DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
416-422-2406

We welcome all guests who have joined us.

 

Danforth Mennonite Church
October 13, 2024   11:00 a.m.
Order of Service

Welcome

Land Acknowledgment

Call to Worship

Hymn:  VT #28  Come, Christians, Join to Sing

Announcements

Hymn:  VT #114   Now Thank We All Our God

Hymn:  VT #118   In the Lord I’ll be Ever Thankful

Offering

Hymn:  VT #701  You are All We Have

Congregational Prayer

Scripture:  John 3:16 – 17,   James 1:16 – 17  

Hymn: Count Your Blessings (handout)

Message: Thanks for all gifts

Closing hymn: VT #832  The Lord Lift You Up

Benediction

 Leading Us in Worship
Message                             Robert J.
Worship Leader             Mike D.
Song Leader                     Kathy W.
Musicians                          Roger H. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                             Leslie S., Tessa R.
Zoom Host                        Bonnie W.
A/V Technician               Murray L.

October Hymn of the Month:  VT #118  In the Lord I’ll be Ever Thankful

 

Adult Discussion Class

Read Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.

Discussion:

• Experience of reading the letter?
• What part of DMC life resonates with this letter?

 

 

Call to Worship

Leader:     We gather to worship, praise, and thank our God…

People:     God the Creator; Jesus the Redeemer; and the Holy Spirit, the Sustainer.

Leader:     We are reminded to give thanks to God,

People:     who gives every good and perfect gift.

All:     Thanks be to God, our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.

 

Scripture reading

John 3: 16 – 17 (NIV)
¹⁶ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

James 1:16 – 17 (NIV) 
¹⁶ Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. ¹⁷ Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

 

DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Danforth Grow Hope Fall Field Visit
Saturday, October 19, 2:30 pm at the field near Stouffville

There may be a demonstration harvest of the field of soybeans. Danforth Mennonite has paid for one acre. The harvested soybeans will be sold, and the Canadian government will increase the benefit four times. The money raised will go to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank which will aid in countries where there are food shortages.

If you are interested in attending, please speak to Murray L. or Leslie S. Danforth Grow Hope will try to provide rides where needed.

 

DMC’s search for our next long-term pastor is in a new phase

Council has accepted the recommendation from the Pastoral Search Team, to consider Pieter N. for this position. He has served as pastor in a sister congregation in York Region, and currently attends Toronto United Mennonite Church. You may remember Pieter being a guest speaker at DMC from time to time.

In October, those committees and teams that work most closely with the pastor, will meet with Pieter so they can become better acquainted. Roger, our treasurer, will also determine what salary Pieter would deserve based on the MC Canada guidelines.

On Sun. Nov. 3, Pieter will again be our guest speaker. Following the service, we will take time to meet him. That time will be especially valuable for those who attend by Zoom. Afterwards, we will hold a potluck lunch and spend further time with him.

On Sun. Nov. 10, we will hold a congregational meeting after the worship service, to decide whether to invite Pieter to become our next long-term pastor. This meeting will include the Zoom participants.

We welcome and encourage everyone who attends DMC to participate fully in these two November events.
Mike D., on behalf of Council and the Transition Team.

 

Ladies Walking group

On Tuesday, October 15, we will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Warden Woods (enter off Pharmacy) for a one-hour stroll on the trail.

An email will go out on Monday October 14 to confirm the place and time.

If you need to be picked up or dropped off, please check in with fellow walkers or email Bonnie.

 

Treasurer’s Report: 

We received $6,367 in offerings in September. We are now well below our budgeted offering number, but due mostly to the absence of a paid Pastor we still have a substantial operating surplus to the end of September. Please refer to Church Council Minutes for more financial details on our 2024 budget.

In September there was $100 donated towards our Foodbank Fund. Although the fund is open for donations all year, during the Thanksgiving month of October, the Outreach and Service Committee is encouraging cash donations, in addition to the non-perishable food items they are collecting. Please designate your donation as “Food Bank” and it will be passed on to the Nourish East End Foodbank, or the 40 Teesdale Foodbank. (Please see the announcement from the Outreach and Service Committee for more details)

Donations to Danforth Mennonite Church are always welcome through Sunday morning offerings, mailed cheques or email transfers at dmmc2174@gmail.com. Please contact Roger H. if you would like to join the monthly giving program which happens through bank transfers on the 15th of each month. Thank you to all for your generous support for the work of our church.

