BridgeWay Family CentresKaren works for BridgeWay Family Centres, and there are now numerous free programs online (usually free in centres and parks in the summer) as well as Mother Goose program songs and rhymes uploaded, circle time for 0-6 yr olds uploaded, and activity ideas for children at home. Families can join over 100 ZOOM programs …
To our Seniors Services friends: We miss you! We’re feeling lonely now that our centres are closed,so we’re reaching out to make sure you are healthy and safe. If you’re feeling lonely too and would like to be placed on our “Phone a Friend” call list, please let us know. We will connect you with a staff member …
The request of the Outreach Committee to make window signs supporting Black Lives Matter is a call for us as Christians to bear witness to institutionalized racism against black people. It is not just a slogan, it is a baby step that we hope will encourage us to examine our own hearts and initiate conversations …
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
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 …
George Floyd, Terence Crutcher, Freddie Gray, Trayvon Martin, Michael BrownThese are only five names, but the complete list would consist of thousands of names of black people incarcerated, maimed or killed because of the colour of their skin. Where do we stand? What should we do? Is this someone else’s problem or is it our …
https://www.united-church.ca/news/church-leaders-acknowledge-racism-their-midst Published on: June 2, 2020Last modified on June 2, 2020 In response to the demonstrations across the United States and Canada in the wake of the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Anglican Church of Canada, and The United Church of Canada have issued …
Unfortunately due to the pandemic, many of us haven’t spoken for a bit so it is time for an update from the search committee. We have completed our initial review of candidates and, for a variety of reasons, have not found a candidate that we can recommend to the congregation. The current pandemic has had …
Provincial and local restrictions on non-essential businesses were revised as of May 11th. This prompted your Fertilizer Committee to swing into action and quickly plan a one day pop-up/pick-up sale of our remaining inventory. After clearing our operational plans with the Province, Town and MGUC Council, we had less than 2 weeks to make it …
Spring has certainly beendifferent.Cool and cloudy days aplenty;some with rain. And then,the heat.Summer showing up early?While everything else seems late:the delayed returnof some song birds,the slowness of flowersto burst into bloom;the lethargy of leavesappearing on trees. Crocuses barely began to openby the end of March.Daffodils, hyacinths, tulips waited untilafter Easter.Maybe it’s just me,but I believe I recall …
