As the church looks back on 100 years and looks forward at the next ten, there are some stark realities we are facing. There is grief and frustration, anxiety and a feeling of helplessness. I am reminded of when Mary and Martha bemoan Jesus’ delay at the bedside of Lazarus… “If only you had been here…” (John 11). Why does it seem like God hasn’t answered our call and has been leaving the mainline Christian denominations like the United Church to wither? I understand the reaction to what we’re...
Author: Éric Hébert-Daly
Rev. Éric Hébert-Daly is the Regional Executive Minister of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council, Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council and East Central Ontario Regional Council of The United Church of Canada. / Pasteur Éric Hébert-Daly est le ministre exécutif régional du Conseil régional Nakonha:ka, Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council et East Central Ontario Regional Council de l'Église Unie du Canada.
It is with great joy that we announce the arrival of two new team members at the Nakonha:ka Regional Council. Aviyah Abrams has been working with the Regional Council in supporting the Living in Right Relations Leadership Team’s project Respect & Kanoronhkwátshera over the last year. She has worked in the non-profit sector as well as for the Federal Government and comes with significant skills in the field of communications. Aviyah will begin her role as our Communications Assistant on...
Christmas Hope While it is unlikely that I can meet with all of the 437 communities of faith in my three regional councils in any given year, I certainly have connected with a good number of them over the last year. A few things are clear. We are all struggling. We are all facing an uncertain future. Congregations that are running out of money, others who are running out of people. Disciples who are unsure how to speak to their friends and neighbours about faith because they are worried about...
Since my return, a number of people have asked me how the Camino experience has changed me. It’s really difficult to summarize a two-month journey and its impact. One American Lutheran minister I met towards the end of my journey told me that it took him a year to full process his first Camino. While that seemed long to me at the time, I am starting to understand what he meant. Like an onion, you just keep peeling back the layers and sometimes there are tears that come as a result. The short...
What is often described as the most beautiful Camino, and also one of the most challenging, is the Camino Primitivo. It starts in Oviedo, and cuts through the mountains between the Camino del Norte and the Camino Frances. For most people it is a 13 day walk to Santiago, with an extra two days if you start from the Camino del Norte at Villaviciosa. There are many things that make this particular path an interesting walk. It is the oldest and the one that is described as the path of the very...
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