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Prayers provided by Marilyn Legge:

A congregational forum will be held on February 7th to receive input and suggestions for the shaping of the United Church's ministry in the triennium from 2011 - 2013.  Nora Sanders, the General Secretary of the UC General Council has invited interested persons and groups to submit their thoughts.  See the attached documents for more information:

Judy Rebick is a well-known social justice activist, writer, educator and speaker. She currently holds the Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy at Ryerson University.  

Ecofest Poster

Greening our Neighbourhoods EcoFestival
Sunday May 3, 10:30 am to 5 pm

Greening our Neighbourhoods is a day-long festival focused on our common community cause, greening our neighbourhoods and the Earth. Please join us for a special service of worship at 10:30 am followed by an afternoon of workshops, music, displays, food and neighbourhood walks, celebrating our planet, our commitment to greening the city, and the arts.

Happy Easter!  Easter is a major Christian holy day celebrating the “resurrection” of Jesus Christ after whom Christians pattern their lives.  Easter is a movable feast depending on the lunar calendar; it is normally celebrated on the Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox.  The reason for this is rather complicated but it is related to the Jewish celebration of Passover which is in fact being celebrated at roughly the same time this year.

Part of a church minister’s job is to “empower the laity.”  The life and work of Trinity-St. Paul’s Church belongs to the congregation and as ministers we are called to do what we can to encourage and support congregational participants in the work of ministry.  I am therefore heartened by the opportunity, this November, to support some of our congregation in speaking in Sunday services on topics that have special relevance for them.