Links for July 28, 2024

Traveling this summer? Going to be away from St. James on a Sunday? Feel welcome to take part in our online worship. The services from Sunday morning are posted around 4:00pm and linked through our website (www.stjamesuc.com) and facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/StJamesAntigonish).

Make a Journal Workshop, Aug. 8 at the Sherbrooke Library (12:30-3:00 pm) and Aug. 19 at the Antigonish Library, in the Community Room (9:30 am-12:00 pm) Get inspired to express your life in words and pictures! Krista Lauff, Adolescent Outreach Worker with Mental Health, and Addictions will show you how to make your own journal. While the glue is drying, we will explore how to use your journal to improve your mood and set goals. Ages 12-16, All genders welcome. The event is free, and all materials and snacks are provided. Space is limited so register soon! To register, please email Krista @ krista.lauff@nshealth.ca or call (902)870-9313.

Today is World Hepatitis Day. This year’s theme “Hepatitis Can’t Wait” emphasizes the urgent need for increased access to testing, treatment, and prevention of this liver destroying disease. The
30 th is the International Day of Friendship. This day highlights the significance of friendship in our lives and encourages us to value their connections, while providing an opportunity to express appreciation for friends, and nurture existing relationships.

People in Gaza are experiencing utter destruction, loss of lives, and inhumane conditions without access to basic necessities for life. Famine is imminent. Children are particularly impacted. Our faith and our humanity calls us to act now to ensure to ensure a just and lasting peace in Gaza. It will take all of our efforts to get the Government of Canada to do everything in its power to help bring an end to the military atrocities in Gaza and to not be complicit in genocide and famine. Please join us in action: advocate, pray, and donate.