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.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
E-ssentials: Signs of Hope, Season of Creation resources, and more!
Season of Creation: Key Dates and Resources
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The Season of Creation is a time to renew our commitment to caring for our planet. The 2025 theme is “Peace with Creation,” and you can get involved through several key events.
September 17: Help Turn Debt into Hope by attending this Jubilee online event and promoting the online petition. (Note: the original Sept. 5 event has been postponed, further details about the Sept. 17 event will be posted here.)
September 20: Mobilize for the National Day of Action–Draw the Line to call for climate justice (and more) from the Canadian government. So far more than 25 communities are holding events, and more are showing up on the map each day. This is a broad cross-sector, multi-issue movement.
October 23: Learn from Indigenous leaders at the Voices of the Land webinar at 7:00 p.m. ET, which will focus on Indigenous spiritualities and land rights.
Mission and Service: Education Shaped by Compassion
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For many children, a new school year means sharpening pencils and packing backpacks. But for others, education is a foundation for hope, dignity, and lasting change. Mission and Service global partners understand this, and they work directly within their communities to provide culturally relevant and spiritually meaningful educational opportunities. Your support helps create spaces where children in refugee camps find safety, young adults explore their faith, and communities reclaim ancestral knowledge—all acts of restoration and resilience made possible by your generosity.
This powerful event will feature keynote insights from prominent global leaders within the United Nations system, including Dr. Ashwini KP, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism; Dr. Barbara G. Reynolds, a member of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent; and Dr. Michael McEachrane, a member of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
Join us for this essential conversation to reimagine the future and take the first step in building a global Christian response to racialized injustice.
The United Church Bookstore: Get a Head Start on Fall Worship
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Moments in Time, a commemorative and useful resource about preaching in The United Church of Canada, gathers two or three sermons from each decade of The United Church of Canada, from 1910 to 2020. Each sermon is accompanied by an analysis of Canadian society at the time, the church at that time, the homiletical techniques being used, and the influence of each preacher and sermon.
From the opening chapters of Moments in Time, readers will be transported across the last century to survey the landscape and legacy of this beloved institution that has played such an influential role in Canadian religious history and society. This unique, accessible, informative, and commemorative volume is a great resource.
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