Call no.: F R495co Reviewed by Susan Walma With this novel Anne Rice has written a story illustrating a year in the early childhood of Jesus. The story begins when Jesus is seven years old at the time that Jesus’ family prepares to leave Egypt. The author uses in-depth research into the lives of ordinary [...]
Call no.: 263.042461 R946 Reviewed by: Gillian Chamberlin At age 60 Joyce Rupp, well-known author and speaker, embarked on the adventure of walking the ancient pilgrimage road from the French border to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. With her walking companion, Tom, a retired pastor, Joyce learned lessons that can help all of us [...]
Call no.: 261.873 W726 Reviewed by: The title of the book refers to The Peace and Truce of God that was a medieval European movement of the Catholic Church. The movement applied spiritual sanctions in order to control and stop the violence of feudal society and constituted the first organized attempt to control civil society [...]
Call no.: 248.866 Z72 Reviewed by Susan Walma. Maybe you know someone who is seriously ill or dying. If you are one of these and have concerns as to how to respond or behave in such a situation or would just like hands-on ways as to what to do or not to do, then this [...]
Lay participation in the service is one of the things that makes the 9:00 am service at First†Metropolitan special. Here are a few resources which will assist you if you have offered to help with the service and are getting stuck writing Prayers of the People: Here are some suggestions for Prayers of the People: [...]
Stories United: Harvesting Elders’ Wisdom Available Now! In September 2008, First†Metropolitan published Stories United: Harvesting Elders’ Wisdom (PDF), the funny, sad, moving and always interesting stories of the first group of sixteen elders as told to their companions. Stories touch on such themes as early memories, love and friendship, accepting loss and death, building a [...]
We celebrate weddings for couples of all orientations who are in committed relationships. Couples need not be members of First†Metropolitan United Church, but should desire a spiritual marriage ceremony in which God’s blessing upon the commitment of the partners is sought. If you do not regularly attend worship, we suggest that you attend a Sunday [...]