‘We have faith’ is displayed boldly in every corner where the Faith Secretariat has a considerable presence here at the COP17.

The first and only other time I’ve visited Africa was in 2000, in Ghana representing The United Church of Canada at a gathering of African lay centres. And as soon as I stepped onto the continent again yesterday, memories of witnessing the deep faith of Africans were rekindled.

Moderator’s Green Initiative Heads to Nova Scotia & New Brunswick 

www.wondercafe.ca/spiritexpress

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/

The Design Team and Local Arrangements Team are getting ready to welcome YOU to Rendez-vous 2011 coming up August 11-14 at Emmanuel College and Koerner Hall in Toronto.

We have a great line-up of speakers: Shane Claiborne, Trey Anthony, Rodger Nishioka, and our very own Mardi Tindal!

We have a great line-up of musicians: rEvolve, Rick Gunn, Karla Adolphe, Abbey North Drummers!

We have workshops by some great United Church leaders as well as ecumenical friends too numerous to list here!

Dear Friends in Christ,

As I walked through the Garden of Gethsemane last week, I was weary. Full days and nights of meeting with church partners and others in Israel-Palestine had meant moving daily among armed soldiers, through checkpoints, sitting and listening to apprehensions, deep longings for peace and justice, and courageous work. I felt both full and empty.

How do we respond with hope to the environmental challenges of our time? 

Mardi Tindal, The Moderator of The United Church of Canada, is travelling across Canada on the Spirit Express to engage people in town hall meetings about their responses to the issues of climate and ocean change.'