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Online Connection Time
Online Connection Time is an opportunity for folks who worship online to get to know one another a bit better. It will happen regularly on the last Sunday of the month, on Zoom, and we hope you’ll choose to participate!
Afternoon Tea Concert for Seniors with Judy Hung, pianiste
An Afternoon Tea Concert for Seniors — with Judy Hung, pianiste, and special guest, violinist Amélie Tao
Here's what you can expect:
Tickets are FREE! Space is limited so please register so we can save you a seat.
Tea will be served in fine china cups and saucers, with a selection of sweets, party sandwiches, cheese and maybe even scones!
If you are arranging for transportation, please book your drop off for between 1:30 and 2 and your pick up for 3:30.
Final date for registrations is Monday, February 24 at noon so we can advise our bakers of how many people we expect at this first Afternoon Tea Concert.
This is fully funded by a New Horizons for Seniors grant from the Government of Canada.
Community Pancake Supper
Cedar Park United and Roxboro United Churches are delighted to be coming together again this year to host the neighbourhood for a pancake supper: Shrove Tuesday, March 4 from 5 - 6:30 PM at 204 Lakeview in Pointe-Claire.
Healing Wholeness Lenten Study
In this challenging time, too often marked by division, fear, and uncertainty, you are invited to participate in an online Lenten discussion series that will invite us all into a journey of rediscovery—toward a deeper connection with God, ourselves, and others.
Rather than adding to the rancour surrounding us, through the wisdom and reflections of Parker Palmer, we will explore themes of hospitality, grace, and hope as pathways to wholeness in our lives and communities that can help us rise above the discord that is dominating much of life.
Each session will begin with a short video—so you won’t need to prepare anything ahead. They will be led by Ian Fraser, a retired Presbyterian minister who, along with his wife, Catherine, has been worshipping with Cedar Park United for the past year.
When? Thursdays, March 6 - 27
What time? 10-11:15 AM
Where? On Zoom
Annual Congregational Meeting
Every year we hold an annual congregational meeting to review and celebrate the year past and look toward the year to come.
This year, the ACM will take place on Sunday, March 9 from 11:35 AM to 1 PM onsite in the Sanctuary and on Zoom.
*The Zoom link will be made available here the day of the meeting, if you plan on attending online.
If the Cedar Park United community matters to you—please come so your voice can be heard and you can join in the vision for our shared future.
Community Connections
Come have soup together and stay to make a difference for others beyond our walls — all in an open, inclusive, multigenerational setting.
Soup lunch: 11:30 AM to 1 PM (pay as you can)
Activities: 1-3 PM (making sandwiches and love notes for Bread and Beyond, knitting Izzie dolls for children in conflict zones, )
Come for a while or stay for the whole time. Let us know how you're able to participate!
Healing Pathway Phase 1 Workshop
The Cedar Park United (West Island) Healing Pathway ministry will be hosting a Phase 1 training workshop on April 4-5, 2025 in the church building.
This is open to anyone wishing to become a practitioner or to refresh their skills, and is open to people of all faiths and spiritual paths.
The Healing Pathway training promotes self-care and assists in restoring wholeness, balance, and harmony at all levels of being – physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually through grounding techniques, meditation, and a series of healing sequences. Healing is experienced individually for receivers when an intention is set, and there is a connection to the Divine. The foundation of the program lies in the tradition of healing within the Christian faith but is open to people of all faiths and spiritual paths.
To find out more and register: cedarparkunited.org/caring-ministries/#healingpathwa
Community Connections
Come have soup together and stay to make a difference for others beyond our walls — all in an open, inclusive, multigenerational setting.
Soup lunch: 11:30 AM to 1 PM (pay as you can)
Activities: 1-3 PM (making sandwiches and love notes for Bread and Beyond, knitting Izzie dolls for children in conflict zones, )
Come for a while or stay for the whole time. Let us know how you're able to participate!
Saturday Service
Saturday Service is a chance to make a difference for our neighbours—in community.
We know that people who work and kids at school can't make it to Community Connections, so we're trying this as time for you.
Come for the whole thing, come for part of it—come connect with your Cedar Park United community on a Saturday! We’ll make comfort kits for people experiencing homelessness (11-12:30) and sandwiches for Bread and Beyond (12:30-2:30). A light lunch will be provided (pay as you can).
please let us know if you’ll be there and how you can help.
