Please read first: Important info about our gatherings & events:
- Monthly worship happens on the third Sunday of each month. We also host an additional event most months that provides opportunity for community building, learning, action, or service.
- To find us in the park, take the park road past the outdoor soccer fields and tennis courts to the far end of the parking lot by the playground and forest trails. Look for our sign. We meet there.
- From there we walk together to our worship spot down by Laurel Creek. Plan to arrive a few minutes early so you don't miss us! (In case you do arrive late take the grassy trail beside the playground (not heading directly into the forest there) until you come to a T. There you turn right and follow the path down to the creek.
- We gather rain or shine: please dress for the weather! In case of extreme weather (like lightning or ice storms) we will notify cancellations here on the website, via email, and on our social media.
- Note that there are risks involved in worshiping outdoors, such as insect bites, tripping hazards, noxious weeds, falling tree branches, etc. We expect that participants assess their own comfort level with the risks of being outdoors and weigh them against the benefits. You are responsible for your own safety.
Upcoming Events:
Monthly worship in GREEN; other events in BLUE
Sunday, August 11 - 7:00 pm
*surface / tension Audio Walk along Schneider Creek *
Meet at 117 David Street (at the south end of Victoria Park in Kitchener). This is a 1.2 km walk on even terrain, with 7 stops. The audio walk is created by www.thecreekcollective.com
Sunday, August 18 - 7:00 pm
* Worship at Bechtel Park, Waterloo *
Bring your own picnic supper ahead of time if you wish - we will eat together by the playground at around 6:15
Sunday, September 15 - 4:00 pm
* Worship at Bechtel Park, Waterloo *
Autumn Equinox & Garden Feast Communion
*surface / tension Audio Walk along Schneider Creek *
Meet at 117 David Street (at the south end of Victoria Park in Kitchener). This is a 1.2 km walk on even terrain, with 7 stops. The audio walk is created by www.thecreekcollective.com
Sunday, August 18 - 7:00 pm
* Worship at Bechtel Park, Waterloo *
Bring your own picnic supper ahead of time if you wish - we will eat together by the playground at around 6:15
Sunday, September 15 - 4:00 pm
* Worship at Bechtel Park, Waterloo *
Autumn Equinox & Garden Feast Communion
Email Wendy Janzen if you ever have any questions
about accessibility, children, dogs, or anything else.
about accessibility, children, dogs, or anything else.
What to expectWe draw a variety of people: some who attend other churches, some who've left church, some with no church background. We meet mostly in public parks in Kitchener-Waterloo, and our worship gatherings include four main blocks:
Gathering & Grounding Readings & Reflections Wandering & Wondering Sharing & Sending On occasion we also celebrate communion together or include other rituals, spiritual practices, or responses. All ages are welcome, and children are invited to participate and explore nature at their own level as a valued way of connecting with our Creator and our community of creation. |
Looking for other wild church groups that meet in Ontario or elsewhere?
There are several groups spread across Ontario, including the Guelph, Barrie, Maynooth, Ottawa, Niagara, Sarnia, Whitby, Toronto, and Leamington areas. Check out this map from the Wild Church Network website to find links to individual groups, or ask Wendy to find out about others she may be aware of that are not on the map. |