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Moderator's Messages

  • The Moderator invites you take part in a series of congregational challenges and activities leading up to Earth Day on April 22.
    2012/01/30
  • In her 2012 Epiphany message, Moderator Mardi Tindal writes about the beat of hope from both a Bethlehem birth and a fragile birth at the climate change talks in Durban.
    2012/01/06
  • In a letter to Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan, Moderator Mardi Tindal writes about the United Church’s concern regarding the inadequate living conditions in many Aboriginal communities.
    2011/12/21
  • Moderator Mardi Tindal offers a prayer for the United Nations climate talks in Durban, South Africa (COP17).
    2011/11/30
  • Moderator Mardi Tindal offers her best wishes to all at Advent, when love is born again in our lives and congregations.
    2011/11/23
  • This letter, introducing the second phase of the KAIROS campaign for Indigenous rights, is included in the September 2011 Infopac.
    2011/09/13
  • Moderator Mardi Tindal expresses condolences to the family of Jack Layton on behalf of The United Church of Canada.
    2011/08/22
  • Moderator Mardi Tindal extends prayers of peace and restoration following the wave of violence in Norway.
    2011/07/26
  • Moderator Mardi Tindal’s video invitation to the 41st General Council.
    2011/05/04
  • Moderator Mardi Tindal’s video message to Maritime Conference about its upcoming Conference Annual General Meeting.
    2011/05/03
  • Moderator Mardi Tindal holds Good Friday and Earth Day together in a commentary published in the Toronto Star on April 22, 2011.
    2011/04/22
  • Moderator Mardi Tindal shares words of encouragement with United Church congregations as they celebrate one of the most sacred weeks of the Christian year in the midst of a federal election.
    2011/04/19
  • Christ is risen! Easter greetings from Moderator Mardi Tindal from the Mount of Olives, overlooking the old city of Jerusalem.
    2011/04/18
  • In her Lenten message from the Garden of Gethsemane, Moderator Mardi Tindal invites us to keep our eyes open, even in the face of tragedy
    2011/03/08
  • In a letter to Minister of International Cooperation Beverley Oda, Moderator Mardi Tindal calls on the government to act now to restore KAIROS funding.
    2011/02/15
  • The 2010 Christmas message of the Moderator of The United Church of Canada, Mardi Tindal, focuses on the birth of Christ and the care of creation.
    2010/12/20
  • In her Advent message to youth and young adult leaders of the United Church, Moderator Mardi Tindal reflects on what the GC40 priority of “authentic relationships with youth and young adults” means.
    2010/12/08
  • In her message for Advent, Moderator Mardi Tindal invites us to take the time and space to reflect on the beautiful world we live in.
    2010/11/25
  • In her fall letter to all United Church ministries, the Moderator is calling for study and action in support of the KAIROS campaign “The Land, Our Life: Indigenous Rights and Our Common Future.”
    2010/10/15
  • Let us continue walking together justly, humbly, and lightly upon God’s Earth, embodying the reason for our creation as church, in this season of Pentecost.
    2010/05/18
  • Moderator Mardi Tindal's report from Haiti on the enormous task facing the United Church's partners as they begin rebuilding after January's devastating earthquake.
    2010/05/06
  • In her Easter message, Moderator Mardi Tindal greets you in the spirit of joy and in the hope that this day inspires.
    2010/03/29
  • After horrific death it can take a long time before we can really hear “Do not let your hearts be troubled”—but less time when we accompany one another. We are not alone.
    2010/03/29
  • In her confirmation message, Mardi Tindal invites us to new and renewed relationships in and through our church.
    2010/03/22
  • Some Christians observe Lent by fasting or giving up something to remind them of Christ’s sacrifice. In her Lenten message, Moderator Mardi Tindal invites you to consider a carbon fast for Lent.
    2010/02/16

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Last updated:
2010/06/24
Created:
2007/05/18