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Category: Climate Change

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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REGISTER NOW: WOW Spring Regional Council Meeting

by | Mar 20, 2023 | Affirming, Anti-Racism, Camps, Celebration of Ministry, Children & Youth, Climate Change, Community, Events, 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, Worship

REGISTER NOW: WOW Spring Regional Council Meeting

Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council Spring 2023 Meeting May 26 – 27, 2023   Hybrid Meeting: In-person and/or on-line In-person at the: Unifor Family Education Centre, 115 Shipley Ave, Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C5 Registration Opens: Monday, March 20 at 9:00am Registration Closes: Monday, April 17 at 11:59pm Zoom Link/Workbook launch: Friday, May 19 Accommodation: Unifor Family Education Centre (Book accommodation when you register for the Spring Meeting) Celebration of New Ministries...

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Meditation on Trees – Joy Kennedy

by | Aug 29, 2022 | Climate Change, Community, Events, Global Community, Learning Opportunities, News, Regional Council, Resources, Social Justice, Worship

This summer, Joy Kennedy, with pictures from her own neighbourhood created not one, but two meditations on trees. The first meditation is approximately 16 minutes long and could be used in place of a message during worship, as part of a study on climate justice, or for your own personal reflection. The second mediation is 11 minutes long and would be great for a study and for your own personal reflection. Thanks, Joy, for sharing your passion and talents with our Regions! Blessed be the tree!...

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The Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne Moderator of The United Church of Canada

by | Aug 4, 2022 | Affirming, Anti-Racism, Children & Youth, Climate Change, Community, COVID-19, Events, Global Community, Indigenous Justice, LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people, News, Pastoral Relations, Regional Council, Social Justice, Staff, The United Church of Canada

INSTALLATION: Sunday, August 7, 2022 Nominations closed for 44th Moderator of The United Church of Canada on June 17. The United Church of Canada requires an election process for Moderator, so the nominee, the Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, Kwisa’lakw, attended the election on July 23 ..... and the Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, Kwisa’lakw, will be installed on August 7, 2022. Learn more about the nominee in this biographical statement. For those unable to attend in person, the event will be...

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