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 Tickets are selling quickly. Buy your tickets soon for ANNE WALKER IN CONCERT at the church on  Saturday, September 18. Tickets only$20.00. All proceeds to West Hill United Church. The Curtain Call Café will be selling refreshments. Contact the church office to purchase your tickets. Bring your family, friends and neighbours, reserve a table ot two!

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There will be a bike ride on Sunday Sept. 5, 1:00 p.m. in memory of Colin Hanson, a West Hill member who died in a car accident on Sep 3, 2009. Colin was an avid outdoorsman and  cyclist.  All are invited for this memorial ride.

 

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The 2009 Annual Report is now available on line. Being conscious of our environment and making wise use of our resources there will not be a distribution of printed reports. There will be a limited number of printed versions available upon request from the office. So relax, read all the interesting reports highlighting the activities of the past year. Bring any comments or questions to the Congregational Meeting on Tuesday, June 22.

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"We choose love as our supreme value." 

 What's  your definition of love?

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"It is with a deep sense of awe and joy that we acknowledge the wonder of life in all its dimensions."

Religion is sometimes described as the institutionalization of what were profound and inspirational moments in the lives of individuals or groups.  In their efforts to share what they had come to know, they passed along their experiences with the implication that if you did what they described, you'd get the same experience.  It sometimes left people feeling inadequate if they didn't get that experience or the inspiration they'd been expecting.

Have you ever experienced wonder and been so blown away you just had to share it, but the person with whom you did so didn't have the same response? What was sacred for you was humdrum or insignificant for them? If so, how did that make you feel and did it make you feel differently about the person?

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Beginning June 6th and running for six weeks, we'll be examining the VisionWorks (2009) document that was embraced by the congregation a year ago. Exploring how we interact with ourselves, each other, and the world and how our relationships can be supported, challenged, and enriched by the principles in our VisionWorks (2009) document, we'll engage in conversation here, on our Facebook page, and in person.  Join us as we  wrestle with our ideals and discern how to apply them as a community and as individuals.  Questions will be posted here regularly throughout the next few weeks!

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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!

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Mark your calender and plan to join us in the Lounge on Friday December 4, 2009 to watch the last movie in our Fall Film Fest (or WHIFF - West Hill International Film Festival).

The movie is: The Life of Brian - by Monty Python. Seen it? Come and have a laugh again.

Never have seen it - well, here's a bit of the plot: 

 Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. ... Sound familiar?

Let's get ready for the Season!

Again that's Friday December 4, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lounge. Refreshments and Popcorn are supplied - as is good conversation and fellowship! See you there!

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With thanks to Scott Campbell for the link.

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This was the day!  Our first bike club ride - from the church right down to Lake Ontario and a fabulous ride in the fresh air and sunshine along the shoreline - and back!  Thank you, Colin!  Anyone else coming along next time?  Two weeks and we'll be ready to rock 'n roll again.   

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