This Sunday, June 21, is National Indigenous Peoples Day. We'll be celebrating with a special worship service, with Rev. Barry Morris preaching.
10 am, in person or online. See you there!
#nihm2026 #NIPD2026
Upcoming events at St. Andrew's in June:
June 19 = Linger, a healing journey with Sabrina Siwiec
June 20 = 19th Annual Teddy Bear Picnic!
June 21 = National Indigenous Peoples Day worship service with Rev. Barry Morris
June 28 = Jazz Vespers with Wild Blue Herons Quartet
This Saturday, teddy bears (and their humans) will gather at St. Andrew's Park, beside 1046 St. Georges Ave, for the 19th Annual Teddy Bear Picnic!
Music, clowns, face painting, hot dogs & drinks, and, of course, caring for your teddy with our bear doctor and adoption table. Fun for the whole family -- and it's free! 🐻
June 20, 11 am - 2 pm.
*
📷Quarry, a stuffed lion, making his way to the picnic.
We're hiring!
COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR
St. Andrew's is seeking a Community Outreach Coordinator. You'll manage our outreach programs (including our weekly community meals and our seasonal Emergency Weather Shelter), maintain our garden, coordinate our volunteers, and more. Position is full-time, with benefits.
Application deadline: July 12, 2026
To apply, email resume to minister@st-andrews-united.ca
Full job description: www.st-andrews-united.ca/staff/
This Friday, join Sabrina Siwiec as she leads participants through Linger: a 90-minute. solstice-inspired healing journey with somatic movement, conscious breathwork and sound healing.
June 19, 6 - 8 pm
$66. Register at www.sabrinasiwiec.com/events
Sharing a job opening at Highlands United Church. Know of anyone who might be a good fit? Please pass the info along to them.
Thanks!
This content isn't available right now
When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.VOLUNTEER CALL
We're seeking two volunteers:
1. a Treasurer for the St. Andrew's Board
2. another member for our Property Management Team. A construction background would be helpful for the Property Management position.
These roles are a commitment and a bit of work, but they’re also an amazing chance to meet others, form community, and strengthen and support those who lead St. A. If either of these positions call to you, please reach out to office@st-andrews-united.ca or 604-985-0408, or speak to Rev. Eric at worship on Sundays.
Thank you!
Tomorrow, join us for the last Monthly Community Dinner before the summer break!
These free community-focused meals, prepared and served by North Shore youth, will resume in September. But don't miss this chance to welcome in the summer with others (and with delicious food)!
This Sunday: chef Izzeldin Bukhari of Sacred Cuisine will share a vegetarian feast and stories of Palestinian culture. Chef Bukhari is a renowned chef and storyteller from East Jerusalem known for his dedication to preserving and sharing Palestinian culture through food.
June 14, 6pm
Tickets ($25-50): www.tickettailor.com/events/sacredcuisine/2198124
Today! A Loving Spoonful offers their community lunch for up to 80 guests: $2. Doors at 12:45 pm, lunch served at 1 pm.
No Loving Spoonful lunch on July 1. The last Loving Spoonful lunch for this year will be on July 8. Stay tuned for when the program resumes in the fall!
#nihm2026
Another learning resource for this National Indigenous History Month: the Government of Canada's Map Room (with a variety of static and interactive maps) and native-land.ca (a global map of Indigenous communities and the land they steward).
geo.sac-isc.gc.ca/Collection_de_cartes-Map_room/
native-land.ca/
*
📷 screenshot of native-land.ca
Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈
June is Pride Month (the start of a season of Pride celebrations around Canada that extend into early fall). Pride is a time to celebrate and honour the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. In 2025, The United Church of Canada offered an apology to 2S and LGBTQIA+ people and communities—naming the real harm caused through words, actions, silence, and systems that failed to protect and affirm God’s beloved people. Watch Moderator Kimberly Heath's reflection on that apology—not as an ending, but as a beginning: united-church.ca/news/moderators-pride-message-2026
Next weekend (June 13 and 14), join us for two events building community with good food and good company!
Sat, June 13: Monthly Community Dinner
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Sun, June 14: Food, Love and Resistance
6:00 pm
A Palestinian Somi (vegetarian) feast with chef and storyteller Izzeldin Bukhari of Sacred Cuisine.
Tickets: buytickets.at/sacredcuisine/2198124
A reminder of our weekly meal program on Thursdays: first, at our Bread Ministry, grab a free loaf donated by local organizations/bakeries. And then join us for a free community lunch, made fresh by our volunteers. All are welcome!
Doors at 11:30, lunch is served at noon.
The teddies are coming!
On Sat, June 20, join us from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm for our 19th Annual Teddy Bear Picnic. This annual event is beloved by neighbours, kiddos, and stuffies alike as a celebration of community.
This year, we have Dilly and Donna from Click & Clown, Marnie from Music with Marnie, face-painters, crafts, cookie decorating, a teddy bear clinic, hot dogs and cold drinks, and of course our Adopt-a-Teddy table.
If you're able to help out with this event (set up, take down, staffing the snacks or other zones) please visit tinyurl.com/4cv5epyr.
Have any clean, new or gently used tea towels, dish cloths, aprons or teaspoons? Our busy kitchen would gratefully accept any donations of these.
You can drop them at worship service on Sunday morning or contact the office to arrange a drop-off time: office@st-andrews-united.ca, 604-985-0408.
Thank you!
June is National Indigenous History Month. Let's take this month as an opportunity to learn about the unique cultures, traditions and experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis; recognize the ongoing impacts of colonization; and reflect on how we can contribute to reconciliation.
One very good way to learn this month: read, watch and listen to Indigenous stories told by Indigenous folk. Check out the library for recommendations!
#NIHM2026
Interested in helping out at our 19th Annual Teddy Bear Picnic this June?
Please fill out this form to sign up: tinyurl.com/4cv5epyr
Thank you!
(And if you have any teddies lying around, we're still accepting donations for our Adopt-A-Bear table. Contact the office or drop off at Sunday worship).
On June 14, join us for food and storytelling from a renowned Palestinian chef, Izzeldin Bukhari.
Food, Love and Resistance
June 14, 6 pm
Tickets here: buytickets.at/sacredcuisine/2198124
This Sunday (May 31), join us for Jazz Vespers with Armi Grano!
She'll be joined by Michael Creber on piano and Derek Maroney on bass.
By donation. All are welcome!
May 31, 4 - 5 pm.