Canadian Shield

Orientation Workshop For Lay Regional Reps (And Ministry Personnel) To CSRC
2022-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Thunder_Bay)
Dear friends across the Canadian Shield Region –
We are excited to announce that representatives to the Canadian Shield Regional Council are invited to attend a mandatory orientation workshop on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. by Zoom.
This orientation for all Elected Lay Reps and Ministry Personnel is being held to review the responsibilities of being a member of Regional Council.
If you have not already done so, please ensure that your community of faith has reported your regional rep/s on the CSRC website. To do so, please click on the button below entitled, “Report Regional Reps.“
During this evening session, you will meet our chair of the Executive, Barbara Nott. You will be introduced to the context, governance and ministries of the Canadian Shield Region. As well as an orientation to the roles and responsibilities of Regional Representatives, you are invited to connect with other Representatives from your local area, and meet with local Commission members.
Please register below for this event.
Thank you,Melody

Social Justice Round Table
2022-05-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Online using Zoom, Canada
Social Justice Round Table
All United Church of Canada Ontarians are invited to a pre-election roundtable Sunday, May 1st, 2022, from 7 to 9 pm (Eastern), on guaranteed livable income, harm reduction, housing, and long term care reform. Join us on Zoom for a fulsome program, with keynote speaker U.C.C. justice advocate and former Moderator the Very Reverend The Hon. Lois Wilson, breakout time hosted by Jeffrey Dale, Rev. Dr. Susan Eagle, Natalie Mehra of the Ontario Health Coalition, and the East Central Ontario Regional Council’s Guaranteed Livable Income (GLI) Network. The evening will wrap up with a summary and ‘next steps’ with former MPP and active United Church member Ted McMeekin.
Attached you will find an invitation and the link to register – please share widely with your email and social media contacts!
For more information, and to register, please visit https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/sjnorc-social-justice-roundtable/
I look forward to seeing you around the (Zoom) table Sunday May 1st at 7 pm!
Melody Duncanson-Hales

Centre for Christian Studies Online Open House
2022-04-30 15:00 - 16:30 | Online using Zoom, Canada
Centre for Christian Studies Online Open House
Join us live on Zoom to get to know the Centre for Christian Studies community. It’s a chance to meet current program staff and students, learn about our programs, bursaries, and registration process, ask questions and meet new friends. Whether you’re considering the diaconate, diaconal ministry, or continuing education, there are options for you with CCS. There will even be a mini tour of Woodsworth House. It’ll be fun! To register and get the link go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdu-prDgtE9LnabYpcBBaaJmMwldjHByW
For more information, call Lori Stewart at (204) 783-4490 ext 22 or email lstewart@ccsonline.ca

Discipleship in a Burning World
2022-04-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Online using Zoom, Canada
Discipleship in a Burning World
The New Creed of the United Church of Canada calls us “to live with respect in Creation” recognizing that creation is a gift of God. We recognize too that caring for Creation is a spiritual commitment and that environmental issues have profound ethical and moral dimensions that impact us all.
With this in mind, the Manitou Intentional Learning Community is excited to present a workshop “Discipleship in a Burning World” that will invite us to reorient ourselves within creation and examine what that demands of our discipleship.
The event will take place on Wednesday, April 27th, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom and our special guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. Jessica Hetherington, an eco-theologian and ordered minister within the United Church of Canada serving in the Ottawa area who will share with us her passion for environmental justice and behaviour change. Following her presentation, there will be opportunities for questions and discussion.
To register and receive the Zoom link, please visit manitoulearningcommunity.com

Joint Confirmation Program
2022-04-24, 2022-03-27, 2022-02-27, 2022-01-23
Canadian Shield and Shining Waters Regional Councils announce a joint confirmation program!

