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33 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,July 29,2021 insidehalton.com SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST DIRECTORY If you'd like to advertise your place of worship in this featureplease email Fionafrudder@starmetrolandmedia.comWorship PENTECOSTAL UNITED 1469 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville 905-825-5292 www.glenabbeyunitedchurch.com GLEN ABBEY UNITED CHURCH REV. TED VANCE IS ON VACATION In times like these, a Church service can help provide some normalcy and hope! To help your Church survive the pandemic, please send e-transfers to: donations@glenabbeyunitedchurch.com Thank you and God Bless you! ONLINE CHURCH SERVICE AVAILABLE ANYTIME GOTOYOUTUBE.COM and search Glen Abbey United Church OR Click on www.glenabbeyunitedchurch.com This Sunday, Aug 1st: THANKSTO RICK SANDS FOR LEADINGWORSHIP Tel: 416-892-8123 Fax: 1-866-281-5983 Bishop M. Brissett (Pastor) Email: mjbrisse@yahoo.ca Jesus is lOrd Oakville PenTecOsTal aPOsTOlic cenTre 454 Rebecca St (St. Paul's United Church) Oakville, ON Sunday Service 12:30 - 3PMWorship Service Sunday Evening: 7:30-9PM (Via Zoom Virtual Platform) *Covid-19 Safety Protocols Strictly followed.* Oakville Seventh-day adventiSt ChurCh tel: 289-830-6717 Mark ewen (Senior Pastor) Carl Cunningham (associate Pastor) dean lashington (lead elder) Twitter: @Oakvillesda Email: oakvillechurchsda@gmail.com Saturday (Sabbath) Worship Service: 10am-1pm Wednesday Evening Service: 6:30pm-7:30pm Thursday Evening Service: 6:30pm-7:30pm Zoom id 867 6764 2331 Password: worship Theme: in Jesus nameWe Press On Website Promotion: www.oakvillesdachurch.org The upcoming Halton Freedom Celebration Fes- tival celebrates Emancipa- tion and is presented by the Halton Black History Awareness Society. Here's what you need to know about the event. 1. The free virtual cele- bration will be held on Aug.1 between 5 and 7 p.m. 2. Special guests will in- clude historians, govern- ment representatives, community leaders and entertainers, a number of whom are descendants of enslaved peoples. 3. The event will also feature freedom/equality activists who will speak about racism and promote cultural knowledge, inclu- sive integration and au- thentic equality. 4. The presentation will celebrate, through stories and music, the British Emancipation Act of 1834 when the British govern- ment abolished slavery in its colonies. 5. The August 1 celebra- tion will also mark the first year of Emancipation Day being officially recognized across Canada after a unanimous vote by federal MPs in March of 2021 and Burlington being the first city in the world to acclaim August as Emancipation Month. 6. The HBHAS is part- nering with the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton to host an Emanci- pation Day drive-thru BBQ where 200 free meals will be offered. 7. Participants are re- quired to pre-order meals through https:// bit.ly/3B0F5DI and meals can be picked up on Sun- day, Aug. 1 between 3-5 p.m. at the Queen Eliza- beth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Rd. 8. Chef Romaine will be preparing his Curry Crab Fritters featured in the Sizzlin' Halton cooking se- ries broadcast this sum- mer on Cogeco. 9. Tickets are available at https://hbhas.ca/ events.php 10. HBHAS develops programs to erode racism, prejudice and stereotyp- ing towards marginalized individuals and communi- ties while increasing knowledge of Canadian history and its cultural landscape. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE HALTON FREEDOM CELEBRATION FESTIVAL Visitors to a pre-pandemic Halton Freedom Celebration try their hand at African drumming. Graham Paine/Metroland NEWS