Our service begins at 10:30 on Sunday morning.  Just link from the graphic below this section.

In the United Church of Canada, May 11th will be celebrated as "Family Sunday" in an effort to include families in all their diverse configurations. We recognize, not only mothers in the traditional definition, but all those individuals in our lives who nurture and care for us. Families come in many shapes and sizes, but all are precious. In Sunday's service we honour our families. Rev. Dr. Joshua Lawrence, our Minister of Worship & Congregational Life, will lead the service and preach a sermon entitled "Casting Fire,” based on the Gospel reading Luke 12: 49-53. Our first scripture reading is Acts 8: 1-12, read by Chris Fischer. Christina Lindsay, our Children's Program Coordinator will lead "A Time to Wonder" with our young people.​

Minister of Music, Chris Fischer offers the following comments on the music in this service: "This is a difficult day for many who are either grieving the recent loss of a nurturer in their life or who have had a difficult relationship with their mother. It is also the Sunday following Red Dress Day (May 5), the National Day of Awareness and Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Persons. In the spirit of solidarity and comfort for all who are dealing with loss at this time, the Choir offers two musical reflections, arrangements of two popular songs – the first, “This Is to Mother You” by Sinéad O’Connor, and the second, “We Rise Again”, by Leon Dubinsky but best known as recorded by the Rankin Family. These are songs of comfort and hope in the future as “we rise again in the faces of our children… (and) the voices of our song.” We thank guest organist Kelsey Lenti for this morning’s Gathering and Sending music. Our congregational hymns are MV #214 "May God’s Sheltering Wings," VU #556 "Would You Bless Our Homes and Families," Andrew Donaldson's "We Are One Living Family" and VU #554 "God Made from One Blood."

Missed Sunday's livestream?  You can see the recorded version of this particular service any time up to seven days after the live version by linking from the video graphic below.