Category: We-Connect

Message of Thanks to a Special President!

Written by Janet MacFadyen with intro by Cath MacKeil At the recent WICC Annual General Meeting, Steph’s term as WICC President was completed. Her two-year leadership period happened during COVID and the Board was unable to gather in person. We appreciate how Steph used her gifts and skills to create an amazing virtual Board team.… Read more »

Pray NOW Podcast – Learn about Change with Rev. Shirley DeMerchant, host

Watch for another inspiring Pray NOW video podcast coming soon! The focus of the upcoming Pray NOW broadcast is “Change and how it has impacted us personally, spiritually and as an organization”. Storytelling helps us identify how we have been impacted by experiences. Our panel discussion will include some thought provoking and personal questions: What… Read more »

EcoJustice – Written by Rev. Lynn Mitchell, WICC Board member

A favourite possession of mine is a large, inflatable globe on which there is an image of the earth as seen from outer space.  With all its green, blue, and whiteness it looks serene, whole.  There are no lines, no demarcation zones, no borders, boundaries, or barriers, no countries and continents dissected into smaller, quarrelsome… Read more »

Kids Pray Too Resources – Bedtime Stories

The Dream If you involve the kids, you involve the parents and the village that supports them!  To that end, WICC is building bridges between the generations and focusing on resources that will help excite the young activists in our lives. Children love to do important things that help others, and it starts young. Many… Read more »

Shelter Crisis – Prayer and Action Needed in Canada!

Psalm 23 “… and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” Dwelling…having a home… a safe place. Housing is essential. Affordable and available housing is an “issue” from coast to coast to coast in Canada. Shelter is a basic human need. Some say it is a human right. Oh Canada! In this… Read more »

Recipe – Taiwanese Pineapple Cakes

Pineapple Cakes Little pineapple cakes are a common treat from bakeries in Taiwan. They are usually baked in special square pans: these have been adapted. Filling Two 398 mL cans crushed pineapple 1/3 cup brown sugar (packed) 1/3 cup white sugar Dough ¾ cup butter, at room temperature 1 cup icing sugar 1 egg plus… Read more »

Restorative Justice Resources: Taking Action Against Gender-Based Violence

WICC has continually supported grassroots organizations fighting violence against women through prayer, grants and resources. Violence against women happens in all cultures and religions, in all ethnic and racial communities, at every age, and in every income group. Statistics reported by the Canadian government and Department of Justice over the last ten years consistently echo… Read more »

“Why pray? How to Pray?” – Anita Gittens, WICC Board Treasurer

1 Thessalonians 5: 16 -18 (New International Version) “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” It is so often said that “Prayer is talking to God”, it is a way of communicating with God. We know that in building all relationships, communication is… Read more »