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Why we archive
announcements...
A way to get a
sense of who a community is, what they value and what they support
is to see what things they have done in the past. Our archived
announcements provide you with a clear picture of how we as a
community strive to live out our mission statement.
Never Doubt . . .
Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world; indeed, it's
the only thing that ever does.
-Margaret Mead
Theme Facilitator:
David Guiliano
(Moderator of The United Church of Canada)
Location: St.
Andrew's UC
441 Rubidge St.
Peterborough, Ontario
When:
Fri. Aug. 3 - Mon. Aug. 6, 2007
Come and join us in celebrating
the 25th anniversary of Affirm - Friends of Affirm -Affirming
Ministries - Affirm United ... including a banquet on Saturday night.
During this event we will explore
the seed that was planted 25 years ago - where we started, what we
have accomplished on the journey, where we are headed ...
and other "seed stories!"
For more information about speakers,
workshops, accommodations and a Registration form click her to open
printable pdf file.
At our banquet on Saturday night
we two awards are presented. Click on the name of the award to open a
pdf nomination form.
For immediate release
May 17, 2007
"Why would God make me
this way?"
360 Vision examines
the struggles of transgender individuals - and visits a church that
embraces themTo
view 360 Vision clips, visit www.youtube.com/visiontvcanada
It is a secret they
kept from their families for years.
Lisa and Marissa are
transgender men - born in male bodies, yet possessing a female
identity. They don't want to hide their true selves anymore. But
finding acceptance can be heartrendingly difficult.
On its next edition,
VisionTV's Gemini Award-nominated current affairs series
360 Vision examines the struggles that transgender individuals
experience in their daily lives, and visits a church in Ontario that
has opened its doors - and its heart - to this community.
The program airs on
Wednesday, May 23 at 10 p.m. ET, and repeats on Monday, May 28 at
8:30 p.m. ET.
Lisa, now 54, spent
most of her life struggling with her sense of self: Born a boy named
Larry, but feeling like a girl, Larry was married for 10 years and
had a son, but never shed the feeling that he should have been a
woman. "I was actually very angry at God," Lisa tells 360 Vision's
Janet Aronoff. "Why did you do this to me? Why me?"
Marissa was Paul, a
police officer in England. Paul guarded his secret from fellow
officers, from his wife of more than 20 years, and from his three
children. When the truth finally came out, it cost him his marriage
and his family.
The price of coming
out as transgender can be almost unbearably high: rejection and
ridicule, the loss of families, friends and jobs, and severe
depression. Help is not always easy to find.
Some churches,
however, have sought to reach out. Centenary United Church (www.centenaryunited.com)
in Hamilton, Ont., for one, provides a place where members of the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community can pray together
and be their true selves.
"God's love is
without condition," says Rev. Wayne Irwin of Centenary
United. "It's not dependent on behaviour, it's not dependent on how
good we are. God's love is dependent on how good God is."
360 Vision is the
only weekly Canadian television program that probes the intersection
of spirituality and daily events. Its mandate is to give viewers a
compass to help them to navigate the diverse and complex world of
belief.
For more news and
information on 360 Vision, please visit www.visiontv.ca.
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Media Contacts:
Lowell Hall, Director
of Operations, LH Metropolis Communications
Phone:
416-887-1636 Email: lowell@lhmetropolis.com
David Todd, Media
Relations Manager, VisionTV
Phone:
416-368-3194, ext. 207 Email: dtodd@s-vox.com
Learn about
“Human Trafficking”
Wednesday,
April 18
7:30pm
in the sanctuary
Centenary United
Church
presentation
and discussion
facilitated by the Sisters of Notre
Dame
hosted by Centenary’s Social Outreach
Team
 
In support of Centenary
United Church's Outreach Programs
Doors Open @ 6pm
Bands Start at 6:45pm
Pizza, Snacks and
Refreshments will be sold
(price of food is
not included in the price of admission)
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The Reverend Aubrey
R. Jones Memorial Scholarship
The Rev. Aubrey R. Jones was Senior
Minister at Centenary from 1954-1962.
A dedicated pastor, an outstanding
preacher, he was a non-traditionalist, noted for his multi-media
evening services, his CHML Pastor's Study radio program, his
Dial-a-Thought messages, and his Lectures on the U.S.S.R.
He was made a member of the Order of
the British Empire in recognition of his distinguished war record,
serving as a YMCA supervisor with the Canadian Bomber Command in
Yorkshire, England.
His sudden premature death, January 9,
1962, saddened both his beloved Centenary congregation and the wider
community.
In 1994 his contribution was further
recognized by his induction posthumously into the Hamilton Gallery
of Distinction.
2006 Recipient
Marc Crans
is a 2nd year engineering student at McMaster University. He has
been a member of Centenary's security staff since September 2005. He
is the grandson of Centenary members Chuck and Donna Crans.
2005 Recipient
Gord Simmons is enrolled in First Year Humanities at McMaster
University. Having chosen to five straight into campus activities,
Gord is already participating on the Executive of the Humanities
Society and the Theatre and Film Society.
He has also started writing for the
campus newspaper and acting in the McMaster musical, "Pippin", which
is playing March 1 through 4. Next year, Gord will begin work
towards a double major in Music and Film.
2004 Recipient
Leisha Dawson
is the daughter of Donna Marie Dawson and is studying at Lakehead
University in Thunder Bay.
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ARCHIVED ANNOUNCEMENTS
Did you know you can donate to
Centenary on your United Way form?
Centenary United Church is a
Canadian Registered Charity.
What does Centenary do for your
community?
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Thursday Outreach Program
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Provide a place of welcome and
refuge to those marginalized in our society
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See a full list of the
activities/services we provide in our
Upcoming
Events section
Here is our Registered Charity
Information!
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