If you know there are teens in your community of faith who would appreciate going on a confirmation journey, and you either don’t have the capacity, or are seeking a larger group for them to join – we are offering the program for you!
Supported by the Vision Fund so that there is no cost to your community of faith, or the teens and families, we will be led by The GO Project leadership and curriculum. Their program is designed to offer confirmands the chance to explore and deepen their faith and relationship with God and the church in a United Church of Canada theological context. Topics for sessions include, “Who am I?”, “Who is God?”, “Who is Jesus?”, “Who is the Spirit?”, Who are We?” (Christian & UCC History), “What are we called to do?”, and more.
Session dates: the fourth Sunday of the month (January – April, 2022) & May 18th – 19th for a retreat.
Email Rev. Alana @The GO Project, alana@thegoproject.ca to register and for more information. Click on the button below to view the poster for the event.

Confirmation Program Poster

Certificate in Ministry of Supervision
2022-03-28 09:00 - 2022-04-01 12:00
Certificate in Ministry of Supervision

Dates: March 28, 2022 – April 1, 2022
Time: 9:00 am for 3 hours daily (via Zoom)
The Certificate in Ministry of Supervision provides participants with the information and skills to mentor individuals preparing for ministry by equipping them for supervision including pastoral practices, leadership, reflection, feedback and spiritual guidance. It is designed for clergy and lay individuals who are interested in supporting students and communities for supervised ministry education (SME), internships and field education. Attention will be given to those wanting to supervise in the United Church of Canada but the course will be adapted and include training for other denominations.
PREREQUISITES: A minimum of five years of post-ordination or commissioning experience in congregational ministry leadership OR equivalent lay leadership.
Tuition: $280 CAD
Instructors:
Rev. Brenda Fawkes bfawkes@united-church.ca and Rev. Dr. Andrew Richardson arichardson@united-church.ca Office of Vocation Ministers in Pacific and Atlantic Regions. This online course is available to participants from any region of Canada or beyond with an interest in credentialing for supervision.
Link to Register: Certificate in Ministry of Supervision – Vancouver School of Theology (vst.edu)
If you have any questions about serving as a supervisor in Canadian Shield or Shining Waters Region please contact the Office of Vocation Minister for this region, Kellie McComb kmccomb@united-church.ca.

Lenten Study: Death of Jesus for Progressive Christians
2022-03-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Online using Zoom, Canada
Lenten Study: Death of Jesus for Progressive Christians
The Manitou Intentional Learning Community invites you to participate in a three-week Lenten study, The Death of Jesus for Progressive Christians published in 2019. Donald Schmidt’s study guides participants through the Biblical stories about the death of Jesus “invit[ing] us to ask the larger question hanging in the background. Why did Jesus die?” Schmidt suggests that “Jesus’ theme of God’s involvement in the world on behalf of the marginalized . . . was a major challenge to the religious order of the day. It had to be stopped.” The ideas explored in this text resonate with people of faith in the modern world. In the introduction, Schmidt writes: “The point of this study is to help you . . . analyze, celebrate, incarnate, and try to live out the powerful story of the events leading up to Jesus’ death and burial.”
Leadership will be provided by Rev. Dave LeGrand, Rev. Erin Todd, and Rev. Dawn Vaneyk. Sessions will take place via Zoom on Monday, March 21, March 28 and April 4 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
To register, please go to www.manitoulearning.com and click on the registration link for this event.
If you have questions or would like more information, contact Gillian at manitouintentionallearning@gmail.com

P.I.E. Day Event
2022-03-14 19:00 - 21:00
The Affirming team will be hosting an event with St. Paul’s United Church (Thunder Bay) on Zoom for P.I.E. Day – Monday, March 14th at 7 pm. It will be a time of sharing stories and bring your own pie. There will be a special guest from China to talk about his journey and there will be more information to come. Please feel free to register now by click on the button below.
Please look at Affirm United/S’Affirmer Ensemble’s webpage for more details:
https://affirmunited.ause.ca/
Click here to register:
REGISTER NOW

