Have you ever sung with Dawn?! Winner of Best Urban Recording at the 2015 Western Canadian Music Awards, Dawn Pemberton knows how to harness her power and use her gifts! We are so stoked that we get to move and groove next month with Dawn at Holy Shift. Getting ready, Dawn sent us this: “This is me at Fuentes Georginas in Gautemala! I’m going to Holy Shift because real people talking about real ideas together is inspiring. This is an important and unique time for our church and what happens now will shape things in the future. We need to be open minded, ready to work, and move together with faith and courage.” #doittoit #dawnpberton #groovewithgod #holyshiftpmr #leadershiftpmr #sizemicupgrade #thisoctober #unitedchurchconference #yka
Music with Christopher at Holy Shift!
Half of rEvolve and superpops to this little sibling in Christ, singer/ songwriter/ somatic + vocal psychotherapist AND Holy Shift Size-mic Upgrade music leader, Christopher Giffen beams this action selfie to us from his home in Bellingham. Chris says “I’m coming to Holy Shift to play! ...play with music, with voices, with ideas. And maybe even with play dough!” Join us this Oct 4-6. Register here.
#holyshiftpmr #leadershiftpmr #liftingvoicestogod #sizemicupgrade #thefirstlanguagewesing
Listening and Learning with Marion Best
When was the last time you got to hang out with the incredible Marion Best? We’re very excited for Marion to join Holy Shift Size-mic Upgrade as a Story and Learning Circle facilitator. Marion’s term as United Church Moderator was dominated by the struggle toward an Apology for the church’s involvement in the Indian Residential School system. She’s been actively involved in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Hearings and in searching for ways that folks in her community can live out the Apology. At Holy Shift, Marion will offer the opportunity to hear about a small group’s journey toward building Right Relations with their Indigenous Neighbours. She’ll make space for a conversation about the word Racism, what we mean by it, and wondering if do we as individuals have racist tendencies?, and Marion has knowledge about the TRC Calls to Action that are specific to the Churches. Join Marion to listen to her experience, and to engage together in reflective conversation about the ongoing invitation to build a new pattern of relationships between Indigenous and Settler people.
#holyshiftpmr #sizemicupgrade #leadershiftpmr #unitedchurchofcanada #truthandreconciliation #reflectiveconversation #ongoinginvitation #buildnewpatterns #marionbest #storycircle #learningcircle
