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Yesterday Canon Dr. Alyson Barnett-Cowan, President of the Canadian Council of Churches, wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to congratulate him on taking office, and to commend to him the statement On Climate Justice and Ending Poverty in Canada: Faith Communities Speak Out. This statement now represents the broadest and deepest coalition yet of religious […]

Date & Time: November 6, 2015, 1pm – 2:30pm Facilitated by Peter Noteboom, The Canadian Council of Churches How to Join To register for the event and receive the phone number to call and a web link, please click here: www.united-in-learning.com/ccc. You can join the event using either method:  conference call (audio only) or webinar (visuals

Canadian society is experiencing an escalation in  intolerance towards Muslims, most recently focusing on Muslim women and religious clothing. Jesus said, “In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.” (Matt. 7:12 NRSV) As Christians we have been called to love our neighbour

The following is a reflection by the CCC’s new Faith & Public Life intern, the Rev. Jeffrey Metcalfe.   Hunger is not acceptable Hunger is the headache a young girl feels as she struggles to pay attention in school.   Hunger is the choice a man has to make in order to sleep under a

Appeal to the leaders and representatives of Indigenous Peoples and faith communities – Storforsen, Sweden Download this document as a PDF Read an address on the Arctic Future conference, given by participant Karen Kuhnert on Sunday Oct 27. Introduction Meeting on Sami Territory in Sweden, October 5-8 2015, we–participants attending the conference on the Future of

In conjunction with the United Nations Sustainable Development summit, currently underway, Canadian faith leaders are calling for climate justice in Canada—for all Canadians, and for the world. Together they have endorsed the statement “On Promoting Climate Justice and Ending Poverty in Canada.” The Canadian Council of Churches is coordinating this statement and welcomes leaders of faith

CGIT… the name evokes a mosaic of memories: friendships, music, laughter, and learning—all centred on the memorable 4-fold purpose. Cherish Health, Seek Truth, Know God, Serve Others.  CGIT’ers had a deep sense of belonging to one another, to the Church and to the World. Ruth Tillman, CGIT’s national secretary (1962-69), said: “The CGIT movement has

As those who believe that all people are made in the image of God, as those who proclaim the Risen Christ—once a refugee himself—we urge all people of Canada to a heightened intensity of prayer (if that is their tradition), speaking, writing, and action in the face of the on-going refugee crisis. Children, women and

CCC President the Rev. Canon Dr. Alyson Barnett-Cowan joined a large global, ecumenical, and interfaith delegation in attending the 42nd General Council of CCC member the United Church of Canada last week in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The delegation—which also included CCC Vice President the Rev. Dr. Willard Metzger of Mennonite Church Canada and CCC governing

Recap –  5th Canadian Forum on Inter-Church Dialogues – June 2015 On June 22-23, 2015, the 5th Canadian Forum on Inter-Church Dialogues, sponsored by the Commission on Faith and Witness of the Canadian Council of Churches, the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism, and the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism, was held at Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal