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Lenten Bible Study is running every Tuesday until April 7th! Feel free to join us even if you have missed the previous sessions!
See below for information regarding the PWRDF Lenten Campaign! For every $10 raised a leaf will be added to our Lenten Tree!
The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund is pleased to announce that the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) is supporting an ongoing project in Bangladesh.
The project in Bangladesh involves training locals in the coastal regions to be more resilient to the effects of climate change, which has made Bangladesh increasingly vulnerable. PWRDF has been working in climate vulnerable areas that have suffered visible effects of natural disasters, targeting 22,000 Bangladeshi farmers in 10 villages threatened by drought, floods and cyclones. MCIC has matched PWRDF’s contributions on a 1:1 basis to support the second year of the three-year project.
The project has already made great progress in the first year thanks to PWRDF and its donors. Two villages have been prepared for mangrove regeneration in order to help protect the shorelines against erosion, flooding and high winds. The communities have been trained on how to protect these plants to ensure their survival and growth.
Bamboo bindings have been set up to redirect water and prevent river erosion and flooding of valuable farm land. Four of these bindings, locally known as chatkas, have been built. With the support of MCIC, PWRDF looks forward to assisting the local partner and communities in building more of these bindings, protecting more communities from flooding and river erosion.
PWRDF partner UBINIG has begun to set up farmers field schools in six villages in climate vulnerable areas. These schools are sharing knowledge about farming in drought and flood prone areas as well as discussing the challenges that climate change is presenting.
The project has a focus on increasing knowledge, as well as the capacity to adapt to climate change in the local communities. Men and women in disaster prone areas have gathered to discuss common concerns. Women have taken up the cause of seed preservation as a way to address the losses associated with natural disasters and extreme weather. These discussions help to share knowledge and identify the gaps as well as plan to take action to protect the communities and make them more aware of the effects of the changing climate.
Upcoming Events
Ongoing Events
Yoga is on Monday’s at 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Come join us to stretch, strengthen and learn basics of Yoga in comfortable and supportive environment. Class fee is $5.00. Please check out the website for dates as some classes have been cancelled due to meetings/events.
Thursday Healing and Eucharist Service followed by Bible Study. Every Thursday 9:45 am.
Thursday Night Choir Practices. Every second Thursday from 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
All levels of vocal skills are welcome to join the choir! Next class is March 26thYouth Group. St. Andrew’s is working with St. Dunstan’s to offer a youth group (11+ years old) on Fridays at 7 pm. There will be board games, bible study, and of course snacks! Please contact the office or Rev. David Taylor at St. Dunstan’s for the location and any other information.
Prayer Shawl Ministry (Knitting Group) meets the first Wednesday of each month. The next date is Wednesday, April 1st at 1:30pm in the Lounge
Evening Service of Prayer, Song and Resurrection the last Saturday of the month.
This is a quiet contemplative service of the Taize and Iona Communities. The next date will be Saturday, March 28th at 7:00 pm at the church
Please contact the office or visit our current events page for more information regarding these groups or services
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