Danish Lutheran Church of Toronto

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Friday May 25th at 6 pm at Madsen's Greenhouses in Newmarket, there will be a fundraising evening for the Danish National Museum in Alberta complete with entertainment, tombola, silent auction and lotteries. 

Saturday May 26th there is a grand banquet at 6.30 pm at Novotel, complete with music, Les Lanciers and dance, including entertainment by Swedish director and Comidian Maestro Martensson coming all the way from New York.

Culmination to the weekend events, on Sunday May 27th we are participating in the church service at 10.30 am, savouring a Danish lunch of smørrebrød and enjoying a grand finale stage presentation.

For further information contact Liselotte Østergaard at (905) 898-3779, we still have spaces available for all events

The bulb flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, it's spring.

Let's celebrate the arrival of spring with a spring service and luncheon on May 6th at 10.30 am. At the service we will sing all the loved springs hymns. The luncheon boeuf stroganoff with mashed potatoes and icecream for dessert will hopefully provide energy to put a "spring" in your step. During the luncheon we will sing some of the good old Danish spring songs.

As part of this celebration we have invited this year's confirmands and their parents to join us. Former confirmands are also very welcome to join in the celebration.

Kirkehilsen for April - May 2012 is now available. Please click on the link below.

April 8th at 10.30 am, we stand together with the women at the empty tomb of Jesus, where the angels proclaims for that Christ is risen! We sing all the loved Danish and English Easter hymns.

Afterwards we go downstairs for a special lunch prepared by Children's Hour. As a climax for their lent theme of sharing, the children will be collecting money for a children's charity.

The finale of Easter Sunday will be a KIDS KONCERT, where the children together with the choir will be singing "Højt på en gren en krage" in parts, make us feel good listening to "Bim Bam Busse" and bring tears to the our eyes with "Solen er så rød mor". They will also make us feeel like flying with the English performances: "Blackbirds" and "1,2,3,4 tell me that you love me more".

Every day at this year’s Summer Day camp will be a celebration of a special Danish tradition.

The children will experience how the Danes celebrate Fastelavn (Beat the Barrel), Dronningens Fødselsdag (The Queen’s Birthday), Grundlovsdag (The Danish Constitution Day), Sankt Hans (Saint John’s day), and Høstfest (Harvest Party).

As always we will also be playing, singing Danish songs, preparing smorgasbord, going to the splash pad and much more. For 45 minutes every day the children will have Danish lessons in groups with other children on their level.

Who: The camp is for children of Danish heritage between 4 and 13 years
When: Monday July 9th to Friday July 13th from 9 am – 3.30 pm
Where: Danish Lutheran Church of Toronto, 72 Finch Ave West
Price: $100 including morning and afternoon snack and one day smorgasbord

NB: Only 25 spaces available!

Please contact Pastor Elisabeth Arendt (click here to go to the contact form) to register or call (416) 222-2494 for further information.

Volunteers needed for the Summer Day Camp

• If you like to prepare delicious and healthy snacks and see a happy smile on a child’s face, come and help us in the kitchen.
• Are you a high school student, who loves to play with children, come and help us at the camp.
• Are you good at telling stories, playing soccer or doing crafts, we can for sure also use your help.

Please contact Pastor Elisabeth Arendt if you have time and would like to volunteer.

I look forward to hearing from you.

 We are featuring many booths, among them imports of Danish specialty foods such as marzipan, Anthon Berg chocolate and lots of licorice. The Bake Booth and Delicatessen will be selling æbleskiver pans to make Danish donuts, cookies, preserves, frikadeller and much more. The Jewellery Booth, back by popular demand, is featuring amber pieces, previously owned jewellery, some new jewellery, and purses of all descriptions.

Bring your friends and family for lunch, and the best Danish sandwiches in town!!!

Join us on Saturday March 24th from 11 am to 3 pm for a couple of hours of fun!!!

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOR THE CHURCH
SUNDAY MARCH 4th, AFTER THE SERVICE 

The notice for the AGM, complete with agenda and financial statements, has been mailed to the voting members. Please contact any Board member if yours has not arrived.

This important meeting is where events and results of the past year are reviewed, and plans for the next year are made. Per our constitution, there are always four Board members whose terms expire and need to be renewed or replaced. Here is where you can make your voice heard and your vote count.

PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND

Come to church on Sunday during Family Weekend and celebrate the Old Danish tradition of Fastelavn. This is a real family event where all generations can do something together that everyone will love.

The celebration starts with a short family service, followed by "slå katten af tønden" (beat the barrel) and the traditional lunch of wieners, potato salad and homemade "fastelanvsboller". 

 Would you like to do “Oles nye autobil”  as a modern rap song, sing “Højt på en gren en krage” in parts, bring tears to the audience with “Solen er så rød mor” or simply have a fun time with “Bim-Bam-Busse”?

Then join the choir for a one-time-only concert where we will learn these four classic Danish children’s songs in a whole new way and finish them up with “Blackbird” and “1234” in English.

On April 8th we will perform our Kids’ Koncert at the annual fundraising event hosted by the Church’s Sunday School. Hopefully our singing will bring some big donations from the audience to support our cause of helping needy children around the world.

We encourage everyone of all ages to take part in this wonderful event.

The Danish Lutheran Church Choir consists of 15 members directed by Kiera Galway, an experienced choir director who will make you sing like a star.

There are absolutely no prerequisites to participating in this besides wanting to sing and have a good time.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to write to Kiera (use the contact page).

Rehearsal Dates

(you don’t have to show up for all rehearsals!)

• Saturdays, March 3rd & March 31st right after Danish School (12:30pm)

• Sundays, March 25th & April 1st right after Church Service
 (11:30am-ish)
• Dress Rehearsal: Saturday, April 7th at 11am

All meetings will be held in the Danish Lutheran Church.

Concert Date

• Sunday, April 8th at (around) 12pm

If you are interested in signing up your children, grandchildren or yourself please click the sign-up button to go to the registration form.

People Who Made a Difference

A Danish Heritage Seminar – Højskole in Danish – will be held at the luxurious lakeside Fern Resort on Lake Couchiching near Orillia, Ontario, from Monday, May 28 to Friday, June 1, 2012.

The theme is People Who Made a Difference – and will feature among others Stephen Leacock, Steen Steensen Blicher, Knud Rasmussen, Jean Monnet, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Mother Teresa and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

There will be Show and Tell, a Workshop and time to relax and enjoy the Resort’s facilities. Headmasters are Pastor Jørgen Flensted-Jensen and his wife Kirsten.