(shared by Natacha Sanson, St. Lambert United Church) A crew of gardeners started off in the spring by transplanting a huge “old growth” peony from the Mercille side of the church to a flower bed near the entrance on the Notre Dame side. The sheer joy of noticing, seeing then touching earthworms was our reward, a sign of how nature is present in the soil. In May, we found several smart pots in our shed and filled them with annuals purchased in La Prairie and many geraniums that had been cared...
Author: judycoffin
As shared at Lennoxville United Church – June 18, 2023 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to thee, Lord. Amen. Today’s reading from the 18th chapter of Genesis is both strange and powerful. Strange – because it is one of those places in the Hebrew Scriptures that bears witness to the presence of other pre-monotheistic religious traditions in the stories that constitute the foundation of our Judeo-Christian narrative. I had a colleague in the Religion...
As a Christian church with biblical roots and a liberative theology, we speak out against the growth of intolerance and hatred that is being expressed in Québec, in Canada and internationally. We will not be silent. We are deeply troubled by extremist laws that were adopted this week in Uganda that punish the LGBTQ population and their allies with long jail terms and the death penalty. Uganda is now the twelfth country in the world to create death penalties for the LGBTQ population. We’ve also...
June 3, 2023 (Sherbrooke, QC) - Popular opinion says that churches of all denominations are declining; the governing body representing United Church communities of faith across Quebec respectfully disagrees and will meet in Sherbrooke on June 3, 2023 to discuss strategic growth instead. With a theme based on the biblical story of Jesus feeding the multitude with five loaves and two fishes, ministers and lay people of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council will assemble at...
Here are 2022 annual reports from learning institutions associated with The United Church of Canada. Atlantic School of Theology: 2022-AST-AnnualReport Centre for Christian Studies: 2022-CCS-AnnualReport United Church Studies at Montreal Dio: 2022-UCSDio-AnnualReport
United Church of Canada
- The United Church of Canada Releases First Strategic Plan Report July 9, 2024The first annual report of the General Council Office’s 2023‒2025 strategic plan connects overall progress of strategic objectives and stories with financial reporting.
- “No further bloodshed,” says NCCKenya to President William Ruto July 8, 2024The Executive Committee of the National Council of Churches of Kenya urges the government to “Listen to the People of Kenya” and calls for seven days of mourning.
- Kairos Palestine Responds to the World Council of Churches Statement July 3, 2024WCC statement is eight months’ too late, Kairos Palestine says, and ignores seven decades of “brutal colonization.” Churches, and ecumenically, the WCC, must avoid neutrality.
- Get Ready to Rendez-vous 2024: Audacious Hope Launches July 3 June 28, 2024The United Church of Canada and The Presbyterian Church in Canada are partnering to bring inspiring worship, amazing speakers, engaging workshops, and experiential activities to youth, young adults,…
- Join an Interfaith Call for Peace in the Philippines June 17, 2024Far too many people have been killed in the Philippines. Show your solidarity by joining an interfaith call for peace.