Lift your spirits with the music of Handel’s Messiah on the longest night of the year. Fairlawn’s Embrace Action Council invites you to gather in the sanctuary for some hot apple cider and tasty Christmas treats as we watch a presentation of Against the Grain’s Messiah|Complex. This daring, 78-minute filmed performance features multilingual translations and a diverse cast of soloists and choirs from every Province and Territory across Canada, accompanied by the exceptional sounds of the TSO...
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Orange Shirt Day Worship with guest preacher Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo
Fairlawn’s Affirm Ministry is allying with International Day of Pink for the third consecutive year to bring the only public GTA event celebrating Day of Pink 2025 to Fairlawn on Saturday, April 5 at 2 pm. Under the theme of “Re-Emergence”, this year’s event marks the 35th anniversary of the word “Two Spirit”, introduces the world’s FIRST Two-Spirit Pride Flag, honours the actions of 2SLGBTQIA+ activists advocating for inclusion, respect, and reconciliation, and more. Featured speakers include...
Please join us as we gather together on the winter solstice, in Advent, for a screening of Against the Grain Theatre’s interpretation of Handel’s Messiah. This masterpiece presents 4 choirs, 6 languages and 12 soloists representing every province and territory across the country. Please consider bringing a donation of a non-perishable food item to support a local indigenous men’s shelter. For more information about Messiah/Complex, visit the Against The Grain Theater’s website:...
For the first time since pre-Covid times, the Bloor Street United Church Craddock Lecture series returns with: What does it mean to right historic wrongs? A talk with Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii). Everyone is invited for this time of learning and discussion! RSVP requested to craddock102024@gmail.com. Get informed by Douglas Sanderson, co-author of Valley of the Birdtail, and Professor in the Faculty of Law at The University of Toronto. Q and A to follow the talk. Go beyond learning and...