Get involved
There are lots of ways to get involved with Maple Grove United Church from weekly events to ongoing activities. These include fitness classes, adult education, local community and international outreach projects, knitting and crocheting, to name just a few.
Please click on one of the boxes below to learn more about that subject and see how you can become involved.
Volunteer Opportunities
Booked For Lunch – April 23: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Join us in the chapel at noon (bring a lunch!) as we discuss Lessons In Chemistry. Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results. But like science, life is unpredictable. Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
Gentle Fitness
Gentle Fitness Exercise classes are held every Monday and Wednesday mornings. Please contact Leah Nicoletta at leah@healthyfinish.ca or Beverly White at bwhite@bell.net for more information
Mindful Meditation
Mindfulness meditation is a mental training practice that teaches you to slow down racing thoughts, let go of negativity, and calm both your mind and body. It combines meditation with the practice of mindfulness which can be defined as a mental state that involves being fully focused on breathing to “anchor” the mind so you can acknowledge and accept your thoughts, feelings, and sensations without judgment or decision, and then delete them by refocusing on your anchor.
Maple Grove United Church is offering 3 times/week classes in mindfulness meditation free of charge. Please contact Arnaud Painvin MD FRCSC via the site oakvillezenmeditation.com.
Prayer Shawl Knitters
The Maple Grove Prayer Shawl group is currently on hiatus
Shawls, lap rugs, quilts are available free of charge for anyone needing a MGUC “hug”.
For more information, please contact the church office at mguc@cogeco.net or (905) 845-5721.