Fellowship & Community
Advent Brunch & Wreath Making
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 ​
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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.
​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.
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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