Dear Friends,

We are so excited to announce Kitchen Conversations with the Moderator, a new six-part video series coming this Lent exploring food, faith, and the power of invitation, hosted by the Right Rev. Dr. Kimberly Heath.

Drawing inspiration and recipes from the United Church’s Lenten devotional, Bless Break Share: Recipes for Faithful Living, we’re getting in the kitchen with guests from across the church, including book contributors, United Church youth, and the Moderator’s own family.  

The series debuts with a Shrove Tuesday pancake feast in the Moderator’s home kitchen on February 17, with new episodes following each Sunday throughout Lent, and concludes with a special Easter message from the Moderator.

These spirit-filled conversations will invite you each week to reflect on how food can nourish both body and soul, and how in joining around the table, we connect to something deeper than ourselves. They remind us that around a table, barriers fall and stories flow, that God meets us in ordinary moments of sharing bread and conversation.  

Episodes will be shared each week on the Kitchen Conversations webpage and The United Church of Canada YouTube channel — subscribe today to stay up to date. We’ll also be sharing printable recipe cards to use in your own kitchen, as a Lenten reminder, or to share with friends and family. Churches can include them in worship bulletins or use them at fellowship meals.

Bless Break Share, featuring inspiring devotions and prayers for each day of Lent, along with recipes from throughout the United Church, is available
online today, along with the matching mug and apron you’ll see featured in Kitchen Conversations.

These Kitchen Conversations videos are separate from the online Lenten study led by Rev. Dr. Christine Jerrett, which you can join on CHURCHx beginning February 24. Signing up gets you a discount code for 15% off your purchase of  Bless Break Share. This structured learning experience invites participants to use Bless, Break, Share as a framework for conversation and reflection on food and hunger throughout the season of Lent.

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Join us as we embody the gospel of welcome, and continue to create A Place at the Table for all.