Do I Stay Christian? Book Study
Season 2: Wednesday, January 15 to Wednesday, February 26, 9:30- 11:00 am on Zoom
This book study, facilitated by Revs. Darryl Macdonald (Roxboro) and Elisabeth Jones (Cedar Park), will explore the questions and challenges raised in Brian McLaren’s book, Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned.
McLaren’s thought-provoking, conversational approach will help us to say out loud the many questions many Christians are asking themselves these days, as we watch the word “Christian” being co-opted to support behaviours and beliefs that seem to be at odds with the life and teachings of Jesus. By sharing in conversation with one another we will see how we as individuals and as faith communities can respond hopefully and creatively to that question.
The study will take place in two seasons, giving ample time for participants to read and reflect on each section of the book in preparation for collective conversation and response. There will also be opportunity for local participants to attend at least one supplementary onsite discussion per season.
The book is available to borrow from some local libraries, and in hardback, e-book or paperback versions from regular outlets. (Note the paperback version is due to come out in November 2024).
Community Connections
Come have soup together and stay to make a difference for others beyond our walls — all in an open, inclusive, multigenerational setting.
Soup lunch: 11:30 AM to 1 PM (pay as you can)
Activities: 1-3 PM (making sandwiches and love notes for Bread and Beyond, knitting Izzie dolls for children in conflict zones, )
Come for a while or stay for the whole time. Let us know how you're able to participate!
Carols, Candlelight, Communion
Come celebrate Christmas Eve in community with carols, candlelight and communion.
Children's Worship: Paper Bag Pageant
Children’s Christmas Paper Bag Pageant
An all ages, come as you are, be part of the pageant — everything provided! — experience the wonder of the Christmas Birth!
Solstice Meets Christmas—for families with children
It’s a winter picnic on the Cedar Park United grounds. Come be fed in a wintered garden by the mysteries of solstice and new birth. You’ll find food for birds, food for souls, food for people…
Christmas Carol Singalong
This free Christmas Carol Singalong brings together singers from both Cedar Park United and Roxboro United, accompanied by Dr. Wayne Johnson.
You can look forward to hearing, and singing along to, some favourite carols, including an especially beautiful arrangement of Breath of Heaven.
Christmas goodies and hot drinks will add to this festive afternoon event.
Come one, come all, to this musical community gathering!
Community Connections
Come have soup together and stay to make a difference for others beyond our walls — all in an open, inclusive, multigenerational setting.
Soup lunch: 11:30 AM to 1 PM (pay as you can)
Activities: 1-3 PM (making sandwiches and love notes for Bread and Beyond, knitting Izzie dolls for children in conflict zones, )
Come for a while or stay for the whole time. Let us know how you're able to participate!
"Soup and Baubles" Decorating for Advent
Come help get the Sanctuary decorated for Advent—with a cup of soup in community.
Find Your Fit ONLINE Forum
Find out where it ALL fits when you become part of the Cedar Park United Community. Bring your questions, we’ll offer as many answers as we can and hopefully we’ll all sign off inspired!
Afternoon Tea Concert for Seniors with Dr. Wayne Johnson
An Afternoon Tea Concert for Seniors — with Dr. Wayne Johnson
Here's what you can expect:
Tickets are FREE! Space is limited so please register so we can save you a seat.
Tea will be served in fine china cups and saucers, with a selection of sweets, party sandwiches, cheese and maybe even scones!
If you are arranging for transportation, please book your drop off for between 1:30 and 2 and your pick up for 3:30.
Final date for registrations is Monday, November 25 at noon so we can advise our bakers of how many people we expect at this first Afternoon Tea Concert.
This is fully funded by a New Horizons for Seniors grant from the Government of Canada.
Retirement tea for Elizabeth Chown Lafrenière
⛱ So that everyone who wishes to say thank you, goodbye and bonne retraite to Elizabeth Chown Lafrenière we’re hosting an afternoon “tea and treats” drop-in afternoon on Thursday, November 21 from 1:30-3 PM in the Cedar Park United Sanctuary.
If you know you can't make it in person, there will be other ways to send her your good wishes. Stay tuned for more details!
