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Category: Events

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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Wishing you a blessed Easter!

by | Apr 6, 2023 | Affirming, Anti-Racism, Children & Youth, Community, Events, Global Community, LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people, Mission & Service, Music, News, Regional Council, Social Justice, Staff, The United Church of Canada, Volunteer, Worship

Wishing you a blessed Easter!

We wish you a blessed Easter! 🌷🌷🌷 Please note: the Regional Council Offices will be closed on Good Friday April 7 through to Easter Monday April 10th, reopening on Tuesday April 11th at 9am.

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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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Stewardship Best Practices Module

by | Mar 2, 2023 | Community, Events, Learning Opportunities, Mission & Service, News, Resources, Stewardship, The United Church of Canada

Stewardship Best Practices Module

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...

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