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Feb-11-2018: Beacon Retrospective
February 11, 2018 in Sermon /by BeaconRev. Debra Thorne and Beacon Members Today we celebrate Beacon’s 35th Anniversary by remembering Beacon iniatives that changed lives across the world and across the years. Stories from a transformational experience in the youth group; to the Bed and Breakfast program that started the Building Fund; from the homelessness initiative that started the POCO Food […]
Feb-4-2018: As Individuals in an Interrelated World
February 4, 2018 in Sermon /by BeaconAs Individuals in an Interrelated World Lay Chaplain: Marilyn Medén Marilyn Medén looks to the future: The end of war? An interrelated world? Sure. Let’s start with ourselves. Try things out. Practise peace. Let peace begin with us! “When people act for selfless ends, there is vast augmentation of their individual capacities. Something wonderful, something […]
February 2018
January 29, 2018 in Newsletter /by BeaconJan-28-2018: A Quiet Risk: Living an Undivided Life
January 28, 2018 in Sermon /by BeaconSpecial Guests: Kimiko Karpoff and Rachel Yordy Service Leader: Janet Pivnick Showing up as ourselves, daring to live authentically, aligning our public selves with our inner life are risks that the soul takes moment by moment, without fanfare or notice. Circle of Trust approaches, based on the work of Parker Palmer, provide an opportunity to […]
Jan-14-2018: When All of Life is a Risk
January 14, 2018 in Sermon /by BeaconNote: Volume of recording increases at 1 minute 42 seconds. Apologies for the poor sound quality of this recording. Special Guests: Fazineh Keita & Ava Vanderstarren Fazineh Keita grew up in Sierra Leone during the country’s civil war. As a former child soldier, Fazineh is using his experience to bring awareness to the realities of […]
January 2018
January 5, 2018 in Newsletter /by BeaconDec-3-2017: Give Peace a Chance?
December 3, 2017 in Sermon /by BeaconGive Peace a Chance? Rev. Debra Thorne From their hotel bed in Montreal in 1969 John and Yoko sang ‘Give Peace a Chance’ and it became the worldwide anthem for a peace movement. Do we still yearn for peace or have we become habituated to the violence around us? Are we prepared to embrace the […]
December 2017
November 26, 2017 in Newsletter /by BeaconNov-26-2017: The Reason You Walk
November 26, 2017 in Sermon /by BeaconThe Reason You Walk Vrindy Spencer, Judith McLean, and Al Sather On November 26th three Beacon speakers, Vrindy Spencer, Judith McLean, and Al Sather, will use the title of Wab Kinew’s book The Reason You Walk, to explore what is important in their lives, what gets them up in the morning, and what keeps them […]