Joy. Can you recall time you felt joy? Did you feel it in every part of your body, did it make you want to dance, to shout with glee. Today is known in the Western Christian Church as Gaudete Sunday or rejoice Sunday. It is the day we joyfully anticipate the coming of Jesus into the world. Today we focus on rejoicing.
I wonder what exactly is joy? Is it a feeling? A state of being? Is it different than happiness?
The United Church of Canada has elected the Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, Kwisa’lakw, 47, as its 44th Moderator. She will be the church’s spiritual leader for the next three years. In articulating her vision for The United Church of Canada, the Rev. Dr. Read more
“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” – Sam Keen Sunday Worship Schedule A Reminder: There will be no services for the month of July. Sunday services resume Sunday, August 7th, 2022. Pastoral Care Cynthia is away on vacation from June 30th Read more
Event Date: August 5, 2022 to August 6, 2022 Online Please join Emmanuel College’s Centre for Religion and Its Contexts(opens in a new tab), Trinity-St Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts(opens in a new tab), the Centre for Philosophy, Read more
As part of its commitment to becoming an anti-racist church, the United Church has prepared a series of videos exploring racism and how we can address it.
In the last two years, the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Morocco has more than doubled. Today, the country is both a transit and a host country with 19,620 refugee and asylum seekers.
Join us for “Emancipated, But Still Working for Freedom,” a panel discussion with members of the Black Clergy Network in celebration of Emancipation Day, marking the abolishment of slavery across the British Empire, including Canada.
Post artwork by Amelia Longworth, age 5 We Gather Together Musical Prelude Announcements Promise of Divine Welcome Invocation: What Does the Lord Require of You, VU 701 What does the Lord require of you?What does the Lord require of you? Read more
“I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.” – L. M. Montgomery Sunday Worship Schedule Sunday June 19th — 11:15 AM Regular WorshipSunday June 26th — 11:15 AM Regular Worship A Reminder: Read more