Looking for a good time? Join us in the kitchen to make strawberry and peach jams and peach jelly. No experience needed. Info – call Maryjane at 519-878-0340 or email at maryjane.jolliffe@gmail.com
Summer Services; When and Where.
For July, there are no Sunday services at Rowntree, we’ll be meeting at Dundas St United ( 482 Dundas St. ) at 10 am. Services resume at Rowntree Aug 7 at 10 am. Masks are distancing are required. Zoom will be also be offered – details on login to be emailed out.
Rowntree Welcomes….
Rowntree welcomes our new office admin- assistant Jo-Anne Psiuk-Rodgers effective April 22 and our new music director Olena Bratishko effective May 1. We look forward to all of us working together under gods guidance.
Ukraine needs our help
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to many unspeakable tragedies. Please help those innocent victims by sending money to the United Church’s Emergency Response . Link to UC support
United Church’s response to the Kamloops graves
This information may be traumatic for residential school survivors. If you are feeling pain or distress because of your residential school experiences, please call the free 24-hour crisis line: 1-866-925-4419. You can also call the First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line at 1-855-242-3310. It’s toll-free and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
A Message to People of The United Church of Canada
Grace and Peace to you.
Since the announcement of the discovery of the undocumented and unmarked remains of 215 children on the grounds of Kamloops Residential School, we have received many messages of sorrow, concern, and outrage from members of the church.
We share these feelings.
We have also been asked many questions about the United Church’s intentions regarding burial sites and missing children, about the sharing of our residential schools records, and about our response to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Many biblical passages remind us of the importance of working together for peace and justice. We would like to take this opportunity to answer your questions so that together we can honour all those affected by the residential schools system, and live up to our obligations as a participant in it.
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