This Mother's Day - support women's maternal health for all mothers!

We hope you are able to spend this Mother’s Day with your loved ones. As we celebrate our mothers and spouses, we know that there are many women across the globe who don’t have the luxury of modern health care and those who suffer serious complications from childbirth and pregnancy… 

 In the spirit of supporting all mothers, please take a minute to donate to or register for the PWRDF/MUHC Maternal Health Symposium taking place next Wednesday evening.

(The Maternal Health Symposium will take place at the Research Institute of the MUHC, on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Glen site, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal QC H9A 3J1 https://www.google.com/maps/@45.472852,-73.6031574,17z)

 

 At the event, there will be interesting speakers, delicious refreshments, free parking and an opportunity for community-building.

 See below for details of the event - We hope you can join us!

Contact : If you have any questions or need further information : veronique.salibur@muhc.mcgill.ca or at 514-843-1543 ext. 35756.

Places are limited so please make sure to register on line at:

English - Maternal Health

French - Maternal Health

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Prayers and Resources for People Impacted by Flooding from the Stewardship of the Environment Committee

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Quebec has experienced the worst flooding in the recorded history of the province.  More than 10,000 people have been forced from their homes. On the island of Montreal 94 residences were flooded, 49 were surrounded by water and 55 were evacuated. In nearby Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac more than 6,000 people were forced to evacuate after a dike was breached last weekend. The flooding left more than one third of the homes in the small town under water. 

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Education for Ministry / REGISTER NOW!

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Education for Ministry is a program of theological education by extension for lay people. There are four years of study, but participants commit for one year at a time, meeting in small groups with a trained mentor. The program combines academic study with integrative components to help participants take what they learn about Scripture, church history, theology and ethics into their own lives and hearts, supporting them in living out a vibrant baptismal ministry in the church and in the world.

A new EfM group is now forming in the Laurentians to start classes in Sept 2019

Please contact Nancy Greene-Gregoire (ngreene@acm.org or 514–862–5367) if you are interested.

Two ongoing EfM groups welcome new members for Sept 2019

One group meets in Montreal on Wednesday evenings at Diocesan College. Please contact Nancy Greene-Gregoire (ngreene@acm.org). Another group meets on Thursday afternoons from 1 to 3:30pm in Sutton

at Grace Anglican Church. Please contact Tim Smart (revtimsmart@gmail.com).

All prospective students need to register by July 15th. Don’t delay--space is limited!

40th Christian Commemoration of the Shoah in Montreal / 40ème commémoration chrétienne de la Shoah à Montréal - 5 Mai 2019

Dear Colleagues

 Forty years ago, my predecessor Dean Shepherd initiated a Christian commemoration of the Shoah in Montreal.  This event took place on 22 April 1979, was repeated at the Cathedral the following year, and has been taking place in different churches around Montreal ever since.  This year, for the 40th anniversary of this initial commemoration, this service – organized by the Christian-Jewish dialogue of Montréal - returns to Christ Church Cathedral.

 I am therefore writing to invite you and members of your congregations to join us for this service which will take place on 5 May 2019 at 4 pm at Christ Church Cathedral.  Bishop Mary Irwin Gibson and Archbishop Christian Lépine will be in attendance, as well as Bishop Bruce Myers and representatives from the Jewish and many other communities in Montreal.

Before the service, there will be a special round table event for clergy and other leaders to help us think through the best ways in which we can both remember and engage into action for the future.

 I am hoping that there will be strong Anglican representation at this service, which will be followed by light refreshments, and would therefore be very grateful if you would be able to attend and encourage others.

 I attach the English and French language press releases together with posters you might like to display.

 

If you intend to attend, please sign up on the Eventbrite event page at

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/40th-commemoration-of-the-shoah-in-montreal-tickets-60096933546

 

I look forward to seeing you there.

 

Best wishes for a good Holy Week and the joy of the Resurrection

 

Bertrand

Chers collègues

 

Il y a quarante ans, mon prédécesseur, Dean Shepherd, commémorait la Shoah à Montréal pour la première fois.  Cet événement a eu lieu le 22 avril 1979, a été répété à la Cathédrale l'année suivante, et a eu lieu dans différentes églises autour de Montréal depuis.  Cette année, à l'occasion du 40e anniversaire de cette première commémoration, ce service – organisé par le Dialogue Judéo-Chrétien de Montréal - revient à la cathédrale Christ Church.

 

Je vous écris donc pour vous inviter, vous et les membres de vos congrégations, à vous joindre à nous pour ce service qui aura lieu le 5 mai 2019 à 16 heures à la cathédrale Christ Church.  Mgr Mary Irwin Gibson et Mgr Christian Lépine seront présents, ainsi que Mgr Bruce Myers et des représentants de la communauté juive et de plusieurs autres communautés de Montréal.

 

Avant le service, il y aura une table ronde spéciale pour le clergé et d'autres leaders afin de nous aider à réfléchir aux meilleures façons dont nous pouvons à la fois nous souvenir et nous engager dans l'action pour l'avenir.

 

J'espère qu'il y aura une forte représentation anglicane à ce service, qui sera suivi de rafraîchissements cachère, et je vous serais donc très reconnaissant si vous pouviez y assister et encourager les autres.

 

Je joins les communiqués de presse en anglais et en français ainsi que les affiches que vous aimeriez peut-être exposer.

 

Si vous avez l'intention d'y assister, veuillez vous inscrire sur la page de l'événement Eventbrite à l'adresse suivante

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/40th-commemoration-of-the-shoah-in-montreal-tickets-60096933546

 

J'espère vous y voir.

 

Meilleurs vœux pour une bonne Semaine Sainte et la joie de la Résurrection

 

Bertrand Olivier

Grant Awarded from Mission Standing Committee!

Congratulations to St George’s, Chateauguay for receiving a grant from the Standing Committee on Mission!
The parish received $750 to fund their project The Spaghetti Garden. The garden, which will be planted in the spring, will contain tomatoes, onions pepper herbs and garlic which will be harvested and made into tomato sauce for a spaghetti dinner. Proceeds from the dinner will go to the local food bank.

This project supports the 3rd Mark of Mission

“To respond to human need by loving kindness”.

Have a project for which you need funding? Visit the Mission Committee’s webpage to find out how to apply for a grant of up to $2,000!