On Sunday 21 August, Mount Bruno - Richelieu Valley United Churches hosted a gathering for part of the South Shore and Valleys Cluster. The summer afternoon service, Sundae Sunday, was attended by 50 people, and focused on the theme of “Call” to Ministry; both that of individuals and our collective call as church. The faith communities involved were Mount Bruno - Richelieu Valley United Churches, Saint Lambert United Church and Greenfield Park United Church. Different readings were shared by...
Category: Networks and Clusters
Pride Community Day Here are some photos from the Pride Community Day on August 5, 2022. It was a great time and witness to many folks who walked by - many of whom took away a colourful pinwheel as a souvenir (and sign of the Spirit). Special thanks to Trinity Anjou United church for the pinwheels, and to Adedeji Akintayo and the Beaconsfield United Church Refugee Integration and Support Program for their presence and support. Additional note from Rev. Read Sherman: David-Roger and Charles...
On Earth Day, April 22, 2022, members of the Environment Network were privileged to attend a live online presentation (in French) by the Anti-Polus team, a group of dedicated fifth-grade students in Natacha Sanson's ESL class. The enthusiastic and articulate presentation by these young ecologists---including their thoughtful and creative responses to questions---was inspiring. A link to a PDF version of the presentation is attached below; a link to the video recording of the session was also...
Recently, in February, Grade 5 students began their « Delicious » unit about food. From my vantage point, that represents repetition over 5 groups of a unit I’ve done at least 4 times with the same book. Bluntly, the topic of food, restaurants and role play has been done countless times over my twenty year career. The challenge is how to keep it fresh, up-to-date...This winter, the hook : sprouts. To add to the grammar lessons and practice pages of the workbook, I did a demonstration of...
Click on image to view video At the November 2021 meeting of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council, Charles Dougherty and Rita Beauséjour shared a presentation with a proposal: “That the Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council undertakes the formal process required by Affirm United in order to become an Affirming Regional Council.”For more information, contact David-Roger Gagnon.
Fierté et Ami.e.s – Pride & Friends made a successful presentation at the November meeting for the Regional Council to begin the formal Affirm United process to become an affirming regional Council. A video of the bilingual presentation will be made available shortly. The importance of creating safe space for all points of view in upcoming conversations will be an important consideration as the work begins in earnest. Anyone who would like to be part of that conversation should contact...
United Church of Canada
- Statement on Pride Month June 5, 2023We wish the Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ community, wherever they live, a happy Pride Month.
- Statement on the wildfires burning across Canada June 2, 2023The United Church of Canada is deeply concerned about the wildfires raging across our nation.
- The United Church of Canada Mourns Dr. Agnes Abuom June 2, 2023The United Church of Canada joins with the global ecumenical movement and member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in mourning the loss of Dr. Agnes Abuom.
- Statement on anti-LGBTQIA+ bill in Uganda May 29, 2023The United Church of Canada joins with other civil society organizations in Canada to denounce the anti-LGBTQIA+ bill that passed recently in Uganda.
- Church leaders urge MPs for stronger advocacy in Palestine and Israel April 26, 2023Leaders of Canada’s mainstream Protestant churches met with government officials today in Ottawa to urge Canada to further advocate for a just and lasting peace in Palestine and Israel.