Stories
2022 Reflections
A Message from the Bedford House Board of Directors In December, as the light of the day diminishes and cold descends, kin and kind draw closer to strengthen and celebrate…
Read MoreConscientization Anyone?
by, Allan Smith-Reeve Last Saturday I attended an all-day gathering of representatives from United Church Communities of Faith in our Eastern Ontario Region. Interesting to see how an old church…
Read MoreSabbatical Works in progress
September 2022 It was so good to be back in church last Sunday with the choir in full form. Old friends and new singing along with them praising our Creator,…
Read MoreFrom what fertile soil will the next Bridging Teams emerge?
Under the crust of winter’s snow, seeds continue to draw from the energy deep in the dark soil – responding to the sun’s slow return. While we can’t always see…
Read MoreJoin Our REVOLUTION of KINDNESS
Dear Friend, At a Neighbours Network meeting this fall, Matt Barlow, one of our newest Catalysts (Team members with lived-experience of poverty) told us that he feels he’s become part…
Read MoreAn Oasis moment: Neighbours meet August 4th
Allan Smith-Reeve In the midst of a summer with record heat waves, wildfires beyond recorded memory, as the arrival of Global warming sinks into our psyches…the Neighbours Network gathered. Out…
Read MoreSowing practices of Hope unseen
Sunday May 2nd 2021. Luke 8: 1 – 18 Parable of the Sower In the last few months – and years – we have faced some harsh realities about our…
Read MoreEDGEy Conversations – Changing the Narrative of Poverty
Now working alongside with Bridges Peterborough programming, Bedford House started a journey many years ago of what it looks like to be in deep relationship with people with lived experience…
Read MoreA Failure of Imagination
Allan David Smith-Reeve, September 6, 2019 Instead of working to “fix” poverty and “the poor” – which is not working no matter how many resources we throw at it. Why…
Read MoreHow does wealth isolate us?
Reverend Allan Smith-Reeve, August 2020 “Loneliness and social isolation are now being recognized as public health issues in Ontario. In his recent report, Connected Communities: Healthier Together. Ontario’s Chief Medical…
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