Rev. Emily Gordon introduces Music Director Matthew Boutda and Youth and Young Families Leader Natalie Jahn. Together they take a moment to discuss February’s important theme GIMME SHELTER and the many opportunities for involvement and deeper reflection.
Saturday, February 9th, 4-6pm
in the Auditorium at Leaside United Church
As part of our month long series “Gimme Shelter” during February 2019, we will explore how do artists deal with and interpret (forced) migration? We will have a look at several examples in poetry, music, and visual art and discuss them together. If you have any questions please contact Natalie Jahn
From Sunday, Feb 3 to Sunday, Feb 24, 2019 we are passing on Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus (as dolls) from family to family in order to remember their escape to Egypt. You are invited to host them in your home for a night and then to deliver them to their next destination the following day.
As we are hosting the Holy Family we are also remembering the many people who are fleeing from their homes today.
If you are interested in participating or if you have any questions please contact Natalie Jahn.
October 17- 2018 – Talking Taboos: Race
Sunday we started our four week Talking Taboos worship series with the topic of Race. So why is race worth talking about in church? There are several different reasons that this discussion matters to our faith. Perhaps most importantly, though, is that religion has been and is used as a justification for racist attitudes, systems, thoughts, language, and action. We cannot challenge this misuse of religion if we do spend time reflecting on the significance of race.
I suggested that there are at least 3 approaches to race in our scriptures (of course, race was understood differently when the Bible was written, but scripture still provides us with a mirror to reflect on ourselves and our time). These are:
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