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A collective of twenty-two churches in downtown Ottawa
The Centretown Churches Social Action Committee (CCSAC) is a collective of twenty-two churches in downtown Ottawa. CCSAC was started in 1967 by nine churches to respond to social needs in the Centretown area. CCSAC has undertaken many initiatives on behalf of people who are socially and economically disadvantaged in our community. Since 1978, CCSAC’s main project has been oversight of the Centretown Community Food Centre (CEFC). CCSAC’s mandate also includes advocacy for social justice, especially for issues relating to poverty.
Centretown is more than a neighbourhood.
It’s people looking out for one another.
The Centretown Churches Social Action Committee brings local congregations together to support neighbours facing food insecurity, housing challenges, and social isolation. We work collaboratively, advocate thoughtfully, and act where help is needed most.
If you live, work, or care about Centretown, we invite you to learn more and get involved.
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Happening tonight.
It’s a monthly workshop via Zoom so please share with anyone you think might benefit from it.You’re invited to an evening of support and connection. Join the Dementia Support Group this Wednesday, February 25 at 7:00pm for an open, compassionate conversation. Whether you’re caring for someone with dementia or simply looking to learn, you’ll find a safe space to share and listen.
📌 Online via Zoom
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Today is Pink Shirt Day, a reminder that kindness is courage in action.
At Restoring Hope, we work with youth who have experienced bullying, rejection, and isolation. For many of the young people we serve, bullying didn’t just happen at school. It showed up in their homes, their communities, and sometimes in the systems meant to protect them.
Bullying wounds. It tells a young person they are invisible, unwanted, or not enough.
We believe that every young person is created with dignity and worth. We believe kindness can interrupt cycles of harm, and that safe relationships can restore what bullying tried to steal.
Pink Shirt Day is about choosing to stand with those who feel pushed out. It is about building communities where youth are protected, supported, and reminded that they matter.
Join us in choosing kindness today and every day.
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7pm tonight.The season of Lent is a time to prepare our hearts to let the fullness of Easter take hold of us. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is always 46 days before Easter Sunday. Lent is a 40-day season (not counting Sundays) marked by repentance, reflection, and ultimately celebration. The 40-day period represents Christ’s time of temptation in the wilderness, where he fasted and where Satan tempted him.
At St. Andrew's we begin the season with an evening service on Wednesday, February 18 at 7pm. ... See MoreSee Less
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Tonight at 6:30pm.Ash Wednesday always arrives with a strange honesty. It doesn’t argue with us. It doesn’t flatter us. It doesn’t negotiate. It simply says: Here you are. You are dust. You are breath. You are loved. And you are not in control nearly as much as you pretend to be.
Join us tomorrow for Ash Wednesday, 1pm at Resurrection (1325 Gaultois Ave) and 6:30pm at St. Peter's (400 Sparks St.) ... See MoreSee Less
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🌎 It's time to raise our voices together for climate justice! Each year during Lent (February 18-April 2), the CPJ community rallies to Give it up for the Earth! by doing three things:
💥 Making a Lenten climate pledge
💥 Committing to eco-spirituality learning
💥 Taking collective action
This year, the CPJ community is calling for an end to the agreements that allow provinces to continue burning coal for electricity, as well as the federal government’s multi-billion yearly fossil fuel subsidies (with help from our friends at the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada).
To get started with us on any of these calls, head to cpj.ca/fortheearth
#ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #Climatecrisis #ClimateAdvocacy #reduceyourcarbonfootprint #netzero #sustainablefuture #environmentaljustice #Indigenoussolidarity #CPJ #publicjustice #cdnpoli #climateactionnow #endfossilfuels #justtransition #giveitupfortheearth #lent ... See MoreSee Less
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At 6pm EST today.Together in Prayer: A churchwide gathering for Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
In response to the devastating and heartbreaking news from Tumbler Ridge, B.C., you are invited to join ELCIC National Bishop Larry Kochendorfer on Sunday, February 15 from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (CST).
In this time of grief and sorrow, we will come together as a church family for an online service of prayer, lifting up all whose lives have been so deeply affected by the events in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
Register for the zoom link and to share a personal prayer: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Xj88b3rzSKuGgxR7DpYwfQ ... See MoreSee Less
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