 

We are collecting Food Bank donations through Thanksgiving. 

There are in Canada, one million persons now augmenting their food requirements via Food Banks.

Through to Thanksgiving, Outreach and Services Committee would like to encourage Danforth members to collect needed non-perishable food items for local food banks. We have connections with two – Nourish East End Food Bank at 1470 Gerrard St. at Glen Rhodes United Church, just west of Coxwell Avenue and Teasdale Community Food Bank at 40 Teasdale Ave., near Crescent Town apartments near Danforth and Victoria Park Avenue. Fazal and Murray volunteer alternately at Nourish East End Foodbank on Wednesday mornings.
 
Container Baskets are provided in the church foyer near the door to the Sanctuary or Meeting Room.

The most needed non-perishable food items are: 

• Canned soups/canned pastas (spaghetti)
• Dried pastas
• Canned fish – tuna, salmon, sardines
• Canned meat – Spam, canned hams, other canned meats
• Boxed Mac’n cheese – eg. Kraft Dinner
• Soap in bars

Cash/cheque/E-transfers are also requested, which can be donated through Church Treasurer, Roger H., earmarked for Nourish East End Foodbank and/or Teasdale Community Food Bank.

The reasoning is that Food Banks need cash to purchase items they do not receive from Daily Bread Foodbank and Second Harvest. They are often short of meat protein and/or milk so the Director purchases these from cash donations. The Director at Nourish East End Foodbank goes shopping for food items that are in short supply like meat and milk or any items that are on sale, so cash donations are very valuable for the food banks.
Thank you for your generosity,
Outreach and Services Committee –
Barb, Murray, Leslie, Ray

 

Worship Schedule reminder

October 20
Message                  Carol O.
Worship leader   Bonnie W.
Song Leader          Bonnie W.
Musicians               Roger H. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                 Leslie S., Tessa R.
ZOOM host           Mike D.
A/V Tech                Fazal S.

October 27
Message                        Stephen R.
Scripture reading    Merle and Daniel R.
Worship leader         Carol R.
Song Leader                Stephen R.
Musicians                     Karen R. (piano), Stephen R. (guitar),
Merle R.  (trumpet)
Greeters                      Vic & Mary Jane G.
ZOOM host                Bonnie W.
A/V Tech                      Mike D.

 

WIDER CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Hurricane Helene Update

From Mennonite Disaster Service

Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday evening September 26, as a Category 4 hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida. The storm pushed inland into Georgia, South and North Carolina and southern Virginia. Western North Carolina appears to be especially hard hit. For the next few days MDS volunteers will be clearing roads, removing trees and other debris in the Asheville area that has been hit by Hurricane Helene. We are investigating and monitoring the area to see if MDS can expand our response. If you feel led to give monetary donations or if you would like to volunteer, please use the links below. MDS has not started scheduling at this time.

 

Donations

 

Helene Volunteer Waitlist

Join Us for our Event

Note from Murray:  This webinar – November 2nd from the CPT-IK (Iraqi Kurdistan) may be of interest to some of us. I’m sure Dale Hildebrand will be part of it.

On November 2^nd CPT-IK will host an online webinar on its latest report that documented and verified all civilian casualties by Turkish and Iranian military operations in Northern Iraq since 1991.  The report also documented broader civilian impacted and highlighted a number of stores underscoring the targeting of civilians in military incursions by both the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The webinar will be open to questions.  Please sign up in the link below.

https://cpt.org/webinar-civilian-casualties-by-turkish-and-iranian-military-operations-1991-2024

 

VOICES FOR PEACE CONFERENCE
Hybrid Event
Saturday, November 16, 2024, 1 – 5 p.m.

