Church Seasons and Special Sundays

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. The month provides a continuing opportunity to prayerfully reflect on the contributions of Asian Canadians to Canadian society, and to honour and celebrate this important aspect of Canadian history.

• Bilingual Bulletin Insert (Cantonese/English) [PDF: 1 p/108 KB]
• A Korean Thanksgiving Liturgy [PDF: 2 pp/107 KB]
  An intergenerational bilingual worship service for Korean diasporas in Canada. 

Partner Organizations and Resources

North America

• ISAAC (Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity, in USA)
• PANAAWTM (Pacific, Asian, and North American Asian Women in Theology and Ministry, in USA)

Asia

• Christian Conference of Asia (Thailand)
  The CCA produces annual Asia Sunday materials. The 2012 theme is "Make Us Reconcilers, O God."
• Asian Rural Institute (Japan)

Other Resources

• Memories of the Aftermath of the Internment Camps [PDF: 1 p/ 108 KB]
  Pastor George Takashima recalls the period following World War II, when Japanese Canadians were scattered across the prairies and Ontario.
• A Wanderer: From Vladivostok to Toronto [PDF: 2 pp/19 KB]
  John Lee shared this reflection on the Very Rev. Sang Chul Lee’s life story the 2010 book launch of his Korean-language autobiography at Alpha Korean United Church, Toronto. Also available in Korean [PDF: 4 pp/ 124 KB].
• Read the bilingual interview with Richard Wang about Chinese ministry at Knox United, Agincourt, ON, in the Knox News, December 2010.
• Recipes for Celebrating Asian Canadian Heritage [PDF: 4 pp/43 KB]
  Many ethnic minority congregations keep a ministry of hospitality by sharing their comfort foods. Here are two recipes from Asian Canadian United Church members.
• The Sound of a Church [PDF: 4 pp/43 KB]
  A reflection by Kim Uyede-Kai.

Some recommended readings:

• Ng, David, ed., People On The Way: Asian North Americans Discovering Christ, Culture, and Community (Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1996).
• Ng, Greer Anne, "The Dragon and The Lamb: Chinese Festivals in the Life of Chinese Canadian/American Christians," Religious Education 84:3 (Summer 1989).
• Ng, Greer Anne Wenh-In, "The United Church of Canada: A Church Fittingly National" in Christianity and Ethnicity in Canada, ch. 6 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008).