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Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson
Rev. Grant Dawson Rev. Grant Dawson

Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson

Some thoughts on Easter

Easter is not about life as a continuing exercise in having happy times. There will continue to be periods of sadness and stress, but there will always be the strength we need to face them…

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Congregational Survey Responses
Joanne Pritchard, Operations Working Group Lead Joanne Pritchard, Operations Working Group Lead

Congregational Survey Responses

This week, McDougall Leadership Council members reviewed the Summary of Responses (provided by Google Forms) to our recent Congregational Survey…

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From Strangers to Neighbours
Calgary Interfaith Council Calgary Interfaith Council

From Strangers to Neighbours

Calgary, with its stunning beauty, serves as a home to a diverse community of many ethnicities and faiths who have lived as neighbours for many decades, fostering mutual respect, understanding, care, and compassion….

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Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson
Rev. Grant Dawson Rev. Grant Dawson

Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson

Some thoughts on unknowability

In 1970, I was assigned for the summer to the Peers-Pella Pastoral Charge, north of Highway 16 on the road up to White Court. As a city boy from Ontario, this move to a very small town in Alberta was a true adventure…

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Wrap Up - Special Appeal for Mustafa’s extended family in Gaza
Marjorie MacRae, Refugee Group Marjorie MacRae, Refugee Group

Wrap Up - Special Appeal for Mustafa’s extended family in Gaza

Mustafa’s brother Mahmoud sends this message to us: “I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you once again for standing with us during these challenging times. You were there for us when I arrived in Canada 7 years ago, and today, your support is helping our family survive this genocide. You demonstrate that humanity knows no boundaries of religion, ethnicity, or color. You are the true face of Canada." …

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Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson
Rev. Grant Dawson Rev. Grant Dawson

Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson

Some thoughts on making mistakes

I have never known anyone who has begun the day by saying, “I think I will just go out there this morning and mess everything up today.” …

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Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson
Rev. Grant Dawson Rev. Grant Dawson

Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson

Some thoughts on stepping outside

One of the most life-giving experiences we can have is to step out from an enclosed space into the open air…

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An Easter Reflection by Rev. Grant Dawson
Rev. Grant Dawson Rev. Grant Dawson

An Easter Reflection by Rev. Grant Dawson

An Easter Reflection

A number of years ago, I arrived at one of my favourite weekly yoga classes only to learn that the instructor was unable to be there…

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Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson
Rev. Grant Dawson Rev. Grant Dawson

Reflections by Rev. Grant Dawson

Some thoughts on blindness

The Nobel prize-winning economist, Daniel Kahneman and his partner had been working on a problem for some time when suddenly they realized that the principle on which they were basing their research was flawed….

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