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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
E-ssentials: Song to Support Street Health Workers, LifeSpeak Mental Health Marathon, and more.
Rise Up Strong
"As you may know, street health and harm reduction workers working on the frontlines have been under pressure for a while now with a lack of affordable housing and the ongoing opioid epidemic. The pandemic has only made things more challenging for these frontline workers. Now, more than ever, street health workers need our support to ensure that they stay well, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
"Several street health workers from Ottawa Inner City Health and from the Somerset West community in Ottawa have recently collaborated with singer/songwriter Pat Mayberry (who has composed several hymns for the United Church) to produce a song/video entitled “Rise Up Strong”. In honour of Mental Health Awareness Week, please view and share Rise Up Strong to spread the word that we need to care for street health workers’ mental and spiritual wellbeing, as they care for our most vulnerable community members." - Soul Space Ottawa
Full permission is provided to Music United and its partners to share and post the video in its entirety, crediting Pat Mayberry and Soul Space Ottawa.
LifeSpeak Mental Health Marathon
Mental health is a vital part of our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects our decision making, how we cope with stress, and relate to others. LifeSpeak’s Mental Health marathon sets out to help you prioritize and understand your mental well-being and how it can affect others. Topics to be discussed include:
Mental health in the workplace
Children’s mental health
Anxiety, depression, and other mental health inquiries
Mental health and relationships
LifeSpeak’s Mental Health marathon will include four “Ask the Expert” sessions between 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EDT on May 5. The French versions will be on May 6 between 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EDT.
Be sure to check out Lifespeak’s online library which offers helpful videos on mental health. Some of these include:
Webinar: The Church Has Left the Building: How Will We Combine Online and In-Person Church?
United in Learning (in partnership with Toronto United Church Council) is offering a three-part series on online church when we are back in the church building. Since the onset of the pandemic, you have pivoted most of your activities into some version of online based communication. When you have access to the church building again, what will this mean for the online community you have created? How will you continue to be in relationship with those who have joined online? Find out more and register.
Stories of Our Mission: Make Mother's Day More Meaningful, Inclusive, and Compassionate
Are you a mother who wants to make a difference? Do you have a mother or someone like a mother that you want to honour? Do you know people who have lost mothers or mothers who have lost a child? Does anyone you know find Mother’s Day hard for other reasons? Are there people in your life whose nontraditional family unit deserves recognition and celebration? This Mother’s Day, you can help families in need and reach out to honour and support your loved ones at the same time. Find out how you can help.
United Church Bookstore: Feed your Soul during Mental Health Awareness Week
Our "Feed your Soul" collection offers books designed to lift your spirits in these times of solitude and uncertainty. We invite you to take a moment to browse the collection and find a book or two to bring you peace, renewal, and hope.
Worship Resources
See our Worship Resources for upcoming Sundays and special celebrations.
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