Category: Volunteer

Calling All Volunteers!

by Michele | 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 Michele | 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

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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A request from Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council President, Mark Laird

by Michele | Jan 19, 2023 | Community, News, Regional Council, Resources, Volunteer

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...

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The Manual 2023, The United Church of Canada

by Michele | Jan 6, 2023 | Affirming, Anti-Racism, Camps, Children & Youth, Climate Change, Community, Events, Fundraiser, Funds & Grants, Global Community, Indigenous Justice, Learning Opportunities, LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people, Mission & Service, Music, News, Pastoral Relations, Regional Council, Resources, Social Justice, Staff, Stewardship, The United Church of Canada, UCW, Volunteer, Worship

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A Christmas Message from President Mark Laird

by Michele | Dec 12, 2022 | Community, Events, Regional Council, The United Church of Canada, Volunteer, Worship

This time of year can be so stressful and busy. As clergy we are trying to figure out how we are going to tell the story again this year. There are extra services, extra plans, pageants and productions. It can be easy to want to have everything just perfect for those people who only come to church a few times a year….we can put pressure on ourselves thinking “If it is done just right maybe they will come more”. This time of year can put anxiety into our work trying to make it perfect. It also...

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