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You are probably familiar with the image of Joseph and Mary scouring Bethlehem in search of a place to stay (Luke 2). You may be less familiar, however, with the image of a fresh baby strapped to Mary’s back fleeing on a donkey away from Bethlehem and into the land of Egypt to escape…
Listen to Rev. Cari’s reference to this “story” in her sermon given on November 25, 2018. Written by Douglas Todd With atheist Rev. Gretta Vosper celebrating her victory, the church officials’ decision fits a long-standing pattern in the denomination, which places supreme value on being ‘inclusive.’ File photo: Vosper at…
Rob and a young Kidventure gardener work to prepare the site of the Healing Garden The famous line, “if you build it, they will come,” from the movie Field of Dreams is true in many ways of Crossroadsʼ emerging ʻHealing Garden.ʼ This summer, children attending Kidventure 2018, Loving Creation, enthusiastically muscled buckets of…
The North Delta Refugee Project (NDRP), created in November of 2015, is a joint initiative by members of four local churches. The first priority of the NDRP was to sponsor a Syrian family. We have also done a substantial amount of work with government assisted refugees living in our area. Our sponsored family…
After spending the summer leading worship at Crossroads while Rev. Cari was on sabbatical, Lydia Ruenzel decided that Crossroads would be a rich learning environment for her third-year field education placement. So, she’ll be back in our midst as our resident theological student from September 23, 2018 until April 2019. Rev. Cari will…
Rev. Cari Copeman-Haynes is on sabbatical from May 21 to August 29, 2018. After she is released from Crossroads’ ministry leadership at the end of worship on Sunday, May 20, Rev. Cari will spend until June 3 preparing for (and then presiding over) the General Meeting of BC Conference in Penticton, BC. During June,…
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…
Rob Copeman-Haynes was still all smiles as his one-man vigil came to a close on Thursday, April 19. (James Smith photo) One-man vigil reflects on our throwaway culture and contemplates a return to actually fixing things For many Delta residents, the city’s annual spring clean up is a chance to rid themselves of…
Music director for Crossroads United Church in North Delta plays flute for Indian Standard Time Bruce Harding played his Indian bansuri bamboo flute with his bandmates, Indian Standard Time, at a Vaisakhi gig in Surrey. (Photo by Tom Zytaruk) Bruce Harding stands out in a crowd, and not just because he’s tall. …
OPINION by Michael Coren The Christian left and right are in a tug-of-war for the future of faith in this country. Is it still possible to find a middle path where social justice and spirituality can come together? John Edward Martin is a Hamilton-based artist who specializes in traditional painted stained glass. He…