Find Your Fit Forum
The Find Your Fit Forum is where we hope to grow in understanding of how and where “it” and “we” all fit, with lots of questions, answers, and inspiration.
Community Connections
Come enjoy a soup lunch (pay as you can) and an afternoon of making a difference for others beyond our walls — all in an open, inclusive, multigenerational setting.
Lunch: 11:30 AM to 1 PM (pay as you can)
Activities: 1-3 PM (making sandwiches and love notes for Bread and Beyond, knitting Izzie dolls for children in conflict zones, painting hope stones...)
Come for a while or stay for the whole time! Let us know below how you're able to participate
Do I Stay Christian? Book Study
This book study, facilitated by Revs. Darryl Macdonald (Roxboro) and Elisabeth Jones (Cedar Park), will explore the questions and challenges raised in Brian McLaren’s book, Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned.
McLaren’s thought-provoking, conversational approach will help us to say out loud the many questions many Christians are asking themselves these days, as we watch the word “Christian” being co-opted to support behaviours and beliefs that seem to be at odds with the life and teachings of Jesus. By sharing in conversation with one another we will see how we as individuals and as faith communities can respond hopefully and creatively to that question.
The study will take place in two seasons, giving ample time for participants to read and reflect on each section of the book in preparation for collective conversation and response. There will also be opportunity for local participants to attend at least one supplementary onsite discussion per season.
Season 1: Wednesday, October 30 to Wednesday, December 4, 9:30- 11:00 am on Zoom
Season 2: Wednesday, January 15 to Wednesday, February 26, 9:30- 11:00 am on Zoom
The book is available to borrow from some local libraries, and in hardback, e-book or paperback versions from regular outlets. (Note the paperback version is due to come out in November 2024).
The Poisoned Tree: A Creative Conversation on Race and Racism
Image: Rosy Kuftedjian
Cedar Park United is pleased to be hosting this program as part of our October focus on becoming an antiracist denomination. We are sponsoring the event together with the C. G. Jung Society of Montreal with proceeds going to support the United Church of Canada's Anti-Racism Programme
This is a theatrical performance by Stephen Eddy Snow accompanied with music created and performed by Shelley Snow.
The first part of the program consists of a theatrical performance by Stephen Eddy Snow, entitled “Healing the Poisoned Tree inside of Me,” accompanied with music created and performed by Shelley Snow. Using slides, storytelling, song and dance, the actor personally explores how his own “cultural training,” growing up in a small New England town, shaped an early world view tainted with racism and white supremacy. Through dramatic action and self-reflection, he aims to heal this “Poisoned Tree” that grew up inside of him. His performance intends to authentically answer the very difficult question of “how in my life have I been complicit with systemic racism?”
In the second part of the evening, the audience, divided into small subgroups, will be given the opportunity to explore their responses to this theatre piece and self-reflect on their own relationship to systemic racism. This process will be guided by Shelley Snow, an experienced psychotherapist and music therapist. At the conclusion, the audience will have a chance to ask Stephen Snow about the why and wherefore of his performance.
Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors and students and can be purchased on Eventbrite (no tickets will be sold at the door).
Afternoon Tea Concert for Seniors with Ludwig Semerjian
An Afternoon Tea Concert for Seniors — with Ludwig Semerjian, renowned classical concert pianist
Here's what you can expect:
Tickets are FREE! Space is limited so please register so we can save you a seat.
Tea will be served in fine china cups and saucers, with a selection of sweets, party sandwiches, cheese and maybe even scones!
If you are arranging for transportation, please book your drop off for between 2:30 and 3:00 and your pick up for 4:30.
Final date for registrations is October 19 so we can advise our bakers of how many people we expect at this first Afternoon Tea Concert.
This is fully funded by a New Horizons for Seniors grant from the Government of Canada.
Thanksgiving Worship: Celebrating 125 years of Cedar Park United
Our Thanksgiving worship will be a celebration of gratitude for the 125 years of Cedar Park United. This is the time to invite everyone you know who has had a connection to this community over the past years and decades.
Community Connections
Come enjoy a light lunch and an afternoon of making a difference for others beyond our walls — all in an open, inclusive, multigenerational setting.
Lunch: 11:30 AM to 1 PM (pay as you can)
Activities: 1-3 PM (making sandwiches and love notes for Bread and Beyond, knitting Izzie dolls for children in conflict zones, painting hope stones...)
