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After many months of waiting, the RRWG was notified on January 14, 2019 that the Syrian family we are sponsoring has been granted their permanent resident status by the Canadian government. They have completed all medical and security checks and…
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Our long wait for the Syrian refugee family we are sponsoring is coming to an end, and quickly! On January 14, we finally heard from Immigration and Refugee Canada and the United Church of Canada that the family had passed…
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I know that only a few members of TSA actually receive the United Church Observer, our denomination’s monthly magazine. It is the oldest publication of its kind, now in its 187th year. The September edition features a cover story on…
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“A person or community that remembers its story as a story of grace is delivered from the bondage of anxious self aggrandizement.” – Sally Brown (professor of preaching at Princeton Theological Seminary) When I came across that quote of Sally…
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Ok, I like to think that I connect the biblical story to the modern day as much as the next preacher. However there are those who try to do so in such a way that drives me crazy. Here is…
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Just in case you didn’t know, the street in front of our church has been torn up this summer. This has made it difficult for people to get into our building but, of course, as everyone comments, “it will be…
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So the Olympics have begun. I think that I am pretty typical in my attitude toward the Olympic Games. Before the fames I am deeply cynical. I mutter about drug use and money wasted and promises not kept. I pontificate,…
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