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.
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How to Find Us
What’s Happening?
- Sunday, October 20, 2019
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Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, October 20, 2019 9:30 am - 10:30 am
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Keun Sarang Presbyterian Church
Sunday, October 20, 2019 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
all rooms
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- Monday, October 21, 2019
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Little Acorns Montessori School
Monday, October 21, 2019 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friendship Room -
Duplicate Bridge
Monday, October 21, 2019 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Auditorium -
Meditation
Monday, October 21, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Library
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- Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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Little Acorns Montessori School
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friendship Room -
Bible Study
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Heritage Room -
Duplicate Bridge
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Auditorium, Kitchen
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What did you miss @Jubilee today? Rev. Norm Seli sums up Sunday Worship at Jubilee United Church for October 20, 2019 in under 5 minutes! youtu.be/LB9ugU7_4FY
Rev. Norm Seli's sermon from this morning (October 20, 2019) - Lest Ye be Judge - is now available for streaming or download from our podcast site. jubileeunited.podbean.com/e/october-20-2019-lest-ye-be-judge-rev-norm-seli/
October 20, 2019 - Lest Ye be Judge - Rev. Norm Seli
Rev. Norm Seli wonders about the Prophet Jeremiah's promise that the Law would one day be written on our hearts (Jeremiah 31:27-34)and engages with the parable of the Unjust Judge and the Widow from Luke's Gospel (Luke 18:1-8). Norm presents a weary judge...The 5k walkers were out bright and early for a walk along Lake Ontario and up to Toronto City Hall. This is what it (and we) looked like before, during and after!
Tomorrow Night at Jubilee - Definitely NOT Church: Politics and the Bible. Sunday, October 20 at 730pm.