M&P Committee Check-In Event
2022-03-09 19:00 - 20:30
M&P Committees Check-In Zoom Gathering
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
M&P committee members are welcome to join in for a Zoom check-in that will take place on Wednesday March 9, 2022 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
This check-in is an opportunity for Rob Smith (CSRC Pastoral Relations Minister) to bring you updates from the Regional Council that pertain to your work and for you to have a space to ask questions and collaborate in the work. No registration is required—just click on the Zoom link below a few minutes prior to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The year 2021 has been very challenging for Communities of Faith, challenges that have included managing employees in an ever-shifting pandemic landscape. Our hope and prayer is that 2022 will bring a period of stability and calm after so much upheaval. We are deeply appreciative of your service as M&P Committees. Your churches would not be able to function without your work of caring for and managing your employees. Thank you!
Time: Feb 9, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://united-church.zoom.us/j/9798849281?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 979 884 9281
Password: [REDACTED]

Day with Emmanuel - Virtual Open House
2022-03-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Online using Zoom, Canada
Join us live on Zoom Saturday March 5, 1-3 p.m. EST to experience the Emmanuel Community. Meet current faculty and students. Learn about the programs and applications process. Ask questions and make new friends. Explore all that Emmanuel has to offer here: http://bit.ly/exploremmanuel

CCS Friday - Becoming an Anti-Racist Church
2022-03-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Online using Zoom, Canada
Join us for an online conversation to explore more about what it might mean to become an anti-racist church. How does an organization continue the process of institutional change to become a more intentionally anti-racist one? Together, we’ll explore a continuum for becoming an anti-racism organization as well as the United Church’s national anti-racism action plan. The conversation will be facilitated by Adele Halliday, who is the Anti-Racism and Equity Lead staff at the United Church’s General Council Office.
Adele Halliday is the Anti-Racism and Equity Lead staff at the national office of The United Church of Canada. An experienced anti-racism educator, workshop leader, and award-winning writer, Adele has been involved in anti-racism work with churches in Canada and beyond for many years. She is currently staff resource to the United Church’s Anti-Racism Common Table. She holds a Master of Education as well as a Master of Theological Studies, and is currently studying towards a Doctor of Education. Adele lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
CCS Fridays are online conversations to help us all to respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. Each session will be on a Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 Central (Winnipeg time) and in the form of a Zoom workshop. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
Sessions are free but you must register.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkcuihqzspHtTmzSydBr3p3D-HMsqeODZi

LLWL Continuing Education Event
2022-02-26 09:30 - 15:00
Licensed Lay Worship Leaders Second Annual Continuing Education Event
Saturday, February 26, 2022
9:30 am to 3 pm by Zoom
A Time of Learning, Worship and Connection
Outline for the Day
9:30 -10:00 am – Opening Worship
10:00 am – 12 noon – Workshop – Selecting Music for Worship – Diana Hannaford-Wilcox – Diana has been the music director at St. Paul’s United Church in Thunder Bay for over 20 years
12 noon to 1 pm – Lunch Break
1:00 to 3:00 pm – Workshop – Creating Meaningful Funeral Services – Valerie Kingsbury – Valerie is a storyteller, singer, song writer, author and currently serves the people of First United in Truro, Nova Scotia and has written a book on her funeral ministry experiences. It’s entitled “Creating Spaces for Healing and Hope.”
This event is open to all who are interested.
Please register at the link below.
REGISTER HERE

