Today is Orange Shirt Day / National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. From The United Church of Canada Moderator's message for the day: “The Heiltsuk joint leadership of hereditary chiefs and elected chief and councilors have called not for reconciliation, but for a concept in our language called “Haitcistut”, or “to turn around and make things right”. It is not about reconciling two parties who have harmed each other, but non-Indigenous accountability for harms done to Indigenous people.”
Watch her message: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRhRK1Ai2N4
Learn about Orange Shirt Day events:https://orangeshirtday.org/events/
Read the TRC 94 Calls to Action: ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf
Have you heard? Someone stole our beehive (and its bees)!
Read more: www.nsnews.com/local-news/thief-buzzes-off-with-north-vancouver-churchs-bees-7616460
Want to join our Broadview Magazine group subscription? 8 issues for just $30! Call Jason in the office by tomorrow: 604-985-0408.
Our beekeeper Eric Bolsch says St. Andrew’s 100 jars of honey will be delivered late Oct. or early Nov. And don’t forget the free workshops scheduled in Nov. at St. Andrew’s: “Discover the World of Bees” on Nov.2 from 1 – 2 pm and “The Wonders of Beeswax” on Nov. 23 from 1 – 2 pm, both in the Sanctuary.
Don't bee square -- see you there!
This week, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is offering free lunchtime sessions, leading up to Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30.
Individuals can sign up for as many of the sessions as they wish.
Sept. 25: Indigenous peoples and the History of Residential Schools
Sept. 26: Unconscious bias and debunking stereotypes
Sept. 27: Intergenerational impacts and ongoing systemic discrimination
Sept. 28: Indigenous peoples’ rights and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Sept. 29: Taking action toward Reconciliation.
nctr.ca/education/coming-soon-truth-and-reconciliation-week-2023/trw2023-gen/
Fun update: Faithful Footprints has approved our grant to help upgrade our buildings to climate-friendly LED lights. We'll be starting on that process this month. Thank you, UCCan Faithful Footprints!
A unique partnership between the North Shore Neighbourhood House, City of North Vancouver & the University of British Columbia, Loutet Farm is designed for our community to learn about food systems, become involved in local food production and to have greater access to locally grown produce.
The Loutet Farm Community Market - brought to you by the Edible Garden Project - is on Saturdays 10am-2pm at Loutet Farm (1400 Rufus St) until end of Oct. Stop by for the most local food (note: no parking onsite).
New info on our website: check out our Outreach page for some info on a new refugee sponsorship project we're undertaking!
www.st-andrews-united.ca/community-outreach/
Upcoming bible study! Join Rev. Judith for Exploring the Scriptures: Sept 26, Oct 3 & 10 and Nov 15, 22 & 29. Online.
Registration required: email minister@st-andrews-united.ca.
📷Dylan Ferreira on Unsplash.
Monday mornings to Dec. 11 (excluding stat holidays) = Mother Goose for Caregivers! With North Shore Community Resources, in the Friendship Room. Learn songs to share with your little one, and connect through music and community.
For more info: patricia.asbun@nscr.ca.
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Today is the second in Creation Time -- and it's also the launch of the 2023 Climate Change Theater Action! This collection of plays envisions possible futures, infusing some hope into the climate fight. As of today, all the plays (written by 50 playwrights around the world, including St. A's communication coordinator Sarah) are free to access and put on, wherever, however, and by whomever. Check out more:
Climate Change Theatre Action – Our Planet. Our Future. Our Responsibility.
www.climatechangetheatreaction.com
Get Involved We’re kicking off CCTA 2023 with The Future Within Us, an evening of theatre, music, and magic, on September 17 at 5:00 pm in New York City. Join us in person or watch the livestream! If the time difference means you’ll be in bed at that time, don’t worry! Your livestream ticket g...Mindful moment: "I love this beautiful, mysterious, complicated planet we get to call home. I don’t mean any simple, sappy kind of love. I don’t mean anything cute or tame. I mean living, breathing, heart-beating love. Wild love. This love is not a noun, she is an action verb. She can shoot stars into the sky. She can spark a movement. She can sustain a revolution."
— Mary Annaïse Heglar
St. A's newsletter is out! Visit our website to read it. Guess what story this pic is with...
www.st-andrews-united.ca/e-news/. Guess what
A reminder that it’s time to renew your subscription (or to subscribe) to Broadview Magazine, which hears, engages, and supports people from all backgrounds who can learn from one another.
Please contact Jason Feng in the church office by Sept. 30th if you would like to take advantage of our annual group subscription rate of only $30 for eight issues. You can pay by cheque, credit card or cash.
Heads up: when you search for us on Google, it pulls up events that are no longer running. Specifically, Friday's Meal to Go: this service has been replaced with our weekly, in person Community Lunch on Thursdays.
No Meal to Go.
Yes Community Lunch.
For more St. A events: www.st-andrews-united.ca/events/
Thanks!
Events Archive - St. Andrews Church
www.st-andrews-united.ca
St. Andrew’s United Church is an open and affirming congregation where people are welcome regardless of race, class, economic background, or sexual orientation.On Fri, it's the next Global Climate Strike (fridaysforfuture.ca/). If you can't make it out, though, no fear: you can participate in For the Love of Creation's Creating for Creation climate action!
1. Write your commitments to change and your calls to governments and corporations about climate justice on a square of paper.
2. Fold it into a simple or more complex shape, representing one of the many species that are endangered by climate change and related harms to the earth. www.worldwildlife.org/pages/origami-patterns
3. Mail it, with an explanatory note, to the federal government (Hon. Steven Guilbeault) or your local representative.
This Saturday! Stop by the Friendship Room from 2-3pm to hear a free talk from the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society about streetcars. It's a fascinating story about the main form of transportation at the time, and how it helped develop North Vancouver as a city and as a tourist destination. There are even some remnants of the streetcar system in the city today! Please RSVP to 604-313-9639.
In two weeks! Come check out the South Van Big Band, 4pm, by donation.
Is Gerry Deagle still in your band?