In case you missed this....A number of Moderators of The United Church of Canada will join Karen Hilfman Millson and Mardi Tindal for this celebration as we enter our 90th year. Join them as they reflect on what makes our denomination unique, and what nurtures our spirituality. June 10, 12:00 Eastern time. Register for this webinar here: 

As I got ready for church this morning - I was delighted to hear our UCCan Moderator - Right Rev. Gary Paterson - on the radio, in discussion with Michael Enright.  I learned about his personal love of poetry - so I share it here with you ... starts at about the 4min49 sec mark on the clip. 

http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/popupaudio.html?clipIds=2450073032  

Do you read any poety?  Have any committed to memory?  

Remembering Nelson Mandela: As the world mourns the death of Nelson Mandela, Moderator Gary Paterson reflected on the life and legacy of Mandela. Read it here: http://ow.ly/rvaxs

[Photo by Jim Hodgson]

Moderator Gary Paterson: Greenbelt: Pilgrimage Happened

There was a massive fire in Bella Bella BC this week. You probably didn’t hear about it. Bella Bella is on the BC coast. It’s a first Nations community. Located in the territory of the Heiltsuk Nation, Bella Bella is an important town and service centre. I know of Bella Bella because it is the home of a United Church of Canada hospital (yes, the United Church runs several small, remote hospitals). Bella Bella was part of a historic ministry of the United Church.

An invitation to Comprehensive Review conversations from Moderator Gary Paterson: "I am delighted to invite you into a church-wide conversation about our future that the Comprehensive Review Task Group is leading." Watch the video and read more here:

Moderator Gary Paterson asks people to put on "Resurrection glasses" to see the events of our lives in new ways. Watch the video here or on YouTube , or download a version you can share with your church from united-church.ca. 

The church’s Moderator, the Right Rev. Gary Paterson, is inviting Canadians to join with him this Friday in offering signs of encouragement to government and First Nations leaders who will be meeting that day.