MP Gathering with Marlene Britton
2022-02-24 10:00 - 12:00
Ministry Personnel Zoom Gathering
Thursday, February 24, 2022
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Presenter: The Rev. Marlene Britton
Focus: How do we authentically hold space for colleagues to share their lives? How do we go beyond “Thanks for sharing” and the door closes…. A sharing that can leave a person vulnerable. How can we make our “thanks for sharing” an open door to more? A conversation about allyship and what that really means.
Please click on the button below to register for this event:
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Zoom Book Study - "The Skin We're In" by Desmond Cole
2022-02-09 15:30 - 16:30 | Online using Zoom, Canada
Zoom Book Study – “The Skin We’re In” by Desmond Cole
The Anti-Racism Subcommittee of the North Bay & Area Mission Cluster, of the United Church of Canada, is pleased to present this Community Anti-Racism Book Study featuring Canadian author, Desmond Cole’s book “The Skin We’re In”.
The book study will be held virtually every Wednesday from 3:30pm to 5:30pm beginning on February 9th and concluding on March 30th, for a total of 8 weeks. Every week as a group we will discuss 1-2 chapters of the book, along with relevant topics and materials. This workshop will provide a brave, nonjudgmental space to discuss Desmond Cole’s book, reflect on our own experiences and better understand the institutional and internalized racial biases within our society and ourselves.
The book study is free of charge, however you will be responsible for supplying your own book. There is limited space, so please only register if you can commit to the 8 weekly sessions.
To register for the Anti-Racism Book Study please email Julie Van Berkel at julievanberkel@nbdmc.ca no later than 4 pm on February 1st, 2022 to ensure your spot.

Music Ministry 3-Part Webinar Series
2022-02-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-01-31 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-01-24 18:30 - 20:00
Music Ministry 3-Part Webinar Series

Shining Waters Regional Council has invited Canadian Shield to join their 3-part webinar series being offered on Mondays in 2022 @ 6:45 – 8:00 pm from the Faith Formation staff of Shining Waters, Canadian Shield, Antler River Watershed, Horseshoe Falls and Western Ontario Waterways Regional Councils.
Tech in Music
Monday, January 24, 2022 from 6:45 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Leadership – Tom Auger and Kye Andrews
Job Descriptions and Support
Monday, January 31, 2022, from 6:45 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Leadership – David Hamilton
Music That Fits Your Church Culture
Monday, February 7, 2022, from 6:45 – 8 p.m.
Leadership – Lauri Ladd
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://united-church.zoom.us/j/98632712137?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 986 3271 2137
Password: [REDACTED]
Come to share and learn.
Come to connect with music ministry leaders.
Come to share your celebrations and struggles.
Contacts
Jeffrey Dale (jdale@united-church.ca)
Kathy Douglas (kdouglas@united-church.ca)

Lenten Inspirations: A workshop for worship leaders
2022-02-05 09:30 - 12:00 | Online using Zoom, Canada
So, . . . it’s that time of the year again, . . . time for Lenten planning. Join Rev. Stewart Walker and others for a time of reflection and discussion of the Lent and Easter lectionary readings and how we might frame the Easter message in this particular time we are all living through. As is usual for this recurring Lenten event, we will look at the scriptures but we will also share how we do/did Lent, Holy Week and Easter in a time of uncertainty.
The Manitou Intentional Learning Community invites you to attend a workshop designed for all those who are responsible for preparing worship during Lent and Easter.
The event will take place via Zoom on Saturday, February 5th from 9:30 to noon.
To register, please visit Manitou Intentional Learning Community (manitoulearningcommunity.com) and click REGISTER under the event details. For more information, contact Gillian at manitouintentionallearning@gmail.com

Pastoral Relations Liaison Equity Training
2022-02-03 - 2022-02-04
A Shared Training Between Canadian Shield
and Shining Waters Regional Councils
Pastoral Relations Liaison Equity Training
Thursday February 3 and Friday February 4, 2022
9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m.
Purpose of the Workshop:
Day #1 Thursday, February 3, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – To help Liaisons in their personal understanding of privilege, deepen personal and communal understanding of implicit bias and grow a passion for equity in the pastoral relations process in the United Church of Canada.
Day #2 Friday, February 4, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – To train the trainers. To support and learn from the pastoral relations liaisons in order to grow as trainers of search teams with an enhanced equity training process that can be used online and in person.
Presenters: Rob Smith, Todd McDonald, Bill Miller (as recorded from 40 Days for Racial Justice) and Dale Hildebrand.
This online workshop is for all pastoral relations liaisons in Canadian Shield Regional Council and Shining Waters Regional Council. A zoom link to the training will be sent to those who register closer to the training date.
REGISTER NOW

