2024 Indigenous-Racialized Youth Retreat Please find the link below to apply for the 2024 Indigenous-Racialized Youth Retreat. Please share widely with Indigenous and Racialized youth. https://united-church.ca/opportunities/indigenous-and-racialized-youth-retreat-sandy-saulteaux-spiritual-centre-2024 Climate Motivators Internship In partnership with the General Council of The United Church of Canada, The Climate Motivators program aims to support the vision of climate justice and youth...
Month: April 2024
Interfaith Iftar a Resounding Success! Our final of 3 Iftars we organized this Ramadan season together with St. James United, drew 100+ participants on April 8th from the Muslim, Jewish, Christian faiths and wider community. Un repas délicieux a été préparé par notre collectif de traiteur Women Weaving their Dreams/Vers un souffle nouveau et servit par un groupe enthousiaste de jeunes ados bénévoles qui sont des nouveaux arrivants. Plusieurs invités présents ce soir-là avaient perdu des...
By Rev. Tori Mullin, Growth Animator for Eastern Ontario and Quebec This week I attended a fantastic webinar put on by The Presbyterian Outlook in the USA, exploring digital discipleship and specifically how we can use social media as faith communities. Perhaps your church has struggled to know whether you should be on TikTok, Instagram or Facebook. You might have an old Twitter (now called X) account lying dormant out there on the web. The question we grappled with was, how can we create a...
Something to ponder With far-reaching effects on successive generations of Indigenous communities, residential schools represent a tragic chapter in the history of indigenous peoples worldwide. These institutions caused severe harm to people, families, and cultures when they were built with the goal of integrating Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian society. It is essential to comprehend the legacy of residential schools in order to promote reconciliation in modern society and heal the...
Called to Be the Church: The Journey: When you are ready to make good stewardship a core part of your community of faith, we are here to help. Each course has a specific focus, enabling you to set goals, create a plan, and be successful, including both learning and practical elements. Our next course, Bequests and Estate Giving Spring 2024–Set up a planned legacy giving program for your community of faith runs April 24 and May 8, 2024. May is PAR Month: Our Philanthropy Staff Team have just...
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