We have easier Access to Worship and Community space.

The new ramp and push button access door from Stewart Street have been completed. There are also new wheelchair access washrooms on the church level. This is part of the renovations that we have undertaken to make the building more accessible to everyone in the community.
Thank you to the Trillium Foundation and all our donors .

NEW
Celtic Communion service at St Aidan's, beginning March 13, 2011 8:00 am

St. Aidan’s will offer this 45 min. service on a three month trial basis to begin with, so please tell your friends if you think they might be interested.

What is a Celtic Service?

In the spirit of our patron Saint "Aidan" we will be using the Songs and Prayers from the Iona Community in Scotland. These settings reflect the Iona Community's belief that "worship is all that we are and all that we do, both inside and outside of the church, with no division into the sacred and the secular....

The material draws on many traditions, including the Celtic and aims to help us to be fully present to God, who is fully present to us - in our neighbourhood, in the political and social activity of the world around us, and in the very centre and soul of our being."
Iona Abbey Worship Book

BTW: The clocks go forward on Saturday March 12, 2011...

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Lenten Study beginning 16 March 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Seven Storytellers of Faith

Our Spirit Connection Lenten Series features seven prominent personalities sharing his or her faith and ideas about such questions and the image of God, what gives life meaning, and the problem of evil. The format is a video/discussion featuring John Dominic Crossan, Madeleine L'Engle, Robert Fulghum and more...

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Taizé Night Prayer March 18, 2011 7:30pm

In the stillness of a candlelit hour, come and pray with us using the songs and prayers of the Taizé Community.

We invite you to join us for Taizé prayer on the third Friday evening of each month
Sept. through June. We pray, in words and music and in silence, for healing, for our
world and for a better understanding of our relationship with God, praying
"Oh Lord, hear my prayer.."

More about Taizé at St Aidan's

More about Taizé world wide

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An English Song Recital, Saturday April 2, 7:30 pm.

Featuring James McLean, Tenor and Michael Rose, piano

At St. Aidan’s, 318 Queen Mary Drive, Oakville.

Program: Selected songs of Vaughan Williams, A Young Man’s Exhortation -Finzi On This Island - Britten

Admission: Adults $20, Seniors/Students $15

Bring your friends, tickets are available now.

For tickets, please email staidanoakville@gmail.com. Seating is limited, so get your tickets early and help to support the mission and ministry of St. Aidan’s in the West River Area.

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Community

St Aidan's is proud to be part of the West River Community.

ACE: This is an inexpensive, low impact exercise class that takes place at St Aidan's on Wednesday mornings. There are spaces available. Call 905 849 0477.

The Oakville Choral Society is now using St Aidan's for practice and rehearsal.

Cubs, Brownies & Sparks are coming soon to St. Aidan's. More details to follow.

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