CSRC PC Supervisor Event
2022-02-01 19:00 - 20:30
CSRC PC Supervisor Event
The Pastoral Relations Commission is inviting you to a gathering on Tuesday evening February 1, 2022 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. by Zoom. The purpose of this meeting is to check-in with each other, to review the new Pastoral Supervisor Handbook, to review the new annual Supervisor’s report and to discuss any questions you may have.
The event will be hosted by myself and Melody Duncanson-Hales. Click on the button below to register for this event:
REGISTER HERE

VST - Save the Date - January 30, 2022
2022-01-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Vancouver School of Theology, 6015 Walter Gage Rd., Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
For years, the Vancouver School of Theology has been organizing VST SUNDAY – a day where students, faculty, staff and alumni all head out into the worshipping communities and share in worship. VST folks blend into the church service as clergy wish – a faculty member may preach, a student may offer a prayer, and during pre-pandemic times the VST person would stand at a table with VST Swag during coffee time to chat about the school and give away pens!
The Pandemic has given us the opportunity to share pre-recorded options (faculty and student sermons, student testimonials and prayers) and do live zoom!
Please let me know if you’re interested and we can talk about how something might work.
Rev. Julie Lees
Recruitment
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CSRC MP Event - Faithful, Well-Equipped and Effective
2022-01-27 13:00 - 15:00
Ministry Personnel Zoom Gathering
Thursday, January 27, 2022
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Come and spend some time with your ministry colleagues after the busy Christmas season. Our next Ministry Personnel gathering is on Thursday, January 27, 2022 starting at 1 p.m.
Faithful, Well Equipped and Effective: From Luke 10, what does it mean to be faithful, well-equipped and effective when we “have no purse and no shoes” to bring into our ministries in these uncertain times? Come as we discern how to find the peace where we are and thereby be able to extend the peace to others.
Our guest presenters will be Karen Medland (Office of Vocation Minister for Prairie to Pine, Northern Spirit, Living Skies regional councils) and Kellie McComb (OV Minister for Canadian Shield and Shining Waters)
Come and be refreshed, and renewed to serve.
Please click on the button below to register for this event and you will receive the Zoom log-in information shortly thereafter:
REGISTER HERE

Virtual Vocations Fair - Emmanuel College
2022-01-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Online using Zoom, Canada
This is an opportunity to hear from and connect with Emmanuel graduates as they share about their work in various spiritually-informed careers. This session will also feature a representative from the Canadian Armed Forces who will present on chaplaincy careers in the military.

CCS Friday - Transgressive Devotion
2021-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Online using Zoom, Canada
Join an online conversation with Natalie Wigg-Stevenson on her new book “Transgressive Devotion: Theology as Performance Art.” Natalie teaches theology at Emmanuel College. In Transgressive Devotion she argues that theology done as performance art stops trying to describe who God is, and starts trying to make God appear.
CCS Fridays are hosted by the Centre for Christian Studies, to help us all respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These are in the form of workshops and are open to anyone who might be interested. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
You must register to participate at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqd-6vqDopE9zwGGJVthDNuSnjvbUXTciz
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

CCS - Christianity and Environmental Apocalypse
2021-12-02 12:00 - 13:30
I would like to personally invite you to join us on Thursday, December 2, 12–1:30 p.m. EST (Online, Free, Register Here) for a presentation–conversation on Christianity and Environmental Apocalypse: Lessons from the Nineteenth Century.
To view the poster for this event, please click on the button below:
Poster

