Join Cheryl Simmonds as she discusses the history of the Sixties Scoop in Manitoba and the history of Project Opikihiwawin, a Winnipeg-based group of white parents who sought to connect their adopted Indigenous children to their Indigenous culture and communities.
Service Leader: Cheryl Simmonds
Service Coordinator: Norm Cobb
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Order of Service
Centering Thought
“Love is not enough” – theme or motto of Project Opikihiwawin – “the realization that if our adopted Indigenous children were to prosper, they needed to be proud of being Indigenous and comfortable in both white and Indigenous societies.”
Centering Music
Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête, by Maurice Ravel
Daniel Clark
Opening Words
#434
Norm Cobb
Chalice Lighting
#448
Norm Cobb
Gathering Hymn
#368 Now Let Us Sing
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
Norm Cobb
Affirmation
Love Is the Spirit
Story Wisdom
Duck and Goose, by Tad Hills, read by Shar Lynn
Sing and Rejoice
As children return to their seats or go downstairs
Joys and Sorrows
Norm Cobb
Pastoral Hymn
#123 Spirit of Life (sung seated)
Reading
Circle of Courage, read by Norm Cobb
Meditation
#458, led by Norm Cobb
Offering
Our Share the Plate Partner for June is N’Dinawemak.
The offering will be gratefully received, during or after the service. Donation options are at this link.
Offertory
XIIème Improvisation (Hommage à Schubert), by Francis Poulenc
Daniel Clark
Hymn
#315 This Old World
Sermon
Project Opikihiwawin and the Sixties Scoop, Cheryl Simmonds
Closing Hymn
#301 Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky
Announcements
Norm Cobb
Closing Words
#693 by Emil Gudmundsson
Norm Cobb
Chalice Extinguishing
Carry the Flame
Gratitude
Gratitude to all who made this service happen, including
- Leader: Cheryl Simmonds
- Coordinator: Norm Cobb
- Music: Daniel Clark (piano), Debby Lake (lyrics coordination, hymn consultation), Esther Kathryn and Kelvin Seifert (hymn consultation), Ashlyn Noble (lyrics slides)
- Music for Affirmation: Composed by P.J. Buchan
- Coordinator Lifespan Religious Exploration (CLRE): Ana Castañeda Aguilera
- Childcare: Paulina Hernandez
- Tech Team: Arthur Burstow, Vladymyr Martynov, Ihor Pushkar, Ashlyn Noble
- Ushers: TBD
- Set Up/Maintenance: Michael Thiessen, Jessica Hamm
- Greeter: Paula Keirstead and others
- Hospitality: Janet Toews, Adina Lyon, and others
- Chalice Sculptor & Banner Designer: Jo’Anne Kelly
- Chalice Logo Designer: Nancy Gilbert
- Share the Plate committee: Sara Allen, Lynn Clark, Paula Keirstead, Diane Pearce
- Pastoral Care: Rev Stefan Jonasson
- Website and office support: Nathalie Waite
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