Trinity-Grace United Church
803 East 16th Avenue V5T 2V7 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join our Book Discussion Group this December! Dec 8 and 15 at 10am.

ICYMI - here's the link to yesterday's "Peaceable Kin-dom" service. https://youtu.be/guaW03Bw48A

You can watch the coffeehouse live today on the Graceful Noise Facebook page!

Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance - a day set aside to remember and memorialize those who have been victims of hate crimes against transgender people. We at TGUC remember, and stand in solidarity with the trans community.

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, TGUC stands in solidarity with the trans community in mourning and honouring the lives of those who have been victims of anti-transgender hate. We pray: God full of mercy, bless the souls of all who are in our hearts on this Transgender Day of Remembrance. We call to mind today young and old, of every race, faith, and gender experience, who have died by violence. We remember those who have died because they would not hide, or did not ...pass, or did pass, or stood too proud. Today we name them: the reluctant activist; the fiery hurler of heels; the warrior for quiet truth; the one whom no one really knew. As many as we can name, there are thousands more whom we cannot. We mourn their senseless deaths, and give thanks for their lives, for their teaching, and for the brief glow of each holy flame. We pray for the strength to carry on their legacy of vision, bravery, and love. And as we remember them, we remember with them the thousands more who have taken their own lives. We pray for resolve to root out the injustice, ignorance, and cruelty that grow despair. And we pray, God, that all those who perpetrate hate and violence will come to understand that Your creation has many faces, many genders, many holy expressions. Blessed are they, who have allowed their divine image to shine in the world. Blessed is God, in Whom no light is extinguished. -Reuben Zellman

Missed our "Inclusive Peace" service on Sunday? You can watch it (or any of our services) on our Youtube channel! https://youtu.be/LYW--P9r0cg