Dear Friends in Peace,

It is very exciting for me to announce the upcoming Annual Conference, Voices for Peace, which has returned after a hiatus of two years.  Now, more than ever, such a Conference is needed.  This year, we are honoured to have, as our guest speaker, an Indigenous Elder well-known for his wisdom and story-telling, Adrian Jacobs (an Indigenous Six Nations man, who spoke at Danforth maybe more than a decade ago.)  This event is organized by several faith-based organizations and faith communities; however, its content and spirit is open and very relevant to, all people who long for a path to Peace.

The afternoon will be very interactive with music, story-telling, group-sharing, and a special art installation on the theme of Peace. We will leave feeling inspired, wiser, and supported by a community walking the path together.  So that as many as possible can experience this gift, the event will be hybrid.  It will be in-person at the Church of the Redeemer and online.   The event is FREE, and donations are invited.

TO REGISTER:  go to    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2024-voices-for-peace-conference-tickets-998579035777

 

 

Please join us for our
Thanksgiving service with Communion
on October 13 at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

COMMUNITY CORNER

 

To hear some of Mark’s music, go to:

https://www.youtube.com/user/Battenbergmusic/videos

 

In Summary, upcoming events:

At Danforth

October
12 Men’s breakfast
15 Ladies walking group – Warden Woods
22 Ladies walking group
29 Ladies walking group

November
3  Meet our pastor candidate
5  Ladies walking group
9 Men’s breakfast
10  DMC pastor vote
12  Ladies walking group
19  Ladies walking group

Wider Church

October
18-19 Towards a Justice that transforms

Community corner

October
1 – 27  Apple picking at Willowgrove
26  Mark Battenberg

DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
416-422-2406

We welcome all guests who have joined us.

 

Danforth Mennonite Church
October 6, 2024  11:00 a.m.
Order of Service

Welcome

Announcements

Part 1:  World Communion Sunday

Introduction and Sue’s communion story

Call to Worship:  VT #856

Opening Hymn:  VT #118 In the Lord I’ll be Ever Thankful

Scripture readings:  1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Ephesians 4:1-6

Nicene Creed

Hymn: VT #10 Here in this Place

Prayer Time

Prayers of Intercession

 

 Part 2: If the War Goes On

 Introduction to Part 2

Hymn:    VT #794 verse 2

Prayer and reflection 1

Story: Christians in Gaza

Hymn:    VT #794 verse 1 & 3

Prayer and reflection 2

Hymn:    VT #794 verse 5

Concluding words

Closing hymn: VT #797 We Are People of God’s Peace

Benediction

 

Leading Us in Worship
Worship Leader           Sue S.
Song Leader                   Sue S.
Musicians                        Jessica M. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                          Cindy R., Bethany W.
Zoom Host                     Bonnie W.
A/V Technician            Murray L.

 

Hymn of the Month:  VT #118  In the Lord I’ll be Every Thankful

 

It’s Hymn Sing Sunday.
All are welcome to join us in the sanctuary
at 10:00 a.m.

 

 

The adult discussion class returns on October 13.  If you would like to receive emails regarding what’s happening in our class, please contact Bonnie.

 

Scripture reading

1 Corinthians 1:12-13

One Body with Many Members
¹² For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. ¹³ For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

Ephesians 4:1-6 

Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

 

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, visible and invisible.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,
Light from Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made; of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us all, and for our salvation he came down from heaven;
and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
and was made human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried.
On the third day he rose from the dead in accordance with the scriptures.
He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father.
Who, with the Father and the Son, is worshipped and glorified,
who has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
We confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
and to life in the age to come. Amen.

 

Prayers of Intercession

Reader 1:   For all things were made out of nothing, and their being would again sink into nothing, if the Author of all things did not hold it by the hand of governance. (Gregory the Great [c. 540-604])

Reader 2:    Lord of life, we receive all creation from your hand and by your providence. Teach us to live in your world with care and justice for all that you have created.

All:  We believe, help our unbelief.

Reader 1:   I call this faith: the intelligible light which by grace dawns in the soul, that supports the heart, and grants the gift of hope. (Isaac of Nineveh [7^th century])

Reader2:   Loving God, grant us the gift of hope in abundance in a world troubled by strife and discord. Strengthen your people afflicted by apathy and division.

