Join us live in person on Saturday, March 4, from 10-3:00 pm to experience the Emmanuel Community. This is an opportunity to meet current faculty and students, experience a mini-lecture, learn about the programs and applications process, ask questions and make new friends. And lunch is free! Registration required - For more information email: emmanuel.admissions@utoronto.ca. *United Church of Canada Members are eligible for 100% tuition coverage for a three-year Master of Divinity degree at...
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This Sunday, January 22, 2023, we are celebrating the incredible honour of receiving the designation, Affirming Church. You, your friends and family are invited to join us in this celebration beginning at 10:30am for a service and reception. We will welcome Jeffrey Dale, Minister, Justice and Faith Formation, as our special guest. There will be singing, dancing, and of course cake! This Sunday's gathering takes place in person in the Sanctuary. You can also join together live online for the...
All are warmly invited to attend Midhurst United Church’s first CAFÉ CONVO at 7:00 PM on Friday October 14th . “Café” means there will be coffee and refreshments; “convo” means there will be conversation. The conversation for this event will be facilitated by invited guests Rita Olink and Darlyn Hansen, transgender women from the Sudbury area. There will be time to share your questions and comments if you wish.
The discovery of children’s graves on the grounds of a Residential school in Kamloops last summer, motivated many settler Canadians to learn more about Canada’s relationship with Indigenous nations. Since then, we have worked to learn the Truth about the anguish our government’s actions have created and the many promises made and broken. Learning the Truth leads us to question how we might Reconcile. In 2021, a group of leaders – Indigenous and Settler - acting on their commitment to create a...
Affirming Connections has a developed a great new video series: Small Town, Big Impact: Stories and strategies from the Affirming journey. The series invites Affirming leaders, clergy and lay, to share their experiences of the Affirming journey including how the conversations developed, what roadblocks they faced and are facing, and how this work has impacted both their ministry and the wider community. You can watch these on your own, show them during a worship service, watch with your...