SMITHS FALLS, ONT. A bagged lunch program helping the hungry in Smiths Falls almost came to an end in late December but, thanks to a group of local realtors, the program will now continue. Trinity United Church has been running the brown bags & blessings program on Tuesday and Saturdays since the COVID-19 pandemic began last March. We very quickly very turned from the meal program we had before to a COVID response, said Minister Christopher Ryan. We were supported very generously from the province and federal government through the social services relief fund. The program started in 2017 for those who could not attend fellowship on Sunday, with a relaxed meal and worship happening 2 days a week.
Rev. Elaine Diggle does the official groundbreaking of the Murray Church rebuild back in October 2020.
The Murray Church rebuild project has officially reached its fundraising goals.
Jan. 11 marks the second anniversary since the historic church was destroyed by arson. The goal was to raise $15,000 by this date, which would be used to build a replica of the church at its original site.
“The Murray Church Fundraising Challenge goal was to raise $15,000.00 by Jan 11, 2021, two years since the arson fire destroyed the historic church,” said spokesperson Richie Gage.
“With matching funding, we have reached that goal. The Trinity United Church congregation, Church Board, Trustees and The Murray Church Fundraising Committee wish to offer our thanks and appreciation to all the donors in the Nicola Valley and surrounding communities.”
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Activist Chicago Priest Is Accused of Sexual Abuse
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, known for his social activism, was accused of abusing a minor 40 years ago, the Archdiocese of Chicago said this week.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger at an anti-gun march in Chicago last year.Credit.Kamil Krzaczynski/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Jan. 7, 2021
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, an influential Catholic priest with an activist streak, has stepped aside from his parish on Chicago’s South Side while the authorities and the Archdiocese of Chicago investigate an allegation that he sexually abused a minor more than 40 years ago.
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, told the parishioners of St. Sabina Church, where Father Pfleger is the senior pastor, about the allegation in a letter on Tuesday, saying that the archdiocese’s Office for Child Abuse Investigations and Review had been notified about it the day before.
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Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock speaks onstage during the Vote GA Blue concert on Dec. 28, 2020 in Stonecrest, Georgia.
Add musical artist to Rev. Raphael Warnock s growing résumé, since Georgia s recently elected first Black senator has a decade-old album to his name.
The pastor at Atlanta s Ebenezer Baptist Church and politician released a joint gospel album with Grammy-winning singer and the original Dreamgirl Jennifer Holliday in 2011 titled
Goodness & Mercy. After seeing Warnock on the church s weekly television broadcast, Holliday came up with the idea to blend her singing with his preaching in a project that was eventually released on her Euphonic Records label, according to