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Vision Statement for President Election Delivered by Rev. John Young-Jung Lee, May 25, 2001 at the Totonto |
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Conference Anual General MeetingIt is an awesome honour and privilege to stand for the position of president-elect of the Toronto Conference. When I said "Yes" to the call from the nominations committee to stand for this position, I realized that it was a "bold"and "courageous" move. As a member of the United Church, I have learned what it means to be bold and courageous. What I have learned is that when we say "Yes" to the call of God by responding faithfully to the signs of our times then it is bold and courageous. We have been bold and courageous in standing strong on |
justice through our ministry of healing and reconciliation, which have been a focus of our ministry. We have faithfully committed ourselves to heal and to be healed through reconciling with the First Nations Community. We courageously affirm that we are "one" in our diverse sexual orientations. We compassionately reach out to be with homeless, children in poverty, and to overcome violence, to keep our environment clean and safe and to be with the pain of the world. We have been faithful to this ministry throughout the history of our United Church and we are so proud of it. This is what we are going to continue to do as we venture further into the reign of God.
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