“Love your neighbour as you love yourself” I am fairly confident that most of us make some effort, even go beyond our normal limits, to implement the first half of this Second Great Law of Jesus. It’s on the second half that we often fall short, or almost neglect altogether. This prolonged period …
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There it was, right in the middle of last Sunday’s sermon. It didn’t catch me until sometime on Sunday afternoon, even though the sermon was recorded on Friday. Just before I launched into an appeal to us all to reflect on how we ourselves are caught up in systemic racism and lingering personal prejudices that fracture …
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Here is a reminder of our virtual Celebration of Life for Ron Dodge. I hope, if you wish to, you will be able to tune in at 2:00 on Saturday, June 13th so we can watch it together. Use this link if you would like to own the movie and download it into your own …
If We Are Really in This Together … There are lots of signs of encouragement, new empowerment and the positive sharing of ideas, care, assistance, helpful hints, meditative and relaxation practices, updated information, music, humour, prayers and worship, virtual hugs even. Online ordering and sales have skyrocketed. The majority of people are taking social distancing and protective …
Coming soon – Watch for an invitation to join a Zoom book club led by Outreach members that will focus on a book that deals with racism, plus links to the United Church website and other resources.Your Outreach Committee
A Message from Cathy Dodge-Smith May 9th came and went with no Celebration of Life for Ron.I have decided to do a virtual event rather than wait until we can safely gather in person. We are in the planning process now. The Remembering Ron event will go ‘live’ on June 13th at 2:00 p.m. I hope you …
A Message from Maple Grove Council Andy King was all about people, poetry and passion: his larger-than-life greetings to all who came into the church, his wonderful way with words and his enthusiastic singing voice all will be sadly missed by so many of us at Maple Grove. Our Church Council would like to receive …
In 2014 an 11 year old Yezedi girl was captured and sold into slavery by ISIS fighters in Syria. This past April this now 17 year old young woman was found and released. Her mother had been captured at the same time but had found freedom earlier and was part of a group of Yezedi women who …
