Author: stfranciskw

History – From Assimilation to “We are All Treaty People”

They Came for the Children is a five part video series on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including the history of residential schools and the 94 Calls to Action. The documentary was produced by Kevin Moynihan with financial support from the Jesuits, the Sisters of St. Joseph and other groups.

• Part 2: History – From Assimilation to “We are All Treaty People”: This episode covers the history of the interactions between settlers, the emerging Canadian government and Indigenous people.

Thank you for watching Part 2 of this series, the next part will be posted next Wednesday. If you would like to learn more about our series please click here. If you would like to join our in-person Sharing Circles on Wednesday evenings please contact the parish office at 519-745-7301 or stfranciskitchener@hamiltondiocese.com.

We invite you to listen to one of Bishop Wayne Lobsinger’s talks from Canadian Martyr’s Church from a couple months ago.

A Lenten Experience with The Saint John’s Bible

Rev. Dr. John F. Ross. Executive Director of The Saint John’s Bible Heritage Program invites us to share in two ways The Saint John’s Bible can help create margin in your life, especially during the Christian season of Lent. The following is a excerpt and video taken from heritage.saintjohnsbible.org from Ash Wednesday.

Margins on a page are something that we can easily take for granted. But margins are what makes it possible for us to fully appreciate the thousands of columns of script and the hundreds of fantastic illuminations that lie between them in The Saint John’s Bible. Similarly, intentionally creating space in our busy lives is one way to create the margin for renewal and restoration.

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Week 2 – From The Margin:
A Lenten Experience of The Saint John’s Bible