We are sorely missing our co-chair, Ann Cumyn who died suddenly in August. She and I worked so closely together as co-conspirators planning and plotting and bringing projects and programmes to fruition.
The entire group has been, and is, a wonderful team of people committed to PWRDF’s goals: “Working towards a truly just, healthy and peaceful world.”
Since Covid, we have held zoom meetings mostly once a month on a Thursday from 11:30am to 1pm. Everyone is welcome. Lay. Ordained. Parish reps or anyone who is committed to these goals. The more the merrier!
And, if your parish or ministry doesn’t yet have a PWRDF rep, we would love to have new folks. It’s not too taxing and is very fulfilling. It’s tempting in today’s world to feel helpless and hopeless. Working with PWRDF shows us we can and do make a difference.
We held a meeting on October 24th and what a delight.Missing Ann, yet all conspiring in the Holy Spirit to move forward in love and commitment and sharing the load.
My illness has meant I have less time and energy. However, with the whole team sharing and enthusiastic, I will continue for now as Montreal’s Diocesan Rep.
The Rev’d Jane Bell is representing us November 13 – 15 at the annual gathering in Ontario and will share her learnings and inspirations on her return.
And, finally, after a lengthy process, PWRDF has decided on our new name: Alongside Hope. It will be gradually brought into play over coming months. (For more on the name change see page 2.)
Alongside Hope. Always partners. Always alongside. Always hope in a world that so sorely needs it.
Won’t you join us? [email protected].
