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Social Justice Motion Seminar – Wednesday, February 8 at 7:30pm (by Zoom)
Join Deacon Gary for an information session on the upcoming Social Justice motion at next month’s All Saints’ Vestry meeting.
The 2023 Vestry Motion calls on the Province of Ontario to double social assistance rates for both Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program recipients, To live on social assistance in Ontario is to live in increasingly deep poverty. Deacon Gary will share details about the call by the Anglican community to lobby for such change in the months ahead. Click here to attend the Vestry Motion Information Session Meeting ID: 827 6256 5093. Passcode: 692709
Click here for all the event details and resource links as we mark Black History Month together
Wednesday, February 15 at 7:00PM on Zoom
A look at history and legacy of Priceville, Ontario, one of Canada’s first black settlements.
Sunday February 19, 9:30 and 11am Services
With guest preacher, Roxanne Brown, youth worker at the Durham Family and Cultural Centre, helping Black and racialized youth and their families navigate the justice system.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper – Tuesday, February 21, 5-7pm
Details to follow
Annual General Vestry Meeting – Sunday February 26
Our Annual General Vestry Meeting will be held on Sunday February 26th, 2023 following a 10:00AM service.
There will be only one service at 10:00AM. It will be a spoken non-Eucharistic service. The meeting will be held immediately following the service. It will be in-person and via Zoom.
The 2023 Vestry List has been posted on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall and on the website. Please review to ensure you are listed as a voting member. Any discrepancies please contact Tim Ralph
Woah Dough Partnership
All Saints’ Whitby partners with Marilyn Campbell and Woah Dough for an ongoing fundraiser. A percentage of sales goes to All Saints. Local business supports All Saints and All Saints supports local business.
Click here to see these delicious gluten-free foods and learn how to order.
All Saints’ Swag
Consider supporting our community by purchasing an All Saints’ totebag ($20), baseball hat ($20) or mousepad ($16). Your purchase of these items will continue to support the work of our community. You can also get cookbooks and calendars.
- See merchandise details
- Go to the All Saints’ online order form, and a member of our community will reach out to you with more information regarding pick-up or delivery.
Reconciliation with our Indigenous Siblings
As a congregation we continue to educate ourselves on the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada and the work to date towards reconciliation.
Water Project
Alongside our educational pursuits, All Saints has also committed to praying for and raising funds for The Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh (Big Beaver House) in Northern Ontario in partnership with PWRDF. In 2022 funds are being raised for a purchase of a new water truck in Kingfisher Lake.
Kingfisher Lake has a population of 500 people on reserve, most of whom access water through tanks attached to their homes and a water delivery system from the treatment plant. Roads are rough, wear and tear on the vehicles is significant, repair parts are hard to come by, and the population is growing. A new water truck will significantly increase the reliability of clean, running water in this community.
You can read more about this and donate by visiting https://pwrdf.org/WATER-PROJECT/
TRC Resource Available from Church Office
We encourage members to pick a copy of this booklet for churches from the church office. It contains all 94 of the Calls of Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada. Read and reflect on our roles as Christians and Canadians to uphold these calls to action. Specific calls to action from the Church are 58-61, found on page 37 of the booklet.
Other Online Educational Resources
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- The TRC Final Report (2015)
- 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation report
- calls 71-76 about Missing children and burial information
- Anglican Church of Canada’s Reconciliation Toolkit
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- CBC’s 10 books about residential schools to read with kids
- “Doctrine of Discovery: Stolen Lands, Strong Hearts” documentary
- “We Were Children” documentary
- “Indigenous Canada”, online course offered by the University of Alberta
