St. Matthew's United ~ An Affirming, Social Gospel congregation, keeping Big Organ and community outreach/justice alive in downtown Halifax since 1749.
Halifax, NS, Canada
Joined October 2012
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This is a lie. It's just a lie. It's tiresome and unnecessary... and deliberate. When they manufacture culture-war outrage it's so we won't notice that they support and exacerbate the actual outrages of unfettered, unregulated, unmitigated profit-before-people capitalism.
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How are these even a thing? I think it may be time for UN election observers to do a little observing of this fragile democratic process.
Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington, damage three in Oregon theglobeandmail.com/world/ar…
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Thought this was a parody. It's not.
It's an obscenity.
Lack of a spice kitchen a dealbreaker in sale of suburban Calgary home theglobeandmail.com/real-est…
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As a United Church-er and constituent, gutted to learn that @GaryBurrill will not offer in the next election, but so grateful for his leadership and tireless work and witness for a just society. Thank you, Gary.
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First harvest from the St. Matt's Community Garden: radishes, spinach, and mixed greens! We were all teary like new parents as we put them into our Little Free Pantry😊. Looking forward to a whole summer of harvesting!
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At long last, some hard-won tears of celebration and a warm welcome to our United Methodist USA neighbours. Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⛪️
Breaking News: The United Methodist Church removed its ban on gay clergy, formalizing a shift that had split the church in recent years. They also voted to allow LGBTQ weddings. nyti.ms/4b1f7lg
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"We have issues around guns... around drugs. We have issues. There's a lot of issues."
Yes there are. But ALL of them -- from those guns and drugs to rage, misogyny, and the need to feel and assert power -- ALL of them play out in domestic violence.
You don't see it? We do.
N.S. justice minister says guns bigger problem than domestic violence ift.tt/GDr3I6n
Note to anyone contemplating holding their noses: there is NO justifiable rationale for a vote that results in a Canadian PM who utters the phrase "Jewish ridings" as though they're a thing. None. This is horrifying, full stop.
Trudeau “paused” UNRWA funding because of ties to terrorists and revelations that their employees took part in the October 7th attacks.
A month later he flip-flops.
His next step: he will send out his MPs from Jewish ridings to criticize the latest decision so that Liberals can be all things to all people.
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This. And if the graves aren't enough, talk to a boomer with post-polio syndrome. Or one who lost most of his sight to measles, like my father did.
Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children against deadly childhood diseases. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone.
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Feeling pretty grateful to the folks at St. Matthew's (Barrington @ Spring Garden) who've sent their whole Christmas Eve offering down the street and up the hill to help our neighbours living rough be a little bit warmer in all this weather. #housingisahumanright
This isn't accurate. The new shelter at the Forum will provide 50 beds, though with provision to add in particularly bad weather.
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To whoever tore the door off the St. Matt's necessities pantry on our fence (take what you need, give what you can toiletries etc), we're sorry you were having a crap day and hope things get better for you. To whoever stuck a post-it on the pantry offering to help fix it, thanks!
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It is NOT okay that we were told in Oct these'd happen, with ZERO mention of this caveat. Now it's below freezing and we learn they're not even on the way. Clearly we have a steep climb up to hitting basic "dignity standards" here long before it comes to water/power hook-up.
A senior government official told a legislature committee Wednesday her department is still working to fulfill "dignity standards" required by the U.S. company, Pallet, before it will ship the 200 emergency shelters the province announced in October.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot…
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Opening Friday 4pm -- 24/7, 50 beds, 16+ of all genders, pets allowed, more beds in extreme weather until May 2026. 197-199 Windmill Road, the former St. Paul Church.
A new shelter in Dartmouth will now be permanent, and open until 2026
Read more:
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Ummm... So, from the point of view of actual churchness, participating in a Santa Claus Parade is pretty much the embodiment of a "secularism policy". Seriously. Go for it. @girlguidesofcan
NEW: Girl Guides told not to participate in Kanata Santa Claus Parade due to secularism policy. Click the image below to read more. 🔽
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