The Fifth Sunday After Epiphany
The celebration of February as Black History (or African Heritage) Month has never been as important as it is this year. Officially recognized in Canada since 1996, BHM is a time to honour the contributions and struggles of peoples of African descent.
With its commitment to be an anti-racist denomination, The United Church of Canada embraces this month of listening and learning as we come to see our part in racism, and further, how we can move to eradicate it from our culture, and our hearts.
Service
Contemporary
Fresh Start with Kingsway-Lambton, Toronto
Join Kingsway-Lambton United Church this Sunday for their informal but informative, Fresh Start service. This last week, Kingsway-Lambton began a two week Anti-Racism Learning Series in an effort to understand what it means to be anti-racist.
“The face calls a halt to my violence and paralyzes it through its call.”
From the beginning, the question of ‘how’ emerged. This Sunday, Rev. Candice Bist is the visiting minister, and she will address this question through the lens of the Christian faith.
Note: For those who missed the live stream yesterday and the interactive part of the gathering, here is the you tube recording of the the service.
Fresh Start is a 40-minute service on Zoom, and this week includes two videos Candice and Bruce have prepared. Kingsway-Lambton offers this zoom gathering every Sunday with different speakers.
Contemporary
The Danger of a Single Story
Black History Month is not only a time to reflect on the past, but to reflect on how our history came to be. So much of our pain, prejudices, racism, conflict, and war have come out of believing the single story.
“When we reject the single-story, when we realize there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise.”
No matter our history or our skin colour, we have all believed and experienced the “Danger of a Single Story.” This talk enlightens us to what is possible when we open our minds and hearts to many stories.