Church leaders in North America now confront an environmental crisis that already shapes our lives and seems to threaten apocalyptic destruction. However, as many Indigenous authors and scholars–including Nick Estes (Kul Wicasa), Kim TallBear (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), and Cherie Dimaline (Métis)–have pointed out, colonialism has already brought apocalypses to North America that are intimately connected to the current crisis.
In this presentation, Emmanuel’s historian of religion and empire, Prof. Matthew Dougherty, uses this insight to re-examine Protestant settlers’ attitudes toward the environment during the nineteenth-century colonization of the Great Lakes region. Focusing particularly on the predecessor bodies of The United Church of Canada, Dougherty discusses how their approaches to nature were neither purely utilitarian nor entirely reverent, but instead reflected the entanglement of Christian theologies with colonial approaches to economics, agriculture and land tenure. Considered anew, these histories offer both lessons and cautions for Christian leaders seeking to confront the contemporary crisis. Dougherty will engage in a conversation with the Rev. Murray Pruden (National Executive Minister for Indigenous Ministries and Justice for the United Church of Canada), who will also moderate our Q&A.
Please feel free to share widely with family, friends and colleagues via email and social media. I have attached two iterations of the event’s poster (hyperlinked PDF for email, JPG for social sharing). The event is also posted on Emmanuel’s social channels to share directly via social:
Facebook: https://fb.me/e/1StkuflpU
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWoGGdGrVt4/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmanuelColleg2/status/1463198380398686224/photo/1
Please visit the Centre for Religion and Its Contexts events page for our upcoming offerings in 2022, including the Exploring Satisfaction & Stress in Ministry: Personalized Insights to Cultivate Well-Being workshop series.
I hope you can join us Thursday!
In gratitude,
Shawn
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Do you hear what I hear? Do you see what I see?
2021-12-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Online using Zoom, Canada
A three-part journey exploring the Christmas story through different lenses
Please join us to hear 2SLGBTQ+ and Black voices share the Christmas story and then reflect on how what we have heard is relevant and important to us as people and communities of faith.
Session 1: Hearing 2SLGBTQ+ Voices
Wednesday, December 1st 6:30 to 8:30 via Zoom
Guests: Aiden Legault, M.Div. student, Emmanuel College, Toronto
Rev. June Joplin, Associate Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church, Toronto
Peter Haddow, North Bay, LLWL and Team Lead of CSRC Affirming Resource Team
Poetry and music with Natalie Wilson and Ralph Johnston, St. Andrew’s United Church, North
Bay
Session 2: Hearing Black Voices
Wednesday, December 8th 6:30 to 8:30 via Zoom
Guests: Rev. Alydia Smith, Identity and Mission Network Coordinator, UCC General Council
Joy Kalu, Chair, Congregational Care Community, St. Peter’s United Church, Sudbury
Session 3: Sharing Our Reflections
Wednesday, December 15th 6:30 to 8:30 via Zoom
An opportunity to reflect in how our learnings are relevant and important to people of faith and their communities.
To register: Go to the Manitou Intentional Learning Community website Manitou Intentional Learning Community https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsd-6qqzIrHtc0PStYkCQ0AX0L7LLv0ZG- and click register under the event information or contact Gillian at manitouintentionallearning@gmail.com

Transgender Day 2021
2021-11-19 - 2021-11-20
What is Transgender Day of Remembrance?
November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. The day is used to remember the transgender and gender non-conforming individuals who are no longer with us due to acts of violence.
I encourage everyone to remember and pray for our Transgender friends, family members and those whose names are unknown to us, who have been attacked or killed this year.
Being one’s, authentic self should not be an invitation to violence or possibly death. We are all fearfully and wonderfully made.
Here is a prayer…
God of love, you see each one of us as beloved. You know the names of all of those misnamed or misgendered at birth and you claim us all as your children.
God of peace, comfort those who mourn. When one of us hurts we all hurt.
Give us the courage to speak out for those whose voices have been silenced, to stand with those who are bullied and walk with those who fear danger.
God of beauty, you are beyond gender. You made each of us in your image. Be with us today as we remember all our family…Amen

Click here for more information:
https://united-church.ca/worship-special-days/transgender-day-remembrance
