Welcome to Jubilee United Church
Jubilee United Church is an Affirming Ministry, offering welcome and companionship to all people regardless of sexual orientation or designation.
Jubilee United Church was created by the coming together of Bethesda, Donminster and Victoria Village, and most recently, St. John’s United Churches. Embracing the gifts of these congregations and the many individuals who have joined our community since 2000, we continue to grow. We acknowledge the sacred land upon which Jubilee United Church stands. People have been on this land for 15,000 years. This land is the territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. The territory was the subject of the “Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant”, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and Confederacy of the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.
As of July 1, 2017, Jubilee United Church and St. John’s United Church are amalgamated – we became a single congregation.
Jubilee honours the legacy of St. John’s United Church and will continue to grow their ministry to the community as St. John’s becomes part of Jubilee, bringing gifts, insight, experience and wisdom, as well as a commitment to continue to grow together and share a ministry of inclusion, invitation and inspiration with the larger community.
We are very excited about our future together.
On Sunday, June 23, 2013, we celebrated together Jubilee being officially an “Affirming Ministry.”
What that means is that we are recognized and take responsibility for inviting, welcoming, and including all people who want to experience the love of God and ministry of Jesus Christ as expressed in our community – regardless of sexual orientation or designation. We take on, as a ministry, the care and comfort of those marginalized and victimized by others for their identity as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgendered (LGBT) people. As much as it is about LGBT people, it is about a wider diversity as well. It is about inviting, welcoming, and including those who feel left out because of age, culture, or perceived / experienced abilities. Becoming an Affirming Ministry is a celebration and commitment to embrace diversity intentionally, graciously, and compassionately – the way that Jesus did.
With your help, we will continue to be a loving, inclusive and responsible community.
We have:
- Outreach Programs, Discussion Groups
- Men’s Groups, Women’s Groups
- Children’s Groups, Youth Groups
- Bible Studies, Non-Traditional Worship
We are:
- Women and Men, Young and Old
- Families and Individuals
- By the Book and Heretical
- Hungry and Satisfied
- Understanding and Questioning
And
You are invited to join us.
How to Find Us
What’s Happening?
- Thursday, October 18, 2018
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Little Acorns Montessori School
Thursday, October 18, 2018 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friendship Room -
Rimbala
Thursday, October 18, 2018 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Garden RoomFalls send many seniors to hospital and can put an end to independent and active living.
Daniel Rubinoff, PhD, is the Music Director at Jubilee and also the creator of Rimbala!
Rimbala is an innovative falls prevention program that is informed by Daniel’s extensive background in Dalcroze Eurhythmics and by his experience as a professional performer and composer.
Rimbala combines live, improvised music with simple and fun movement activities to help seniors improve balance, mobility and cognitive functioning – including memory. Similar programs in Europe have been scientifically proven to reduce the incidence of falls by a whopping 54%. Please contact Daniel for more details and times: 416 709 8381, or rubinoffdaniel@gmail.com
If you are curious, then please come out to our first class on Thursday September 20 at 10:00 a.m. in the Jubilee auditorium.
A ten-week comprehensive Rimbala program begins at Jubilee on Thursday, September 20.
Dates: September-December, 2018 (Thursday morning, 10:00 a.m. beginner class, Thursday afternoon, 4 p.m. Intermediate level). Classes are one hour in length. Please wear loose-fitting clothing for movement.
Cost: $125.00 for the 10-week program, or $20.00/class drop-in whenever you can, no prior experience necessary and no homework!
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- Friday, October 19, 2018
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Little Acorns Montessori School
Friday, October 19, 2018 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friendship Room -
Don Mills AA
Friday, October 19, 2018 8:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Heritage Room
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- Saturday, October 20, 2018
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Celebration of Life: Chris Foot
Saturday, October 20, 2018 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sanctuary, Garden Room, Foyer, Kitchen
Doors Open @Jubilee today 430-630pm. A quiet place; some candles... a time for you to pray, talk with a minister, or just commune in silence. It might also be a GREAT DAY for a Labyrinth walk. Every Wednesday, including today.
Snacks! Every Tuesday morning a group of us gather in the Garden Room for carbs and conversation. Providing space for open hearts to find each other is one of the most joyous duties of being church. #JubileeGems
Join us today and every Tuesday for Coffee between 11am and 1230. The air is cool inside, the coffee, tea and cookies are free and you never know who might drop by... hope that it's you!
Theology on Tap - A chance to talk about things that matter in a safe, friendly way…
This Wednesday, October 17th at 730pm
At Watt’s Restaurant at Eglinton Square
(South Side from the Parking Lot)
Up for Discussion:
Is God absurd? More importantly, is Life Absurd?
And is that a problem?
Join us – Buy your own food and libation, bring your own opinion, but count on Rev. Seli to keep the discussion going.