We've placed a selection of photos from our recent Children's Christmas pageant online.
View the Photos on Flickr.
The costumes are being fixed. The lines are being memorized. Our annual children’s Christmas pageant is coming together after a dress rehearsal this weekend.
This year’s play is called “Behind the Pageant.” It takes place at the dress rehearsal for a big Christmas production, where some of the characters with the smaller speaking parts realize they don’t really understand the Christmas story they are rehearsing. It is up to other characters to embark on an impromptu re-enactment of the nativity story.
This year’s production takes place on Sunday December 20th during the 10:30am service. It will take place in the Church Hall, instead of the sanctuary.
We have a full gallery of photos from our December 5th Christmas fair now online.
Special thanks to everyone involved in organizing this wonderful event, and to everyone who came out to support it.
Glenview just pulled off one of its busiest Sundays in a while.
After two communion services to mark the start of Advent (listen to Rev. DeWolfe's sermon podcast here) we held an inter-generational Advent festival.
A full crowd came out to make candy cottages to take home, candy-cane grocery card holders for our Grocery Assistance Ministry, as well as a selection of Christmas decorations and Christmas stockings to support Portland Place, Out of the Cold and Meals-on-Wheels.
A photo gallery of the event can be found on Facebook.
After that, our youth group hosted Out of the Cold. You can see photos from that event in the ViewPoint section of our website. Under Kennis Kim and Shannon Wiggan's leadership our youth and friends prepared a nourishing meal that received rave reviews. They shared and learned a lot from our adult volunteers and our dinner guests.
Finally, the day wrapped up with the "Child's Christmas in Wales" concert in the sanctuary. Tom Allen, from Glenview and CBC, read Dylan Thomas' words, accompanied by Lori Gemmell (harp), Sonia Harper Nyby (soprano), Etsuko Kimura (violin), and Peter Merrick (organ and piano).
As our new Senior Minister, Rev. Laurence DeWolfe noted "Great congregation, leadership, youth and children, musicians (in house and guest), all under one roof. This is an extraordinarily talented and energized congregation."
On Sunday, our confirmation class visited the Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue (near Glenvcairn Ave and Bathurst).
Our young members spoke with Avi Levison to learn how Christianity compares and contrasts with other faiths.
The students asked some good questions. For most of them, it was the first time they had ever visited another place of worship.
Rev. Dr. Laurence DeWolfe was officially inducted as Glenview's Senior minister during a special 4:00 service at Glenview on November 1st.
Members of the congregation and The Presbytery of East Toronto were in attendance.
You can listen to a recording of the service here:
Part 1 involves the Narration of Steps and an induction Prayer. Participants: Mr. Michael Reid, Moderator of Presbytery
Part 2 involves the Charge and Covenant from the Presbytery and the Congregation. Participants: Mr. Michael Reid, Moderator of Presbytery; Barbara Hepburn, Clerk of Session; Rev. Dr. Robert Faris, Interim Moderator; Geoff Olson, Representing Glenview Family; Rev. Dr. Maureen Walter, Minister of St. John's Church; Charlotte Youngson, recently ordained Elder at Glenview; Grant Vistorino, Representative Elder from Glenview to the Presbytery of East Toronto; Rev. Alex Bisset, Clerk of the Presbytery of East Toronto
Photo Gallery: Coming soon
If you subscribe to Glenview's Podcast feed, the URL has changed.
You may have noticed you haven't been receiving the latest Sunday sermons.
To fix this, you'll need to delete your old feed and then add this new one: http://bit.ly/1Q5MYvw
You should be able to search for an updated Glenview podcast feed in iTunes, Sticher, and Pocketcasts.
We need help coming up with goods to be sold at our annual Christmas fair on December 5th
Please bring your seasonal preserves, sauces, baked goods, Christmas gifts and handmade ornaments, candles, decorations and stocking stuffers to church on Thursday, December 3 and place them on the stage marked "Glenview Christmas Fair”.
Thank you for supporting Glenview.
