Islington United Church

Play & Sing! Winter Session
2025-01-11 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Toronto) | ON
Join us on Saturdays for Play & Sing! a new program that offers space for children and their care-givers to connect in community through play, stories, and music. Kids will have time to play freely in the space while parents enjoy tea or coffee before gathering for music time. During music time we will sing and use instruments to help develop basic musical skills and explore the world around us! Learn more >
Winter Session Dates: January 11, 18, 25. February 1, 8, 22. March 1, 8, 22, 29.

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Youth Group: Gluten-free Baking
2025-01-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Islington United Church
On Thursday nights, youth in grades 6 to 12 are welcome to attend Youth Group from 7:30 to 9:00 pm at Islington United Church. We typically gather in the youth room on the lower level for games, snacks, discussions, and time with friends.
This week, we will be meeting in the Stewart East Hall kitchen to bake some delicious gluten-free cookies! These cookies will be sold in our bake sale on Sunday, January 12. Proceeds from the sale will go toward covering costs for our upcoming youth retreat.
Newcomers to youth group are always welcome! Come find us at 7:30 pm in the kitchen on the upper level (top of the stairs from the back door entrance).
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Meditation In Person
2025-01-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Chapel
All are welcome to join us for in-person group meditation facilitated and guided by James Aitchison. Everyone is welcome and no experience is required. Chairs are provided.
Meditation offers an opportunity to reduce stress, grow in self-knowledge, and come closer to God. During this weekly drop-in guided experience, our focus is on breath-centred meditation, inviting our bodies to relax while remaining alert. We also incorporate body scanning and usually finish with gratitude meditation.
Gatherings take place most Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Chapel.
Contact: James Aitchison – james@islingtonunited.org
Online meditation takes place on Mondays at 4 pm on Zoom. Email James Aitchison for the Zoom link.
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Meditation Online
2025-01-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
We offer online meditation facilitated and guided by James Aitchison on Zoom. Everyone is welcome and no experience is required.
Monday afternoons at 4:00 pm on Zoom.
Meditation offers an opportunity to reduce stress, grow in self-knowledge, and come closer to God. We offer online meditation weekly on Zoom where all are welcome and no experience is required. Our focus is on breath-centred meditation, inviting our bodies to relax while remaining alert. We also incorporate body scanning and usually finish with gratitude meditation.
For Zoom link contact: James Aitchison – james@islingtonunited.org
In person meditation takes place on Wednesdays at 7 pm in the Chapel.
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Resonance Contemporary Worship
2025-01-05 17:30 - 21:00 | Sanctuary
Join us on Sunday, January 5, 2025 for Resonance, a community dinner followed by contemporary worship.
Here we connect with God, ourselves, and one another through food, music, art and community in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

This month, we have a special treat for you! Our own, Jake Wisemen, Resonance drummer and songwriter will be debuting his 4 new songs at Resonance. We would love for you to come ready to sing so you are welcome to listen to the songs ahead of time here so that you can lift your voice and we can fill the space with praise together!

Listen to the songs here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZjp0gMDYgLRmq9Q3Uqf5VQuVE3PI7vf2
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Young Adults Social
2025-01-05 15:00 - 17:30 | ON
Young adults 18-29 are welcome to join us at 3 pm in the youth room on January 5 to learn to paint with Bob Ross! Please RSVP by January 1 so we can ensure we have enough supplies. Donations towards the cost of supplies are welcome.
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Church Building Closed
2025-01-04 - 2025-01-05, 2025-01-03 - 2025-01-04, 2025-01-02 - 2025-01-03, 2025-01-01 - 2025-01-02, 2024-12-31 - 2025-01-01, 2024-12-30 - 2024-12-31, 2024-12-28 - 2024-12-29, 2024-12-27 - 2024-12-28 and 2 more dates | ON
Islington United Church will be closed from December 25 to 28 and from December 30 to January 4.
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Christmas Eve Candlelight and Communion Service
2024-12-24 22:00 - 23:00 | Sanctuary
In the quiet of the late evening, the strings will lead us by candlelight into the Christmas story and to table for Communion on Christmas Eve.
A service of sacred peace and gentle joy.
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Christmas Eve Choral Service
2024-12-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Sanctuary
Everyone is invited to join us at 7:00 pm, in person or online, for a Christmas Eve choral worship service.
The choir will lead us in singing familiar carols, hearing the Christmas story anew, and lighting our Christmas Eve candles to welcome the Christ Child.
Come a few minutes early to hear a special flute and piano prelude.
Join the online service.
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Christmas Eve Family-friendly Service
2024-12-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Sanctuary
Tonight you are invited to enter the mystery of Christmas by dressing up as characters in the Nativity as we tell the story, sing the journey, and light our Christmas Eve candles to welcome the Christ Child.
Everyone is invited to join us at 5:00 pm, in person or online, for the Christmas Eve Family-friendly worship service.
The service will include an all-ages pop-up pageant with lots of room for participation. When you arrive, come to the family-friendly area of the Sanctuary to get help in choosing your costume.
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Daytime YouGroup
2024-12-23 13:00 - 15:00 | ON
Yougroup is a women’s spirituality group for study and support.

Daytime YouGroup:

Meets 1-3pm, monthly on Mondays on Zoom.

