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Join us for an exciting evening. Stimulate your senses with aromatic coffee blends and help us choose the perfect blend and roast for West Hill. Our Fair Trade coffee selections are roasted by Alternative Grounds. Then stimulate your mind with an incredible new play by Munroe Scott, performed by Rick Miller and based almost entirely on interviews with the Great Infidel himself, a.k.a. The Orator, Robert Ingersoll. February 23, beginning at 7:30. 
The February edition of the Saltshaker is now online. Click here for a taste of what`s inside and to download the pdf.
Posted by: Janice Meighan in thoughts, spirituality, social, religion, relationships, reflection, people, fellowship, current events, community news, church news on
Jan 31, 2010
Beginning on Monday evening March 1, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. (to 9:30 p.m. with a short break) in the Lounge is a six (6) week Lenten/Easter series on: Faith. Lent is traditionally a time of reflection, of giving something up - in anticipation of Easter. This series is a Conversation with you. What have you given up regarding your faith journey ... BUT more importantly, what are you choosing to keep!!! What does your faith journey look like these days - what inspires you and connects you to/ with 'mystery, the divine, the spirit, gaia, wisdom, your inner-knowing, the transcendent, god, creation, love, and so on ...'? The weekly conversations are hosted by Janice Meighan, chair of wellness & care. There are no books to read, simply because, YOU are the 'book of faith' being shared during this conversational program! Some topics for the Conversations include: Faith/Spiritual/Religious Journey - are they the same thing, different and does it really matter?; Death & Dying - the afterlife?; Creativity As An Expression of Faith - music, art, poetry, drama, pottery ... do you "connect" through creativity? ... AND Much More....!! Come out to one, several or all weeks ... it's your choice. Please do sign-up (initially) if you are interested in attending any week in this series. Sign-up sheet is on the Wellness & Care board directly across from the church office. Or speak to Janice if you have questions. Mark your calendars and see you Monday March 1, 2010!
Let's do it! Saturday January 16th, 1-4pm, West Hill United Church Auditorium "As individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and with a diversity of viewpoints, we come together in community, holding in common a reverence for life that moves us to pursue justice, seek truth, live fully, care deeply, and make a difference in the world." VisionWorks, 2009 That one key sentence from our mission statement, encapsulates what it is that we do at West Hill United Church. This Saturday, January 16th at 1pm, we invite you to join us. This is no ordinary gathering! We are gathering to learn what we need to do now so that we can continue to be the West Hill that we are today, and to grow into the West Hill that we will become tomorrow. At last Sunday's service, we handed out little pamphlets that not only give a sneak peek at the 2010 budget, but also outline very concrete and practical actions that we, as a group of people deeply committed to the values of West Hill United, can take to ensure that our future is strong. That pamphlet is just the start. Please come to the Church on Saturday and join the discussion. Come with your questions. Come with your ideas. Come with an open mind. Come with love, and energy, and see how you might participate in keeping love and light and life alive not just at West Hill, but everywhere. Sincerely, Moira French, on behalf of the Board
Posted by: Dana Wilson-Li in church news on
Jan 8, 2010
weST'ILL have lots to do! Saturday Strategy Session Follow-up Gathering. Join us Saturday afternoon, January 16th to learn what has happened since our emergency meeting last September and to find your niche in the West Hill of the future. Starts at 1. We promise you'll be out by 4!
The ANNUAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT will be on Saturday, February 27th at the Rouge Hill Bowl. The cost is $25.00 which includes 3 games and a delicious buffet. See Joanne or contact the office for tickets. If you live at a distance and can't be with us, why not get a group together and go bowling locally? It will be lots of fun and we'd be thrilled to post your photos on our Facebook page!
Just the facts: When: January 15, 2010 and alternating Fridays until May Time: 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm Where: WHU Upper Lounge Who: You! Details: Join us next Friday January 15, 2010 at 7:30 in the West Hill United Church lounge for the first session of this year's book study. Meeting alternating Fridays in the West Hill UC Lounge, this season we'll be taking a look at A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada by John Ralston Saul. Recommended by Darrick Heyd, A Fair Country unveils three founding myths about our country and argues for a new way of looking at Canada, as a Métis nation and through aboriginal ideas and culture. How does a new way of thinking about our country change the way in which we connect with it? Are there lessons here for the way we explore the idea of faith at West Hill? Participants are not always West Hill congregants and the Book Study is always open to new voices so please do join us for an intriguing and animated discussion. Please contact me at dana@westhill.net, in church, or give me a call (through the church office) if you'd like to be on the mailing list. See you soon.
Posted by: Dana Wilson-Li in church news on
Jan 7, 2010
SALTSHAKER DEADLINE. Our newsletter publisher needs to get your contributions by this Monday, January 11. Get your news, articles and photos to Terry as quickly as you are able. Send them to Terry Repol - contact info through church office.
The new schedule for Sunday Club is now up on our website. Go to What We Do > Learn > Kids for more details and information. Or just click here. The kids will join Jacky Laurin, Anne Walker, Karen Wigle, or Scott Kearns and Babette Oliveira as they explore the themes that enhance our values: Our Global Neighbours, Our Environment, Our Good Character, and Our Faith Tradition. Volunteers to assist are always welcome and needed. To get involved, contact Anne Walker through the church office: 416-282-8566 or email: admin@westhill.net
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