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  • A Church’s “Green” Vision Takes Root and Grows: St. Paul’s United Church in Orillia, Ont. turn their church “inside out” for the benefit of the community and the environment.

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Chaplaincy as an Evolution of Ministry

Tips and best practices for mental health and well being from Lieutenant Commander (Padre) Earl Klotz.
Lieutenant Commander (Padre) Earl Klotz, in uniform, standing inside a submarine.

Space for Creation and Discovery

During Pride Month, artist Noah Janosch Brown writes about finding a safe place in a United Church to create art and nurture self-discovery.
A young Black man in a black suit with locks and golden glasses, poses in front of one of his art works, a depiction of a trans-Atlantic slave ship holdings.

Unsettling Thoughts on Church Union

 Kenji Marui asks if we have confused “unity” with “uniformity”? All may be one, yes! But not that all may be one-and-the-sa
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The Desert Gives Life

For Mental Health Awareness Week, Rev. David Boyd talks about his personal journey with depression.
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Wishing for a Better World

Rev. Cindy Bourgeois considers how a world without transphobia would improve the mental health of trans people.
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Churches Adapting to Technological Change

Rev. David Shearman shares how the decision to hold General Council 44 fully online is the fulfillment of a decades-long dream for early adapters of technology in the church.

We Are Church

Rev. Dr. Paul Douglas Walfall writes that when the church was willing to do things differently — despite situations such as COVID-19 — the church flourished.
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Forgiveness as a Way of Life

The Rev. Marie-Claude Manga reflects on her ministry and work as an ordained Black woman with The United Church of Canada
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One Instrument in the Orchestra

Nancy Oliver-MacKenzie writes about the role of Montreal's Union United Church as a force for social justice for the Black community and beyond.

Letter of Prayer for Michael Blair from the Black Clergy Network

The Black Clergy Network in The United Church of Canada has offered a prayer of support for the Rev. Michael Blair, as he begins his new role as the General Secretary, General Council.  
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