and singing with hope. Where are you seeking hope right now? Who are you turning to? Where will this song lead us?
This marks the beginning of Holy Week, so please also note the other services coming up (Maundy Thursday communion online, Good Friday, and Easter). Each day is just one part of the story, and I invite you to travel with us through this whole story of Holy Week.
How to make a Palm Frond
Looking Ahead
On Maundy Thursday, April 14 we will share a short Communion service over Zoom at 7:30pm, as we remember Jesus’ final meal with the disciples.
On Good Friday, April 15 at 10:30am our service “A Voice of Grief” will move through the story with music, scripture, and reflection. We will be hearing two beautiful new anthems for the first time, along with “Were You There?” arranged by Bob Chilcott.
Then on Easter Sunday, April 17 at 10:30am our service “The Voice of Love” will include Easter music recorded by the joint Leaside and Northlea choirs, along with an anthem by the Junior Choir, and a trumpeter live Sunday morning. For those who are young or young at heart, we will have special Easter stickers and colouring bulletins for the service, along with all of the usual books, colouring materials, and other items in our children’s area in the sanctuary.
At 10:30am join us in-person, on Zoom, or on YouTube for our weekly Sunday morning worship.
We are pleased to be joined by Cheryl Stenson this morning as our worship leader, as Emily completes a week of study leave. Cheryl has been a member of Glebe Road United Church since getting married there in 1996. She began at Glebe serving coffee and tea in fellowship hour, became secretary of the board, then Clerk of Session, and then Chair of the Board for many years. Her greatest joy at Glebe has been singing in the choir and the yearly musical events. Cheryl took the Licensed Lay Worship Leader (LLWL) course with the United Church of Canada, receiving her license in December 2021.
Today’s theme is “Saying YES to God” and our music will include the anthem “You Do Not Walk Alone” and solo “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” We will also sing What Does the Lord Require of You? and I, the Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am Lord).
Looking Ahead
Next Sunday at 10:30am, April 10 is Palm Sunday, and our service will have the theme “The Voices of Hope.” We will take time to be the crowd as Jesus enters Jerusalem.
On Maundy Thursday, April 14 we will share a short Communion service over Zoom at 7:30pm, as we remember Jesus’ final meal with the disciples.
On Good Friday at 10:30am, April 15 our service “A Voice of Grief” will move through the story with music, scripture, and reflection. We will be hearing two beautiful new anthems for the first time, along with “Were You There?” arranged by Bob Chilcott.
Then on Easter Sunday at 10:30am, April 17 our service “The Voice of Love” will include Easter music recorded by the joint Leaside and Northlea choirs, along with an anthem by the Junior Choir, and a trumpeter live Sunday morning. For those who are young or young at heart, we will have special Easter stickers and colouring bulletins for the service, along with all of the usual books, colouring materials, and other items in our children’s area in the sanctuary.
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