Come for a while or stay for the whole time. Sign up to eat, make sandwiches or help in other ways.
Worship at Kahnawake with Merging Waters
Cedar Park United and Merging Waters are joining in worship hosted by Kahnawake United Church on October 6th including an onsite tour of the Mohawk Cree Teepee project following the service. This is so exciting!
Please join in this celebration which promises to be joyful and educational!
Find out more about Kahnawake UC here and more about the project here .
Ride for Refuge
Cedar Park United is back in the saddle! We're fundraising in the Ride for Refuge on October 5, to support the work of Action Refugiés Montréal. ARM provides a variety of accompaniment services to hundreds of refugeed people every year. If we ride and walk, and people make donations to support us, we will be able to support them in their vital work. Thanks for supporting us as we support them!
Youth Spirit Quest
Registrations for this season’s Youth Spirit Quest are now closed. You can participate, however, by keeping these young people, Rev. Elisabeth, Martha FYMC and all the volunteers in your prayers this fall.
Afternoon Tea Concert
An Afternoon Tea Concert for Seniors — A Singalong with Peter Freeman and Peter Purich
Here's what you can expect:
Tickets are FREE! Space is limited so please register so we can save you a seat.
Tea will be served in fine china cups and saucers, with a selection of sweets, party sandwiches, cheese and maybe even scones!
Multi-instrumentalists Peter Freeman and Peter Purich will blend their vast experiences in the classical, jazz and folk worlds to bring a selection of classic favourite songs to life. To encourage you to sing along, the words will be projected on the large screen.
If you are arranging for transportation, please book your drop off for between 2:30 and 3:00 and your pick up for 4:30.
Final date for registrations is September 20 so we can advise our bakers of how many people we expect at this first Afternoon Tea Concert.
This is fully funded by a New Horizons for Seniors grant from the Government of Canada.
The Moderator's Flourishing Event
Spend a day with the Moderator, engaging in reflection and energizing activities towards dream-oriented actions for our churches and communities.
All around the world – from universities to the United Nations, from corporations to community organizations – people are talking about flourishing. Rooted in belonging, flourishing means living with purpose and joy, and bringing bold collaborative solutions to our world’s challenges.
The Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, wants to bring that conversation to The United Church of Canada. She invites us to connect to one another in hope, with a deep conviction by a belief that, despite all the challenges of church life in this day and age, we can move from despair to transformation – from languishing to flourishing.
Is your church flourishing?
(Perhaps that’s the wrong question.)
Is your church contributing to the flourishing of your community?
How might we truly be a flourishing church in the world? How might we live in deep spirituality, bold discipleship and daring justice, linked from coast to coast to coast in ministry that transforms us and the world around us?
Fall Midweek Midrash
Midweek Midrash with Rev. Elisabeth is a way of exploring the Bible that may be new to you. All are welcome, whether you’re a seasoned midrasher or you’ve never heard of this way of exploring the Bible.
Simply bring your midrashic imagination as we turn the texts for worship together.
Longest Table Community Get-Together EVER!
You're invited to gather again (or for the first time) for the Longest Table Community Get-together on Saturday, September 14 from 4:30 to 7:30 PM on the front lawn at 204 Lakeview in Pointe-Claire (and in case of rain, inside our building).
This event is free of charge—just bring your own picnic and a bit to share, along with your plates and utensils—and you can expect to find a very, very long table and a wide-open welcome.
You can expect lawn games (giant Scrabble, Jenga and tic-tac-toe) as well as face-painting and sidewalk-chalking. This is a joyful, all-ages event!
If you plan on participating (even if it's a "maybe"), please fill out the form above so we have an idea of
1) how many places to set at our longest table on Saturday, September 14.
2) how you might be able to help make it happen.
We're looking forward to sharing this time together in community again this year!
Community Connections
Come enjoy being in community—and make a difference!
11:30-1: Light lunch (pay as you can)
1-3: Sandwich making
Since we made 200 sandwiches so quickly last time, we've decided to make 400 sandwiches for Bread and Beyond this time! If you've never joined in the fun before, this would be a great time to give this activity a try. Just click above and hear what Alice has to say about it!
Want to colour love notes in the meantime? Here's the downloadable template.
Please click below to sign up now so we know how you'll be participating.