Meet Rev Dr. Anne Simmonds, who will be our guest speaker on Sunday, February 23, at 10.30 am. Anne will reflect on her experience and work in the following areas – Individual Spiritual Companioning and Counselling – Spiritual Support Groups – Pastoral Consultation to Congregations – Leading Workshops, Retreats. Anne currently teaches in the Masters of Divinity Programme at Emmanuel College (Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto).
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.