All Sunday Services begin at 10 am with everyone starting off in the Sanctuary (Coburn Hall), then the children and Youth go to their respective religious education programming. Services end at 11 am. Coffee, tea and snack available

11:15am – Adults and children then can continue to go to smaller interaction groups of Lifespan Learning. Please refer to separate listing for Life Span Learning opportunites offered.

Service creators: Tricia Ashbee, Mary-Anne Parker and Louise Seidel

In this very interactive service based on the tale “A Little Jar Labeled Freedom” by Rev. Cynthia B Johnson, we witness one story of our planet’s birth in which humans are given the precious gift of freedom. When is our freedom to choose frightening? When does it feel especially juicy and ripe with promise? How do we use our freedom wisely? This service is taken from Erika Hewitt’s book “Song, Story and Spirit” promises to be a visual and participatory treat.
Fellowship Sunday – Potluck to follow service Pianist: Ewen Coxworth

Speaker: Ann Coxworth

If we’re going on a journey, it’s important that the map that we’re using really represents the territory through which we’re travelling. Using a map that’s grossly inaccurate can lead to disastrous results. What about our journey as a species in relation to the Earth? Are outdated maps leading us towards trouble? We’ll explore the concept of resilience – the ability of a system to withstand disturbance and maintain its functions successfully. How would an intelligent species respond to threats to the resilience of its ecosystem?
Service Leader: Erika Ritchie
Pianist: Joan Adair

Speaker: Liz James

As Church attendance declines across many denominations, most congregations look to the web to more efficiently do what they’ve always done. But what about looking to it as a means of doing entirely new things? The people pouring out of Churches don’t just disappear, and they don’t stop having the basic human needs that underly the religious experience. Where are they, and what are they doing? How could we bridge the cultural gap and set up a relationship that would be enriching for all? How can we focus not on the specifics of changing technology, but on the cultural shifts that are happening in tandem with those changes?
Pianist: Margaret Smith

Panelists: Jennifer Carr, Ewen Coxworth, Joan Adair, Eileen MacKenzie

In children, we call it ‘growing up,’ and it’s exciting, if a little scary. After a certain point, we call it ‘aging,’ and it seems a lot scarier and not at all exciting. What does aging mean to you? According to one source, aging is the accumulation of changes in a person over time. Our four panellists will share their thoughts on this process of physical, psychological and social change.
Service Leader: Doug Daniels Pianist: TBA