St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
A Place to Call Home at the corner of Suffolk and Norfolk
***Content Warning*** Author Layla Saad suggests a content warning as one shares the next few weeks as the material that is dealt with may be triggering for BIPOC. We are moving from concepts and reflections on one’s personal experience to the very real acts of racism that BIPOC face all too often.
This week – What is Anti-Blackness Against Black Women?
***Content Warning*** Author Layla Saad suggests a content warning as one shares the next few weeks as the material that is dealt with may be triggering for BIPOC. We are moving from concepts and reflections on one’s personal experience to the very real acts of racism that BIPOC face all too often.
This week – What is Color Blindness?
On June 16, 2021, Rev. John hosted a webinar on Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery. The bulk of the presentation was created by The Presbyterian Church in Canada Justice Ministries. We are grateful for those who joined Rev. John for the discussion afterwards.
The Presbyterian Church in Canada officially repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery at its General Assembly held in June 2019.
Here’s Week 7 in our ongoing series based on the book, Me and White Supremacy.
Here’s Week 6 of The Me and White Supremacy Virtual Pilgrimage.
The question for the Church to consider:
How does White Exceptionalism show up in the Church?
Here’s Week 5 of the Virtual Pilgrimage.
The question for The Church to consider is:
How does White Superiority show up in the Church?
Many people have questions about Churches that participated in the Residential School System. The Presbyterian Church in Canada operated 11 schools and most certainly collaborated willingly with the Government of Canada in the creation and operation of these schools. This link from The Presbyterian Church in Canada provides some information about such things and the PCC’s commitment to transforming the words of our apology in 1994 into tangible action towards reconciliation and healing.
https://presbyterian.ca/2021/06/05/pcc-and-residential-schools/
Here’s Week 4 of the Virtual Pilgrimage.
The question for The Church to consider is:
How does White Silence show up in the Church?
Here’s Week 3 of the Me and White Supremacy Virtual Pilgrimage.
This week, Rev. John asks the question:
How does tone policing show up in the Church?
Here’s to doing what is right and not what is easy ~ Layla Saad
Here’s Rev. John’s personal reflection from Week 2 of the Me and White Supremacy Virtual Pilgrimage.
Question for The Church:
How does White Fragility Show Up in Church?
If you have comments or questions for Rev. John, please reach out to him at revjohn[at]standrewsguelph[dot]com.