“Joining Hands, Changing Lives,” Social Justice Group, 9 Feb 2020 - a podcast by Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)

The service will focus on the importance of building relationships with persons living in poverty as an integral part of UCE’s anti-poverty efforts. We will be joined by Lisa P., of SMiLE, who will speak about her experiences in organizing a grass-roots program which allows ordinary citizens to bond with, and help care for, our most vulnerable homeless neighbours. We will also hear from Robert Z., a formerly addicted homeless man, whose relationship with the SMiLE program helped him to get sober and change his circumstances.

1 Welcome by Ali Hammington 0:00
2 Prelude: “Welcome Table” by Courtney Patton 1:12
3 Kindling the Chalice 4:37
4 Hymn 307 “The Human Touch Can Light a Flame” 5:06
5 Kindling the Children’s Chalices 6:45
6 Sharing Our Abundance: iHuman Youth Society 7:34
7 “Love Can Build a Bridge” by The Judds 7:56
8 “From You I Receive, to You I Give” 10:34
9 Responsive Reading “A Litany of Wholeheartedness” by Rev. Dawn Skjei Cooley, led by Jeff Bisanz 11:05
10.0 Presentation: Ali Hammington, and guest speakers Lisa Parker and Robert Zubot on behalf of SMiLE 12:27
10.1 Lisa Parker 16:09
10.2 Ali Hammington 21:55
10.3 Robert Zubot 22:39
11 Meditation in Song: Hymn 1023 “Building Bridges” 29:49
12 Meditation in Music: “Lord, If I Ever Needed Someone” by Van Morrison 31:43
13 Hymn 1021 “Lean on Me” 35:30
14 Closing Words 38:15
15 “Carry the Flame of Peace and Love” 38:35

The Unitarian Church of Edmonton is a liberal, multi-generational, religious community. We celebrate a rich mosaic of free-thinking, spiritually-questing individuals joined in common support and action. We welcome diversity including diversity of beliefs from divine believers to humanists, from pagans to atheists and agnostics. We believe in the compassion of the human heart, the warmth of community, the pursuit of justice and the search of meaning in our lives.

We gather with gratitude on traditional Cree lands that are now a part of Treaty Six and shared by many nations. A treaty is an inheritance, a responsibility and a relationship. May we be good neighbours to one another, good stewards to our planet and good ancestors to our children.

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