
Contributor
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Editor's Letter
‘The Observer’ will soon relaunch with a new name and design
By Jocelyn Bell |Our magazine will be going through some changes, but we see blue skies ahead
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Editor's Letter
The Observer has a bright future ahead
By Jocelyn Bell |The magazine's newest editor says she's often felt pulled between preserving its past and evolving to meet present-day challenges.
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Topics: Ethical Living | Editor's Letter
Why we pay our interns a fair wage
By Jocelyn Bell |Why we pay our interns a fair wage
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Topics: Justice | Editor's Letter
Why we’ve decided to capitalize B for Black
By Jocelyn Bell |It may not be Canadian Press style, but it shows respect and recognizes a shared identity and experience among Black people.
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Topics: Ethical Living | Editor's Letter
Sharing a meal with friends is a radical act of gratitude
By Jocelyn Bell |"I’ve begun to consider that regardless of how I’m feeling on Thanksgiving Day, the very act of preparing and enjoying a feast is an expression of gratitude in and of itself."
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Editor's Letter
Should we apologize for the hurt surrounding 1988 decision?
By Jocelyn Bell |The groundbreaking United Church vote on gay and lesbian ministers has transformed the denomination in the years since, but there's still work left to do.
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Topics: Ethical Living | Editor's Letter
The rewards of letting go
By Jocelyn Bell |Editor Jocelyn Bell reflects on the upcoming changes for The United Church of Canada, the magazine and in her own life.
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Editor's Letter
#MeToo in the church
By Jocelyn Bell |Our hope is that by giving voice to these #MeToo stories, a new conversation about sexual misconduct can begin.
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Editor's Letter
It’s time for equality for women in the United Church
By Jocelyn Bell |'It’s a wonder that we continue to see male ministers as normative and attach shame to female ministers’ biology and sexuality.'
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Topics: Ethical Living | Editor's Letter
Our magazine’s plastic problem
By Jocelyn Bell |"While I can easily defend the use of a polybag on financial grounds, it would be unconscionable to deliver a cover story about plastics . . . in plastic."