Women ROCK!

Women ROCK!

If you're a woman, this means you. If you're a man, this means you, too...

This Sunday is our Women ROCK! service, an opportunity to pay tribute to all those women who have and continue to influence our lives. In honour of the 116th International Women's Day, celebrated around the world on March 8th, we will be hosting our traditional Women ROCK! Celebration.

Our special guest speaker for this special Sunday is a woman who has help the Women of West Hill showcase their heart, mind, and voices - both on stage and in our lives.

MEET STEPHANIE BAPTIST

Stephanie Baptist, M.Ed. (she/her) is a Sexual Health Promoter at Toronto Public Health, offering workshops on Birth Control, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Relationships to diverse communities around the city and across the lifespan. She’s been singing with her partner, Rick Miller, in Trainwreck since 2013. Their nest has been empty since 2024, and they are so proud of the lives their kids have built in Ottawa and Guelph.

Coming soon… watch the gathering here

READING(S)

bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions.  

“The wounded child inside many males is a boy who, when he first spoke his truths, was silenced by… a patriarchal world that did not want him to claim his true feelings. The wounded child inside many females is a girl who was taught from early childhood that she must become something other than herself, deny her true feelings, in order to attract and please others. When men and women punish each other for truth telling, we reinforce the notion that lies are better. To be loving we willingly hear the other’s truth, and most important, we affirm the value of truth telling. Lies may make people feel better, but they do not help them to know love.”