Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Palestinian Human Rights Following the recent Israeli Supreme Court decision upholding the forcible expulsion of Palestinian villagers from their homes and land in Masafer Yatta and the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, The United Church of Canada has written two letters to the Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. Read the full news piece to find out more.
Learning Racism at a Young Age
Adele Halliday, the United Church’s Anti-Racism and Equity Lead staff, shares her passion and sense of call to racial justice work, and her personal experience of being a parent of two young Black children.
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Reminder: Stories and Songs of Korea Event
When: Tomorrow, Wednesday May 25, from 2:00 p.m. EDT to 3:30 p.m. EDT Where: Zoom (join us here) What: The United Church Korean Network will hold an online prayer meeting in support of the Korea Peace 10,000 Signature Campaign. This Asian Heritage Month event will feature Kay Cho, Sun-Young Sunny Kim, and Hannah Kim-Cragg, who will present a historical background to this peace initiative. Find out more![Image credit: Korea Peace Appeal / The United Church of Canada]
Toward Thriving and Equitable Pastoral Relationships
 Your story matters!
By engaging in a new research project you can help The United Church of Canada do better in supporting equity-seeking ministry personnel (Indigenous, racialized, Deaf, those who speak English as an additional language, disabled, Two-Spirit, LGBTQIA+, and female) and their communities of faith.
If you are ministry personnel who identifies as equity-seeking or an M&P chair in a community of faith in a pastoral relationship with someone who identifies as equity-seeking, the Pastoral Relationships Thriving with Equity Research Project would love to hear from you. Find out more.
United Church Bookstore: Wait—Is This Racist?
 Wait—Is This Racist? is here to guide you and your church through this challenging and uncomfortable work. Intentionally interactive, practical, and biblically based, Wait—Is This Racist? guides church leaders and staff through an examination of all aspects of church life, including leadership, preaching and liturgy, music, small groups, buildings and grounds, and more, to help churches create an action plan that will take them toward not only becoming anti-racist but also actually doing anti-racist work. Offering educational tips, powerful stories, and insightful questions, anti-racism consultants Kerry, Bryana, and Josh will accompany you through this necessary work so that your church can truly become a justice-oriented organization that leans more fully into the kin-dom of God. Pick up your copy today!
Worship Resources
See our Worship Resources for upcoming Sundays and special celebrations. May 29 - Seventh Sunday of EasterMay 29 - Asian Heritage Month 5 | 
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