Placing Ourselves in Colonialism
4-part series from April 24 - September 25, 2023
A 4-session workshop for settlers and newcomers to explore our histories and stories, with some time in the middle for you to learn and share about your own family history too. Where do we connect with the forces of colonization? What are our responsibilities to the places where we have “settled” and the people whose lives that has impacted? Where does this lead us in our discipleship?
This series, which includes a panel discussion, a book study, and your own research (we’ll help!) and sharing, is inspired by the work of Elaine Enns and Ched Myers (authors of Healing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization). It will also feature Chinook Winds Indigenous Minister Rev. Tony Snow, United Church of Canada Anti-Racism and Equity Lead Adele Halliday, and United Church of Canada Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice Animator Sara Stratton.
While there is one registration form for the the full series, you may choose to attend only some of the individual sessions.
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Shaughnessy Heights United Church, easily accessible in central Vancouver, seeks to be a congregation grounded in tradition, centered in worship, free to explore new ideas and called to serve.
We welcome all to join in our worship and community gathering times on Sunday mornings at 10am as well as at the various events listed below. Our office is open from 9am-4:30pm Monday-Thursday. In consideration of those who experience fragrance sensitivity, our building is a scent-free facility.
When we gather together at Shaughnessy Heights United Church, let us pause to remember that we worship, engage in God’s work and share community on lands that are the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy’əm (Musqueam) people, members of the Coast Salish peoples. May we live with respect on this land, and live in peace and friendship with its people.
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