This Sunday- September 13 | Commissioning

This Sunday, we're going to have an evening dedicated to commissioning the TILT community to their vocation. We'll be using a model based on a book called "Faith Goes To Work". It relates our vocation to God's character and work in this world. As the Church, we are the Body of Christ, and so we thought it most suitable that we commission one another based on how we reflect God's character in our work.

Read the summary through and reflect upon which type of work in which God has placed you to prepare for Sunday night Sept 13.

Reminder | BBQ Communion Sunday!

Just a quick reminder that Sunday is BBQ Communion - in other words, we'll be sharing a meal over the grill and communion as a community. Hopefully we will be outside. We'll provide meat and buns, and if you can bring a salad, dessert or beverages, that would be superb. If not, don't worry about it and just come! If you have specific preferences meat-wise, feel free to bring your own.

See you Sunday!

Ash Wednesday this Wednesday | The start of Lent...

The season of lent is upon us, beginning on Wednesday! We've created a forum where we can share our journeys to the cross - talking about what we have given up, perhaps why, what that is breaking us free from and how we are drawing closer to God through it.
Check out the forum here.

Typically, the Sabbath day is a day 'off' from whatever you are fasting from throughout Lent. If you consider Sunday your Sabbath, we would love to provide whatever you are fasting from! For example, if you are fasting from chocolate for Lent, it would be great to have chocolate for snacks at TILT for your Sabbath enjoyment! So, add a thread on the forum or let us know at TILT!

THIS SATURDAY - HELP NEEDED!

This Saturday, a group of us are helping some youth who live in the Willowtree apartments clean and paint their resource rooms. We need as many hands as possible!

Details are on the practical needs community board here - call or reply on the board to let us know if you can make it.

Thanks!

Light of the World Dec 14 2008 | YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

As many of you know, each year we have an evening called "Light of the World"- on December 14 this year - it's a fun evening of singing funky Christmas songs arranged by Greg (K). There are amazing desserts. It's an event that you can bring any and all of your friends to. Check out last year's invitation here and story here.

For the past couple of years, we have read Christmas stories from Stuart McLean with accompanying visuals. This year, we'd like to write our own story...of YOUR STORIES. We're going to do a compilation of short stories that you send us. A small disclaimer: We won't necessarily be able to use all of the stories we receive and we'll have to edit them (in part) to fit in the script, flow and time of the evening.

So, we would love to hear some of your humourous, fun, bizarre, sorrowful, significant or meaningful Christmas stories. It might be about shopping, crazy meals, hilarious gifts, weird parties, good family times...whatever comes to mind that you want to share. Of course, we'll keep the stories as anonymous as you'd like. Please send them to this email address!! We need your stories by November 16th...

If you have any questions email Scott at scottgmoore [at] mac [dot] com or Matt at fattamatta [at] yahoo [dot] com.

Thank you, TILT'ers!

Good morning everyone...a few thank yous are in order...

(1) Thanks to everyone who was able to come on Wednesday night to Kate and Scott's. We hope you had a blast!

(2) Thanks to Jeremy and Tracy's small group for hosting the night and making so much great food.

(3) Read a heartfelt thank you from Mark and Naomi here.

Communion BBQ on Sunday

Sunday is BBQ Communion - in other words, we'll be sharing a meal over the grill and communion as a community. Hopefully we will be outside. We'll provide meat and buns, and if you can bring a salad, dessert or beverages, that would be superb. If not, don't worry about it and just come! If you have specific preferences meat-wise, feel free to bring your own.

See you Sunday!

Photo by: Tom Franke

Looking for Accomodation...

A friend of Mark and Naomi's, Nardeen, is looking for a room to rent!! Please see a few more details on the community boards here.

Moose Deer '08

Read the latest here! (including Day Four update)

Moose Deer '08 | Day ONE Report

The Moose Deer Day Camp has begun! Follow their journey all week on the urban monks blog here. And check out the pictures.

Divine Offices | Praying through the Psalms

As we are journeying through the Psalms, we thought it would be cool for as many people as possible to pray through the Psalms for the next six weeks. As you hopefully know, we have the Divine Offices set up online - which consists of 8 readings a day, 7 of them Psalms. In the span of a month, you will read through all the Psalms, one bit at a time.

Check out the Divine offices online here. OR, print them out for the month here.

Moose Deer | Update Monday Morning

Good morning!

We have awoken to a torrential downpour. The Moose Deer team has headed off and we are unsure of plans from here. Pray for the rain to stop, and for the team to stay encouraged and upbeat!

