Restorative justice means voices written out of history are brought in once again, to complete our nation’s records.

We have forty days to prepare for the celebration of Easter. It might be fun to talk with your children and youth about something they could do more or less of, during this forty day time frame.

We will be celebrating an Ash Wednesday Service and I invite you to burn your own ashes safely at home and to watch the virtual service at 6:30pm.

On this Valentine's Day, contact a friend or family member and say, “I love you.” Keep safe, Keep connected. Blessings and the strength of Love be with you.

This week I want to honour an important cause, and draw your attention towards an unfortunate reality regarding murdered and missing woman which effects us all, because we all share the same life in God’s Spirit.

Hi, it’s Brenda from PR United Church, as you know, there have been sing a long videos provided for you on the Powell River United Church website…

If I had the gift of being able to speak in other languages without learning them and could speak in every language there is in all of heaven and earth, but didn’t love others, I would only be making noise.

Often times, we are so wrapped up in following routines that we miss out on living a life filled with joy. We begin to take people and things for granted.

Be present to us, Loving One, and grace us with glimpses of a world beyond the obvious.

You breathed Love into our very being and we came alive. May the Loving words of God be among us, in our homes, and within us. May our hearts be filled with words of loving gentleness and reflect them to all we meet.

“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” By letting go of the way we think of possessions, these external forces will no longer hold us captive.

The Powell River United Church has organized a Virtual Walk-A-Thon for people to participate in as a way to generate donations for the Powell River Salvation Army branch.

We talk no longer of heart when we tell of trees. And what then of the movement of our human hearts in arteries small and smaller, in form of trunk and branches, in tree-like patterning.

Give us your Holy Spirit’s wind to call out racism in all its forms—inside our hearts, inside the church, and in your world.

But with life experiences, I soon discovered that there is no right or wrong way to advance in life. Experiences are equally important as continuing education.

With all the information being thrown at us, and our minds working overtime, it’s not easy to be always present in the moment.

Those speaking from the edge, Gain a listening ear, Compassion thrives, Egos maintain a low profile, With you as Core of Community, Peace abides and love abounds.

We discover the beauty of life over and over again. Our experience of creation is intensified by practising presence and wonder.

I recall at age 12 wanting to take sky diving lessons then jump out of an aircraft, but my parents refused to give the required permission.

Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors.