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World Interfaith Harmony Week

North Thompson Ecumenical Shared Ministry Posted on January 30, 2023 by Leslie RJanuary 30, 2023

February 1st to 7th ~ from a post on the United Nations website World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual event observed during the first week of February, after General Assembly designation in 2010.  The General Assembly pointed out that … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Justice | Tagged Interfaith, United Nations, World Interfaith Harmony Week

United Church Calls for Release of Water Defenders

North Thompson Ecumenical Shared Ministry Posted on January 25, 2023 by Leslie RJanuary 25, 2023

Joining Its Voice with Others from Around the World Calling on the Salvadoran Government to Drop Charges Against Human Rights and Environment Defenders ~ This article was posted to The United Church of Canada’s website on January 23, 2023. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Denominational News, Social Justice, United | Tagged El Salvador, Environment, Justice initiatives, United Church of Canada

Prayer for Monterey Park, Alhambra, and Half Moon Bay

North Thompson Ecumenical Shared Ministry Posted on January 24, 2023 by Leslie RJanuary 24, 2023

Our hearts are broken by the horrific events that took place in California. In this time of sadness, we offer the following prayer: ~ a post on The United Church of Canada’s website Christ, our Brother, not a day goes … Continue reading →

Posted in Denominational News, Social Justice, United | Tagged California, mass shootings, Prayer, United Church of Canada, Violence

Statement on the Desecration of Mount Zion Cemetery in Jerusalem

North Thompson Ecumenical Shared Ministry Posted on January 19, 2023 by Leslie RJanuary 19, 2023

Primate and National Bishop Write to the Prime Minister Following desecration of a Christian cemetery on Mt. Zion, National Bishop Susan Johnson and The Anglican Church of Canada Primate Linda Nicholls have written to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noting … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglican, Denominational News, Lutheran, Social Justice, United | Tagged Anglican Church of Canada, Canadian Government, ELCIC, Jerusalem, Justice initiatives

Advent Projects

North Thompson Ecumenical Shared Ministry Posted on November 29, 2022 by Leslie RNovember 29, 2022

Briefs and Drawers and Save-a-Sole These campaigns are an annual tradition during Advent.  Members of the two congregations collect items that will be donated to a shelter in Kamloops after Christmas.  As well as the focus of the two campaigns, … Continue reading →

Posted in Barriere, Clearwater, Congregational Life, Social Justice | Tagged Church of St Paul, community news, Justice initiatives, Outreach, Trinity Shared Ministry

Ending homelessness and housing need in our communities

North Thompson Ecumenical Shared Ministry Posted on November 22, 2022 by Leslie RNovember 22, 2022

A Joint Statement from the National Bishop and the Primate for National Housing Day on November 22nd ~ published on November 21, 2022 on the In Full Communion Website Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada National Bishop Susan Johnson and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglican, Denominational News, Lutheran, Social Justice | Tagged Anglican Church of Canada, ELCIC, Homelessness, Housing, Justice initiatives

Transgender Day of Remembrance

North Thompson Ecumenical Shared Ministry Posted on November 19, 2022 by Leslie RNovember 20, 2022

Sunday, November 20th A statement from the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada National Bishop Susan Johnson and Anglican Church of Canada Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls have released a statement which acknowledges the violence … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglican, Denominational News, Lutheran, Social Justice | Tagged Anglican Church of Canada, ELCIC, Justice initiatives, Transgender Day of Remembrance

Dennis Saddleman reads “Monster”

North Thompson Ecumenical Shared Ministry Posted on October 7, 2022 by Leslie ROctober 29, 2022

At the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Ceremony in Ottawa on September 30, 2022 Dennis Saddleman, a member of the Coldwater Indian Band, spent eleven years at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.  That experience inspired his powerful poem “Monster”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglican, Denominational News, Social Justice | Tagged Dennis Saddleman, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Residential Schools, Territory of the People

And A Child Will Lead Us

North Thompson Ecumenical Shared Ministry Posted on September 26, 2022 by Leslie RSeptember 26, 2022

A Prayer for Orange Shirt Day from The United Church of Canada Powerful Christ, we are grateful that you came to us as a child, who grew out of a community that nurtured, supported, and taught you the way of … Continue reading →

Posted in Denominational News, Social Justice, United | Tagged Indigenous Peoples, Justice initiatives, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange Shirt Day, Prayer, Residential Schools, United Church of Canada

Justice for Migrant Workers

North Thompson Ecumenical Shared Ministry Posted on September 23, 2022 by Leslie RSeptember 26, 2022

Our Denominations Write to the Government of Canada In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser, four ecumenical partners call for a more just system for migrant workers in Canada. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglican, Denominational News, Lutheran, Social Justice, United | Tagged Anglican Church of Canada, ELCIC, Government of Canada, Justice initiatives, United Church of Canada

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