Happy 86th Birthday to The United Church of Canada!

What would you like to share about United Church on the 86th anniversary of its inauguration?

Hi Folks,

You might be interested to check out some of the interesting comments issuing forth on Twitter from the United Church Conference Annual General Meetings happening this weekend.

You can view them here, with a search on #UCCAN

https://twitter.com/?lang=en&logged_out=1#!/search/%23UCCAN

Peace, Aaron

There aren't many news outlets with religious writers these days, so I'm grateful that the National Post has Charles Lewis on staff to shed light on the religious life and experiences of Canadians. I appreciate particularly that Charles seems intrigued by The United Church of Canada.

Intrigued but also seemingly puzzled by a church that refuses to enforce a single “orthodox” point of view. In his eyes, I suspect, we appear to be going out of our way to raise questions that ought not to be raised, or provoke arguments that should be nipped in the bud.

The National Post claims there is a split in The United Church of Canada between theists and post-theists. What do you think about the article?

http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/05/14/the-split-in-the-united-church/

Christ is risen! Easter greetings from The United Church of Canada Moderator Mardi Tindal from the Mount of Olives, overlooking the old city of Jerusalem.

Hello! We thought we would take this opportunity to announce Behold! 2011, The United Church of Canada's upcoming intercultural conference. April 30 is the early bird registration date, so please help us get the word out about this conference to anybody who may be interested. Thank you! 

For more information, please see our website: 
http://events.united-church.ca/behold

In today's Toronto Star, columnist Heather Mallick mentions the United Church as a potential symbol of Canada, but says it's "too polite to qualify as an actual religion."

What do you think?

Mallick: Harper rally crushes my Mountie magic

(via @DanHayward)

Sound Track for the Soul on CBC Radio

If you were asked to choose a single piece of music that moved you spiritually, what would you pick? 

Listen this Sunday, April 10, to Tapestry on CBC Radio between 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (this segment will air at approximately 2:50 p.m. EDT) to find out what piece of music Moderator Mardi Tindal picked and why. 

http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/

Hundreds of thousands of people who survived the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan remain emotionally traumatized by these tragic events.

This catastrophe, like similar events in New Zealand and Haiti, offers us a unique opportunity to reach out to our fellow human beings to offer solace.

We are inviting individuals and congregations to echo the opening words of the United Church's Creed "We are not alone," and to post prayers and messages of comfort and solidarity for our Japanese sisters and brothers living in Japan and in Canada.