A community of faith, justice and the arts
in the heart of the Annex 

Worship Service

 

Sunday Service: Worship with us every Sunday at 10:30 a.m online on Zoom, followed by Coffee Hour. The service will also be available online to be watched later on for those who are not able to attend at 10:30 AM. 

Zoom Service Link:

https://zoom.us/j/98243487606?pwd=WmxDbTR2a3JrMk4zT05lQzkwb3B6Zz09

Meeting ID: 982 4348 7606

Passcode: 105035

 

If you have any questions, please email Pradeep at pgade@trinitystpauls.ca

Subscribe to the TSPList mailing list for the link and password (or ask someone who knows).

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Message from TSP Board

October  1, 2020
 
Dear neighbours and friends, 
 
In June, the Church Board of Trinity-St. Paul's decided that we would resume in-person Sunday worship on September  13th, provided that Toronto had been in Stage Three of the Government of Ontario's framework for reopening the province for three consecutive weeks. Staff and volunteer leaders at TSP have been watching Toronto's daily COVID-19 case counts and other developments closely for the past weeks. We have been particularly conscious this week that the Ontario Hospital Association has urged all houses of worship to suspend in-person worship, and Toronto Medical Officer of Health,  Dr. Eileen de Villa's, urging that we limit our contacts outside of our households as much as possible. It is with deep regret that I am writing to let you know that the  Church Board held an emergency vote on Tuesday and has decided to suspend in-person worship.  It is clear to the Board that it is no longer safe to gather in-person. 
 
We will continue to live stream Sunday worship on Facebook this week. However, we are excited to be transitioning to worshipping on Zoom in the coming weeks. Using Zoom will help us maintain the sense of community that we get when we gather in person. The recordings of our Zoom worship will still be posted on our Facebook and Youtube pages. However, I would like to personally invite you to join us live each Sunday morning at 10:30. Please e-mail pgade@trinitystpauls.ca if you would like to join our e-mail list and get the weekly Zoom invitation.
 
It is sad to be shutting our doors for Sunday worship again, but please know that we are indeed open and ready to serve our community. If there is anything you need, please do not hesitate to contact me at chair@trinitystpauls.ca.
 
Wishing you health and peace, 
Colin Phillips
Chair of the Church Board

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Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo, C.M.

Minister

1971

Only woman to sign We Demand, first gay rights demo in Canada. Marched in Toronto's first Pride. 

2001

Performed the first legalized same-sex marriage in Canada

2006

Elected MPP - passed most private bills in Ontario's history and most LGBTQ bills in Canadian history

2019

Appointed to the Order of Canada

2020

Minister at Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts

Climate Justice Resources

Trinity St. Paul’s United Church’s journey of divestment of our congregational funds from fossil fuels, and subsequent reinvestment in Alternative Energy

Divestment

Divesting our congregational funds from fossil fuels, the actions we took and the lessons we learned

Alternative Investment

A summary of available resources for reinvestment in alternative energy sources

Resource Library

A repository of links to background resources and media articles

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4 July

Creating in the Pandemic – Barbara

For a few short weeks in late March, life seemed stilled, quiet, formless. What would I do? Soon, most of my ongoing groups, boards and organizations found me through Zoom and my friends and relatives ramped up connections via email and phone calls. That was all well and good but, I felt something was missing.

Just when I needed it, I noticed an online art class available through the Neilson Park Art Centre. It was focused on Impressionism for acrylic painters. I jumped at the offer and proceeded with instruction and experimentation for the next 8 weeks every Tuesday morning. 

Although this online zoom version of an art class was not ideal, it did get me out of my chair, out of the news, and out of my rational self for about 8 hrs a week in total. There is nothing like colours on fresh paper or canvas to excite me, and nothing like acrylics to give me a second (or third!) chance to get that shape I’m trying for.

Here are two of the art projects I completed.

Barbara 

4 July

TSP Gardens, A walk with Lois

Please click the link for a walk(video) outside TSP building with Lois Kunkel.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y4PBpxgv8mkVIRGRR1rhzCitPQHGQaWx/view?usp=drivesdk

TSP Gardens
24 June

Christian Left Conference: What Is the Christian Left?

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What is the Christian Left? This is a significant question that leads to more questions: Should there be a Christian left? Why? Has there been a resurgence of the Christian left in recent times? Do we want to explore why this—a resurgence—is or may be important? What is the relationship between the Christian left and the institutional church? What role do conversion narratives—peoples' movement along the theological spectrum—play in the Christian left’s story? What kind of qualifier is ‘left’? Is it a political description? Social? Theological? Or is there an intersectional relationship between political, social, and theological when a Christian is defined as “left?”

This fully-online conference will feature an international roster of presenters on 11 panels over two days.

Visit the conference website for more information.

Date And Time

Aug 14–15, 2020

9:00 AM–7:00 PM EDT

Location

Online Event

Registration

Free via Eventbrite

Full Conference Schedule

Available here

bikeblessing_web201921 May

Blessing of the Bicycles

9th Annual Blessing of the Bicycles and Mobility Assists
Bike to church this Sunday to have your wheels blessed!

Celebrating human-powered transportation, bike blessings are a spiritual aspect of bike safety. We will be blessing mobility assists during the service, and bicycles in the back garden directly after service.

Join us every Sunday at 10:30am! 427 Bloor St. West
#bikeblessing #blessingofthebikes #blessingofthebicycles#BikeWithMike #climatecrisis #climatechange #humanpower

animal blessing_web15 May

Sunday: Blessing of the Animals

#BlessingoftheAnimals this Sunday, May 19! Bring your dogs, cats, all other leashed or crated pets welcome! Or bring a picture of your pet who has passed – or who is too unruly to leave the house!

Certificate of blessings provided. See you and Fido this Sunday!!
#animalblessing #saintfrancis

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