The Creative Arts Therapies Residency

Saint Columba is engaged in seeking justice through empowerment, education and social action, as a community ministry of the United Church of Canada in partnership with the Point Saint Charles Community.

Through its engagement in the community of Point Saint Charles, Saint Columba House works for personal and collective empowerment through education, creating opportunities for participation, group sharing and support. Saint Columba House also engages in the work of social change to address social and economic injustice through actions, reflection and analysis, community organizing and advocacy.

They builds community by providing a safe place, a spirit of hospitality, inclusion, acceptance, respect, and networks to meet urgent needs; and by working collegially in all programs and activities, as staff, board, and volunteers. Furthermore, Saint Columba seeks hope, meaning in our lives, and the presence of God through sharing and engagement.

Finally, Saint Columba collaborates in partnerships with those who share their vision for justice – in the church, in our community, in other community organizations, and beyond, to share the work and be a collective voice.

Founded by the Catholic Church and support from Montreal’s English-speaking community, the core mission of the Saint Margaret Residential Centre is to care for aging members of the community who are no longer able to function independently and whose safety and well-being are entrusted to us by their families.

Our focus is on providing care in a welcoming, secure and homelike environment tailored to individual needs. Our fundamental commitment to wellbeing and safety—shared by all staff and volunteers, as well as by each resident’s family—underlies all our policies and practices, as well as the design of our physical environment. We engage families as partners in care so that, even when they live at a distance, they feel welcome and included in life at the Centre.