Christian friends and neighbours in Fort Garry
Fort Garry United Church from its beginning has understood itself to be a "community-church." At one time, FGUC was the only church in this small town outside of Winnipeg. Now, we share the roles of faith leadership with several other denominations in the area, with whom we are happy to cooperate. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, in January of each year, is one point at which we gather with our cousins in Christ.
Our nearest neighbour, St. Paul's Anglican Church, is an excellent partner in faith and community effort. We seek to work together where we can be mutually beneficial, to learn each other's ways, while maintaining and sharing our own distinctive identities. We have enjoyed both casual and formal initiatives, whether it is sharing carols and cocoa in December, leading young people through the corn maze in the fall, worshipping together in July and August, facilitating group events, hosting rustic pot-lucks for world food security, or lobbying local governments for improved civic service, and more.
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Building a Healthier Community Together - Lent 2012
A Speaker Series at Knox United Church
Speakers include
Vinh Huynh,Principal of Hugh John MacDonald school in central Winnipeg. Hugh John brings together a remarkable diversity of students, and Vinh is a passionate and brilliant principal, who will offer his thoughts on how we can use our schools to build a healthy and reslient neighbourhood. February 26.
Shahina Siddiqui is the Executive Director of the Islamic Social Services Association, and nationally recognized and respected for her wisdom and insight. She will reflect on insights from Islam into how we can build a healthy city. March 4.
Bob Somers is a landscape architect with the internationally recognized firm Scatliff, Millar + Murray, whose projects have indluded the renovation of Central Park. One of the hallmarks of their work is thorough community consultation and engagement. He will offer thoughts on how we design a healthy city. March 11.
Theresa Oswald is Minister of Health for the Province of Manitoba, one of the most challenging portfolios in any government. Theresa brings together both passion and compassion, in the quest to create health policy and practices that can improve the lives of Manitobans. She will speak on how government policies can create and sustain healthier communities. March 18.
Knox is located at 400 Edmonton Street across from Central Park.
