An Evening with Nathaniel Erskine-Smith

In October 2019 Beaches-East York re-elected Nathaniel Erskine-Smith to the Parliament of Canada. Before the election, faith communities in Beaches-East York organized a Candidates Meeting to raise issues important to people of faith: the Environment (especially the climate crisis), growing Inequality of access to the resources needed to sustain life and Health Care.

On Thursday, February 13 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Nathaniel Erskine-Smith will be at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church at 2423 Queen Street East to speak about his priorities as a Member of Parliament and how he will contribute to the minority government. Representatives of faith communities will lead a dialogue with Nathaniel about the issues we raised in the Candidates Meeting. Everyone is invited to attend to hear the dialogue and to ask about other issues that concern them.

*Please note that the event will be held at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church.

Mind-Full Mandalas: Exploring the Year 2020 from a Perspective of Balance & Joy

In which areas of life do we have balance and are we seeking balance?

How do emotions affect our lives?

Activity: Paint Night! create paintings on CDs with various designs with a special technique to create our visions for 2020.

Facilitator: Connie Tong, Artist, City of Toronto

You can register for the event by clicking here.

Join us on Sunday, February 9 at 10.30 am to hear guest speaker, Beth Baskin

Come join us on Sunday, February 9 at 10.30 am to hear guest speaker, Beth Baskin, who works as a Program Coordinator for Social Analysis and Congregational Engagement within the United Church of Canada.  Her reflection theme is Celebrating Black History: confronting white privilege.  Some might remember Beth when she was part of the staff team at Kew Beach, one of the heritage congregations of Beach UC.

Hear the voice of Ryan Downey on December 21, 7 pm: Longest Night Service

A proud Newfoundlander, tenor Ryan Downey is quickly gaining nationwide recognition for his “nimbleness of voice” (Bachtrack) and “attractive lyric tenor colour” (Edmonton Journal).  Ryan has recently appeared as Rodolfo in La Boheme, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, and made his main stage debut with Toronto Operetta Theatre in the lead role of Ralph Rackstraw in HMS Pinafore.