Summary of one of the 2 zoom book club events for White Fragility by Robin Diangelo. Special thanks to Joan Vinall-Cox and Debbie Will Dryden for hosting on Zoom. “A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it . . .or explore an explosive idea without fear it will …
If you wish to advertise any up-and-coming event the pews news is still being sent out to the congregation and beyond and the website is being kept up-to-date. Email to the church: mguc@cogeco.net if you wish to update any information about your Committee or Group. mgucf@cogeco.net. Thank you, Bobbi-jo
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-christianity-is-complicit-in-slavery-but-its-spirit-still-offers-a/ Author and columnist Michael Coren is ordained in the Anglican Church of Canada. In the midst of the laudable reaction to racial injustice and police brutality, incidents of spontaneous iconoclasm have occurred. Statues of notorious slavers and Confederate leaders have been toppled and, in all honesty, the damned things should never have been there …
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 …
“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 …
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
Perhaps you remember the old Peter and Gordon tune: “Please lock me away, and don’t allow the dayhere inside where I hide with my loneliness.I don’t care what they say I won’t stay in a world without love.” Well, Covid-19 has taken its shot at doing that; but not fully successfully. Most of us can tell …
Despite all our continuing fears, anxieties, worries, discomforts, and inconveniences, there is good news and there are multiple reasons to offer gratitude. Let us salute, applaud, and pray for frontline medical practitioners, doctors and nurses and clinicians, who are daily striving to plank the curve of a very nasty and voracious virus. Let us salute, …
Important Notice: Due to so many precautions of the COVID-19 the Room at the Table: Modern Miracle Dinner, March 29, has been postponed. A new date will be decided soon. Anyone that has given Outreach their support by purchasing a ticket will receive a full refund. Please stay tuned for further updates,The Outreach Committee. *** …
Friday, February 28 (7-10 p.m.) – Join us for these reflective times in our Friendship Room. Suggested donation $10/person.
