Not everyone in the West Island has access to fresh and healthy food for a variety of reasons including reduced mobility and social isolation, which results in food insecurity. And 83.5% of residents of the territory have zero or negligible access to fresh fruits and vegetables within walking distance. In 2018, the West Island Community … Continue reading Hidden Hunger in the West Island
It is always a pleasure to welcome Scott MacLeod back to the Lakeshore UU Congregation. Scott has researched Canadian history for years, and this presentation will be on the migration of African Americans to Canada during the 1800s (the underground railroad) and its parallels with the migrant caravans of today. Service Leader: Rob A. Lutes … Continue reading The Underground Railroad
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Janus is the god of beginnings and transitions, thence also of gates, doors, doorways, endings and time. He is usually a two-faced god since he looks to the future and the past. Today, we will look back, personally and as a UU congregation, so the past can help us individually and collectively envision and move … Continue reading Looking Back, Looking Forward
After our Summer hiatus with picnics and BBQs, the Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Congregation is homeward bound, returning to our regular Sunday morning services. Christopher Thomson, one of our members and a long-settled immigrant in Québec, will talk about the personal journeys we make in our lives. Leaving our first home to go into the world, yet … Continue reading Homeward Bound
