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Growing up in the Garden

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Today we invite you to check out a blog from Tashia Toupin, the Social Justice Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan. Tashia introduces this blog Growing up in the Garden here:

My whole life, I have been blessed to spend ample time outside. My brothers and I were raised in a home where we had our church clothes and play clothes. My maternal grandpa loved gardening and had an epic backyard that was dedicated to growing beans, peas, potatoes, kohlrabi, tomatoes, and award-winning gladiolas, to mention a small fraction of the many wonderful plants found at 1059 Coteau Street. I learnt many life lessons in the dirt with my grandpa in my childhood. One of the final gifts that I received from my grandpa was an assortment of gardening tools and grow lights to start garden vegetables from seeds. This experience has been so foundational in my personal and spiritual life that I want to share this with others. I have started literally hundreds of seeds, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers, lettuces, and some herbs. These will be available for purchase for the May long weekend for you to take a small piece of this legacy into your own yards.

Each week we will explore one of the lessons learnt from growing up in the garden. If you have questions or comments about any of the material covered, or would like to share a bit of your own story and life lessons from the garden, I would love to hear them. ttoupin@archregina.sk.ca  

https://archregina.sk.ca/social-justice/care-creation

Check out Tashia’s first blog post “Resurrection and Repurpose” by clicking the button below.

growing up in the garden: resurrection & Repurpose

World Day of Prayer – March 4, 2022

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2022 World Day of Prayer Services – Kitchener – Friday, March 4th

The Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada (www.wicc.org ) annual World Day of Prayer will be celebrated in Kitchener on Friday, March 4th, 2022. The program material this year was prepared by the Churches of England, Wales & Northern Ireland, with the theme, “I Know the Plans I have for You”. Due to the continuing pandemic, we will mostly celebrate digitally this year, but with a few small in-person services too.  The Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada (WICC) has prepared a 55 min. video for our use.

There are four ways that you can participate

  • You can watch the video on Rogers Cable channel 20 on Friday, March 4th at 8:30 AM or 5 PM
  • You can join a Zoom viewing session, followed by a discussion and prayer session hosted by one of the following churches:
    St Matthews Lutheran Church        11 AM (info@stmattskw.com )
    St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 7 PM    (office.coordinator@standrewskw.com )
    (please email the churches directly before March 3rd, to get the zoom link for the time you are interested in)
  • You can attend an in-person service at:
    St George’s of Forest Hill Anglican Church – Friday, March 4th, 10 AM (or by livestream) (stgeorgefh@golden.net )
    St Mark’s Catholic Church – Friday, March 4th, 7 PM Mass with video following (519-571-9200)
    St John the Evangelist Anglican Church   – Saturday, March 5th, 11 AM We ask that you register before due to COVID restrictions. The link for registration can be found here: https://forms.gle/3kHmYZ7c3XL3CFjv6   If you have issues with the above link, call the office at 519-743-0228 or email at office@stjohn316.com.
    (Please contact the church to reserve a space due to Covid restrictions)   
  • You can go directly to www.wicc.org and view the video at any time; or join a nation-wide Zoom on Saturday, March 12th at 1 PM EST (please pre-register for the Zoom)

All donations this year must be made directly to WICC at their website or mailed to:
Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada
47 Queen’s Park Crescent East
Toronto, ON M5S 2C3