Food & People - Two good things that go very well together

Just a friendly reminder that every week people prepare delicious snacks (I mean, Colin Chapman's chocolate cheesecake brownies..COME ON!!!) and although we usually finish them by the end of the night, which is fantastic, there is also an intentional time of gathering together before 6:30 to catch up with people, see how the week was, see how we can continue praying for one another, etc. Lately, the sanctuary has been a very lonely place even past 6:30. If we desire to be a welcoming community, it's a little intimidating for people to walk into an empty sanctuary expecting a worship gathering at 6:30!

We confess as leadership we are often not ready to go on the dot of 6:30. We will endeavour to be 'ready to go' just after 6 pm as we have always intended to. Then it would be fantastic to gather and eat from 6:15 to 6:30!

Thoughts welcome by clicking on comments.

What's Goin' On | October 9

Yes, here it is...your faithful weekly updates:
:. Listen to Greg's teaching (or get the podcast).
:. Download the weekly resources for prayer and meditation. Or view them online!
:. Reflect on the confession liturgy from Sunday night.
:. Opportunities for prayer on the community prayer posting and its associated comments.

Bulletin Board | Vocation Potluck!! FOOD!

Check out the Vocation blog for more information about a potluck THIS Thursday, October 4thTOMORROW at Scott and Kate's house.

Walking Together | Music Up

We will have CDs for everyone for Sunday, but the songs for the small group series "Walking Together" are posted here!

You can also listen to the songs as a PODCAST! It is not yet being picked up by iTunes, but soon, if you search in the iTunes stores for "TILT Music" and look under podcasts, it should be there. It is now up as a podcast recognized by the iTunes Store! If you can't wait, follow these instructions:
Open up iTunes. You don't have iTunes? Download it here. Once you have downloaded and installed iTunes, follow these simple steps:
1) Click on "iTunes Stores" on the left side of the program window.
2) In the search box, search for "TILT Music".
3) It should be your first hit.
4) Click on the "Subscribe" button.
5) The podcast will begin downloading on to your computer!

What's Goin' On | October 1

Good afternoon, one and all!
Your usual weekly updates here:
:. Greg's teaching from Sunday night;
:. A definition of simony;
:. Weekly resources for meditation, praise, prayer and devotion;
:. Community Life & Prayer posting - post your own prayer here;
:. Prayer Map here;
:. If you missed last week: the video and the outtakes are posted.

Resources are up

Just so you know, resources are up on the urban monks blog! Late for class...gotta run...

Outtakes are UP!

Hey Everyone,

Here you are in all your glory: http://tiltart.blogspot.com/2007/09/tilt-outtakes.html

Bulletin Board | Shower for Erin!

This Sunday afternoon from 2 - 4 pm at Spring Garden, there will be a shower in celebration of Erin and Colin's upcoming wedding. Any and all women are invited to attend. I am not fluent in the happenings of showers for women only, so I have no idea what you are supposed to wear, what to bring or how to act. Perhaps, like yourself?The VW is in honour of Erin's last name, just in case you were wondering. There was talk of a simultaneous men's only event during the afternoon, to which Gene would really like to be invited. Please post any further planning under the comments!

Also, see below for the small groups form link

Bulletin Board | Small Groups Starting!

As we have announced for a couple of weeks, we are joining in the whole Spring Garden community on a journey through Deuteronomy (and Acts too!), exploring what it means to be a community. This starts NEXT WEEK! It is our hope that everyone be in a small group, even if just for these next six weeks. If you aren't in a group, fill out this form (it's not linked because I can't get on the Spring Garden website right now, but check out springgardenchurch.ca and it should be there. It is now linked - here again), or email me at tilt.toronto@gmail.com.

What's Goin' On | September 25

I'm running out of town here, but key posts are up:
Community Life & Prayer
Resources for the week
The Prayer Map

See the video below. Outtakes to come!!

Are you on it?

