The Church in the heart of the city, with the city at heart.
A dialogue between paintings and poetry
from artists in exile,
a special exhibition for Black History Month.
When: February 24th to 28th
Where: Dawson Hall,
St. James United Church,
1440 rue St-Alexandre,
Montreal
For more information call (514) 844-9128
Saturday, Feb. 13th 1:00 – 3:00
St. James United Church
463 Ste-Catherine Street West
Montreal, Quebec
All Profits Will Go Towards Medecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders for Medical Care in Haiti (which will be matched by the Canadian Government)
Donations Will Be Accepted At Door
For Further Information:
E-mail us at compassionunitedgroup@gmail.com
The latest edition of the Circuit Rider is now available.
(in PDF format – try installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader if you have trouble opening the file).
The Court of Session of St. James United is asking the congregation to fill out the following questionnaire. This information will be invaluable to us as we plan content for both weekly services and on-going programs.
Download the survey here – DOC (MS Word) file.
Un culte commémoratif et d’espoir pour Haïti a eu lieu dimanche soir, le 24 janvier, à l’église unie St-James en présence de la modératrice de l’Église Unie du Canada, Mardi Tindal. Plus de deux cents membres des églises unies locales et de la communauté haïtienne y ont assisté.
Le pasteur de l’église Arlen Bonnar a présidé la cérémonie. Par ceux qui se sont adressés à l’assemblée, en plus de la modératrice qui a offert une prédication bilingue sur le thème de la consolation, notons Jean-Claude Icart, professeur associé au Département de sociologie de l’UQAM, et l’un des leaders de la communauté haïtienne, et Paula Kline, directrice de la Mission communautaire de Montréal, accueille notamment des personnes réfugiées. Des prières en français, en anglais et en créole ont été partagées.
Le montant de la collecte qui a été recueillie sera ajouté aux fonds déjà ramassés par des paroisses unies de la région de Montréal pour aider Haïti et sa population, un montant de plus de 31 000 $ qui a été symboliquement remis, durant le culte, à la modératrice, pour être inclus dans la contribution totale de l’Église unie à l’aide pour Haïti ; cette aide financière approche du demi-million de dollars. C’est à travers ses partenaires en Haïti, l’Église méthodiste et L’Institut culturel Karl Lévêque (ICKL) que l’Église unie fera parvenir ces dons jusqu’à la population haïtienne.
Soulignons aussi la remarquable participation du Peoples Gospel Choir of Montréal, qui a, entre autres chants d’espoir, entraîné toute l’assemblée dans un enlevant Alléluia pour débuter la cérémonie.
Des renseignements sur l’Appel d’urgence Haïti ont été affichés sur le site Internet de l’Église unie (www.united-church.ca) et seront mis à jour au fur et à mesure que l’information nous parviendra.
Pour plus d’information, veuillez contacter :
David Fines
davidfines@egliseunie.org
(514)284-1675
Voir un album de photos pris à cet évenement.
The only building to house Canada’s federally sentenced women was known to inmates and correctional officers simply as “P4W”. From 1934 to 2000, the Prison for Women received public scrutiny from repeated investigations, and finally a federal inquiry that led to the closure of the then notorious institution. But the issues that led to its shutting down are far from resolved for the cases of federally sentenced women in Canada.
Now, ten years later, playwright and director Julia Ainsworth brings a thoughtful and unprecedented play to the lives and daily struggles for these women. In January 2010, Zeitgeist Theatre Collective, in association with Mischief Theatre, will bring audiences beyond the walls of P4W and into the hearts and minds of the women who lived there.
Inspired by actual events and interviews with incarcerated women, this workshop production of P4W: Invisible Stories from Canada’s Prison for Women is a site-specific piece performed in a promenade setting. Audience will journey through the cells and ranges of the prison, encounter inmates and correctional officers, and come in contact with a world that is seldom examined and rarely spoken about.
