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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Fertilizer sale is back! https://maplegroveunitedchurch.mydev.ca/fertilizer Fertilizer Pop-Up/Pick-Up SaleSaturday, May 23rd 2020 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Provincial and local restrictions on non-essential businesses have been revised as of May 11th. We are now able to hold a one day Pop-Up/Pick-Up Sale on our inventory of great fertilizer products. To thank all our customers who placed orders for our 60th Annual Fertilizer …
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 …
The urgency of the climate crisis requires that we act as if our cathedrals and churches are on fire. Indeed, God’s creation can be seen as one grand cathedral on fire with burning forests and rising temperatures. Amid this dire situation, Brooks Berndt focuses our attention on the unique and vitally needed gifts that churches …
BridgeWay Family Centres has 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 per week. All free. We know how …
