Woodhouse United Church
Worship - Sundays 9:30am |
Annual 2020 Report & Annual Meeting
Annual General Meeting of the Congregation Immediately following the church service September 26, 2021 @ Grace United October 3, 2021 @ Woodhouse United 2020 Annual Report |
Grace United Church
Worship - Sundays 11am |
Orange Shirt Day
National Day of Truth & Reconciliation
September 30th
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Every Child Matters |
The summer of 2021 was a summer of orange shirts as Indigenous communities across the country shared the truth they have always known: that many of the children who never returned from residential schools remain on the grounds of those institutions in unmarked burial sites. These communities are now seeking to honour the missing children.
This Orange Shirt Day is also the first observance of a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. For settler Christians in particular, this is a time when we can reflect on our role in colonialism and the residential school system, and our ongoing responsibility to make reparations.
Whether you’re at work, at school, or at home, get out that orange shirt! Make sure you take a picture to share on Facebook and Twitter (include the hashtags #OrangeShirtDay, #EveryChildMatters, and #UCCan), and challenge your friends and family to do the same.
Also on September 30, join Grace United Church for a Candlelight Vigil at 7pm. Call the office to confirm your attendance. If you are not able to attend inperson, you can watch the vigil on line Indigenous Ministries Facebook page (opens in a new tab).
To support our local Residential School, in Brantford, Ontario, in their healing journey, donate to Save the Evidence. You can also learn about the efforts to raise awareness, and restore the Former Mohawk Institute Residential School.
This Orange Shirt Day is also the first observance of a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. For settler Christians in particular, this is a time when we can reflect on our role in colonialism and the residential school system, and our ongoing responsibility to make reparations.
Whether you’re at work, at school, or at home, get out that orange shirt! Make sure you take a picture to share on Facebook and Twitter (include the hashtags #OrangeShirtDay, #EveryChildMatters, and #UCCan), and challenge your friends and family to do the same.
Also on September 30, join Grace United Church for a Candlelight Vigil at 7pm. Call the office to confirm your attendance. If you are not able to attend inperson, you can watch the vigil on line Indigenous Ministries Facebook page (opens in a new tab).
To support our local Residential School, in Brantford, Ontario, in their healing journey, donate to Save the Evidence. You can also learn about the efforts to raise awareness, and restore the Former Mohawk Institute Residential School.
Land acknowledgement
We acknowledge our Creator and the world around us and our place within it. We acknowledge the many nations who call this land home. We acknowledge the Indigenous and non-Indigenous brothers and sisters who walked this land in the past and those who walk it today, this, the traditional and treaty lands of the Anishinaabeg (Ahnish-in-nah-beg), Neutral, and Haudenosaunee (Ho-deh-no-show-nee) peoples.
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Our Mission Statement
Grace United Church is a welcoming family of Christian faith, committed to living, learning, growing and sharing God's love; acting with acceptance, caring and joy, in our community and the world. |
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