by Marian McGrath | Feb 22, 2023 | Black History Month
Portia May White, a gifted singer and teacher, was the first Black Canadian concert singer togain international renown. Born in Truro, Nova Scotia, Portia White was the third child in afamily of 13 children. Her father’s parents had been enslaved in the...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 21, 2023 | Black History Month
“To be Black and female in a society which is both racist and sexist is to be in the uniqueposition of having nowhere to go but up.” – Rosemary BrownRosemary Brown (née Wedderburn) was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and came to Canada in 1951to study social work, first...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 21, 2023 | Kevin's Messages
Final Reflections on the BeatitudesOver the last few weeks, we have been considering the Beatitudes, those remarkable, paradoxical sayings of Jesus with which he begins the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12).They are a source for continuing reflection with much more...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 20, 2023 | Announcements, News
During Lent Rev. Kevin Flynn will lead a book study via Zoom on Tuesdays, February 28-March 28, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. The title of the book is The Doors of the Sea. Where Was God in the Tsunami? by David Bentley Hart (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.,...
by Marian McGrath | Feb 20, 2023 | Black History Month
Harriet Rhue Hatchett was an educator, missionary, musician, and writer/composer of songs,hymns and poems. In the First World War, the Canadian armed forces chose a hymn she hadwritten, entitled “The Sacred Spot,” as the official marching song of the Canadian troops....
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