Worship

Rev. Evan Smith – Guest Speaker

March 5, 2018

 

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.

El-Farouk Khaki – Guest Speaker

February 26, 2018

 

 

On Sunday, February 25th 10:30am, our guest speaker will be El-Farouk Khaki.  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.

Spirit Alive Meeting – Saturday February 10, 2018

February 10, 2018

Ross Lawford will lead us in talking about two related topics: “Experiencing the Presence” and “Being 

the Presence”. We will consider the role of ‘practice’ in both cases.

You are invited to be Present:

10am to Noon Saturday February 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.