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Moving through our Ministerial Transition

December 24 — Rev. Steve has retired. His last service with us was on Christmas Eve.

January 11, 2026 — Congregational Town Hall after worship to discuss the Living Faith Story

January 18, 2026 — we’ll hold a party to celebrate Steve and Linda’s time with us

December 28 - February 22 (or later) — Worship Committee is organizing a series of guest worship leaders to ensure that worship happens every week. Please come out and support our guests! If you’d like to be on the roster of worship leaders, please contact the Worship Committee members

Seeking a Temporary Minister — The Official Board is preparing a job description for a temporary minister who will work with us until a permanent appointment is made. We expect it might be a few months before this new person can be hired (which is why we’re arranging for guest worship leaders between now and then). This will give us some time to find the right person to help lead us through the transition

Preparing the Living Faith Story — this is the first stage of a search for a permanent new minister. We need to take some time to describe our understanding of our ministry. Who are we? What does God call us to do and to be? How will the new Accessibility Lift help shape the next stage of our ministry? What do we celebrate? What have we been missing? We need clear answers to lots of questions like these before we can search for a new minister. Morgan J. is taking the lead on this process, and is looking for folks to work with her!

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Church School Sundays at 11am

September - June

In-person Church School is offered September - June. Please bring your kids with you to church at 11am. They'll go out with Ann Fraser, a certified Early Childhood Educator, about 10 minutes after the beginning of the Worship Service.

Over the summer months we take a break from church school programming, but we continue to offer basic child care with a certified Early Childhood Educator.

Thanks for Supporting our "Little Free Pantry"

Our Little Pantry is emptied and refilled almost every day of the year. Drop by and check it out!

Most people think of Forest Hill as a neighbourhood of leafy trees, detached homes and people earning high incomes. What many people do not realize is that Forest Hill is also home to people on fixed incomes, immigrants and people who do not earn high salaries. These people may live in a home on a leafy street, an apartment building or in Toronto Community Housing. A characteristic they all share is the fact inflation is creating financial stress in their lives and may be contributing to food insecurity.

Read more: Little Free Pantry 2023

We are (almost) Accessible!

On December 14, 2025 we dedicated our new Accessible Lift marking the end of a forty year journey to make the building accessible to those who have difficulty with stairs. 

Unfortunately, there are still a few construction tweaks required, so the lift is not yet open. Please check back to this website for updates before coming to church and trusting that you'll be able to use it. We are awaiting the final bits of construction to be complete before the lift can be inspected by the TSSA and licensed for use, but we expect it will be a matter of days before we can welcome you into it.

The lift will be licensed only for use by people who have difficulty using stairs. It's not intended for the general public. But if you qualify, contact the Church Office and we'll give you a 4-digit numeric code. With that code you'll be able to enter the building at ground level, and then use the elevator to go upstairs into the Sanctuary area of the church, or downstairs into the basement. There is an accessible washroom on each level.

Dreams of making this building accessible began over forty years ago, with a bequest from a family who are no longer with us. Over the years we've struggled with how to work within the confines of our historic building, and create space that everyone can use. We are grateful to all those who have contributed to the cost (over $200,000 of donations!), and to the Government of Canada who augmented our resources.

For a full description of why we think this was so important to do, and the various things we've done along the way to make this dream a reality, please click the "Read More" button and have a look at the liturgy we used to dedicate the lift

Read more: We are (almost) Accessible!

Events in our Region

Our Congregation is a member of the Shining Waters Regional Council, and there are events hosted by our neighbouring congregations which are varied and exciting. Check out what our neighbours are doing!

View the Regional Calendar of Events

Musings -- weekly reflections on Scripture

We're pleased to introduce this new feature to our website.

I began writing these short essays for our weekly e-newsletter. They served two purposes: First, they gave me an initial run at the Scripture that I would be preaching on -- an opportunity to start thinking about the spiritual and life questions that the sermon might address. Second, they serve as advertising; an invitation to folks to join us on Sunday morning and see how my thinking has developed between the first take on my questions and the final sermon that gets delivered.

We've started collecting these at this website so that people who aren't already subscribed to our newsletter can get a sense of what's coming up in worship. Feel free to check back weekly to see the reflection for the week, or click here to subscribe to our email newsletter and have these delivered into your inbox every Friday

Musings are available from the main menu of our website. The one reflecting the texts for next Sunday is intended to appear on the front page of our website each week.

Rev. Stephen Fetter

December 28, 2025

"Changes"

Isaiah 63:7-9

Change is the one constant in the universe. We all go through changes all the time; most of the time it is barely perceptible as it happens so slowly. Some change can happen in the blink of an eye.

The birth of Jesus was the start of a movement that has endured for millenia, through a seismic upheaval of changes. Yet the spiritual values he espoused, love thy neighbour, love thine enemy, still rings true today and doesn't change. Interesting.

Our church is going through changes with the addition of a vertical lift and a new hymnal PLUS a need for a new minister. When the Board of Director hires Rev. Steve's replacement will he/she (they/them) carry on with the same programs? Will new ministries be introduced?

Join our fill-in host Alex Stewart this Sunday at 11am as we explore the new challenges together. 

Alexander Stewart