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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, S ep te m be r 23 ,2 02 1 | 26 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST DIRECTORY If you would like to advertise your place of worship in this featureplease email Fionafrudder@starmetrolandmedia.comWorship PENTECOSTAL UNITED Tel: 416-892-8123 Fax: 1-866-281-5983 Bishop M. Brissett (Pastor) Email: mjbrisse@yahoo.ca Jesus is lOrd Oakville PenTecOsTal aPOsTOlic cenTre 454 Rebecca St (St. Paul's United Church) Oakville, ON Sunday Service 12:30 - 3PMWorship Service Sunday Evening: 7:30-9PM (Via Zoom Virtual Platform) *Covid-19 Safety Protocols Strictly followed.* Oakville Seventh-day adventiSt ChurCh tel: 289-830-6717 Mark ewen (Senior Pastor) Carl Cunningham (associate Pastor) dean lashington (lead elder) Twitter: @Oakvillesda Email: oakvillechurchsda@gmail.com Saturday (Sabbath) Worship Service: 10am-1pm Wednesday Evening Service: 6:30pm-7:30pm Thursday Evening Service: 6:30pm-7:30pm Zoom id 867 6764 2331 Password: worship Theme: in Jesus nameWe Press On Website Promotion: www.oakvillesdachurch.org 1469 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville 905-825-5292 www.glenabbeyunitedchurch.com GLEN ABBEY UNITED CHURCH REV. TED VANCE THIS SUNDAY AND EVERY WEEK!: WORSHIP SAFELY SUNDAYS AT 10AM! FULL VACCINATION PROOF OR NEGATIVE COVID TEST REQ'D, OR VIEW LIVESTREAM ONYOUTUBE Click on www.glenabbeyunitedchurch.com To help your Church survive the pandemic, please send e-transfers to: donations@glenabbeyunitedchurch.com Thank you and God Bless you! This year, for the first time- , Sept. 30 will be observed as a s- tatutory holiday to commemo- rate the horrific legacy of resi- dential schools in Canada. Here's what you need to know about the new holiday and the meaning behind it. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HOLIDAY? The new stat holiday is called the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is meant to be a day for Canadians to spread awareness of and reflect on the tragedies experienced by Indige- nous people as a result of the country's former residential school system. WHEN WAS THE HOLIDAY CREATED? The federal government passed Bill C-5 in June, to allow for the creation of this stat holi- day. The holiday is in line with one of the 94 calls to action of The Truth and Reconciliation Com- mission, which states: "We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statuto- ry holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to ho- nour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residen- tial schools remains a vital com- ponent of the reconciliation pro- cess." WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SEPT. 30? Since 2013, Sept. 30 has been observed as Orange Shirt Day across the country -- a day, creat- ed by residential school survivor Phyllis (Jack) Webstad, on which Canadians wear orange shirts to commemorate the Indigenous children who were taken from their homes and placed in resi- dential schools. According to the Orange Shirt Day website, Sept. 30 was selected for being around the time that those children were taken from their homes. The colour orange is signifi- cant because it was the colour of Webstad's shirt on her first day of residential school -- a shirt that was taken away from her once she arrived. HOW IS THE HOLIDAY MEANT TO BE OBSERVED? As this is a day of awareness and commemoration, the day "may present itself as a day of qui- et reflection or participation in a community event," according to the Canadian government. WHO GETS THE DAY OFF? Sept. 30 is a statutory holiday and will operate the same way as other statutory holidays in the country: a paid day off for those who work in federally regulated jobs. Federal offices, as well as banks, will be closed on this day. The residential schools crisis line is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or dis- tress as a result of a residential school experience. Support is available at 1-866-925-4419. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW SEPT. 30 HOLIDAY The new holiday will be observed on Sept. 30, the day Canadians have recognized as Orange Shirt Day since 2013. Nathan Tidridge photo VERONICA APPIA vappia@toronto.com NEWS THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION IS A STATUTORY HOLIDAY