Advent Worship & Events
Join us in-person or online for all services and concerts.*

Worship livestreams are available at metunited.ca/live, and on YouTube.

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The Story that can change Our Story

Sunday Worship - Dec 3, 10, 17, 11am

Each Sunday in Advent we gather in the sanctuary with the Metropolitan Choir, Canada's largest pipe organ, and the sacred words and songs of our tradition. 

Deck the Halls with the Metropolitan Silver Band - Dec 10, 2pm

Celebrating its 90th anniversary year, the Metropolitan Silver Band is a 25+ member brass band, and the only one connected to a United Church congregation in all of Canada. Come ready to have some fun and sing some Christmas classics. Ugly Christmas sweaters welcome but not required!  

Pageant Sunday - Dec 17, 11am

Shepherds and angels and donkeys, oh my!  We remember, and encounter afresh, the wonders of Jesus' birth with poetry, singing, dancing and embodied action.  

Candlelight Lessons & Carols - Dec 17, 7pm

A Metropolitan tradition - we gather to tell the sacred story of the season with music and scripture under flickering candlelight.  

Blue Christmas - Dec 20, 5pm 

A gentle and supportive service for those who find this season challenging, or need a break from the hustle and bustle of it all. This is an in-person only gathering in the chancel.  

Christmas Eve Family Service - Dec 24, 11am

This year Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday. Our traditional 11am worship service will incorporate contemporary family-oriented elements to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Rev. Meyers will offer the first part of an original folktale called "The White Rabbit".

Christmas Eve by Candlelight - Dec 24, 11pm

O Holy night! The stars are brightly shining. It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.  With the Metropolitan Choir and the sacrament of Communion (where all are welcome), this is always one of most looked forward to services of the entire year.  

Christmas Day - Dec 25, 11am 

On Christmas morning at 11am we gather for a cozy and relaxed service with much singing, the conclusion of "The White Rabbit" folktale, and hot apple cider!

Deck the Halls! Carol Sing 2023

Celebrating its 90th anniversary year, the Metropolitan Silver Band is a 25+ member brass band, and the only one connected to a United Church congregation in all of Canada.
Ongoing Programs

Centring Prayer
Mondays at 8pm (Zoom) - A meditational time of grounding, followed by an extended period of silence to open our hearts and minds to God.

Zoom Bible Study
Wednesdays at Noon (Zoom)

Breakfast Bible Study
Thursdays at 8:30am (Zoom)
          
Saturday Morning Bible Study
Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. with social time at 8am (Zoom and in the Sunday School Room)

Taddle Creek Wild Church
Monthly nature-based service taking place outdoors on Sunday afternoons.

Celtic Communion Service
We gather on Tuesdays at 12:30pm on Zoom and in-person in the chapel for a short service of word and table in the Celtic tradition.

In addition to offering a welcoming home for worship since 1818, Metropolitan serves our community by offering a variety of outreach services and programs.  Met has been involved in social service downtown since 1917, long before government supports existed. Under our outreach umbrella, many programs today are run by church staff and volunteers, while others use our church facilities or receive other support. Most of our activities take place in the 11,000 sq. ft. Met Centre.

We would be most grateful this Christmas if you would consider a donation to help us in the work we will do in worship and outreach at the heart of downtown Toronto in 2024 and beyond. Thank you!


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