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Ministers’ Message
Rev. Bill Weaver Rev. Bill Weaver

Ministers’ Message

“Marley was dead, to begin with.”

As far back as I can remember, I have always been captured by the image of Marley’s chains. Dickens describes them in such an ordinary way: cash boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel….

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Trans Day of Remembrance
Rev. Bill Weaver Rev. Bill Weaver

Trans Day of Remembrance

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance: a day when we at McDougall United Church reflect on every trans life taken too soon. 

We remember the names we know personally, the names held in the hearts of our extended family of faith around the world, and the countless names we never hear. 

Our hearts break at the ongoing violence, rejection, and fear that continue to shape the lives of trans people and all members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

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Prayer for Jamaica
Rev. Joanne Anquist, Lead Worship & Service Minister Rev. Joanne Anquist, Lead Worship & Service Minister

Prayer for Jamaica

Prayer for Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

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Leadership Council October Update
Joanne Pritchard, Leadership Council Co-Chair Joanne Pritchard, Leadership Council Co-Chair

Leadership Council October Update

Over the past year, representatives from the McDougall Leadership Council have participated in meetings with the Joint Vision and Planning Group that was created under the 2025 MOU for our Shared Ministry Team collaboration with Red Deer Lake and Ogden communities of faith….

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