The invitation is ready. We want you to come.
Remember getting a birthday party invitation when you were a kid?
How exciting! Who else was going? What kind of cake are you having? What will we do? Bowling? Swimming? Skating?
Whoever’s birthday it was, they were thrilled to be handing out the invitations. “I hope you can come!”
Of course, once you were invited you had to bring a gift. It could take hours to go to the store and pick out the perfect gift to help celebrate with your friend.
Imagine creating that kind of excitement again now.
“We’re having a party, and we want you to come!”
Many United Church communities of faith are doing just that this spring as they celebrate the 100th anniversary of our denomination.
They’re remembering and commemorating 100 years of Mission and Service. Honouring our past and looking ahead from what we’ve learned to the next 100 years.
“We’re having a party, and we want you to come!”
There will be apple, blueberry, and lemon on PIE Day as we proclaim the Public, Intentional, Explicit Inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ People on March 14, 2025.
“We’re having a party, and we want you to come!”
You won’t believe all the ways we are making a difference in people’s lives. The stories are inspiring. In any given community of faith, in the wider neighbourhood, across Canada and around the world: We fight isolation among seniors. We help young families connect. We feed the hungry. We clothe those who are going without.
And, most importantly, we are building communities of people who care about each other and share what they have for the common good. People of faith who know there is more to this life than just hoarding stuff and accumulating power. People of Deep Spirituality, Bold Discipleship, and Daring Justice. People who have discovered love and generosity as their core purposes. Where else are you going to find that?
“We’re having a party, and we want you to come!”
The invitation is ready.
We want you to come.
—Rev. Dave Jagger is the Community of Faith Stewardship Lead within the Philanthropy Unit of the General Council.
The views contained within these blogs are personal and do not necessarily reflect those of The United Church of Canada.