This Sunday we will wonder about our place in this broken world. We will open spaces for lament. sadness, and outrage. We value our commitment to justice and work for the common good but it doesn't seem to make a dent in the brokenness of this world.
Read MoreJoin us on Sunday, April 10 and 17 for our Dream Away services as we reach deep into the complexities and challenges that resonate with an ancient story but face us at this moment in time… and seek within them the beauty of possibility and hope.
Read MoreOur next movie in our Inspired by Hollywood series is Don’t Look UP, created by Adam McKay.
This award-nominated film is a dark, satirical, comedy about the end of the world. The movie examines our willingness to live in denial in the face of an existential threat. We will look closely at the question, “What is Truth”?
Members of our Outreach Committee are inviting you to join us in lending a helping hand to these youth. Their Councillor has told us that they like to provide each student coming into the program with a bag of useful items.
We have set up a dropbox in the lobby for goods brought to the Sunday gathering.
The third movie we will look at in our Inspired by Hollywood service series is BELFAST, created by Kenneth Branagh. The movie doesn't get into the reasons behind the Troubles but the specter of violence is always looming. Of course, the Troubles were connected to a complicated history in Ireland and the UK. If we are going to contemplate the nature of violence, it is helpful to dig into our history. This Sunday we will travel deep into our own history.
Read MoreDonations to the United Church Mission and Service Emergency Relief Fund for Ukraine help both HCA and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank with relief work in the area. 85% of money donated to the fund will go directly to Ukrainian relief while the other 15% goes to other needed relief efforts around the world.
Read MoreFor several weeks each winter, our Sunday gathering draws inspiration from Hollywood, bringing the innovation, challenges, and provocation of the silver screen into our Perspective(s). This week, we are beginning our film series, Inspired by Hollywood, with the remake of West Side Story.
Read MoreMarch 14 is PIE Day, and in church circles it has nothing to do with math.
PIE is short for public, intentional, and explicit―the standards we hold ourselves to when we seek to live into being affirming, welcoming, and inclusive people and communities. PIE Day was co-founded by Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble and Affirming Connections.
Women ROCK! Signature Service this Sunday, MARCH 13th
If you're a woman, this means you... If you're a man, this means you, too ...
This Sunday, March 13th will be our Women Rock service, an opportunity to pay tribute to all those women who have and continue to influence our lives.
Read MoreMeet King Julez, “Drag, as an art form, is diverse and takes many forms. I first began doing Queen (feminine) drag because that is what people knew, then I morphed into doing King drag (masculine). Once I was engaged with masculine drag, I ended up coming to terms with my transition. Only by acting out presentation and mannerisms in an exaggerated way did I come to know what made me comfortable. Drag is how I found myself and how I connect to my true and authentic being that exists within my soul.”
Read MoreEach month, over 100,000 hungry Torontonians depend on Second Harvest for healthy meals.
Let's help bridge the gap between surplus food and hungry people. For every $10 we raise, WHU can help Second Harvest to provide 20 meals for the hungry.
Read MoreWe live in a fast-paced world that often seems to be only speeding up. Social Media and a 24-hour news cycle have given us greater connection but the connection sometimes becomes so great that it can be overwhelming. We are encouraged to do more, to be active, to work hard play hard. But this creates a system where we are never enough. There is always the pressure to do more, to be more. This creates greater social inequity and devalues people and the land.
Read MoreYOU, the Heart of West Hill, Are Invited
Annual Congregational Meeting - Sunday, February 13th, 2022
Following our shortened service - meeting to begin at 11 am
You're invited back to West Hill's backlot where our Circle of Friends will return to walk our labyrinth on
Tuesday mornings at 10 am.
Welcome back to another season of learning together! Join our facilitated learning group centered around the Indigenous Canada course offered online through the University of Alberta.
Read MoreJoin Scott this Sunday for a talk about melody, harmony, tone, pitch, rhythm, composition, notation, arrangements, improvisation, externals like acoustics, instruments, audience participation, and recording, and, of course, mistakes. Photo: Eric Nopanen, Unsplash
Read MoreThe author, Melinda Gates, is now making her life’s purpose and the key goal of the Melinda Gates Foundation to help empower women in the world. In the book, she tells the powerful stories of the real, everyday people she has met in her quest.
Read MoreOver the course of May and June, Rick Miller will continue to share his show BOOM YZ with the West Hill community during our Sunday Zoom Service. Each time he will present a new work-in-progress excerpt of BOOM YZ, the final chapter of his Boom Trilogy.
Read MoreOn January 31st, we will celebrate once again with a special service that will offer a pledge to be present to everyone who, on that special day, chooses to become a member of our congregation.
Read MoreWe have finally finalized our choice for our 2020 Winter Book study! Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown.
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