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Fellowship & Community

Advent Brunch & Wreath Making

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A grandmother and two of her grandchildren sitting at a table and making wreaths at our Advent wreath making event

Sunday, November 30
11:30 AM
after the 10:00 AM Service

Fun for all ages! Everyone and all ages are welcome. If you would like to contribute an item to the brunch, please sign up on the sheets posted at the Church!

A Dramatic Reading of
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Sunday, December 14, 2:00 PM

Featuring Marilyn Lightstone, Eric Peterson and Maggie Helwig â€‹

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“We choose this time of year because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.”

 

Step into the timeless world of Charles Dickens and Victorian London to hear a dramatic reading of the story that has become an inseparable part of the Christmas. Join us for a heartwarming afternoon as our performers bring this story to life:

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Eric Peterson

 

Stage, television and film actor, known for his roles in Billy Bishop Goes to War, Street Legal, Corner Gas and This is Wonderland. He is the recipient of several ACTRA awards for acting excellence and the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.

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​Marilyn Lightstone

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Stage, television and film actor, writer and painter. You’ll know her as Miss Stacey in Anne of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea. She hosts an evening programme, Nocturne, on Classical 96 radio station.

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Maggie Helwig

 

Poet, novelist, social justice activist and Anglican priest (St. Stephens in the Fields). She is the winner of the 2025 Toronto Book Award for her book Encampment: Resistance, Grace and an Unhoused Community.

​​​Also featuring musical guests The Auld Sisters!

 

The proceeds for this performance will go directly to the Grace Church on-the-Hill Outreach Committee, which supports several community initiatives, including the Churches-on-the-Hill Food Bank , Santa Sacks for Haven Toronto, Friday Food Ministry at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, and the Hot Lunch Program for the unhoused at St. Mathew’s Cathedral in Timmins, Ontario.

 

TICKETS: $25.00 (General Admission – No reserved seating)

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Knit with Us!

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Join us to knit for the mitten tree on Thursday afternoons from 2:00-4:00 in the reception room. We have wool and knitting needles and have an easy hat pattern to follow! You can also knit at home and drop off your items to donate before the new year.
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GRACE CHURCH ON-THE-HILL

300 LONSDALE ROAD

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Canada
M4V 1X4

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416-488-7884

ex. 1 main office

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hello@gracechurchonthehill.ca

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Church office hours

Monday to Friday  9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Closed for holidays

Sunday Service Times:

8:00 AM | Book of Common Prayer Eucharist

9:00 AM | Christian Education Hour

10:00 AM| Choral Eucharist

Coffee hour follows the 10AM service

Nursery care and Children's Church is running every Sunday during the 10:00 AM service


 

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Charitable Number 118943646RR0001

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