by Marian McGrath | Feb 26, 2023 | Kevin's Messages
Reflections on the Readings for the First Sunday in Lent: Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7;Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11Here we are a few days into Lent, and we are faced with two stories and an allegory. Theallegory, the second reading, assigns a meaning to the...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 26, 2023 | Black History Month
Emily Arabella “Emma” Stark (1856-1899)Emma Stark was the first Black teacher on Vancouver Island. Emma’s full given name wasEmily Arabella Stark.Born in California, Stark’s parents Sylvia and Louis brought her and her brother to Salt SpringIsland in 1860,...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 25, 2023 | Black History Month
Sylvia Sweeney is “Canada’s first lady of basketball.” She was born in Montréal, the daughter ofrailway cook James Sweeney, and music and piano teacher Daisy Sweeney (née Peterson),whose brother was the legendary pianist Oscar Peterson.Sweeney is a talented musician...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 24, 2023 | Black History Month
Herbert H. Carnegie was a hockey player and philanthropist. Perhaps The CanadianEncyclopedia put it best: “Arguably the first Black Canadian hockey star, Herb Carnegie iswidely regarded as the best Black player never to play in the National Hockey League (NHL).”Born...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 23, 2023 | Black History Month
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a Canadian football player and physician – the fourth medical schoolgraduate to play in the National Football League (NFL) and the first active player to hold amedical degree. He is also an avid sailor since...
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