What a great job! Glenview's youth group (working alongside youth groups from Blythwood Baptist and Eglinton St. George) held a wonderful Trick or Eat food drive on Saturday October 24th.
View photos of the event on our Facebook page:
Congratulations to our youth groups for a successful Trick or Eat food drive. Joining forces with young people from...
Posted by Glenview Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 25, 2015
Join us once again for our annual Advent Festival, featuring baking, jams, gifts and decorations.
Saturday December 5 from 10:am - 2:00pm in the church hall.
Enjoy a coffee and a treat and get an early start on your holiday shopping.
We're excited to announce that Rev. Dr. Laurence DeWolfe's first service will be held on Sunday November 1st.
His induction ceremony will take place later that afternoon, at 4:00 at Glenview.
There are now more than four million registered Syrian refugees, and many more that are not registered - over half of these children are children. The photo of a three-year old boy washed up on a beach awakened the world to the plight of these refugees.
How can Glenview as a community of faith respond to this world crisis? Session and many people have expressed an interest in pursuing the possibility of sponsoring a Syrian refugee.
Sponsoring a refugee family is a serious long-term commitment and requires a dedicated committee to work out the details, others willing to do volunteer tasks, and those willing to provide the financial resources needed to settle a family in Toronto.
Please contact the office if you are interested in joining a committee, wish to volunteer or can contribute financially to this cause.
An information meeting about what Glenview can do with help from Presbyterian World Service and Development is being held on October 28th.
Once again, Glenview will open its doors to welcome those in our city in need of a warm place to gather and experience community and a warm meal. The Out of the Cold program returns starting November 1st.
Volunteers are needed to set up, serve and clean the church hall after the dinner.
We are also looking for financial donations to help finance our program. Please mark any church offerings to help Out of the Cold.
For more information, contact Bill or Ruth McDonald (416) 223-9361
Please join us on Friday, October 30th in the Church hall for our pumpkin carving and pizza party.. An annual Glenview event that is fun for all ages!
Please RSVP to Kennis Kim . You may also sign up on the Christian Education bulletin board in the hallway of the church.
Glenview is joining forces with Blythwood Baptist and Eglinton St. George church to hold a neighbourhood food drive benefiting North York Harvest Food Bank.
Students in grades 5-12 are invited to join us. (Younger students are welcome with a parent.)
Join us at Glenview on Saturday October 24th at 7:00pm.
It's like Trick or Treating a week early, except we'll be collecting canned food donations.
October is World Hunger Month. 850,000 Canadians rely on food banks each month.Of those helped in 2014, 37% were children and youth, 5% of adults were over the age of 65. If you would like a list of Top Ten Needed Donations, they are:
- Peanut Butter
- Canned Fruits and Vegetables
- Dried Pasta
- Tomato Sauce
- Lentils and Beans
- Powdered, canned or Tetra Pak Mil
- Baby Formula and Baby Food
- Canned Fish and Meat
- Canned Soup
- Macaroni and Cheese
Our ViewPoint Youth Group will be meeting on the following Sundays in the upcoming 2015-16 year.
Please go directly to class at 10:30 in the Peter and Simon Room
September 13, 2015
September 20, 2015
October 18, 2015
October 25, 2015
November 8, 2015 (Please attend at the beginning of the service and come down with the other students after the children’s story.)
November 22, 2015
November 29, 2015
January 3, 2016
January 17, 2016
January 31, 2016*
February 7, 2016*
February 21, 2016*
March 6, 2016*
Friday, April 1 @ 6:00pm. Dinner Provided.
April 10, 2016
April 3, 2016 - Confirmation Sunday Celebration
April 17, 2016
May 1, 2016 (grade 8 students attend)
May 22, 2016 (last youth Sunday class)
* Classes at 11:45am.
We've posted a gallery of photos from our welcome back Sunday service on our Facebook community page.
We kicked off another church year with a welcome back Sunday celebration. It started with another great jazz service, and ended with a congregational lunch (and some great balloon animals for the kids). Posted by Glenview Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 13, 2015