Hope, Healing and Beauty in Jesus' name

In 2025, for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the United Church of Canada, the UCC launched an initiative called “100 Tables”, inviting congregations all over Canada to use the idea of a picnic table to explore what it means to offer welcome as a community of faith, and to extend the Church’s commitment to love, justice, and inclusion, into the next century.

Met decided that if we were going to have a picnic table, it should be the largest picnic table possible! So it’s 100 feet long, to make space for as many people as possible, and it’s stained in the colours of the rainbow as a sign of welcome, affirmation, and of our recognition of the dignity of every person, inclusive of age, ethnicity, gender identity, differing abilities, and sexual orientation.

Our table was build by staff and volunteers over the course of a week, under the watchful eye of our Property Manager, Frank Cormier. It is meant to be a place where people can sit, eat lunch, hang out, socialize, or just rest.

Everyone is welcome at the table. We have space for you.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.