Internet Links re GC43 – GC43 Website – all the info! https://generalcouncil43.ca/ “News” section has summary information and video interviews re many issues and events that occurred during the week. The Digital Workbook contains lots of interesting information – ‘reports’ (find out what the wider church has been up to – all kinds of wonderful …
https://www.ucobserver.org/ The church is renewing subscriptions for the UC Observer. This is a magazine full of enlightened and interesting news articles and stories of faith and justice. You can subscribe for only $25.00 for 12 issues. If you wish to newly subscribe to this wonderful magazine you can place your name and address with a …
This past year the world has become severely threatened by a nuclear weapons dispute between the United States of America and the Republic of North Korea. However, as long as nuclear weapons exist a major destruction of life on the planet is a real possibility because of deliberate use, accidental use miscalculated use, or use …
Emergencies at Home and around the Globe The United Church of Canada E-ssentials – September 8, 2017 Emergencies at Home and around the Globe The United Church of Canada is monitoring several situations around the world where people are facing the effects of extreme weather events. Please join us in praying for those impacted by these events, our …
God of Creation, We live in a world where both beauty and danger surround us. Receive our prayers for those impacted by, and living in fear of, the wildfires across the interior of British Columbia: for all who cannot find adequate food, safety, or shelter… for all who have lost their homes, churches, community centres, …
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To find out how to donate, click on the link below: http://www.united-church.ca/news/government-matching-donations-extreme-hunger-appeal Through its Famine Relief Fund, the Canadian government will set aside one dollar for every eligible dollar donated to the Extreme Hunger Appeal from March 17 until June 30, 2017. Eligible gifts to the United Church must meet the criteria established by the …
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Earlier this year, the company that provides MGUC with tree care services and free mulch, The Tree Specialists (www.thetreespecialists.com) approached Maple Grove United Church with an idea. They wanted to plant a maple tree to commemorate Canada’s 150th Anniversary, and they thought what better place than Maple Grove United Church on Maple Grove Drive! We graciously accepted …
Misereor – Hunger Cloth This creation of the Haitian artist Jacques-Richard Chéry belongs to Maple Grove United Church. It will be the inspiration for a series of sermons exploring who Christ is for our world today. Join us over the next several weeks to reflect on the intersection of scripture, art and your own life. Blessings, …
