Believe it or not, she said: It was AWESOME!

Tori reflects on recent feedback from two children in her congregation, and talks about the purpose of church. Worship services are a chance to explore our faith in community, as church-workers our goal should be to show our congregants, especially children, that they are valued in that space.

Guest Post: A Reconciliation Prayer for Children

As many of us prepare services for September 26th with both Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30th) on our minds, we are wondering how to include our children into a time of reflection that can be difficult. Our dear friend Rev. Catherine T. Stuart, Regional Minister for Children, Youth and Young Adults for the three Atlantic Regions and Co-Minister for Ukulele Church.

Guest post: ‘Delivering’ God’s love in a pizza box

This week we’re sharing a project from Rev. Stephanie Richmond and the communities of Greenbank UC and Seagrave UC in Port Perry (north east of TO). I invited Stephanie to share her community’s project with us because I hadn’t before heard of Sunday School being done in quite this way! Many communities have been trying to figure out safe ways to do family ministry (camp-in-a-box, take-home VBSes, Advent-at-home) but there’s just something about serving up a slice of Sunday School that appeals!

In Our Own Words

In the Hebrew Bible we hear about how God’s words is to be written on our hearts. This means we’re called to learn and internalize God’s story. This is something we hope to achieve over a lifetime, but there is a real gift we can give our littlest members as we invite them to begin this spiritual practice.

Jesus as Healer

Our four Gospel accounts are filled with stories of Jesus living out his kin-dom vision through healing. These stories invite us to explore just what healing looks like (interesting how it is often paired with reconnection and reconciliation with the community) and the power Jesus carries with him.