News and Events

Announcements:

Summer Worship – June 29 to August 31 – 10:00 am
Beginning Sunday, June 29 and continuing till Labour Day weekend, August 31, there will be one worship service at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary. When it is hot we’ll worship in the air-conditioned comfort of the Stewart East Hall.

Summer Office Hours – June 27 to August 29
During the summer, church offices will close at noon on Fridays.
Monday to Thursday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am to noon

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We're Back!
Giant Fall Rummage Sale, October 25, 2008
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Shop and Support
You can support Islington United Church while you do your regular shopping. We have now registered with Shop and Support, an organization that works with dozens and dozens of familiar retailers so that a percentage (usually 2 to 3%) of what you spend in your normal shopping is donated back to the church. There is no cost to you!
You can enroll by logging on to the Shop and Support website – www.shopandsupport.ca. You will receive a unique enrolment number with your own password. You simply purchase “shopping or gift cards” in the amounts that suit your shopping patterns with your credit or debit card. The shopping cards will be delivered to the church for you to pick up and use like cash.
For more information contact Carole Bennett at 416.239.1131 ext. 33 or email: .

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Report from the Congregational Meeting - Wednesday, May 7
Read the report...  

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View the Project 20/20 Planning Team Report   (.pdf)

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Selected Worship services are now available on-line in video format.
Follow this link to view the videos.

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Library News

New books are on the library cart in the hall between Linda Wheler’s and John Derksen’s offices and in the Stewart East Hall on Sundays. Please feel free to borrow them. Simply print your name, phone number and date on the book card in the back of the book. Place the card in the silver bag on the side of the cart. We operate on the honour system – please return your selection within three weeks.

New books in our library

 

For Kids! Mark the Calendar!
Vacation Bible School
August 18 – 22
9:30 am – 12:00 noon

Come into God’s Big Backyard, where kids have a blast
serving Jesus!

Pre-registration will be required.
Summer fun for kids ages 4 to 16
Junior counsellor positions are available to earn community service hours
for Grades 9 and up.
Registration forms are on the VBS posters around the church.

You are cordially invited to the Open House celebration of
Pearl Bennett’s 90th Birthday
Friday, August 1, 2008 - 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Stewart East Hall
Best wishes only.
Her family hopes you will make this the start of your holiday weekend.

MEN’S DAY TOGETHER
September 20
Men, mark you calendar for the 2008 Men’s Day Together on Saturday, September 20, a full month earlier than usual. This will accommodate all the men who start curling in October!

We are fortunate, indeed, that our keynote speaker will be the Rev. Rob Dalgleish, Program Coordinator, Congregational Renewal & Development for The United Church of Canada.
You all know Rob as a guest preacher and our consultant for Project 20/20.
The day holds much promise! The event will be held in the Stewart East Hall with continental breakfast, buffet lunch and plenty of coffee and conversation.
For more information contact Ted Wilson at 416.231.7726 or email evwilson@rogers.com.

Islington’s Annual Golf Tournament
Saturday, September 27th 11:30 am
Hornby Glen Golf Course
(Steeles Avenue and Trafalgar Road)
Join other golfers – expert and novice, young and not, women and men – for a round of golf followed by Dinner & Prizes! Cost – $93 per golfer
All welcome! Contact Doug Peter at 416.231.8907 or email sdpeter@sympatico.ca

Islington United Church invites you to
A Women’s Day Retreat – Spirituality of the Arts

God was the first quilter of the prairies, the prime painter (sunsets, thunderheads, forget-me-nots), the archetypal metal sculptor (mountain ranges, crystalline structures), the composer who heard bird songs, the poet whose word was “full of grace and truth.”

Join us for a day that will celebrate the many gifted female artists at Islington. Dr. Dianne McGibbon, a psychiatrist and an artist, will share her stories and paintings, and will speak about the ministry of healing that comes from the arts and the connection of faith and the arts.

Saturday, October 18
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Registration and Continental Breakfast open at 8:30 am

Islington Golf Club
45 Riverbank Drive, Etobicoke

Cost $45
Continental breakfast and buffet luncheon included

Registration begins Sunday, June 1 in the Stewart East Hall and continues each Sunday in June. During the week registration forms are available in the Church office. Registrations received in June are eligible for an “early bird” draw. Get your tickets today.
The registration fee should not be a deterrent to anyone attending. Please contact Lynn Morrison at 416.621.6285, if you would like help with registration.
Child care will be provided, if needed.

Starting This Fall
Study Group - Jesus 24/7

Looking for a way to explore your faith? Join the study group,
Jesus 24/7, a short course in faith.

Session 1 - Six Mondays September 22 to November 3, 2008 (with a Thanksgiving break).

Session 2 - Six Mondays January 12 to February 16, 2009

Choose either the morning study group: 10:00 am to 11:30 am
OR
the evening study group: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

For more information contact:
Michael Shewberg, 416-239-1131 ext. 31, or
Linda Wheler, 416-239-1131 ext. 24,

Church Parking

Page Revised: June 27, 2008

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