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 FaithLife gives to Burma
FaithLife Financial has responded to the Burmese catastrophe with a $5,000 donation to World Vision's emergency appeal. FaithLife Financial is a not-for-profit Christian-based, member-owned financial services organization.
Mission continues
Catholic Missions in Canada is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The organization still supports 600 parishes from an annual budget of $4 million. Half of the parishes are aboriginal. About a third of Canada's Roman Catholic dioceses (27) receive some funding from the organization, but only six dioceses are fully funded by the mission.
Atlantic Baptist's new Executive Minister
The council of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches has recommended Peter Reid for the position of Executive Minister. The appointment process will be completed when the delegates at Assembly ratify this decision of Council. Margaret Munro, president of the Convention, said: "We are delighted to present the name of Rev. Peter Reid to our churches. This process was not taken lightly as we had a number of very good candidates to consider. However, both the Search Committee and our Council feel confident that Peter is the person that God has led us to and has called as the next Executive Minister for this Convention." Reid is senior pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Truro, and also a past president of the Convention.
God's Word on speed dial
Ecumen, a company that offers Christian content for mobile phones, has partnered with book publisher Hodder and Stoughton to make the New International Version of the Bible available for mobile phones. The Bible can be downloaded directly to a mobile phone for $15 US.
United Church Observer evolving
The United Church Observer is sponsoring with a small donation the traveling exhibit Darwin: The Evolution Revolution currently at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum. The magazine is independently operated but still receives seven percent of its funding from the United Church of Canada. "There is nothing in the (Darwin) exhibit that threatens or diminishes religion or people of faith in any way," said editor David Wilson.
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Word Guild Gala
The Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Awards Gala will take place June 11 at World Vision headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario. The 30 award categories include the best non-fiction books, novels, articles, columns, poems, scripts and song lyrics written by Canadian citizens or permanent residents who affirm the Apostles Creed. This year's contestants include L'Arche founder Jean Vanier, Listen Up host Lorna Dueck, James Houston, Mark Buchanan, Bruxy Cavey, Jim Cantelon, John Redekop, Grace Fox, and Linda Hall. William P. Young, who was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta and now lives in Oregon, is shortlisted in the contemporary novel category for his book, The Shack. Winners of the Word Guild Writing Awards will be presented with a cash prize, a certificate and a specially designed lapel pin to mark their achievements.
KAIROS says no to biofuels
The Canadian Parliament is currently considering Bill C-33, which provides a $2.2 billion subsidy for biofuels and requires that all gasoline include 5% biofuel content by 2010. KAIROS, an ecumenical social-justice agency, says its own research into biofuels, also known as agrofuels, has raised very serious questions about their impact on the world's food supply.
TWU and the Saskatchewan Summer Games
Laura Hastings, a 20 year old Trinity Western University student, has composed 'Reaching,' the theme song for the Saskatchewan Summer Games. The third year music major has been composing music since seventh grade and has a debut album entitled Butterfly. She says writing the theme song was an intimidating project, as most of her compositions have been more melancholy.
Music crossing borders
'Sing across the World' is a global music project launched by guitarist James Bryan, in partnership with World Vision. The project connects a group of St. Catherine's, Ontario high school music students from Laura Secord Secondary School with youth from a World Vision project in Dominican Republic. On May 29 the students from Laura Secord will join voices with young people from the Dominican Republic in a musical performance that transcends all borders. Last November, and with Bryan assisting as songwriter/producer, the two groups met online to write a song together. "'Sing Across the World' is the result of a life-long goal of mine: to bring young people together through music to affect positive change in the world," said Bryan.
May 22/2008
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