There is quite a list of events and opportunities for involvement listed below, and we wanted to make it really clear that these are all open to anyone and everyone. If you’re interested in taking part, we’d love to have you.
The readings for Sunday January 29 are Deuteronomy 18:15-22 and Mark 1:21-28.
Our next session of ideaExchange is on for Tuesday January 31 at 7:30PM. Our speaker for the evening is Kirsten Pinto-Gfroerer, on “Why we should not give up on sin; or, how being a sinner isn’t an insult after all.” Please note that this session will find us in a new home for these events, The Folk Exchange located at 211 Bannatyne, at Albert Street.
We’ve got another House Concert scheduled, this one for February 4 at 7:30pm in the home of Lorne and Sigrid Penner. Again, our suggested donation will be $15 for an evening of great music, food and drink, and some very fine company. On the musical bill for the night will be Kerri Woelke and Jon Lawless. We’ll have a sign-up sheet at the church on Sunday nights, and you can also reserve a space by contacting us.
The next in our series of “LivingRoom liturgies” is set for Friday February 10. For this one we’re thinking we’ll incorporate some extra music and do a bit of a songwriter circle, so if you play an instrument and want to take part that would be great. You can sign up at the church, or by contacting us, and indicating whether you’d like to bring wine, bread, cheese and crackers, olives, or hummus. Don’t delay… these are a great way to connect with people from around the saint ben’s community.
Our Mental Health support group continues to meet on a bi-weekly basis, with the next session happening on January 24, with Gord Johnson offering a reflection on music and inner health. The group gathers in the small chapel from 7 to 8:30 pm. Please use the main Broadway doors to enter.
The next 4PM Sunday “family-friendly” liturgy is set for Sunday February 5. While offered for families with young children in mind, these liturgies are open to everyone… And of course we still offer pre-school childcare during the 7Pm service.
We’re set for another film night in our occasional series, Theology in the Dark. For this one we’ll be screening “Get Low,” starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek. It takes place on Thursday February 9, 7pm at in the film room at Booth College (442 Webb Place), after which we’ll head up the street to Stella’s Café for coffee and conversation. There is no admission charge for the movie.
Our annual open meeting is set for Sunday February 19, starting at 4:15pm and including a catered supper at 5:30. There is a sign-up sheet at the back of the church, so we can plan our meal order. Suggested donation for supper is $10.
Our annual weekend at Camp Cedarwood is confirmed for March 9-11, with registration forms available at the church.