All:  We believe, help our unbelief.

Reader 1:   What wonder then, if, coming to God, we first of all profess that we believe, seeing that, without this, not even common life can be lived. (Rufinus of Aquileia [c. 344-411])

Reader 2:   Merciful God, forgive us for the times we have failed to live a common life as Christians. Draw us more deeply to one faith in you so that we may witness to the world.

All:   We believe, help our unbelief.

Reader 1:   Let faith prevail: faith that leads the mind to trust, faith that does not come from human logic, but is the fruit of the Holy Spirit. (Basil of Caesarea [c. 330-378])

Reader 2:   O heavenly Comforter, we pray that we may trust more in the gift of your wisdom rather than the cleverness of our thinking.

All:   We believe, help our unbelief.

Reader 1:   His light appeared and made the darkness of the prison disappear and hallowed our birth and destroyed death, loosing those same fetters in which we were enchained. (Irenaeus of Lyon [c. 135-198])

Reader 2:   Compassionate Lord, lead us to work together so that wherever there is darkness and oppression, suffering and injustice, we may bring your light and freedom.

All:   We believe, help our unbelief.

 

If the War Goes On

A Service of Lament for the Events of October 7, 2023 and the Ongoing Destruction of Gaza

Acknowledgements: “If the War Goes On” grew out of a liturgy of lament developed by Jewish peace activists from “Halachic Left” and “All That’s Left.” [https://www.halachicleft.org/; https://allthatsleftcollective.com). It was discovered by Mennonite Church Alberta Palestine Israel chair Suzanne Gross, pastor at Holyrood Mennonite Church, Edmonton. Inspired, Suzanne drafted a liturgy for church settings based on that liturgy and offered it to her colleagues on the national MC Canada Palestine-Israel Network (Esther Epp-Tiessen, Jo Hiebert Bergen, Jeanette Hanson, and Byron Rempel-Burkholder) for further refining and promotion.
 
In the introduction to their guided readings for Tisha b’av, a Jewish holy day commemorating the destruction of the two temples, they ask:
“How do we internalize that our grief for Israeli victims of October 7th is not counter to, but inextricable from, mourning the loss of tens of thousands of Gazans? What does mourning look like when we are not in the aftermath of the devastation but still in its midst? Can we confront trauma in a way that portends redemption instead of using our pain as a justification for further destruction?”

None of these questions have simple answers, but, for now, we exist in a place of brokenness and rupture… [a place of] of inarticulable horror. “

Introduction to the service of lament

Hymn VT #794 If the War Goes On verse 2

Prayer and reflection 1

God of love and justice, today we confess our human limitations in holding the histories and traumas of the people of Palestine-Israel with the mercy and wisdom required for your peace to prevail for all your children.  We pray for patience and wisdom as we seek out the voices that will help us free the truth for the sake of your Kingdom.  We join the Psalmist and the writer of Lamentations:

From the Psalms:
All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes. My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away. (Psalm 38:9-11)

From the book of Lamentations (taken from various translations):
How does the city sit solitary?  She weeps sore in the night.  She has none to comfort her.  Her infants are gone into captivity before the enemy. (1:1-2)
Fear and the pit have come upon us, desolation and destruction. (3:47)
He has destroyed his place of assembly. (2:6)
You heard my plea, “Do not close your ear to my cry for help, but give me relief!” (3:56 )

[Silent reflection and prayer]
All:  Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

 

A Story from Gaza:  The Christians of Gaza

Of the 2.3 million Palestinians living (and dying) in Gaza, less than 1,000 are Christians; the rest are Muslim. Christians worship at St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church, Holy Family Catholic Church and sporadically at Gaza Baptist church. St. Porphyrius is one of the oldest Christian churches in the world.

All three churches have been attacked during Israel’s current war on Gaza. An Israeli airstrike hit St. Porphyrius on October 19, 2023, killing 18 people, wounding others, and severely damaging the church building. The church was struck again in July 2024. Holy Family Church was seriously damaged, and a church-run school was destroyed by airstrikes in late 2023. Israeli snipers killed a mother and her daughter as they walked through the church compound on December 16. The Baptist church was severely damaged by an Israeli tank shell just after Christmas. It has been estimated that more than three percent of Gaza’s Christians have been killed.

