UCC & Coerced Adoptions: May 9
Event Date: May 9, 2021 from noon to 1 pm PST (3:00 pm EDT).
A Worship Service of Apology and Lament for the Church’s Role in Coerced Adoptions: The United Church of Canada will acknowledge its role in forced adoptions through maternity homes operated by the church.
During the service The Right Rev. Dr. Richard Bott, Moderator, will offer a formal apology to mothers and all affected by historical adoption practices.
During the service The Right Rev. Dr. Richard Bott, Moderator, will offer a formal apology to mothers and all affected by historical adoption practices.
Join us online May 9, 2021 on the United Church YouTube Channel (opens in a new tab).
For more information please see our news release Apology for Past Adoption Practices (opens in a new tab).
To trace a biological parent, sibling or child, Mouvement Retrouvailles (opens in a new tab) and Parent Finders (opens in a new tab).
For search and reunion support, Origins Canada (opens in a new tab), and Adoption Support Kinship (ASK).
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