The Body of Christ is made of many parts, and people experience their understanding of God in many different ways. On this blog, we'll consider the beliefs and activities of congregations, denominations and different religions.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
E-ssentials: Results of Remit 1, Pilgrimage for Gaza, Earth Week Resources, and more.
Results of the Vote on Remit 1
The votes have now been counted! Remit 1: Establishing an Autonomous National Indigenous Organization has passed. What happens now? As is the case with all Category 3 Remits, if a remit has been approved by a majority of all the regional councils, the General Council must decide to enact it. The decision on enacting the remit will take place at the Annual Meeting of General Council, on October 19, 2024. When the remit has been enacted, the change will be included in the next edition of The Manual. (The process for remits is outlined in the United Church Manual, in section F, on pages 108-111.)
It is now more than six months since the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023. In the bombardment by Israel, millions of Gazans are starving, displaced, killed and imprisoned, crowded into a small area, and currently under threat of further warfare. Partners in Palestine and Israel cry out for an end to the decades-long occupation of Palestine and blockade of Gaza. We seek to be in solidarity.
The Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage held during Lent has been expanded into April and May, including an ecumenical pilgrimage and prayer vigil on May 22 in Ottawa.
Join with others in Canada and globally in prayerful solidarity. Read our full news announcement to find out more about how you and your community of faith can participate by praying and advocating for Palestine and joining or hosting a local pilgrimage.
[Image credit: KAIROS Canada]
Don’t Miss Out! This Week in Halifax, Moderator Carmen Lansdowne and André Picard
East Coast friends, mark your calendars for the next Flourishing event! On Thursday, April 11, join us for an inspiring evening that tackles the future of Canada's Medicare system.
Network with brilliant minds, like Moderator Carmen Lansdowne and renowned health columnist André Picard, and explore changemaking ideas to ensure a thriving healthcare future for all Canadians. Reserve your spot today!
Date:Thursday, April 11, 2024, 6:00-8:30 p.m. ADT Location: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Rd., Halifax, NS B3H 4P7 Format: In person
[Image credit: André Picard and Carmen Lansdowne]
Pray for Mother Earth On Earth Day!
Join an online Earth Day Prayer Circle on April 22, with Indigenous Minister the Rev. Tony Snow. Reflect and acknowledge the climate crisis with interfaith voices.
Looking for a worship service? We have one for Earth Sunday!
[Image credit: Urban Indigenous Circle/For the Love of Creation]
A Conversation with the Family of Morgan Harris
Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran were murdered in 2022, and their bodies were left in a Winnipeg landfill. Morgan and Marcedes’ families and communities have been calling for a search of the landfill ever since.
Join us on Sunday, April 21, 6:00–7:30 p.m. EDT, when Indigenous Ministries and Justice of The United Church of Canada is hosting Cambria Harris, daughter of Morgan Harris, and family member Melissa Robinson, for a conversation about where things stand today, and the challenges faced by the families and loved ones of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit, Transgender, and Gender-Diverse+ peoples (MMIWG2S+).
Host or Attend a Faithful Footprints Retrofit Tour
The United Church of Canada’s Faithful Footprints program is hosting another Retrofit Tour series this Earth Week as part of the 60+ United Church of Canada events in Together For the Love of Creation Earth Week 2024 (April 21–28).
Faithful Footprints Retrofit Tours are in-person events hosted by past and current Faithful Footprints program participants. The tours are an opportunity for communities of faith to celebrate the building upgrades they have achieved thanks to the support of The United Church of Canada’s one-of-a-kind retrofit grant program and a chance for others to get a closer look at their energy conservation and decarbonization renovations.
Your Mission and Service Stories: Supporting a Rights-Based Approach to Growing Food
In a rural community in El Salvador, Mission and Service partner the Association of Economic and Social Development Santa Marta (ADES) works with farmers on an agroecology project that benefits the land and water because it recycles nutrients back into the soil. It also reduces production costs, lessening the financial burden on rural farmers. Your gifts to Mission and Service help support ADES’ agroecology project. Thank you for your generosity!
[Photo credit: Christie Neufeldt]
The United Church Bookstore: The Mod's Book Squad
On Thursday, April 25, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. EDT, join Moderator Carmen Lansdowne and special guest Maggie Watts-Hammond as they discuss Becky Chambers' book A Psalm for the Wild-Built.
No comments:
Post a Comment