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Don't forget to wear Pentecost colours to church this Sunday - reds, oranges, yellows - as we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit to the first disciples.
 
NOTICES AT A GLANCE - more details below

  1. Sunday service Zoom link
  2. Children's program on Sundays
  3. Service videos
  4. Meditation on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm
  5. Summer book group: Braiding Sweetgrass
  6. New podcast episodes
  7. FaithWorks 25th anniversary celebration
  8. Daily Spiritual Opportunities
  9. Offerings
  10. Videos on the Holy Land

 
AND NOW THE DETAILS:
 
1. Sunday Service Zoom Link
To join our live Sunday service on Zoom at 9:30 am just click on this link and follow the prompts:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89458540617?pwd=bnN5ZmRCRlhuTjZWNDloNjVTUktGdz09
Or call in on your phone: 647-374-4685
The meeting ID is 894 5854 0617
Passcode: 098692
 
2. Children's Program on Sundays
Gemma leads a separate program for children after we've all begun the service together. To go to the children's program click on this link: https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/93190362564
 
3. Service Videos on Website and YouTube
We are recording our Sunday morning service each week, for those unable to attend it live. Look for it on the church website here: https://www.staidansinthebeach.com/services/pages/virtual-services, or on YouTube by searching St Aidan's in the Beach Sunday Service.
 
4. Meditation
The current meditation series continues on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8 pm by Zoom, and runs weekly to June 30. The theme of this spring meditation series is emptying, clearing space, letting go, befriending death. The Zoom link is here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3204394907
Phone: 647-374-4685
Meeting ID: 320 439 4907
 
5. Summer Book Group
Through the summer on Thursday evenings June-August, we will be holding a book group that we hope will be able to meet outdoors in people's backyards. Details are being finalized pending COVID restrictions being lifted.
The first book we'll be reading and discussing is Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants, by
Robin Wall Kimmerer. The author is a mother, an environmental biologist and an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
 
6. New Podcast Episodes
Two new Boardwalk Talk episodes are now available. One episode features a conversation with Eileen Henderson, long-time restorative justice advocate who sits on the board of Restorative Justice Housing Ontario. The other episode is a conversation with Christine MacMillan, an ordained Salvation Army officer who chairs the World Evangelical Alliance’s Global Task Force on Human Trafficking. You can listen to these new episodes, and all other episodes, on the St. Aidan’s website or mobile app. Or you can download them from Spotify, Apple Podcasts, RadioPublic, and many other podcast platforms.
 
7. FaithWorks 25th Anniversary
FaithWorks is hosting an Evening of Celebration and Appreciation on Friday, May 28 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This wonderful evening will include a Service of Evensong from All Saints’ Church, a message from Bishop Andrew Asbil, the premiere of the 25th anniversary video, virtual visits to a few ministry partners and a segment to recognize significant contributions. Please register in advance.
And, don’t forget to put in your own donation! Just think of one family night out, no matter what your ‘family’ is  … and donate that amount!!
 
8. Daily Spiritual Opportunities
Although we aren’t able to provide paper copies of the Forward Day by Day daily bible reading guides, those interested can access them online or as a podcast, along with other resources for prayer at their website: https://prayer.forwardmovement.org
Canterbury Cathedral Morning Prayer is recorded each morning in the Deanery Garden at Canterbury Cathedral in England and is available as a video through the cathedral’s YouTube channel.  Led by Dean Robert Willis, and sometimes assisted by cats and other creatures that reside in the beautiful 2.5 acre garden, it provides a unique setting for daily prayer and spiritual reflection: https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/worship/online-worship/#morning
 
9. Offerings
Your regular offerings support the mission and ministry of St Aidan's, and we thank you. Here's how to make a donation:
-  Donate online using your credit card at Canada Helps: St. Aidan's Church
-  E-transfer from your bank account to staidan.envelopesec@gmail.com. Please set the security password to "jesuslovesme"
-  Mail cheques to the church: 2423 Queen St. E., Toronto, ON M4E 1H6, or drop off your donation in our secure mailbox on the construction fence facing Queen St.
 
10. Videos on the Holy Land
Following on from our coffee-hour conversation after church last Sunday, Lynn Jones recommends this series of videos about the history of the Holy Land: The Beginnings of Judaism and Christianity - Information About the Holy Land | The Great Courses Plus