Metropolitan United Church

Living Faithfully Amidst Empire: Part Two: In my Back Yard... through the lens of Aboriginal, Racial and Economic Justice

Saturday April 19th at the Christian Resource Centre, 40 Oak St., Regent Park North, (Parliament & Gerrard St.) from 9:30 to 1:00

There is a charge of $10.00 to cover nutrition and lunch breaks. Please register with Elaine Perkinsby email at elaine.perkins@sympatico.ca or call (416) 275 - 6059 to assist with planning for refreshments

Join us for Sunday morning worship with Communion in the Founders' Chapel.
At this service The Rev. John Joseph Mastandrea will share his message, “Pebble In My Shoe�.

Fifth Sunday of Easter 

Join us on Sunday for worship at 11 a.m. The Carillon prelude begins outside at 10:30 am and the organ prelude begins at 10:45 am inside.

At this service The Rev. John Joseph Mastandrea will preach “Sailing To Byzantium�.  Readings this week are:

Acts 7:55-60; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14

Metropolitan's Organ Scholar, Matthew Coons, presents a recital of music by Bach and Laurin.

Please join Metropolitan United Church as we host The Van Gemeren Family Choir on April 30, 2008 at 7:30pm! 

The Van Gemeren Family Choir, established 40 years ago, currently includes 90 members and is the world's largest family choir. All members are descendants from late Pieter van Gemeren and Jansje Lodders. This choir comes from the Netherlands and are for a week in Canada for their concert tour. They are accompanied by their own string orchestra. In their varied reportoire they make classical melodies accessable to a large audience, including the young and old. Besides their large choir with some of their own performing solo, and they have a vibrant gospel choir.

McGill student Jordan deSouza presents a free, informal organ recital.

The Relevance of the Holocaust to Asian Christianity, speaker the Reverend Dr. Alan Lai (Columbia University) Rev Lai is from Mount olivet Lutheral Church in Vancouver. Music with the participation of Cantor Deborah Staiman

Thurs. May 1st, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church

520 Sherbourne St. (between Bloor and Wellesley St

Kosher refreshments will be served after the service

MUSIC AT METROPOLITAN and ORGANIX 08 present the opening concert of the month-long organ festival here on Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. Organist Patricia Wright will be joined by a string quartet and two oboes in music by Handel, Robert Fleming, Haydn, Lemmens, Langlais, and Bach Tickets are $25/ $20 seniors, students and RCCO members Tickets for this concert can be purchased here; discount passes for a combination of ORGANIX concerts are available online at www.organixconcerts.ca or by calling 416 241-9785.

Pianist Arnold Tirzits plays this free recital - the B Minor Sonata of Franz Liszt.

Day of Pentecost 

Join us on Sunday for worship at 11 a.m. The Carillon prelude begins outside at 10:30 am and the organ prelude begins at 10:45 am inside.

At this service The Rev. Dr. William Kervin will preach “BEYOND BABEL”.  Readings this week are:

Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-13; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

Minutes – May 2008 Meeting

Sunday, May 11, 12:30 pm – Volunteer Lounge

Present: Jennifer Smith, Israel Makindipe, Jeffrey Ince, Walter Ridley (Chair), Arnold Tirzits, Merv Ross , Dave Carley (minutes) Joyce Callender. Regrets: Jean Lee

This is the regular meeting of the Peace and Social Justice Committee and we sure hope you'll come and join us! Bring your coffee hour refreshments and come along to the Volunteer Room - that's in the basement, along the west wall. The monthly meeting will update the activities of the various sub-committees, offer up opportunities for involvement, and share information about church and denomination-wide peace and justice initiatives. Meetings last an hour, max.

Join us for this free organ recital by Andrew Ager, Director of Music and Organist of the Cathedral Church of St. James.