
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Fellow Craicers;<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class=""><div class=""><center style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);" class=""><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="100%" id="bodyTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; height: 1679px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 862px; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" id="bodyCell" style="height: 1659px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px; width: 842px; border-top-width: 0px;" class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; border: 0px; width: 600px !important;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" id="templatePreheader" style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250); background-image: none; background-size: cover; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 9px; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 390px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(101, 101, 101); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><span style="" class=""><em class="">This email is being sent to all communities of faith, lay reps and ministry personnel in Shining Waters Regional Council, and to staff for information.</em></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 210px;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(101, 101, 101); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/united-church/prayer-for-us-neighbours?e=21bc3da84c" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(101, 101, 101); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">View this email in your browser</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" id="templateHeader" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-image: none; background-size: cover; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 3px; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnImageBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnImageBlockInner" style="padding: 9px;"><table align="left" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageContent" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;"><img align="center" alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/7d85e7f4b07a283cd04585aed/images/0c396cf6-24c9-4eff-b156-34a5119b5d1d.png" width="564" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 600px; padding-bottom: 0px; display: inline !important;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;" class="">In light of current events in Washington, our Moderator Richard Bott offers the following prayer.<br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Prayer for Our US Neighbours</span></p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;" class="">As we follow our newsfeeds,<br class="">and observe with horror<br class="">what is happening in the capital of the United States of America,<br class="">we call on you, Creator of All Love.<br class="">We painfully remember peaceful protests of tangible and documented injustices,<br class="">led by Black and Indigenous peoples<br class="">who were sadly met with undue hostility and violence,<br class="">and characterized as rioters,<br class="">in contrast to how the violent clashes incited by Trump supporters<br class="">on baseless claims is being responded to<br class="">and reported on.<br class="">We pray for those who are most acutely experiencing the terror caused by these actions,<br class="">and those who deeply understand the hatred and racism that such acts fuel.<br class="">We call on you, Prince of Peace,<br class="">and pray for your wisdom, your guidance, and your love,<br class="">that those who are rioting would leave Washington,<br class="">so that elected decision-makers can go back<br class="">to their chambers,<br class="">to the lawful work that they have been given<br class="">by the people of the United States.<br class="">We pray, with all that we are,<br class="">loving God.<br class="">Amen.<br class=""><em class="">―Moderator Richard Bott, Adele Halliday, and Alydia Smith</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" id="templateBody" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-image: none; background-size: cover; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(234, 234, 234); padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed !important; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(234, 234, 234);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><span class=""></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><em class="">Rachael Howes (she/her)<br class="">Administrative Support</em><br class="">Shining Waters Regional Council <br class="">The United Church of Canada<br class="">Phone: 416-231-7680 or 1-800-268-3781, ext. 6144<br class="">Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:rhowes@united-church.ca" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rhowes@united-church.ca</a><br class=""> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" id="templateFooter" style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250); background-image: none; background-size: cover; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 9px; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnFollowBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnFollowBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="mcnFollowBlockInner" style="padding: 9px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnFollowContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" style="padding-left: 9px; padding-right: 9px;" class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspa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