Lent

This Lent we used our services to look at the stories from the last week of Jesus' life. What do these stories tell us today? Are they true, or are they symbolic? What do they mean?

Services in this series included:

  • Sunday, April 21
    Easter
    Christine Smaller
    10:30 am, Trinity St. Paul's, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, April 14
    The Inbetween
    Christine Smaller
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, April 7
    Cleansing the Temple ("Messy Church")
    Lindsay Tyler
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, March 31
    The Last Supper
    Ken McEvoy
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, March 24
    What does Lent have to do with anything, anyway?
    Exploring how the ancient practice of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving might provide glimpses of hope and healing in our time and place.
    Christine Smaller
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, March 17
    Our Stories, Ourselves
    Reg McQuaid, Pat Douglas, Shirley Endicott
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, March 10
    Bathurst Annual General Meeting
    10:30 am EDT, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

Epiphany

The Magi

Epiphany starts after the Twelfth Night, in the new year. At this time, as we remembered the visit of the Magi, we reflected on our mission as a congregation in Toronto, and how we might work as Jesus taught us, to love our neighbour, feed the hungry, welcome the stranger, and take care of the sick.

Our series started with Cathleen Fillmore offering a reflection entitled "Intimations of Mortality." She spoke about her encounters with mortality, including her own. As Cathleen suggested, it's time for us to open up this conversation!  On January 20 the service was led by the Bathurst 2020 group, as we looked at the various possible future options for our community (the service included a congregational meeting), which was followed by our traditional Joint Holy Land joint service with Trinity St. Paul's on Jan. 27. Starting in February, we were joined by our new minister, Christine Smaller for the remaining services in this series, with a special welcoming service on Feb. 10, and her first sermon to us on Feb. 17. 

The services in this series were:

  • Sunday, March 10
    Bathurst Annual General Meeting
    10:30 am EDT, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, March 3
    Jesus' Teachings on Food and Drink
    Frances Combs
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, February 24
    Transforming Faith Through Art
    Catherine Hernandez
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, February 17
    The Parables of Jesus
    Christine Smaller
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, February 10
    Welcoming service for our new minister, Christine Smaller
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, February 3
    The Power of Stories
    Sharon Goodier
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, January 27
    Joint Holy Land Service
    Jews and Allies Supporting Palestinian Rights: Hopeful News
    Diana Ralph of IJV
    10:30 am, Trinity St. Paul's, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, January 20
    Bathurst 2020 / Congregational Meeting
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.

  • Sunday, January 13
    Intimations of Mortality
    Cathleen Fillmore
    10:30 am, TSP Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W.