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Category: Climate Change

Western Ontario Waterways Fall Regional Council Meeting

by | Aug 28, 2023 | Affirming, Anti-Racism, Celebration of Ministry, Climate Change, Community, Events, Funds & Grants, Global Community, Indigenous Justice, Learning Opportunities, LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people, Mission & Service, Music, News, Online Gathering, Regional Council, Resources, Social Justice, Staff, Stewardship, The United Church of Canada, UCW, Volunteer, Worship

Western Ontario Waterways Fall Regional Council Meeting

Save these Dates for the: Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council Fall Meeting WOW Fall Regional Meetings will be on ZOOM: We Are One – Living into Right Relations Thursday September 28th: 4:00pm-5:30pm, 7:00pm-9:00pmFriday September 29th: 4:00pm-5:30pm, 7:00pm-9:00pmSaturday September 30th: 9:00am-12:00pm Honouring the National Day for Truth and ReconciliationSunday October 1st: World Wide Communion Regional Worship Service (transcript provided for use and hopefully live-streamed or...

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Climate Grief: Hard and Holy

by | Aug 10, 2023 | Climate Change, Community, Events, Global Community, Learning Opportunities, News, Regional Council, Social Justice, The United Church of Canada

Climate Grief: Hard and Holy

Support/Reflection/Prayer Gathering  Make connection with others who are experiencing climate grief and/or struggling to discern way forward ….while using theological reflection and spiritual practice to ground and support this ‘Hard and Holy work’. Dates/Times and Locations Join us, as explore climate grief, acknowledging experiences, making connections with others, and as companions journeying forward. We will include theological reflection and spiritual practice to ground and support this...

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Welcome John Egger!

by | May 17, 2023 | Affirming, Anti-Racism, Camps, Children & Youth, Climate Change, Community, Events, Funds & Grants, Global Community, Indigenous Justice, Learning Opportunities, LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people, Mission & Service, News, Regional Council, Resources, Social Justice, Staff, The United Church of Canada

Welcome John Egger!

Welcome New Regional Council Staff - John Egger! Partner Program Director at Five Oaks / Minister, Social Justice Five Oaks Executive Director, Michael Shewburg, approached the regional councils to ask if we might be interested in a joint position combining the half-time role of the Partner Program Director at Five Oaks with the half-time role of Minister, Social Justice in the regional councils. We crafted a Ministry Sharing Agreement and submitted two position descriptions for our joint...

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Calling All Volunteers!

by | Apr 12, 2023 | Affirming, Anti-Racism, Camps, Celebration of Ministry, Children & Youth, Climate Change, Community, Events, Funds & Grants, Global Community, Indigenous Justice, Learning Opportunities, LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people, Mission & Service, News, Regional Council, Resources, Social Justice, Stewardship, The United Church of Canada, Volunteer

  CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! Our WOW Recruitment Committee (formerly nominations) has prepared this short Recruitment Video in the hopes of increasing awareness and understanding of the need for Volunteers in the Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council. We'd love to be able to present a full slate of volunteers at our Regional Council Spring Meeting May 26-27. We need your help! We designed this video so that it could be easily shared in worship on one of the...

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