STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM THE QUEBEC INTERFAITH ROUNDTABLE ON THE FOURTH COMMEMORATION OF THE ATTACK ON THE GRAND MOSQUE OF QUEBECFriday 29 January 2021 – On 29 January 2017, Quebec City’s Muslim community was the victim of a targeted act of hateful violence that killed six people and wounded twenty others. Hundreds more continue to live with the trauma inflicted that night at Centre culturel islamique de Québec.Four years later, we continue to honour the memory of the innocent...
Month: January 2021
The Government of Quebec has authorized communities of faith to reopen for worship only for a maximum of 10 people in the church building, including the worship leader/minister, organist/ musician and if someone is operating a camera to livestream or pre-record the worship. Please note that a reopening plan for the church building must have been submitted to the COVID Response Task Group for this to be authorized. Any questions can be referred to the COVID Response Task Group. We realize that...
Moderator Richard Bott shares why NOW is the time to call on our government to roll out a guaranteed livable income program. Such a program would enable all people to live with dignity, regardless of work status. Contact Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland today. Now is the time to make history! Find out more about how you can join the call for a guaranteed livable income program:...
Deb Anderson-Pratt, a Cree/Saulteaux residential school survivor, was ordained as a minister last fall. She shares her personal story of struggle with religion and her dream of a safe place. Through The Healing Fund (largely funded by Mission & Service), your generosity supports the Sandy-Salteaux Spiritual Centre in Manitoba, where both Indigenous and Christian spiritual beliefs are respected, shared, and understood. Where Indigenous leaders like Deb answer God’s call to a ministry of...
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