If you haven't heard or read about the prayer points map, read about it here. If you haven't used or seen the prayer points map, check it out here. If you aren't on the prayer points map, get on it here.






(Photo of artwork by Tim Holmes.)

TILT Teaching | Acts 7: A Reading

The teaching from tonight is posted on the TILT teaching blog here. It is, of course, the video made up of much of the TILT community! Check it out here. Well, I may as well put it right here too:

Bulletin Board | This Sunday

The Scripture reading/teaching/preaching/all-in-one for this week is coming together. Thank you everyone for sticking around afterwards to do some fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants filming.

Other than that, this Sunday should prove to be not unlike any other Sunday at TILT - always different!

What's Goin' On | September 18

Good morning, one and all!! This is your latest goin' on web-update post (in contrast to the newly formed 'bulletin post' for the latest happenings within the TILT and at the TILT worship gathering). Now that you are confused, here's the usual:

:. Gene's teaching on Acts 6:1-7 is up. Get the podcast if you dare.
:. Community Life & Prayer is posted - post your prayers here!
:. The Thomas Merton prayer from Sunday night.
:. And of course, weekly resources for meditation, prayer, praise and communing with God and one another.

Bulletin Board | This Sunday

Trying a new post here just to keep people in the loop about Sunday gathering happenings...This graphic will always be associated with it!

:. Please keep filling in the Toronto poster board prayer map! There should be a marker and pins by the map at all times. Simply pin-point a place where you are throughout the week, mark your name and how we can pray for you/that place/the people there.

:. Gene will be preaching on Acts 6:1-12:

1 But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food.

2 So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program. 3 And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give them this responsibility. 4 Then we apostles can spend our time in prayer and teaching the word.”

5 Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith). 6 These seven were presented to the apostles, who prayed for them as they laid their hands on them.

7 So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.

Acts 7 | Video Scripture Reading

On Sunday, September 23 at TILT we’ll be covering Acts 7, which is when Stephen addresses the council. We thought it would be fun to do a collaborative scripture reading and hence this posting. Here’s the idea – to have as many people as possible reading various parts of the scripture and then cut it together into a video scripture reading. If you’ve ever seen the music video for Michael Jackson’s Black or White, you’ll sort of know what I’m talking about (near the end when all the different people are lip syncing and it just keeps cycling through people). Watch the video here. The part I'm talking about is in the last minute of the video.

I hope to be able to ‘film’ this on this Sunday night after TILT and would only need a few minutes of people’s time. It will just be a head and shoulders shot with you reading the Scripture that I tell you to read!

If you are interested and can let me know ahead of time, that would be great because I can then coordinate who will be reading what. So, please email me at scottgmoore@mac.com and let me know either way.

Thanks,
Scott M

Vocation | Starting Up Again

Check out the Vocation Blog for info on an upcoming meeting.

If you have no idea what Vocation is, perhaps this wordy sentence can help (or not?!):

Vocation is an authentic community (of those in post-secondary education and early careers) journeying together to solidify our primary calling to God and discover our secondary calling, the adventures God has in store for us, corporately and individually. Vocation's core values are community, authenticity, mobilization and creativity and we seek to live these out in everything we do.

Jay McIntyre | Father's Love | Video

Hey all,

Check out the new video under TILT Art, produced, created and directed by Jay.
Watch it here.

What's Goin' On | September 11

:. If you are interested in the prayer by John Wesley we prayed on Sunday night, check it out under the daily.

:. Resources for the week are here on urban monks.

:. Community Life & Prayer is posted.

:. Check out the prayer map!

:. Listen to Bill's teaching.

What's Goin' On | September 4

School's IN! Hard to believe really...the TILT website ticks along as always...a few updates for you:

:. Weekly resources are posted - sorry for the few day gap.
:. Scott's teaching is posted (and on the podcast!)
:. Community Life & Prayer posting is up too. Add your stories/prayers here!
:. Scott also referred to an article by Lesslie Newbigin on Sunday. Read it here.