Easter Day (and Holy Week)

The holiest event in the Christian calendar.  Celebrations happen in many ways around the world, but all point to the same thing.  Jesus Christ risen from the dead, a sign of God’s grace to us as we are adopted children of God promised with eternal life.  We shout our Hallelujah’s...

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Black History Month – Sleeping Car Porters

Changing Canadian Employment & Immigration In the early 20th century, the train was the primary form of transportation across Canada.  The porters on these trains were Black men, hired from Canada, the United States and the Caribbean.  In fact, being a porter was one of the only jobs available to...

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February is Black History Month

The vision of God’s Kingdom is one where all races, tribes and nations are welcomed and made one in Christ Jesus.  However, we exist in a society with systemic racism – one which has historically ignored the significant impacts that Black Canadians have had on our country. To work towards...

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A dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ classic tale “A Christmas Carol”

Charles Dickens’ classic tale “A Christmas Carol”

The ‘Take Note Vocal Ensemble’, in partnership with St. Paul’s, is producing a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ classic tale “A Christmas Carol”.  A group of 5 professional actors will orate a CBC-edited version of the famous tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his late-evening visits from three very unusual uninvited...

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Leaders in Science & Medicine

Profiles Rooted in Community – Science and Medicine

Kizzmekia “Kizzy” Shanta Corbett is an American viral immunologist. Corbett was the scientific lead of a COVID-19 Team with research efforts aimed at COVID-19 vaccines. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Corbett started working on a vaccine to protect people from coronavirus disease. Recognizing that the virus was similar...

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Dr. Howard McCurdy

Dr. Howard McCurdy

Dr. Howard McCurdy was a Canadian activist, a member of Parliament, and a professor of science.  Born in London Ontario on December 10, 1932, he moved to Amherstburg at the age of nine where he faced racism from his earliest years.  The town assumed the Black community would want their...

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu

This Boxing Day, many of us were saddened to hear the news that Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa had died.  A vocal opponent of apartheid, Archbishop Tutu fought for justice in South Africa and beyond, receiving the Nobel Peace prize for his work in 1984. Born in 1931 in...

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