Dates: Feb 18, 25; Mar 4, 11, 18, 2013 Time: 5:30 pm Worship; 6:00 pm Soup and Bread supper; 6:30 pm Presentation and spiritual reflection (with time for questions and answers) Location: varies week by week – see below Come and reflect on political issues through the lens of faith. Participants will be invited to [...]
Dates: Jan 28, Feb 25, Mar 25 and Apr 22, 2013 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Rm 200, First†Met United Church Come to our 4th annual Climate Action Film Series. We have four films lined up for this 2013 season: Jan 28: On the Line (2012) is an eco-adventure documentary like no other. Follow Frank Wolf [...]
A few weeks ago, as rockets were falling on southern Israel—people running for bomb shelters, schools closed, kids scared—we at the General Council Office started to craft a statement condemning the rocket attacks coming from Gaza, targeting innocent Israelis. We began well but then had to wrestle with a previous question, “Why were the rockets [...]
Date: Sep 23, 2012 Time: 1:00 pm Location: First†Metropolitan United Church Guy Dauncey, our presenter for this workshop, is an eco-futurist who works on developing and living out a positive vision of a sustainable future. He is Executive Director of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, author or co-author of nine books, including the award-winning The [...]
Organized by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME-Victoria) and co-sponsored by the University of Victoria Social Justice Studies Program. Poster attached. Join us for a Presentation and Discussion on Israel-Palestine United Church minister Dale Perkins – A Personal Encounter with Palestinian/Israeli Reality Thursday, June 21, at 7:00 p.m., CJPME-Victoria (Canadians for Justice [...]
Dates: Jan 23, Feb 27, Mar 26 and Apr 23, 2012 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Rm 200, First Metropolitan United Church Our film series features four timely films exploring the issues surrounding the environment and climate change: Jan 23: The Economics of Happiness. Far from the old institutions of power, people are starting to forge [...]
Faith in Action is a group of people from many different faith communities in Greater Victoria with a shared concern for the poor and vulnerable in our society. Our focus is to advocate for BC income assistance programs and other anti-poverty initiatives that recognize the dignity and worth of all citizens. All who share this [...]
First†Metropolitan United Church is active in inner-city outreach through its sponsorship of The Our Place Society (formerly The Open Door Inner City Ministry and The Upper Room Society). Our Place is affiliated with the United Church of Canada as a Community Ministry, and has a long history of support from our congregation. Our Place has [...]
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 “outreach” to the community, giving neighbourhood youth an outlet of [...]
Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives First†Metropolitan United Church participates in KAIROS, a dynamic church-based social justice movement. KAIROS works with its members, partners, and a cross-Canada community based network in the following areas: Ecological justice Solidarity in Canada Human rights and trade Grassroots action for global justice grounded in the local community Visit the KAIROS in [...]