From Struggle to Sanctuary: The Power of Faith Communities in a Refugee’s Life Story 

Date

Jun 16, 2024
Expired!

Time

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

From Struggle to Sanctuary: The Power of Faith Communities in a Refugee’s Life Story
with guest Speaker Njamba Koffi.

June 16, 2024, Noon – 2 pm 

Join us for a light lunch and deep learning about faith community role in supporting refugees through hearing Njamba Koffi’s story. Njamba Koffi is a highly regarded educator, advocate, author, musician, and public speaker.  His book Refuge-e: The Journey Much Desired details his experience leaving the Democratic Republic of the Congo through refugee camps in Malawi and Swaziland to school in Germany and university in Vancouver. Please email signup@standrewswesley.com to let us know you’re coming! 

Event Hosted by the St. Andrew’s Wesley Refugee Team.  

There is no cost for this event and all donations gratefully accepted. 

 

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In his first performance as St. Andrew’s Wesley United’s Artist-in-Residence, poet and spoken word artist Brandon Wint. Joined by pianist, composer and producer Quincey Mayes, revel in a journey of sound, word and the unexpected! Only 50 tickets available so get your tickets now!

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Join us for a special contemplative service for the Trans Day of Remembrance. Featuring music from the Quayside Voices and a reflection from Rev Lauren Kirkey, co- founder of the Saige Foodbank for the Two-Spirit, Trans and Gender diverse community. The vigil commemorates all transgender people lost to violence and lifts up those who are continuing to work for trans rights.

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St. Andrew’s-Wesley respectfully acknowledges that we gather on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. For thousands of years, First Nations people have walked on this land and their relationship with the land is at the centre of their lives and spirituality. As a church, and settlers on these shores, we have a life-long responsibility to unlearn our misunderstandings of history, territory, and identity through critical reflection, acknowledgement, and listening.

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