One year ago, three worship groups welcomed the Hawash Al Nasser family to Grey Bruce. We were overjoyed meeting and getting to know Haider and Fadia and the children Mohamed, Noura, Qassem and Ibrahim. It has been a wonderful year.

During that time we have shared much amongst our groups---joys and sorrows, theirs and ours--and have become friends.

The St. George's Anglican Church family, joins with the caring, rational and loving people, here and abroad, to express our sorrow for the murders in the Quebec Mosque and all the indignities which all of our New Canadians have had to bear before and after they came to our country. It is shameful and we join with them to anticipate a better future for them and for us--free from fear and anger and attack.

In solidarity and love.
Mary Caldwell and Beverly Morley,

Chairs of St. George's Sponsorship Group