A cross silhouetted against the Northern Lights.

What Did Jesus Do?

Published On: October 15, 2023

MandS 2023: November 26. Our generosity through Mission and Service breaks down walls that divide and builds bridges that draw us together.

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Kindergarten in a Refugee Camp

Published On: October 15, 2023

MandS 2023: November 19. Since 1950, the Joint Christian Committee for Social Service has provided skills training and services to refugees living in a refugee camp in Lebanon.

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Compassion into Action

Published On: October 15, 2023

MandS 2023: November 12. Every act of compassion contributes to a more peaceful world. Thank you for your generosity through Mission and Service. Your gifts truly do help move mountains.

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40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism

Anti-Racism Learning, Reflection, and Action

Published On: October 15, 2023

MandS 2023: November 5. From October 10 to December 1, 2023, the 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism program offers daily and weekly opportunities for learning, reflection, and action.

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Portrait of Deborah Bradley, 2023

40 Days on Anti-Racism: Music and the Universal Language Myth

Published On: October 12, 2023

Day 11 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Deborah Bradley notes that the belief in European superiority, including music, enabled the Christian Church to impose racist harm under the guise of “mission.” Some hymns still cause harm.

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Portrait of Deborah Richards

40 Days on Anti-Racism: I Have Called You by Your Name

Published On: October 12, 2023

Day 10 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Deborah Richards reflects on the importance of names to our identity and how names have been used to erase identity.

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Portrait of Roni Beharry, a United Church minister

40 Days on Anti-Racism: Grieving the Loss of My First Language

Published On: October 12, 2023

Day 9 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Roni Beharry will know that church is radically welcoming when her current congregation is invited to pray the Lord’s Prayer in their respective first languages.

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Identity certificate for Chris Mah Poy’s grandfather, Glen Mah Poy

40 Days: Reflections of a Successful Fox and Dog Hybrid on Humiliation Day

Published On: October 12, 2023

Day 8 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism: Chris Mah Poy argues that understanding the terrors and triumphs of your country’s history—including its racist history—is an act of loyalty.

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Portrait of Néstor Medina with a vine-covered wall behind him

40 Days on Anti-Racism: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the Colonial Legacy

Published On: October 12, 2023

Day 7 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism. Néstor Medina observes that if racism is considered to be “solved” through equity, diversity, and inclusion policies, then the ongoing reality of racism becomes an inconvenient truth.

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Portrait of Alexa Gilmour

40 Days on Anti-Racism: If They Look Like Me

Published On: October 12, 2023

Day 6 of 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism. Alexa Gilmour shares experiences of how Canadians discriminate against Black African asylum seekers.

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