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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...

Minister, Social Justice / Partner Program Director Description The Regional Councils of Southwest Ontario of The United Church of Canada and Five Oaks Centre are seeking an individual to fill the role of Minister, Social Justice/Partner Program Director on a full-time basis for a two-year term. This position reports to both the Regional Council Executive Minister and the Executive Director at Five Oaks Centre. The Minister, Social Justice equips and connects individuals and communities of...

STEWARDSHIP Gather your learning team and register now for Stewardship Best Practices Module In this four-week session, your team will learn: How to claim your mission Cultivate Generosity Create a Culture of Gratitude in your Community of Faith How to integrate stewardship into your spiritual growth programming. You get to explore all these concepts and begin experimenting in a supportive cohort of teams from across the regions and even the country. A customized Stewardship Analysis Report...

LENT 2023 FAITH AND JUSTICE SERIES Nourish your spirit with Justice-Seeking Tuesdays in Lent. Feb 28th 7:00-8:30 PM Jesus’s Encounters with the Powerful and Powerless- March 28th 7:00-8:30 PM – Cycle of Gospel Living: REGISTER NOW  Tues Feb 28th Jesus’s Encounters with the Powerful and Powerless- reflect on biblical stories of Jesus’s encounter with the powerful and powerless people of his time. explore what the Gospel calls you to do about the power difference in your own context Tues March...

Hello, Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council, this is just a little note with a request from your friendly neighbourhood President. As we are all aware a few years ago The United Church of Canada underwent some serious reorganizing, which created us as WOW. Part of the reason for the reorganizing was to streamline the decision making processes (not requiring the same decision to be approved by multiple bodies at multiple meetings), and to help lift the burden of needing so many...