Compassion

Pow Wows 101
Tuesday May 12, 12pm OR Wednesday May 13, 7pm
mcc.org/events/pow-wows-101 

All nations are welcome to celebrate and enjoy the beautiful and powerful experience of powwows from music, dance, regalia, food, culture and ceremony. MCC Ontario's Indigenous Neighbours team is hosting two events to help you better understand what to expect at a pow wow. Register to attend! As National Indigenous Peoples Day approaches on June 21st, this is one way our church can learn more about our indigenous neighbours.

Timmins Learning Tour
August 17-21 | mcc.org/events/timmins-learning-tour 

MCC is excited to invite you to a unique experiential learning tour, where the focus is on building strong connections and mutual respect between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. This is more than just a trip – it's a chance to step out of your comfort zone, connect, learn, and contribute to building bridges between communities. Learn more here. 

El Nido, Columbia
BIC Canada Global | Website

El Nido addresses the problem of teenage pregnancy by working to improve the living conditions of young mothers and their children through programs that promote comprehensive development and social non-exclusion in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia. They are a non-governmental, social non-profit program that works to promote the dignity and solidarity of all people with a specific focus on teenage mothers and their children, who suffer from poverty, exclusion, and inequality. Through an intervention that allows comprehensive support during the pre and postnatal periods, they invest in the development of their physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual capacities, as well as their parenting skills. 

MIND Program
Moving In New Directions | mindprogram.org

MIND Program is a Toronto-based charity that brings together rescued food, home-style cooking, and warm hospitality to ensure neighbours facing poverty, food insecurity, and isolation are seen, nourished, and not forgotten.

They provide access to healthy, dignified, barrier-free meals through trusted partnerships with frontline medical, mental health, and social service organizations across the city. Through nutritious food and compassionate neighbourly care we aim to break cycles of poverty, reduce isolation, and restore dignity.

Out of the Cold
East End United | Website

OOTC is a volunteer-run program providing a hot meal, shelter from the cold, clothing, basic needs, warmth, dignity, and kindness to those in need in our community on Friday evenings from November to March.

Their program is organized and supervised by a dedicated group of volunteers comprised of 120+ church and community members, that prepare and serve nutritious meals, snacks and take-out lunches, distribute clothing and provide supports for fellow members of our community that need it most.