With the spectre of death hanging over them, the churches continue to witness to the way of Jesus. They continue to gather for worship, to offer the sacraments, and to baptize, confirm and marry their congregants. Amidst great danger and dire shortages, they shelter and feed hundreds, Christians and Muslims alike. Despite the ruin and the tremendous suffering around them, they hold to their faith, demonstrating love, offering compassion, and practicing Palestinian sumud (steadfastness). In doing so, they embody the defiant hope that God’s reign breaks into Gaza’s devastation.

Drawn from Alain Epp Weaver, “The Church’s Worship in Gaza,” Macrina Magazine, 15 March 2024. https://www.macrinamagazine.com/posts/the-churchs-worship-in-gaza

Hymn VT #794 If the War Goes On verse 1 & 3

Prayer and reflection 2

God of Shalom, today we cry out for the woe and waste of warfare in our world.  We pray especially for the children of Gaza who are dying of hunger, and their caretakers – men and women and siblings – in anguish at their helplessness.   We join the Psalmist and the writer of Lamentations:

From the Psalms:
God, listen! Listen to my prayer, listen to the pain in my cries. Don’t turn your back on me just when I need you so desperately. Pay attention! This is a cry for help.  And hurry—this can’t wait! (Psalm 102:1-2 The Message)

From the book of Lamentations:
The tongue of the sucking child cleaves to the roof of its mouth for thirst:  the young children ask for bread and no one gives it to them (4:4)
They say to their mothers, where is corn and wine? (2:12)
Those slain with the sword are better than those slain with hunger (4:9)
My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed (1:16)
We are become orphans and fatherless (5:3)
Young and old lie on the ground in the streets  (2:21)
You heard my plea, “Do not close your ear to my cry for help, but give me relief!” (3:56)

[Silent reflection and prayer]

All:   Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer.

Hymn VT #794 If the War Goes On verse 5

 

Prayer for this Warring World

God of angel armies, hear our prayer
for your beloved world.
Cast out the demon of bomb dropping.
Cast out the demon of rocket hurling.
Cast out the demon of bullet shooting.
Cast out the demon of hostage holding.
Cast out the demon of civilian persecuting.
Cast out the demon of ceasefire breaking.
Cast out the demon of perpetual despairing,
that would tell us there is no way to peace.

God, you are an impossibility specialist.
Send down angels to melt frozen hearts.
Send down angels to protect civilians.
Send down angels to destroy weapons.
Send down angels to negotiate treaties that last.
Send down angels to gather a scattered people.
Send down angels to heal a broken nation.
Send down angels with good news of great joy
which shall be for all people,
all people who live in this warring world.

Copyright Carol Penner www.leadinginworship.com

 

DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Ladies Walking group

The gardens were so full of colour last week that we thought we would come back for one more look this week.
On Tuesday, October 8, we return at 10:30 a.m. to Rosetta McClain Gardens at 5 Glen Everest Road (Kingston Road and Birchmount) for a one-hour stroll through the gardens.

An email will go out on Monday October 7 to confirm the place and time.

If you need to be picked up or dropped off, please check in with fellow walkers or email Bonnie.

 

 

We are collecting Food Bank donations through Thanksgiving. 

There are in Canada, one million persons now augmenting their food requirements via Food Banks.

Through to Thanksgiving, Outreach and Services Committee would like to encourage Danforth members to collect needed non-perishable food items for local food banks. We have connections with two – Nourish East End Food Bank at 1470 Gerrard St. at Glen Rhodes United Church, just west of Coxwell Avenue and Teasdale Community Food Bank at 40 Teasdale Ave., near Crescent Town apartments near Danforth and Victoria Park Avenue. Fazal and Murray volunteer alternately at Nourish East End Foodbank on Wednesday mornings.

Container Baskets are provided in the church foyer near the door to the Sanctuary or Meeting Room.

