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	<title>First†Metropolitan United Church &#187; Reaching Out</title>
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		<title>Youth Basketball</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many years, Metropolitan United Church served as the home of the Metropolitan Basketball Teams. Newly renamed the First†Metropolitan United Basketball Teams, upwards of 12 to 17 teams practice weekly in the Fellowship Hall and play at a local high school. This service is an &#8220;outreach&#8221; to the community, giving neighbourhood youth an outlet of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Out of the Rain Night Shelter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>r.a. paterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nights are long, wrapped in a wet sleeping bag, shivering from the damp and the chill, sleep comes fitfully—five or ten minutes every hour. A tree, a park bench, a doorway&#8230; these provide some shelter but safety and warmth and not common experiences for homeless youth. First†Metropolitan United Church is one of several venues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healing Touch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healing Touch Date: Every Monday afternoonLocation: First†Metropolitan United Church We believe that healing is a process guided by God to restore balance and wholeness of body, mind and spirit, not only within the individual but also within relationships, community and creation. Experience and research has shown that patients experience a faster recuperation with healing touch. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer Connections</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of” Alfred, Lord Tennyson  First+Met has an intercessory prayer group called the Prayer Connections Team. Members are committed to praying at home during their personal prayer times for requests from the congregation and staff. Private information is kept strictly confidential. What type of prayer requests can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inner City Dinners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>r.a. paterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First†Metropolitan United Church continues to serve over 240 roast beef dinners each month, for nine months of the year. All inner city people are welcome to our Fellowship Hall on the Friday before social assistance cheques come out. Volunteers are always needed to help cook and serve these meals.  Call Robin Breckon at 250-472-3381 if [...]]]></description>
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