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Rev. Grant Dawson Retirement Announcement
I have enjoyed the past thirteen months working with the Red Deer Lake community. And this has been enhanced this year with the addition of new work colleagues and friends at McDougall and Ogden….
Acadia Pantry Fundraiser - Week 2
Acadia Food Pantry (AFP) is a community organization funded by donations and grants. It is operated by volunteers from local churches, community groups and service organizations….
An update to McDougall United Church on Remit 1: Establishing an Autonomous National Indigenous Organization
Back in the fall your Leadership Council spent two council meetings in discussion as well had an opportunity to participate in a Chinook Winds Region Town Hall meeting regarding the details of this remit….
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…
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…
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…
Congregational Survey Responses
This week, McDougall Leadership Council members reviewed the Summary of Responses (provided by Google Forms) to our recent Congregational Survey…
Refugee Support Group - Palestinian Family Update
Mustafa said that he is hoping their 14 family members will be able to leave Gaza and go to Egypt on April 9 or 10….
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….
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…
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." …