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SWRC Statement of Support for Barrie Community and Churches in Tornado Aftermath

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:21:17 +0000

Yesterday afternoon, a severe weather event ripped through parts of the City of Barrie. Dozens of homes sustained catastrophic damage when a tornado touched down in the Mapleview neighbourhood shortly before 3:00pm. While damage is extensive, we are grateful that there has been no loss of life.

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Introducing Palnet: a new Network for Shining Waters

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:31:26 +0000

PalNet SW’s goal is to assist Shining Waters Region focus on human rights for Palestinians in response to the 2020 Cry for Hope from Kairos Palestine (representing many Palestinian Christian churches).

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Shining Waters Regional Council Condemns the London Terrorist Attack

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:20:57 +0000

Shining Waters Regional Council joins with other Regional Councils, the United Church of Canada, people of faith, and many other voices across Canada, in condemning the act of hatred and terrorism that killed three generations of a Muslim family in London, Ontario on Sunday, June 6.

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Social & Ecological Justice Little Library

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 02:25:45 +0000

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Ep. 9 — He Breathed His Last: Crucifixion & Capital Punishment

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 21:06:07 +0000

Jesus is executed, just like so many men and women around the world. What does it mean to endorse the punishment used to kill Christ? What are the ways people with profound truths are scapegoated?

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Contagious Hope: Episode 6 (Pay it Forward)

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 20:59:31 +0000

On this sixth week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Sara Hildebrand of the Love My Neighbour Project - an interfaith partnership with UNICEF Canada to pay it forward. They are inviting every Canadian that gets a vaccine to buy one for someone in economically depressed countries. For approximately $10 each, every vaccinated person in Canada can help speed up the vaccine rollout for all global citizens (cost
to be confirmed by UNICEF)

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Contagious Hope: Episode 5 (Sanctuary)

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:53:09 +0000

On this fifth week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Greg Cook and Lorraine Lam, outreach workers at Sanctuary Ministries of Toronto; a place in the heart of Toronto where you can go to be seen and celebrated, walked with and cared for. Guided by the Gospel, the heart and centre of this community are the very people who are often excluded in the mainstream; those experiencing poverty, lack of housing, addiction and mental health crisis. At Sanctuary, they can get meals, health clinic support, art programs, street outreach, Sunday services, and so much more.

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Contagious Hope: Episode 4 (Front Line Health Care)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 21:08:17 +0000

On this fourth week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Dr. Aathish Iyappa who works at the Nair Hospital in Mumbai (Bombay) India. He consulted on the first case of COVID19 to be diagnosed in Mumbai. His 1600 bed hospital was covered to an 1100 bed COVID hospital. Dr. Aathish speaks of the lack of drugs in the early days in the early days of the pandemic, the hospital filling up and having to turn patients away, as well as the losses and miracles of life he has witnessed throughout the pandemic.

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Contagious Hope: Episode 3 (Safety from Intimate Partner Violence)

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:46:55 +0000

On this third week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Saima Mafat and Hanan Baalbaki from Nisa Homes. Saima and Hanan support Muslim women and children seeking safety from intimate partner violence across Canada.

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Contagious Hope: Episode 2 (Long Term Care Crisis)

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:34:44 +0000

On this second week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Clive Anderson, a trauma responder who has been present at violent catastrophes such as the 2018 van attack in Toronto. In the first months of the COVID 19 pandemic, Clive was called to no less than 20 long-term care facilities to offer assistance to staff and families.

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Contagious Hope: Episode 1 (Five Oaks Centre)

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:44:04 +0000

On this first week of Lent, Rev. Alexa speaks with Michael Shewburg, Executive Director of the Five Oaks Centre in Paris, Ontario. Michael describes how, in the early days of the pandemic, Five Oaks pivoted from its normal retreat offerings to being a place where those newly arriving in Canada, often as migrant workers, could safely isolate and quarantine.

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