Glen Rhodes United Church
working to build God's dream
Join us!
This is the page where the Glen Rhodes congregation shares its exciting ideas for ministry that will help build God's dream, and where you may discover a calling, a passion, or a community that shares your understanding of the world we want and need.
Please note: these are not paying jobs. Glen Rhodes would love to be able to employ many people in the struggle for a world more fair and peaceful. These are calls for caring people to volunteer their time, energy and creativity.
Social times for young families
Glen Rhodes has space and facilities for its neighbours to gather and get to know one another, and share ideas for parenting. We're thinking about parents at home with young children, for example. The lower hall is available most Wednesday and Thursday mornings, and there are other spaces in the church available even more frequently.
Would you like to be part of an informal coffee and discussion group? Would you like to help organize it, or publicize it?
The United Church of Canada is putting a Pride party on Saturday, June 21. Volunteers needed for two hour shifts at a respite tent (where participants might come to sit in the shade for a bit if it turned out to be a hot day).
From 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, at Metropolitan United Church, just east of St. Michael's Hospital, at the corner of Queen and Church.
Call the Glen Rhodes office (416-465-3755) to volunteer.
Pride festival volunteers
To find out more, or offer help, contact Rev. Robin Wardlaw at:
Email: glenrhodesminister@bellnet.ca
Phone: 416-465-3755
Or drop by the church some morning (Tuesdays to Fridays, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm), when Robin is usually available.
Food Bank and Drop-In Volunteers and Coordinators
The Community Food Program at Glen Rhodes offers groceries to hundreds of people per month. A participant can also get tea, coffee, breakfast and snacks once a week, Wednesday from 9:00 am to 11:30 am, and 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
Three coordinators and about a dozen other volunteers make it all work, from setting up the room to registration at the computer, work in the kitchen and filling orders. It's busy, noisy and caring. New people stand out, as they try to figure out what to do first, and others often sit with friends over a coffee as they wait their turn to be served.
What we need is another coordinator to greet new people, help things run smoothly and find out from participants what other needs they have besides food (such as employment, newcomer to Canada services, housing and so on).
The roving coordinator will have good people and problem solving skills, the ability to locate help and services available in east Toronto, and a willingness to reach out to agencies in the neighbourhood from time to time, to arrange for services to be delivered at the food bank.