Truth and Reconciliation Group

September 30th is the

National Day For Truth and Reconciliation

            A day for all of us to honor the resilience, dignity and strength of survivors of residential schools and remember the children who never came home.

You are invited to mark this day by joining us for a coffee reception in the hall after the 10 am Mass on Sunday Sept. 29th.

We welcome any food or drinks that you are able to donate for the reception.

If you are able to make a donation, please let Jennifer Miles know at

jen.miles.is@rogers.com

Jen is keeping track of who is bringing what for the reception.

            Our guest speaker will be Karen Hill.

She is Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand River community and is the former (now retired) Director of Community and Social Services for the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne.

Ms. Hill has a Master's degree in Social work and worked in senior level child services for much of her career, with extensive experience in policy, legislation and provincial coordination.

Ms. Hill practices traditional culture and enjoys running and practicing yoga.  She has two daughters and one granddaughter.

            The Children’s Program will also mark this day with an appropriate lesson on the 29th.

            There will be orange Every Child Matters T-shirts available for sale at the entrance to the church again this year.  The t-shirts will be sold after the masses on Sept. 7th/8th and Sept. 14th/15th.  The t-shirts come in various sizes.  The cost is 15-dollars per t-shirt.

All proceeds go to Indspire, a national Indigenous charity that invests in the education of Indigenous peoples.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you on Sept. 29th.

Joan Melanson (for the Holy Name Truth and Reconciliation group)