Leaside United Church

Category: Study

  • The Fourth Sunday of Advent “A Mother, Once Dreaming”

    Sunday, December 20, 2020

    This Sunday is our last Sunday before Christmas. We light our final candle, the candle of Love. Today parents and their kid’s and youth will lead us in our Advent wreath candle lighting.

    Our service this morning will include hearing Mary’s song (The Magnificat), along with a quartet by our section leads of an arrangement of “Away in A Manger.”

    For those joining on Zoom, we will be greeting one another with the Peace of Christ, and also hearing Dr. Maya Angelou’s poem “Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem.”

    Our Stories and Crafts program will be shared at 9:50am on Zoom – a little earlier because it is slightly longer than usual. It can also be watched any time on YouTube. We hear the story of the birth of Jesus, and features a finger puppet nativity set.

    Don’t forget about our Carols by Candlelight service tonight at 7pm! Friday’s email includes information on how to give to Out of the Cold at Eastminster, as well as the Service Order.

    Look for emails on Tuesday and Thursday for more about:

    Christmas Eve for the Littlest Ones (available on YouTube all day)

    Christmas Eve Service (7pm Zoom or YouTube)

    Christmas Eve Communion (10pm on Zoom)

    Christmas Day (10:30am on Zoom)

    Dec 27 and Jan 3
    We will be sharing short times of worship on Zoom and YouTube. We will not have a Stories and Crafts program on Dec 27.

  • Hiring Announcement!

    Rebecca Whiting

    We’re pleased to share that Rebecca Whiting has been hired in the interim role of Young Families and Youth Program Lead, starting December 14 to June 30, 2021.

    Rebecca is currently in the candidacy process for the United Church of Canada in the Designated Lay Ministry stream. She brings a music therapy background, including time working with children and with L’Arche. She has spent 3 summers as staff with the GO Project, which is one of the largest Youth programs within the United Church, with a focus on involving youth with community engagement and service. She is currently volunteering with Affirm United, as part of the team that created and is leading The Kitchen Sink series, a 6-part series this fall to address a need for remote affirming programing in the United Church. Rebecca’s background in the United Church, with Affirm United, and working with children and youth make her a valuable addition to our team.

    ~ The Hiring Team (Cathy, Nancy, Allison, and Emily)

  • Second Sunday of Advent – December 6, 2020

    If you are able to join worship over Zoom we will be sharing a pageant this morning. It has been coordinated by Rosedale United Church, and their children and youth have speaking roles.

    If you cannot join by Zoom, please note the separate temporary pageant link. This will only be up for a few days, to help protect the privacy of our families.

    The Stories and Crafts program will once again begin at 9:55am this morning. All ages are welcome to gather at 9:45 to watch it together, or any time on YouTube.

    Our worship this morning also includes music shared by Fairlawn Avenue United Church, and a reflection on Mark 1:1-8. 

    Next Sunday
    Our third Sunday of Advent (Joy) will include the hymn “People Look East.” We will also have the opportunity, over Zoom, to light candles for Hope, Peace, and Joy in our lives and in the world.

    Also, don’t forget that December 10th is our Christmas Tea, and everyone is invited!

  • Who’s Got Talent? With Guest Preacher Sunday November 15 Rev. Marlene Britton

    Rev. Marlene Britton

    This Sunday we are pleased to welcome the Rev. Marlene Britton, a diaconal minister who is Program Coordinator, Admission and Pastoral Relations with General Council. Her sermon “Who’s Got Talent?” explores Matthew 25:14-30.

    Our service will be enriched by music by the Uniting Voices Collective – Matt Boutda with four other Toronto Music Directors.

    On Zoom this morning at 10:30, we will be joined by Rev. Marlene Britton who will share Pastoral Prayers, and we will sing “I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me.”

    Come for our Stories and Crafts program to hear about messages of hope (gather at 9:45 to start at 9:55, or watch any time on YouTube).

    Next Sunday
    November 22 we will celebrate communion together over Zoom. Bring some bread, crackers, or pita, along with juice or wine, as we share this sacrament with one another.

    Then, November 29 is our first Sunday of Advent. We will light our first candle – Hope, as we move into the season leading us to Christmas.