2026 01 25 Rev Cheri DiNovo”Hope vs Despair in a World Gone Wild”

Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo, C.M., the only woman to sign on to "We Demand" in 1971, the first "gay rights" demo on Parliament Hill. She performed the first legalized same-sex marriage in Canada in 2001. She was the MPP for Parkdale-High Park from 2006–2017. Rev DiNovo speaks about hope based on her own history and how to accomplish any one of our justice aims. Tiago Delgato and Tony Rapoport play pieces for Viola and Clarinet. Susanne Maziarz leads the congregation in songs of justice and empathy. Kurt Thomsen weaves the service.