Articles – Poems – Announcements
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Articles and Announcements
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Wear Red on May 5 in Recognition of National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Breaking the Silence: Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) is a human rights emergency that has persisted for far too long, affecting Indigenous communities across North America. Despite its devastating impact, the epidemic has been largely ignored by mainstream society. It is time to break the silence, demand justice, and take meaningful action to protect Indigenous women and girls. How You Can Help Addressing the MMIW crisis requires collective [...]
Poems
What is Heavy Turns to Spirit
All that is hard and heavy turns to spirit. It cannot help but eventually Become like a cup of ink That is poured into the ocean. I do not doubt that for a time The ink darkens the water, Obscures and displaces the light, Leaching out its tendrils Staining what it touches. But eventually, Finally, The ink must break down into its smallest elements, And even the stains become only faint shadows Barely noticeable to the outer eye. This does not belittle the awful impact of a cup full of shadow. It is only to say, that in an [...]
Words Matter
Here, as Advent draws to a close, is a reflection about Mary the mother of Jesus. Written by the [...]
Persistence
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He [...]
Appreciation
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son…" John 3:16. This Bible passage was [...]
Compassion
Merciful God, look with compassion upon the perpetrators within the family of violence upon women, girls and boys. Heal and restore relationships [...]
Resilience
RE – SIL – IENCE: “The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.” How do we get the ability to [...]
Perseverance
We pray for all those who have been marginalized and abused because of their cultural traditions in the world. We [...]
Forgiveness
God is with you at this time of trial. The fabric has been torn but the weavers are among [...]
Empowerment
Empower me To be a bold participant, Rather than a timid saint in waiting, In the difficult ordinariness of [...]
Girls Friendly Society Triennial Delegation 2015
This year is the first year that the Girls Friendly Society has had a presence at the Triennial. [...]
Fortune-Telling Slave Girl
I find it intriguing that the voice within the slave girl had something wonderful and profound to say: “These men [...]
Sapphira and Lydia
Have you ever served on a stewardship or pledge campaign committee? I have. Not only does the committee work [...]
National Board Scholarship for Graduate Study
ECW National Board Scholarship for Graduate Study for Ordained Ministry and the Helping Professions Application Deadline March 31, 2015 The [...]
Mary Magdalene
There is something to be said for the early hours of the morning. The sun is just below the [...]
Women at the Tomb
I recently attended my parish women’s retreat. I led Saturday meditations, guiding the women to BE in the Spirit [...]
Maid of Raguel, Sarah, and Edna
Prayer is a mystical thing, I think. Prayer in my childhood home was by rote. We were taught the [...]