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Through Mission & Service, we walk in solidarity and empower the work of love in Kenya.

Kenya 2017: Love Reconciles" href="/blogs/round-table/kenya-2017-love-reconciles"> A view of gardens in Kenya during the Mission & Service pilgrimage.

I was sitting in the basement at Windermere United in Toronto on a dreary Sunday afternoon. I felt…

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Finding our Place in Indigenous History" href="/blogs/round-table/finding-our-place-indigenous-history"> The KAIROS blanket exercise powerfully shows how settlers took away land—and with it, rights and dignity—from Indigenous peoples.

May is Asian Heritage Month, and the perfect time to prayerfully reflect on the…

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Asian Heritage Enriches the Church" href="/blogs/round-table/asian-heritage-enriches-church">

Doves have been an important symbol of peace for Christians since early biblical times. In 1944, when the…

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The Dove at “3250”" href="/blogs/round-table/dove-3250"> The shape of a dove can be seen in the Church House floor plan.

Moderator Jordan Cantwell urges everyone to watch and share this powerful three-minute video, “

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Letter to a Terrorist" href="/blogs/round-table/letter-terrorist">

In the dark hours before sunrise, United Church minister Rev. Al drives through downtown Victoria greeting the city’s street community. He welcomes them with hot…

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Toward a Canada without Poverty" href="/blogs/round-table/toward-canada-without-poverty"> Shaping a new Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy by taking action.

As part of her commitment to reconciliation and reaching out to Indigenous communities, Moderator Jordan Cantwell recently travelled to Manitoba, then British…

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Lessons in Gratitude, and Reconciliation" href="/blogs/round-table/lessons-gratitude-and-reconciliation"> Moderator Jordan Cantwell (right) and Agnes Spence (left) from Nelson House, Manitoba with the drum she made for The Moderator.

What was the most touching experience you had in 2016?

Seeing Lorna Standingready (former Elder, All Native Circle Conference) and Alberta…

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Moderator’s Highs and Lows of 2016" href="/blogs/round-table/moderators-highs-and-lows-2016"> Lorna Standingready and Alberta Billy at the 30th anniversary of the United Church Apology to First Nations.

Winter months are cruel. I can make my way through sharp winds, mounds of dreary slush, and sheets of menacing ice. But the darkness often deflates my spirits,…

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Let Your Light Shine" href="/blogs/round-table/let-your-light-shine"> A person sits in a colourful reflection from a stained glass window.

The gospel calls us to seek health and wholeness for all God’s people. In 2014 the church signed the

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Health & Wholeness for All" href="/blogs/round-table/health-wholeness-all"> A protest for health care in Canada.