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Lydia Ruenzel is a currently a third-year M.Div. student at the Vancouver School of Theology and a Candidate for ministry within the United Church of Canada. She grew-up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the Congregational Church and moved to Vancouver in 2009 to attend UBC. Lydia now lives in Port Moody with her husband, Derek. In…
For many Delta residents, the city’s annual spring clean up is a chance to rid themselves of the rubbish and unwanted goods they’ve accumulated over the past year. For others, it’s a time to find new-to-them furnishings, appliances, toys and other items left on the curb by their neighbours. For one man, spring clean up has become a time to reflect on modern society’s throwaway culture…
A Joyous Welcome! On Tuesday, March 13, 2018 members of the North Delta Refugee Project (NDRP) steering committee from four North Delta churches, as well as family members who are already resident in Canada, made their way to the Vancouver International Airport. Our family was to arrive on a domestic flight from Toronto,…
Photo by Earl Ellett At December’s free community dinner at Crossroads United Church (Saturday, December 23, with doors opening at 4:30 pm) not only did guests enjoy a home-cooked turkey dinner with all the trimmings, they also received goodie bags prepared especially for them by the students of Delta’s École Élémentaire Devon Gardens…
Participants in the four-week study, The Jesus Fatwah, met for the third time in the presence of Maulana Nabil Khan, a young Islamic scholar who graduated from the Al-Ihsan Institute (founded and led by the Mufti Aasim Rashid). He commenced his studies at the tender age of fifteen and graduated seven years later. He…
Every Wednesday evening in August, Crossroads United Church was the host space for “Song Circle” — an invitation to people of faith from any tradition — to come and share the music of their faith. Over the five evenings, the crowd gathered numbers, diversity and depth of ability to hear and appreciate (as well…
Teachers Mary Yoshihara and Susan Johnson, leading a class of grade 3 students at Cougar Canyon Elementary School, made contact with the North Delta Refugee Project (NDRP) via MP Carla Qualtrough’s office this spring. “Is there a way in which our grade 3 students could make some small difference in the lives of…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Business as usual’ is not enough As a spiritual leader in the community of North Delta, I feel called to speak up about recent events in our nation and world. Many voices have already and will continue to condemn Sunday’s acts of violence at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec….
January 21, 2017 A group of Crossroads women joined the Women’s March held in solidarity with the march in Washington, DC, walking for the values of respect, equality and openness which characterize the Gospel and which are eroding in public discourse in these times of political change. A core group of 6 women of…
The kitchen at Crossroads United Church is a flurry of activity as about a dozen volunteers portion out the salad, drain the pasta and fill cups of juice. In the adjoining room, long communal tables are being set up as hungry patrons trickle in, greeting each other warmly as gregarious chatter fills the space….
