Tag: Churches
City councillors revisit emergency shelter scramble, begin to plan for next time
City councillors are looking for a better idea of when London should activate an emergency reception centre after the city scrambled last week to turn a community centre into an overnight warming shelter. After extreme cold warnings spurred by wind chills of –30 C and pleas from several agencies serving the homeless, the city turned […]
Lucknow churches hosting local Coldest Night of the Year walk
Lucknow churches are once again teaming up to host a fundraising walk in support of the North Huron Connection Centre. Lucknow’s Coldest Night of the Year walk takes place at Lucknow Presbyterian Church on Feb. 16. The event begins with a church services featuring guest speaker Lisa Harper, United Way Perth-Huron manager of community development – […]
Tallman: Help your faith thrive in 2025
Nothing can separate you from the love of God
Letters: A homeless solution?; BRT isn’t the answer
The fact that people are still sleeping outside is beyond comprehension
Costs, attendance have 2 Traverse City Methodist churches considering merger
A vote from both congregations is needed for the merger to go through. There’s no date set for a vote yet.
Cornies: Renowned organ builder’s life will be celebrated with music
Gabriel Kney was only 22 when he arrived in Canada in 1951, already having seen enough war and destruction to last a lifetime.
At London’s ‘community fridge,’ endless need and a call for more help
Shilon Shassan is lucky on this occasion. Thereâs milk. The London woman comes to Community Fridge London, a free food site on Base Line Road, three to four times a week to get food for her family and this was a good visit. Milk was available. âIt’s a big help. It means a lot to […]
Everything you ever wanted to know about Boxing Day
Here are five things you didnât know about this post-Christmas holiday. Â
Shoeboxes packed in Bruce County on their way to children in need
It all started in September at this year’s Christmas Child Shoebox Program kickoff when thousands of empty shoeboxes went out all over Bruce County, picked up by individuals, organizations, and churches. Local organizer Joyce Scammell said, now, just two short months later, thousands of filled shoeboxes came back filled. “They are making their way to […]
Reader to Reader: November 30, 2024
This column is dedicated to the memory of Barb Dunbar, who was the visionary behind Reader to Reader, an initiative created to connect families and individuals socially.