This is a registered program through the leader, please contact Dale for more information about timing and location.

dkucharczyk@rogers.com

Current study: Exploring Hope through the Book of Ruth and other scriptures (materials provided)

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Worship Service
2024-12-22 10:30 - 11:30 | Sanctuary
Everyone is invited to join us at 10:30 am, in person or online, for the Advent IV: Love worship service.
Offerings for children: Children age 1-3 are invited to join us in Toddler Ministry. Children age 4+ are welcome to join us for Godly Play. Children’s spaces are located on the lower level. Families are also welcome to sit in the family-friendly area for worship for those in need of a more relaxed space for worship.
Following the service, all are welcome to stay for coffee hour.
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Youth Group: Movie Night
2024-12-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Youth Room
On Thursday, December 19, from 7:00pm-9:00pm, youth are welcome to join us in the youth room for a Christmas Movie. “Journey To Bethlehem” is the Greatest Showman of Christmas movies. Come in your PJs, bring a friend, and come for a fun night of watching together.

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Children's Chorus
2024-12-19 17:15 - 18:45 | Islington United Church
Children ages 6+ are welcome to join us for children’s chorus. Rehearsal take place on Thursday evening with dinner for the whole family starting at 5:15pm and rehearsal from 5:45-6:45pm. Newcomers are welcome!
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Evening YouGroup
2024-12-18 19:30 - 21:00 | ON
YouGroup is a women’s spirituality group for study and support that meets once monthly from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.
There are two Evening YouGroup sections — one that meets the third Tuesday of each month, and a second that meets the third Wednesday of each month. Both groups cover the same study material. From September 2024 to June 2025 the study material for the Evening YouGroup is The Sacred Art of Forgiveness by Marcia Ford.
This is a registered program. Please contact the program leader, Pattie Aitchison, for more information.

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Blue Christmas Prayer Service
2024-12-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Sanctuary
Please join us at 7:00 pm for Blue Christmas Prayer Service, either in-person in the Sanctuary or online.
Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IS4mEkBxyk
Blue Christmas prayer service allows for all the emotions of this season to be honoured.
If you aren’t feeling ready to celebrate, this service offers a prayerful time of peace and hope for your tender heart.
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Life After High School
2024-12-18 19:00 - 20:00 | St. James United Chuch, 400 Burnhamthorpe Rd, Etobicoke, ON, M9B 2A8, Canada
In high school, many students find themselves facing the exciting yet daunting question: what’s next? For those considering university, the transition can be both thrilling and overwhelming. To help ease this transition, let’s dive into some key aspects of university life, from residence experiences to academic choices, and the array of clubs you can join. We will hear from United Church Youth “alumni” as they talk about their university or college experiences and answer questions you have!
Students and parents are welcome. This is an Etobicoke United Youth event hosted at St. James United Church. See you there!
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Meditation Online
2024-12-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
We offer online meditation facilitated and guided by James Aitchison on Zoom. Everyone is welcome and no experience is required.
Wednesday afternoons at 5:00 pm on Zoom.

Meditation offers an opportunity to reduce stress, grow in self-knowledge, and come closer to God. We offer online meditation weekly on Zoom where all are welcome and no experience is required. Our focus is on breath-centered meditation, inviting our bodies to relax while remaining alert. We also incorporate body scanning and usually finish with gratitude meditation.

For Zoom link contact: James Aitchison – james@islingtonunited.org

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Solstice Meditation
2024-12-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Sanctuary
The Winter Solstice has been celebrated around the world for literally millennia. This year it falls on December 21, 2024.
The word “solstice” is rooted in Latin and means “sun standing still.” At this time we invite you to join us to mark the coming of the Winter Solstice, a time of transition when the light returns.
Come, find the light on the darkest night.
All are welcomed to gather for quiet meditation in the Sanctuary, led by James Aitchison, at 7:00 pm.
Feel free to arrive a few minutes early to get settled in. We will finish by 8:00 pm, allowing some time to digest our experience and share a bit if we like.
Enter through the Stewart East Hall doors (rear parking lot).
No experience or registration is required. Feel free to invite friends and family. Although masks are no longer mandatory, you are encouraged to wear one if you prefer.
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Meditation In Person
2024-12-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Chapel
All are welcome to join us for in-person group meditation facilitated and guided by James Aitchison. Everyone is welcome and no experience is required. Chairs are provided.

Meditation offers an opportunity to reduce stress, grow in self-knowledge, and come closer to God. During this weekly drop-in guided experience, our focus is on breath-centred meditation, inviting our bodies to relax while remaining alert. We also incorporate body scanning and usually finish with gratitude meditation.

Gatherings take place most Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Chapel.

Contact: James Aitchison – james@islingtonunited.org

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Christmas in Islington Concert
2024-12-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Sanctuary
Please join us at 7:00 pm for Christmas in Islington Concert, in person in the Sanctuary or online.
Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/live/wXfKMxCUCW0
This popular annual musical event will feature our 35-voice Senior Choir, Chancel Handbell Choir, and a small orchestra and pipe organ.
The evening promises to be filled with both seasonal hymns and sing-along carols.
Everyone is welcome! Invite friends and family to join you in person or online.
No tickets are needed and freewill offerings are welcome.
To support the Islington United Church Music Ministry, please contact our Minister of Music, Jason Locke at jason@islingtonunited.org.
Thank you! Your support is appreciated.
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