The most needed non-perishable food items are: 

• Canned soups/canned pastas (spaghetti)
• Dried pastas
• Canned fish – tuna, salmon, sardines
• Canned meat – Spam, canned hams, other canned meats
• Boxed Mac’n cheese – eg. Kraft Dinner
• Soap in bars

Cash/cheque/E-transfers are also requested, which can be donated through Church Treasurer, Roger H., earmarked for Nourish East End Foodbank and/or Teasdale Community Food Bank.

The reasoning is that Food Banks need cash to purchase items they do not receive from Daily Bread Foodbank and Second Harvest. They are often short of meat protein and/or milk so the Director purchases these from cash donations. The Director at Nourish East End Foodbank goes shopping for food items that are in short supply like meat and milk or any items that are on sale, so cash donations are very valuable for the food banks.
Thank you for your generosity,
Outreach and Services Committee –
Barb, Murray, Leslie, Ray

 

Worship Schedule reminder

October 13 – Thanksgiving weekend
Message                    Robert J.
Worship leader     Mike D.
Song Leader
Musicians                 (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                  Leslie S., Tessa R.
ZOOM host           Bonnie W.
A/V Tech                 Roger H.
 

October 20
Message                     Carol O.
Worship leader      Bonnie W.
Song Leader             Bonnie W.
Musicians                  Roger H. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                     Leslie S., Tessa R.
ZOOM host              Mike D.
A/V Tech                    Fazal S.

 

WIDER CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hurricane Helene Update
from Mennonite Disaster Service

Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday evening September 26, as a Category 4 hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida. The storm pushed inland into Georgia, South and North Carolina and southern Virginia. Western North Carolina appears to be especially hard hit.

For the next few days MDS volunteers will be clearing roads, removing trees and other debris in the Asheville area that has been hit by Hurricane Helene. We are investigating and monitoring the area to see if MDS can expand our response.

 

 

VOICES FOR PEACE CONFERENCE
Hybrid Event
Saturday, November 16, 2024, 1 – 5 p.m.

Dear Friends in Peace,

It is very exciting for me to announce the upcoming Annual Conference, Voices for Peace, which has returned after a hiatus of two years.  Now, more than ever, such a Conference is needed.  This year, we are honoured to have, as our guest speaker, an Indigenous Elder well-known for his wisdom and story-telling, Adrian Jacobs (an Indigenous Six Nations man, who spoke at Danforth maybe more than a decade ago.)  This event is organized by several faith-based organizations and faith communities; however, its content and spirit is open and very relevant to, all people who long for a path to Peace.

The afternoon will be very interactive with music, story-telling, group-sharing, and a special art installation on the theme of Peace. We will leave feeling inspired, wiser, and supported by a community walking the path together.  So that as many as possible can experience this gift, the event will be hybrid.  It will be in-person at the Church of the Redeemer and online.   The event is FREE, and donations are invited.

TO REGISTER:  go to    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2024-voices-for-peace-conference-tickets-998579035777

Please pass this invitation on to all your friends, family, contacts and networks.  It will be our pleasure to welcome all!

 

 

White Poppy Peace campaign

Tessa R. has again this year, made us a selection of white poppies
Continue to wear a white poppy.

You can find more here – https://www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-white-poppies

 

 

The service on October 6 is cancelled.

 

 

Willowgrove’s Helping Hand Hootenanny Fundraiser

Join us on Saturday, October 26th from 5-7pm and help send kids to camp with folk music, food, and friends! All proceeds go towards supporting our Helping Hand Subsidy Program – providing subsidies for kids in need so that everyone can attend Willowgrove’s programs. Tickets can be purchased at willowgrove.ca/events/hootenanny

 

 

COMMUNITY CORNER

 

 

 

In Summary, upcoming events:

At Danforth

October
8  Ladies walking group – Rosetta McClain
12 Men’s breakfast
15 Ladies walking group
22 Ladies walking group
29 Ladies walking group

Wider Church

October
18-19 Towards a Justice that transforms
26 Helping Hand Hootenanny Fundraiser

Community corner
October
1 – 27  Apple picking at Willowgrove
12  Mark B.