Publishing date: Apr 04, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 1 minute read • EASTER DAWN Rev. Kimberly Heath, left, of Wall Street United Church, speaks to congregants as Laura Tobin kneels by a prayer fire and Richard Hennessy and Paul Bullock pack up the equipment at the end of a sunrise Easter service at Centeen Park. Pastor Jack Van de Hoef, of Bethel Christian Reformed Church, also took part in the service. On Easter morning, Wall Street congregants burn prayers written on pieces of paper over the year and scatter the ashes into the river. (RONALD ZAJAC/The Recorder and Times) jpg, BT
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A warming centre will open this weekend at Wall Street United Church to help the homeless just as winter sets in.
The Brockville Housing Partnership, which organized the centre, said the service is a direct response to the “pressing need for warmth and safety in our community as we enter the coldest months of the year.”
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Initially, the centre will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 p.m.-8 a.m., but the partnership has plans to operate seven nights a week during the winter. In the meantime, it also will accommodate people who need shelter on an emergency basis during weeknights when the weather gets cold.
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A warming centre will open this weekend at Wall Street United Church to help the homeless just as winter sets in.
The Brockville Housing Partnership, which organized the centre, said the service is a direct response to the “pressing need for warmth and safety in our community as we enter the coldest months of the year.”
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Initially, the centre will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 p.m.-8 a.m., but the partnership has plans to operate seven nights a week during the winter. In the meantime, it also will accommodate people who need shelter on an emergency basis during weeknights when the weather gets cold.