We had a good evening of singing, but it would have been nice to have shared it with a couple more people. We had the best theme of all: Singing! We did this theme last year, but it was different, and we talked about how every evening has a different vibe depending on who shows up. But, the world was different last year too. We loved "How can I keep from singing." It makes me feel like our faith, and the hope that rises from our experience of Love is so awesome that our singing is something spontaneous, instinctual. We were disappointed that Chris Tomlin's response to the song was very self-centred, and about a personal relationship between just God and him. His need to sing praise was too limited, too specific. But we honestly didn't listen to the whole song because it kind of turned us off. Singing and faith should unite us, should make us feel connected to other people. These are powerful lyrics: My life flows on in endless song, above earth’s lamentation. I ca...
Trinity On Main, the United Church in Newmarket, is presenting an author book talk with two books by children of Holocaust Survivors. Sunday evening at 7:00 on November 2nd, 2025. I'm planning to go, and will have dinner on Main St. before the event. There is no cost to attend, but kindly reserve your seat on Eventbrite. The books will be available for purchase. Here's a little bit of what I found on the internet about the books: Winter Light: Vivid and lyrical, Winter Light is a deeply moving memoir dedicated to all who are coming from places of trauma. It is about the vast unknown territory of the human heart, where love and hope can rise above everything – in spite of the ghosts that still haunt you. About the Author: Grace Feuerverger was born and raised in her beloved city of Montréal surrounded by a multitude of languages and cultures inside and outside her home. She is professor emerita of education and ethnography at the University of Toro...