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Congregational Survey Follow Up
Joanne Pritchard, Operations Working Group Lead Joanne Pritchard, Operations Working Group Lead

Congregational Survey Follow Up

The input received from the recent Congregational Survey provided the Leadership Council with plenty to discuss at our meeting last week. Not surprisingly, no easy answers emerged for reducing our budget deficit this year…

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Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson
Rev. Grant Dawson Rev. Grant Dawson

Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson

Some thoughts on hanging in there

Some of the most difficult decisions we find ourselves making are those involved in whether to stick with something or to give up on it…

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Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson
Rev. Grant Dawson Rev. Grant Dawson

Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson

Some thoughts on Easter

Easter is not about life as a continuing exercise in having happy times. There will continue to be periods of sadness and stress, but there will always be the strength we need to face them…

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Congregational Survey Responses
Joanne Pritchard, Operations Working Group Lead Joanne Pritchard, Operations Working Group Lead

Congregational Survey Responses

This week, McDougall Leadership Council members reviewed the Summary of Responses (provided by Google Forms) to our recent Congregational Survey…

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From Strangers to Neighbours
Calgary Interfaith Council Calgary Interfaith Council

From Strangers to Neighbours

Calgary, with its stunning beauty, serves as a home to a diverse community of many ethnicities and faiths who have lived as neighbours for many decades, fostering mutual respect, understanding, care, and compassion….

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Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson
Rev. Grant Dawson Rev. Grant Dawson

Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson

Some thoughts on unknowability

In 1970, I was assigned for the summer to the Peers-Pella Pastoral Charge, north of Highway 16 on the road up to White Court. As a city boy from Ontario, this move to a very small town in Alberta was a true adventure…

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Wrap Up - Special Appeal for Mustafa’s extended family in Gaza
Marjorie MacRae, Refugee Group Marjorie MacRae, Refugee Group

Wrap Up - Special Appeal for Mustafa’s extended family in Gaza

Mustafa’s brother Mahmoud sends this message to us: “I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you once again for standing with us during these challenging times. You were there for us when I arrived in Canada 7 years ago, and today, your support is helping our family survive this genocide. You demonstrate that humanity knows no boundaries of religion, ethnicity, or color. You are the true face of Canada." …

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Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson
Rev. Grant Dawson Rev. Grant Dawson

Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson

Some thoughts on making mistakes

I have never known anyone who has begun the day by saying, “I think I will just go out there this morning and mess everything up today.” …

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