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SUMMARY:Seniors Social
DESCRIPTION:Come for a visit\, play cards or games\, make something by hand\, catch up on old friends or make new ones in the St. Matthew’s Parlour from 1-3 pm. Contact Betsy Anderson (andersonbetsy528@gmail.com) if you have questions. All are welcome!
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/seniors-social/2024-04-30/
LOCATION:St. Matthew’s United Church\, Toronto\, 729 St. Clair Ave W.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="St. Matthew's United Church%2C Toronto":MAILTO:stmattsunited@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Seniors Social
DESCRIPTION:Come for a visit\, play cards or games\, make something by hand\, catch up on old friends or make new ones in the St. Matthew’s Parlour from 1-3 pm. Contact Betsy Anderson (andersonbetsy528@gmail.com) if you have questions. All are welcome!
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/seniors-social/2024-04-16/
LOCATION:St. Matthew’s United Church\, Toronto\, 729 St. Clair Ave W.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Seniors Social
DESCRIPTION:Come for a visit\, play cards or games\, make something by hand\, catch up on old friends or make new ones in the St. Matthew’s Parlour from 1-3 pm. Contact Betsy Anderson (andersonbetsy528@gmail.com) if you have questions. All are welcome!
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/seniors-social/2024-04-02/
LOCATION:St. Matthew’s United Church\, Toronto\, 729 St. Clair Ave W.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="St. Matthew's United Church%2C Toronto":MAILTO:stmattsunited@gmail.com
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DTSTAMP:20260417T231940
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SUMMARY:St. Matthew's Seniors' Social
DESCRIPTION:Our next Senior’s Social will be in the St. Matt’s Parlour (in-person only) on Tuesday\, January 23 beginning at 1pm. Contact Betsy (andersonbetsy528@gmail.com) for details\, or if you have any questions. All are welcome!
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/st-matthews-seniors-social/
LOCATION:St. Matthew’s United Church\, Toronto\, 729 St. Clair Ave W.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="St. Matthew's United Church":MAILTO:stmattsunited@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231224T193000
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve Service
DESCRIPTION:Everyone is warmly invited to the joint St. Matt’s / Bloor Street candlelight Christmas Eve service on December 24 at 7:30pm in the Sanctuary of St. Matthew’s United Church! The service will be in-person and online\, and will include carols and Communion. Details at https://bloorstreetunited.org/worship/worship-with-us/
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/christmas-eve-service-2/
LOCATION:St. Matthew’s United Church\, Toronto\, 729 St. Clair Ave W.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="St. Matthew's United Church":MAILTO:stmattsunited@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Longest Night Service
DESCRIPTION:Everyone is invited to this year’s Longest Night Service on December 21. Please join us at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary (729 St Clair Ave West) or on Zoomchurch as we mark the season with readings\, music\, silence\, prayers and candle lighting. Details: https://bloorstreetunited.org/christmas-2023/
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/longest-night-service-3/
LOCATION:St. Matthew’s United Church\, Toronto\, 729 St. Clair Ave W.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="St. Matthew's United Church":MAILTO:stmattsunited@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Stephen Lewis Foundation Benefit Concert
DESCRIPTION:Everyone is invited to a concert benefiting the Stephen Lewis Foundation hosted by the Togogos group from Bloor Street United Church! The concert will take place on June 4 at 2pm at St. Matthew’s United Church (729 St. Clair Avenue West\, Toronto). \nThe New Horizons Band of Toronto is a music education and performance program for adults who wish to play a concert band instrument in a friendly group setting. The NHBT Wind Ensemble showcases our most experienced players. This group performs regularly across the GTA area and plays a mixture of classical\, popular and concert band music. Today’s benefit performance will feature music by Healey Willan\, John Philip Sousa\, Francis McBeth and more! We are proud to help support the work of Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign by sharing music. For more information about NHBT\, please visit https://newhorizonsbandtoronto.ca/ \nTogogos are one of more than 125 groups across Canada involving hundreds of grandmothers and “grand-others”. We are part of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign which raises funds for work in sub-Saharan Africa. Check out the SLF website to learn more about the Foundation’s work: stephenlewisfoundation.org. \nAll net proceeds from our fundraising efforts go directly to the SLF which provides food\, school uniforms\, health care\, grief counselling\, community-building skills training\, and field workers to support sub-Saharan grandmothers in meeting the many challenges facing them. \nGet your tickets today at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/concert-tickets-590243122067?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/stephen-lewis-foundation-benefit-concert/
