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NEW study group: Starting January 11th, for ten Mondays from 1:00 -3:00 we will be using the Experiencing Jesus resource, based on progressive Biblical scholar Marcus Borg's book, Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary, available through your favourite bookstore, library, online, or through Wood Lake Books or United Church Resource Distribution. ISBN 978-0-06-059445-9. Currently, the book costs from $20-35, depending on where it is purchased. Participants will need to read a chapter a week for 10 weeks,and come prepared to pray with, read and discuss Scripture and the contents of that chapter. We will learn with the head, and grow with the heart. If the cost is prohibitive, let Heidi know, and we'll help with the cost. You can sign up by phoning or emailing the church office. If you'd like us to order you a book, please let us know.

From A Song of Faith

"The Spirit challenges us to celebrate the holy not only in what is familiar, but also in that which seems foreign."

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About the United Church of Canada

From the United Church of Canada's website:

The United Church of Canada is a Protestant denomination within Christianity. We believe in God, who created everything and continues to create in the present. We believe God sent Jesus to us to heal and change us for good. We want to share the story of his life and teachings, how he died yet mysteriously overcame death and continues to touch hearts today.

God's presence is always with us and acts in us through the Spirit. We believe we have a responsibility to become a creative force within the world

to care for one another and our planet
to resist evil and work for justice

Our spiritual head is an elected Moderator, a position held by a man or a woman. Decisions are made with much consultation among a broad base of representatives—women, men, children, and young people—from all regions of Canada.

Sometimes we disagree with one another, but we seek to do so with respect. The struggle has led us to pay particular attention to those who are often overlooked: poor people, women and children, and people of diverse races, cultures, and sexual orientations.