Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Sunday gives us a chance to be introduced to the United Church’s proposal for an Autonomous Indigenous Church, proposed to be alongside, but not controlled by the current structure. As Met prepares to vote in the coming months on whether we agree, we will consider what reconciliation means to us. Our different faith perspectives will guide our response to the question: what does reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous people mean to each of us in our church context? 

• Prelude: Various (Mägi; L. Mendelssohn)
• Readings: Exodus 16:2-15; Philippians 1: 21-30; Matthew 20:1-16
• Anthems:
  • The Gift (Wallace)
  • All Will be Well (Delmonte)
• Sermon:  “An Abundance of Faith Perspectives” (Rev. James Harbell)
• Offertory: If With All Your Hearts, from Elijah (Mendelssohn)
• Postlude: Passacaglia in D Minor, BuxWV 161 (Buxtehude)

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The cornerstone of our week, worship at 11am is offered under the leadership of Minister of Worship and Faith Formation The Rev. Jason Francis Meyers, Minister of Congregational Care and Outreach The Rev. James Harbell, Minister of Pastoral Care The Rev. Mark Aitchison, Minister of Music Dr. Jonathan Oldengarm, Wayne C. Vance Organ Scholar Joshua Duncan Lee and members of the Metropolitan Choir.

The service is livestreamed at metunited.ca/live and on YouTube beginning at approximately 10:40-10:45am.

Past services can be found on the Sermons & Livestreams page.