Photo by: Dan Shirley

Check out the video from last year:

Get Involved in the Building Campaign!!!

As you hopefully know from our recent annual ministry meeting, Spring Garden Church is undertaking a building campaign to improve our facilities in order to better connect and engage with our neighbouring community. If you want some information: Read the latest newsletter here. View the latest PowerPoint about the building plans.

HERE'S ONE THING YOU CAN DO:
We are putting together a 'coupon book' full of services that we will sell to one another, with the proceeds going to the building. Babysitting, painting a portrait, washing a car, renting a cottage, cooking a gourmet meal, going for a motorcycle ride, fitness lesson...anything! What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? Submit your idea to tilt.toronto@gmail.com along with a suggested value and we'll add you to the book. Also, if it's a service, note how many times you'd be willing to do it (so you're not babysitting every night for the next three years, etc.).

Photo by: Tory Byrne

IDEAS NIGHT | Building Campaign

It's your opportunity to lend your creativity to the building campaign...

Plan on attending the Building Campaign Ideas Night on July 8th @ 7:30 in the lounge.

This evening will be an opportunity to brainstorm together how we can move forward in planning and raising funds for the building campaign.

Photo by: Daniel Wildman

CAT Team Opportunity | July Service Project

Refresh 2008 is an exciting event co-sponsored by Toronto City Housing Corporation CHU 18 and Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene. Volunteers will work together with residents of the Sheppard-Yatescastle Community to paint the inside and landscape the outside of each unit. At the same time CHU 18 Maintenance workers will be on site to bring the maintenance of each unit up to date.
The purposed of the program is more than painting, landscaping and repairing the units of the Sheppard-Yatescastle residences.
It is about working together. It is about strengthening the community. It is about doing something to make the world a better place.
Come join the team of volunteers who will make Refresh Festival 2008 a success.


What: We would love to send a team from Spring Garden/TILT to join in this amazing project and to learn how we might be able to serve in the housing communities in our neighbourhood.
When: July 6-9, 2008
How: email tilt (dot) toronto (at) gmail (dot) com if you are interested!

Practical Helps | Mark & Naomi are moving!

Mark and Naomi need your help next Saturday, May 17th. Just for a lil' while.
Read about it on the forum.
And then reply there.
Here's what Mark's saying:
Okay... just so you know:

We had a bit of a service elevator conflict, so the time of the move has changed.
I now have the UHaul truck from 2PM Saturday until Sunday. Not that the move will go until Sunday, I just have the truch till then. The move has to be done by 8PM as per the service elevator schedule. It starts at 2, and we can be a bit more relaxed.
No 8AM crack of dawn move! Woo hoo! See you at 2!
I guess the "move lunch" will now be a "move supper", and Naomi's mom is bringing a trough of hememade chili.
Enticed...?

Photo by: The Constant Craftsman
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Global Day of Prayer | May 11 | This SUNDAY!

Hi Everyone - Sunday is the global day of prayer. Check out details on their website here: www.gdoptoronto.com/.

If you are interested in joining a prayer meeting, here are some options:
Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship @ 3:00 p.m.
272 Attwell Drive, Toronto

Walmer Road Baptist Church @ 3:00 p.m.
188 Lowther Avenue, Toronto

The Peoples Church @ 3:30 p.m.
374 Sheppard Avenue E., Toronto

ClearView Christian Reformed Church @ 6:30 p.m.
2300 Sheridan Garden Drive, Oakville

Canada Christian College @ 6:00 p.m.
50 Gervais Drive, Toronto

The Embassy of the Kingdom of God @ 6:00 p.m.
416 Taunton Road West, Oshawa

Free Admission—Freewill Offering

Benefit Concert put on by one of our own...TONIGHT! TONIGHT!

When: Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 pm
Where: Yonge & Eglinton, Club 6 Degrees
More info: click on image above or email extinguish (dot) benefit (at) gmail (dot) com

Praying for one another

We continue to encourage you to make use of online resources for prayer. There are two main ways to do that:

The Community Boards
Either click on the image to the left for the most recent posts, or use the drop-down menu at the top of this page to go specifically to the prayer forum.

The Prayer Map
Some of this is outdated, so please send your updates to tilt (DOT) toronto (AT) gmail (DOT) com.

Community Action Team Survey...finally!

I promised I would have it up this week...so here it is...
How do you love to serve people?
Are you interested in serving the community around Spring Garden Church?

If yes: Click Here to take a SHORT survey.
(Note, this is about 1/30th the length of the TILT town hall survey.)