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	<title>First†Metropolitan United Church</title>
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		<title>Our Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.  

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		<title>Inner City Dinners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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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. Phone Tara Channell, (250) 385-9166 for [...]]]></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>
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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 which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith In Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Church Women (UCW)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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The purpose of the UCW as stated in its constitution is to unite women of the congregation for the total mission of the church and to provide a medium through which we may express our loyalty and devotion to Jesus Christ in Christian witness, study, fellowship and service. The UCW supports and cares for the [...]]]></description>
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