Glebe Road United Church

06/03/2026

Archives – Recipe of the Month (with Jello™)!

From the Glebe Archives: A recipe from the 1972 church cookbook written by the Women of Glebe Road United Church in Toronto, ON, Canada. The recipe features lime green Jello, horseradish, onions and pineapple. Jello salads were inexplicably popular in the 1970s. New recipes shared every month....

A recipe from the 1972 church cookbook written by the Women of Glebe Road United Church in Toronto, ON, Canada. The recipe features lime green Jello, horseradish, onions and pineapple. Jello salads were inexplicably popular in the 1970s.

06/02/2026

March with Pride with Glebe Road United on June 28th 2026

Come join with other United Church congregations as we once again march in this year’s pride parade. Rev. Cynthia will be walking and heading to the parade after service on June 28th.

https://www.gleberoadunited.org/2026/06/02/pride-parade-june-28th-come-walk-with-us/

06/02/2026

Refugee Sponsorship Update (Excerpt)

Our refugee family, like many others, is experiencing the effects of severe shortages of housing, employment opportunities, food, fuel, and public services. The conflict has also diverted international attention and resources away from refugee support efforts. At the same time, refugees continue to face uncertainty, border tensions, and increasing challenges in neighbouring countries. Women and girls remain especially vulnerable, facing extensive restrictions on education, employment, travel, and participation in public life.

We continue to hold in prayer both our refugee family and a member of our Glebe Committee who has close family members in Iran. We pray that God’s Spirit will bring them comfort, strength, and hope during this frightening and uncertain time.

Our committee continues to work closely with our local Member of Parliament and with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada as we seek to advance the family’s application to come to Canada.

Read the full story at:
https://www.gleberoadunited.org/2026/06/02/refugee-sponsorship-update/

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month, everyone. We are celebrating Pride this Sunday, June 7 at 11:15 AM. Come as you are, and be loved as you are.

Waiting for God's Rainbow

God of the Rainbow,
More than those who watch for morning,
Our souls wait, for the day when each of us,
of every gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation
knows that we are meant to be:
loved, cherished, and protected; and
that we are to be:
proud of our identities; and
celebrated.

For we are your imperfectly perfect children,
called to reflect Christ’s radiant light,
embody Christ’s radical love; and
build your beloved community,
especially when storms of fear and hatred rage around us.

And so, more than those who watch for morning,
we, in our great diversity,
wait for your promised rainbow of peace,
as we work towards a world where every gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation is affirmed as beloved; and,
every soul’s spirit is able to sparkle, shine and sing your dream with pride.

May it be so,

Amen.

—Alydia Trinity United Church, Smiths Falls
https://united-church.ca/prayers/waiting-gods-rainbow

05/28/2026

Join Us Sunday
Trinity Sunday
May 31, 11:15 AM
In person or online

Psalm 8

O Lord, our Sovereign,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouths of babes and infants
you have founded a bulwark because of your foes,
to silence the enemy and the avenger.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars that you have established;
what are humans that you are mindful of them,
mortals that you care for them?

Yet you have made them a little lower than God
and crowned them with glory and honor.
You have given them dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under their feet,
all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

O Lord, our Sovereign,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!

White Trillium (Trillium flexipes) photo by Vicki DeLoach via Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vickisnature/5595089660

05/27/2026

Cover photo: White Trillium (Trillium flexipes) photo by Vicki DeLoach via Flickr

The Pocket Pigeon Mountain, GA This was my favorite wildflower on the trail - these trilliums are big and showy and everywhere! Winner, Beautiful World Challenge Group 10, Wildflowers, 4-11

05/23/2026

Join Us Sunday
Day of Pentecost
May 24 at 11:15 AM
In Person or Online

Psalm 104: 24-24

O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
There is the sea, great and wide;
creeping things innumerable are there,
living things both small and great.
There go the ships
and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.

These all look to you
to give them their food in due season;
when you give to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath, they die
and return to their dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works—
who looks on the earth and it trembles,
who touches the mountains and they smoke.
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.

Image credit: Pentecost by Rev. Cynthia O'Connell

05/20/2026

We have raised $2956 of our $7000 goal!

If you are able, please consider making a contribution to this endeavour designated ‘Glebe Heat Pump Fund’ by clicking the link below to donate through CanadaHelps**. If you make your donation on or before May 31, 2026, 50% of your donation will be matched by our anonymous benefactor to a maximum of $10,500.

Thank you for your response to God's generosity. Please give as you can, within your means.

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/146222

We will issue a tax receipt to you after the year-end for the total donations that are greater than $10 dollars. Please provide your name and address which is needed for us to issue the tax receipt.

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