Donations to the United Church Mission and Service Emergency Relief Fund for Ukraine help both HCA and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank with relief work in the area. 85% of money donated to the fund will go directly to Ukrainian relief while the other 15% goes to other needed relief efforts around the world.
Read MoreFor several weeks each winter, our Sunday gathering draws inspiration from Hollywood, bringing the innovation, challenges, and provocation of the silver screen into our Perspective(s). This week, we are beginning our film series, Inspired by Hollywood, with the remake of West Side Story.
Read MoreMarch 14 is PIE Day, and in church circles it has nothing to do with math.
PIE is short for public, intentional, and explicit―the standards we hold ourselves to when we seek to live into being affirming, welcoming, and inclusive people and communities. PIE Day was co-founded by Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble and Affirming Connections.
Women ROCK! Signature Service this Sunday, MARCH 13th
If you're a woman, this means you... If you're a man, this means you, too ...
This Sunday, March 13th will be our Women Rock service, an opportunity to pay tribute to all those women who have and continue to influence our lives.
Read MoreMeet King Julez, “Drag, as an art form, is diverse and takes many forms. I first began doing Queen (feminine) drag because that is what people knew, then I morphed into doing King drag (masculine). Once I was engaged with masculine drag, I ended up coming to terms with my transition. Only by acting out presentation and mannerisms in an exaggerated way did I come to know what made me comfortable. Drag is how I found myself and how I connect to my true and authentic being that exists within my soul.”
Read MoreEach month, over 100,000 hungry Torontonians depend on Second Harvest for healthy meals.
Let's help bridge the gap between surplus food and hungry people. For every $10 we raise, WHU can help Second Harvest to provide 20 meals for the hungry.
Read MoreWe live in a fast-paced world that often seems to be only speeding up. Social Media and a 24-hour news cycle have given us greater connection but the connection sometimes becomes so great that it can be overwhelming. We are encouraged to do more, to be active, to work hard play hard. But this creates a system where we are never enough. There is always the pressure to do more, to be more. This creates greater social inequity and devalues people and the land.
Read MoreYOU, the Heart of West Hill, Are Invited
Annual Congregational Meeting - Sunday, February 13th, 2022
Following our shortened service - meeting to begin at 11 am
You're invited back to West Hill's backlot where our Circle of Friends will return to walk our labyrinth on
Tuesday mornings at 10 am.
Welcome back to another season of learning together! Join our facilitated learning group centered around the Indigenous Canada course offered online through the University of Alberta.
Read MoreJoin Scott this Sunday for a talk about melody, harmony, tone, pitch, rhythm, composition, notation, arrangements, improvisation, externals like acoustics, instruments, audience participation, and recording, and, of course, mistakes. Photo: Eric Nopanen, Unsplash
Read MoreThe author, Melinda Gates, is now making her life’s purpose and the key goal of the Melinda Gates Foundation to help empower women in the world. In the book, she tells the powerful stories of the real, everyday people she has met in her quest.
Read MoreOver the course of May and June, Rick Miller will continue to share his show BOOM YZ with the West Hill community during our Sunday Zoom Service. Each time he will present a new work-in-progress excerpt of BOOM YZ, the final chapter of his Boom Trilogy.
Read MoreOn January 31st, we will celebrate once again with a special service that will offer a pledge to be present to everyone who, on that special day, chooses to become a member of our congregation.
Read MoreWe have finally finalized our choice for our 2020 Winter Book study! Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown.
Read MoreThis past December we shared a sample “Personal Pledge of Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples”. Please read and share!
Read MoreIn our efforts to continue our learning and growth, West Hill will be hosting a book study White Fragility: Why it's so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo
Read MorePlease watch the movie beforehand and join us Sunday for the inspiration. Our series opens this Sunday, Jan. 5th as gretta draws inspiration from the film, THE FAREWELL
Read MoreWe have finally finalized our choice for our 2020 Winter Book study!Me, Myself, They: Life Beyond the Binary, by Joshua Ferguson.
Read MoreHave you ever experienced a conversation quickly devolving into an argument or worse, especially if it involves matters of belief? Then this webinar is for you! This Sunday from 1-2 pm
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