The disruptions COVID-19 has brought have shifted our normal patterns of being and the ability to gather as faith communities. While physical distancing is challenging for everyone, it is a unique grief for those accustomed to regularly gathering in the name of Jesus. Yet this unprecedented trial has also provided new opportunities to come together […]
An Easter Reflection by Peter Noteboom This Easter is like any other Easter. Today, many of our members and friends are remembering the story of Jesus being welcomed into the capital city, sharing a Passover meal, betrayal by his friends, extravagant foot washing, criminal conviction by his community, humiliation on the way to carrying out
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Webinar: April 29, 2020 | 4PM EDT Do you encounter intergenerational gaps in your ethnic immigrant church or other ministries? Register for this free webinar organized by Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning to better understand this phenomenon and how to respond to it! Full description: Intergenerational gaps are as common in families as in churches,
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The Canadian Council of Churches joined religious leaders from across Canada to issue a common message to all who call Canada home, expressing the need for hope, gratitude, and solidarity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This ecumenical and interfaith message is a response by religious leaders from across Canada which was initiated by the
In a historic joint pastoral statement released on 26 March 2020, The Canadian Council of Churches joined the World Council of Churches and other Regional Ecumenical Organizations to affirm the urgency of standing together to protect life amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time ever, all regions in the ecumenical movement around the world
Yesterday, March 24, 2020, The Canadian Council of Churches–in cooperation with the Canadian Council of Christian Charities and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada–sent a common letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other members of the federal government to express gratitude for including registered charities in recent COVID-19 announcements. As the letter acknowledged, “Canada’s places
Dear members and guests of the Governing Board of The Canadian Council of Churches: After careful deliberation, your Executive Committee has agreed to change the May 13-15 Governing Board meeting in Quebec City to a trimmed-down meeting using a video conference format. We are grateful that our venue, Le Monastère des Augustines, has officially informed us
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On March 7, 2020, General Secretary Peter Noteboom had the privilege of delivering the keynote address for the inauguration of the Canadian Mar Thoma Regional Committee. The address was entitled “A Mari usque ad Mare – From Sea to Sea” and reflects on the connections between Psalm 72, Canada’s motto (“From Sea to Sea”), and
Today the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak (the new coronavirus) to be a global pandemic. In this situation as in others, The Canadian Council of Churches seeks to respond to Christ’s call for both compassion and community. We appeal to our member churches and other faith communities across Canada to respond to COVID-19
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