Speaker: Thandiwe McCarthy
Service Leader: Janet Crawford
Tech Support: Myron Hedderson
Thandiwe McCarthy is a proud 7th-generation Black Canadian spoken word poet and writer. As culture correspondent for Maritime EDIT, he spotlights Black community leaders and artists. Honored in 2023 as a CBC Atlantic Canadian Black Changemaker, he has also helped establish Emancipation Day on August 1st in New Brunswick. His Canada Council-funded Still Here Initiative celebrates fifteen Black New Brunswick families and launches in July 2026 with a national exhibition at Beaverbrook Art Gallery and a book by Goose Lane Editions.
The program for children and youth on February 8 will be Valentine’s Day.
Children will read a Valentine’s story and create valentines for their friends and family members. (Principle Six)
Janet will stay after this service for anyone who would like to bring along a craft project and work together for an hour or so. Coffee, cookies, and conversation will be available in the kitchen.
Remote access to the service is available via Zoom. Please join us at the Sunday Service link (password coffee). There will be no Zoom conversation following this service due to the UFF Board of Directors meeting.