That we may be ONE. (John 17:21)
ONE is an invitation for the whole of Christ's family, walking together as First and Second Peoples, to gather as a people shaped by God’s reconciling love. This is a celebration of who we are: diverse in culture, honouring every person as made in God's image, different stories woven together through worship, witness and service.
Through worship, storytelling, conversation, and theological reflection, we will explore what it means to live as ONE body. As we draw closer to ONE another and to all creation, we draw closer to the God who created all.
We gather because being made ONE is not just an ideal: it is our witness. However, unity is difficult. It takes grace to listen and the humility to learn from people who are different from us. Yet, it is in this "different, together" that the Gospel becomes visible. The Church is called to be a sign of God’s Kingdom, a people who embody justice, mercy, and reconciliation.
ONE invites us anew into Christ’s prayer “that they may all be ONE,” (John 17:21). It calls us to participate in God’s mission of the renewal of all things, and to strengthen the relationships and trust that weave us together. This is an opportunity to think creatively about how our shared faith and Gospel is lived out in common witness, that Christ’s prayer for being made ONE is transforming our communities today. Come and be part of this story that God is inviting you into, knowing that we are indeed ONE in Christ, sent out into God’s world with faith, love, and enduring hope.