LOCATION:St. Matthew’s United Church\, Toronto\, 729 St. Clair Ave W.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bloor Street United Church":MAILTO:martha@bloorstreetunited.org
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SUMMARY:Pancake Supper and Ash Wednesday Service\, February 22
DESCRIPTION:We invite everyone to St. Matt’s and Bloor Street’s Pancake Supper and Ash Wednesday Service! They are offered as a 2for1 this year on Ash Wednesday. Pancakes and bacon with fruit and yogurt toppings and REAL maple syrup will be served in the Community Hall starting at 5:00 p.m. There will be gluten-free pancakes too! Please RSVP to Nancy Gordon – nancy@bloorstreetunited.org – to help us estimate how many pancakes to make. But do come even if you haven’t RSVPed. Pay What You Can donations are welcome at the door. \nOur Ash Wednesday Service will be led by Russ and Betsy in the Sanctuary and on Zoom starting at 6:30 p.m. with music from Mikey and Diane. Please plan to come for pancakes and ashes as we prepare together for our 2023 Lenten Journey. \nLocation:\nSt. Matthew’s United Church\n729 St. Clair Avenue West\nToronto\, ON \nZoom link on our website at bloorstreetunited.org
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/pancake-supper-and-ash-wednesday-service-february-22/
LOCATION:St. Matthew’s United Church\, Toronto\, 729 St. Clair Ave W.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="St. Matthew's United Church%2C Toronto":MAILTO:stmattsunited@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:GLI Fights Poverty
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the next Make a Difference Speaker Series hosted by Bloor Street and St. Matthew’s United Church’s\, coming up this Sunday\, October 23 at 12:30 p.m.! This talk will feature Sheila Regehr\, who will speak about Basic Income / Guaranteed Livable Income. Following the talk there will be a time for question and answer. \nThis event will be held on Zoom and projected into the St. Matthew’s sanctuary at 729 St. Clair Ave West in Toronto. \nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3616118730?pwd=MmY5THYwenhlS2JyaS8rS1ZmR0Mydz09 \nAlternatively\, you can call 647-374-4685 or 647-558-0588\, enter ID 361 611 8730\, then press # #.​ \nAbout the speaker: \nSheila is a founding member of the Basic Income Canada Network and former Executive Director of the National Council of Welfare. Her 29 years of federal public service spanned front-line work\, policy analysis and development\, international relations and senior management\, with a focus on improving fairness and equality\, and on gender and race in particular. She has policy expertise in areas of income security and taxation\, such as child tax benefits\, child support\, maternity/parental benefits\, pensions and social assistance. Her insight also comes from experiencing poverty as a young parent. Sheila is grateful\, in her retirement\, to have resources\, time and health to do volunteer work and help care for twin grandsons.
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/gli-fights-poverty/
LOCATION:St. Matthew’s United Church\, Toronto\, 729 St. Clair Ave W.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bloor Street United Church":MAILTO:martha@bloorstreetunited.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220417T103000
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SUMMARY:Easter Sunday Worship Service
DESCRIPTION:Whether you attend church once a week\, year\, or decade\, you are welcome at St. Matt’s and Bloor Street United Churches! We are worshiping together online and in-person. \nWe offer three ways to experience Easter Sunday: \n1. In person: in the sanctuary at St. Matt’s United Church at 792 St. Clair Avenue West at 10:30am. Please see our reopening guidelines and register in advance on our website at https://bloorstreetunited.org/returning-to-worship/ \n2. Livestreamed: services start at 10:30am on Sunday mornings (doors open at 10am) via Zoomchurch or you can phone in to 647-374-4685 or 647-558-0588\, and give meeting ID 361 611 8730\, ##. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3616118730?pwd=MmY5THYwenhlS2JyaS8rS1ZmR0Mydz09 \n3. Afterwards: you can view edited Sunday services via our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloorstreetunited
URL:https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/event/easter-sunday-worship-service/
LOCATION:St. Matthew’s United Church\, Toronto\, 729 St. Clair Ave W.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6C 1B3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Livestreaming
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