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UNITED CHURCH WOMEN [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Calgary Meals on Wheels is a not-for-profit organization established on November 15, 1965, in response to an official request to the United Church Women by the Hospital Chaplaincy Committee of the Calgary Presbytery of the United Church, who expressed concerns that elderly people living alone were being discharged from hospitals with no support system during their convalescence.

OBS

[Mission: to] build a stronger, caring community, Calgary Meals on Wheels promotes health and independence by providing quality, nutritious and affordable meals to people in need of our services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Services sociaux et travail social

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Philosophy and Religion
OBS

The Sisters of Charity-Halifax is an international organization of more than 500 members, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sisters now serve across Canada, the Eastern United States, Bermuda, the Dominican Republic and Peru. The charism of the Sisters of Charity-Halifax is rooted in the tradition of Saints Elizabeth Ann Seton, Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac. From four Sisters arriving in Halifax in 1849 grew a congregation of vibrant, dynamic women teaching, healing, loving, risking, praying, supporting each other, serving the church.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Philosophie et religion

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Religion (General)
OBS

Affirm United is a national non-profit organization comprised of local groups for gay men, bisexuals, lesbian women, and transgender people, and their friends in The United Church of Canada. We are a worshipping, pastoral, and prophetic community celebrating the Biblical and theological liberation which recognizes bisexual, lesbian and gay and transgender persons as people entitled to all the rights and responsibilities of membership in The United Church of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Religion (Généralités)

Spanish

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