With performances and contributions by Montreal’s most engaged and emerging talent: Carolyn-Fe Trinidad (Altera Vitae Productions), Catherine Lemieux (Tableau D’Hote Theatre), Janice Wu
(Terminal), Ari Cohen (CBC, BRAVO), Manuel Sinor (Three Musketeers), and Koby Rogers Hall (The Wrecking Ball series).
P4W dares to examine, expose and imagine the realities of the Canadian Justice System by trespassing beyond the red tape and bureaucracy that have buried the voices and stories of Canada’s
incarcerated women.
P4W: Invisible Stories from Canada’s Prison for Women (workshop production)
Preview: Tuesday, January 26th 2010, 8pm (PWYC)
January 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 8pm.
Matinees January 30th and 31st, 2pm.
St. James United Church, 1440 St-Alexandre
Tickets: $15 Regular/$12 Students and Seniors. *No latecomers admitted.
Available through CShow box office: 514-848-9696, and online at www.cshow.ca.
A service of remembrance and hope for Haiti will be held Sunday evening at St. James United Church in downtown Montreal in the presence of Mardi Tindal, Moderator of the United Church of Canada, and members of local United Churches and the Haitian community.
The church’s minister – Rev. Arlen Bonnar – will lead the worship service with the Peoples Gospel Choir of Montreal. A special offering will be collected to add to the funds already raised in Montreal United Churches for Haitian relief.
When: 7 pm, Sunday January 24th
Where: St. James United Church, Montréal,
463 Ste-Catherine St. west
For more information, contact the church office at (514) 288-9245 ort Rob Bull at (514) 483-2343
Montreal, Jan. 14 — Downtown Montrealers can make donations to help earthquake relief efforts in Haiti directly to church volunteers on St. Catherine St.
Members of St. James United Church have been collecting money for Haiti from passers-by on the church square at 463 St. Catherine St. west since Thursday morning and will continue doing so every day between 10 am and 2 pm until Saturday.
“I was praying and wondering about how we might respond to the crisis in Haiti,” said the church’s pastor, Rev. Arlen Bonnar. “So we set up a table in St. James Square and are collecting funds to forward through the United Church of Canada.”
Bonnar told church members. “I know this is last minute but, so are earthquakes!”
The money goes to the United Church’s Haiti Appeal and will enable the national church’s global partners in the region to address both the need for immediate relief and for long-term reconstruction following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.
The United Church’s partners in the region are The Methodist Church of Haiti and The Karl Leveque Cultural Institute (ICKL). The money also goes to Action by Churches Together (ACT), the network of churches and Christian aid agencies that enables global responses to emergencies. Members of ACT are already in place in Haiti, assisting those affected by the earthquake.
It is important to note that unlike many charities, the United Church is able to absorb the staffing and administration costs of processing donations whenever an emergency appeal is launched. Therefore donors can be assured that no administrative charges are deducted from donations.
Cheques should be made payable to The United Church of Canada and marked “Haiti Appeal.” Online donations can be made at www.united-church.ca. Choose “Emergency Response” and specify “Haiti Appeal.”
When: Thursday, January 14th, Friday January 15th and
Saturday January 16th, 10:00 am until 2:00 pm
Where: St. James United Church, 463 St. Catherine St. west
For more information contact St. James United Church, (514) 288-9245 or Rob Bull at (514) 483-2343 or email james@qc.aibn.com or mtlbull1@videotron.ca
Montreal City Mission would like to cordially invite you to our annual Interfaith Holiday Party! You will be treated to a delicious international buffet and performances by the Every Kid Choir, the Bagg Street Klezmer Band and Duo Festivo, a string duo. The party will take place next Sunday, December 13th, 2009 from 12:30 – 3:00 p.m in Dawson Hall at St-James United Church. Please use the entrance at 1440 St.Alexandre Street (metro McGill or Place-des-arts). Suggested donation of $10 per adult/ $5 per child. For more information, please call 514-844-9128.
Brooke Maury attended a wedding ceremony at St. James and shared some thoughts about the experience on his blog.
