Sunday, July 5, 10:30 am – Speaker
Thomas Luloff, Fleming College.
Fur, Fangs & Forests: Remarkable Mammals Living Alongside Us Back by popular demand, Thom has guided us through the birds (2024) and the bees (and other bugs, 2025) and now… beasts!
Sunday, July 12, 10:30 am – Service
The Rev. Elizabeth Peeters, Immanuel Church.
Elizabeth’s ministry and guest ministry has taken her across Ontario, from Wolfe Island to Alliston. She is now pastor at Fenelon Fall’s Immanuel Baptist. She lives on a beef farm outside Omemee where she and her family raise a rare breed of cows called PIntzgauer. She’s also a proud Oma!
Sunday, July 19, 10:30 am – Service
The Rev. Cathy Gibbs, The Anglican Church of Canada
Recently retired from Toronto’s Christ Church Deer Park, Cathy was also Chaplain of Bishop Strachan School for 13 years following a long career as a secondary school teacher. She is deeply committed to her faith as a progressive Christian.
Sunday, July 26, 10:30 am – Service
The Rev. Dr. Candice Bist, Presbyterian Church & Jesuit Spiritual Director.
Dr Bist is ordained as a minister of word and sacrament in the Presbyterian tradition and trained as a Spiritual Director in the Jesuit tradition. She holds a Master of Divinity, a Master in Theology in spirituality and practical theology and a Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Renewal and Contemplative Practice.
Sunday, August 2, No Service
Holiday weekend – no service
Sunday, August 9, 10:30 am – Speaker
Carolyn Hyslop, The Canadian Canoe Museum.
Carolyn has been leading The Canadian Canoe Museum since 2016. With an academic background and expertise in Outdoor and Experiential Education she continues to shape the development of programming at the Museum’s fabulous new campus.
Sunday, August 16, 10:30 am – Service
The Rev. Cathy Gibbs, The Anglican Church of Canada .
Recently retired from Toronto’s Christ Church Deer Park, Cathy was also Chaplain of Bishop Strachan School for 13 years following a long career as a secondary school teacher. She is deeply committed to her faith as a progressive Christian.
Sunday, August 23, 10:30 am – Service
Derek Rasmussen, Buddhism.
Derek is a Buddhist minister, activist, writer and retreat facilitator with a passion for weaving storytelling and humour into meditation. From co-founding peace initiatives, to working with Inuit organizations in Nunavut, and speaking at universities like Harvard and Yale, his work bridges social, ecological, and spiritual justice.
Saturday, August 29, SPA AGM
The church will host SPA’s AGM at 10 am
Sunday, August 30, 10:30 am – Speaker
Christopher House, O.C.
Still With Us, Stories of HIV/AIDS and Dance in Canada As editor of Still With Us, Christopher will introduce this groundbreaking work, a reflection on the devastating impacts of HIV/AIDS on Canada’s dance world. At the heart of the book are the many dancers, choreographers and others lost to the disease, or living with the disease, along with their friends, family, lovers and other caregivers. Still With Us is both a moving tribute to the fallen and a call to action.
Christopher is a choreographer, performer, educator, and sometime curator and editor. Born and raised in St. John’s, Newfoundland, he worked with Toronto Dance Theatre from 1978-2020, the last twenty-six years as Artistic Director. His works have been performed in nineteen countries worldwide. A Member of the Order of Canada, he continues to dance, choreograph and teach across the country.
We hope to see you this summer.
Lynne Davis, organist
