Posts by Marcia Mantel
Urban Ministry Lectures
CRC Campus Ministries (U of T) is partnering with Trinity College Faculty of Divinity, Wycliffe College, Young Street Mission and St. James Cathedral Centre to sponsor a lecture series led by Dr. Mark Gornik in Toronto on March 13 and 14, 2017. Gornik is the author of a number of books including “To Live in…
Read MoreSea to Sea: Cycling to End Poverty
Have you considered the ride? Diaconal Ministries Canada (DMC) is a partner in the Sea to Sea tour this coming summer 2017 and we hope you will be riding with us! Because of DMC’s partnership, you can, by riding, support the Operation Manna program. Interested? Click here to learn more or contact us at dmc@crcna.org
Read MoreDMC and World Renew Collaborate on “Helping Without Hurting” Workshops
Diaconal Ministries Canada and World Renew have collaborated a number of times to lead an interactive “Helping without Hurting” workshop, most recently in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. At that event, DMC’s Diaconal Ministry Developer (DMD) in that region, Jean deBeer felt that participants “left the workshop enriched and challenged to ask themselves if [the ministry] they were…
Read MoreChurches invited to be part of the Restorative Justice Process
Restorative justice, in its simplest form, is the attempt to make things as right as possible between victims, offenders, and the wider community when some harm or crime happens. But what does that look like for those of us who work mostly with offenders, the folks who’ve hurt others or caused some sort of harm…
Read MoreChristmas Reflection from DMC’s National Director
I heard a voice thunder from the Throne: “Look! Look! God has moved into the neighborhood, making His home with men and women! They’re His people, He’s their God. He’ll wipe every tear from their eyes. Death is gone for good—tears gone, crying gone, pain gone—all the first order of things gone.” The Enthroned continued,…
Read MoreWilloughby CRC Hosts Play for Restorative Justice Week
About 60 people gathered at Willoughby CRC (Langley, B.C.) on Nov 19 to see a dramatic presentation of “Forgiven/Forgotten” that set the tone for Restorative Justice Week. The event was facilitated by Willoughby’s Just-Faith Forum, sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee and Trinity Western University’s school of the Arts, Media and Culture. After the CRC in…
Read MoreBlyth Deacons partner for the good of the community
Blyth, Ontario CRC deacons wanted to get to know the food banks which serviced their small community: The Salvation Army (SA) and the North Huron Foodshare. When they initiated conversations with the SA food bank, they learned of another church in Blyth, Living Water Christian Fellowship, that also wanted to know more about how they could work…
Read More“Caring for our Community”: an Operation Manna update from Chilliwack, BC
Last May, Canadian CRC congregations were blessed, through the Operation Manna (OM) campaign, to hear the story of how Heartland Fellowship CRC in Chilliwack, BC was getting to know its neighbours and blessing its community through trailbuilding. By giving to OM through the offering, churches across Canada became partners in this exciting project. Recently, Diaconal Ministries Canada…
Read More“Ministry in Mayhem”: this year’s Ancaster Day of Encouragement
“The CRC, and the church in general, is so much bigger than our own congregations. Great to get that larger perspective and be encouraged as we go back to our own community.” The Day of Encouragement (DOE) is all about perspective. It is, as this participant said, about “that larger perspective,” the Kingdom of God, and…
Read MoreWill you be there?
Diaconal Ministries Canada and Christian Reformed Home Missions invite you to join us at the Day of Encouragement this Saturday in Ancaster, Ontario. There will be times of sharing and connecting, great worship, and plenty of opportunities to be equipped in all different areas of ministry in your church and community. Our theme for this year is Mess…
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