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Category: Worship

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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P.I.E. Resources & Ideas for Worship Sunday March 13th, 2022

by | Feb 28, 2022 | Affirming, Children & Youth, Community, Events, LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people, News, Regional Council, Resources, Social Justice, Worship

P.I.E. Resources & Ideas for Worship Sunday March 13th, 2022

Dear siblings in Christ, Ahead of PIE Day 2022 (March 14th), a small group of friends of Horseshoe Falls and Shining Waters Regional Councils came together to talk about the ways Scripture has been used – and misused – to cause harm to 2SLGBTQIA+ people. We talked about ways the United Church perpetuated that harm. We talked about how far we have come as a denomination – and how far we have left to go. We celebrated the progress that has been made and we wondered what we might offer to help...

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Advent and Christmas Greetings from President Mark Laird

by | Dec 21, 2021 | Anti-Racism, Community, Indigenous Justice, LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people, News, Regional Council, The United Church of Canada, Worship

Advent and Christmas Greetings from President Mark Laird

Advent Greetings one and all,     I must admit I struggle with Advent sometimes…this season of waiting….I’m excited for Christmas now!!  I also struggle with the juxtaposition of waiting and the themes for each Sunday: Hope, Peace, Joy and Love.  Waiting to me sounds like a passive word, but we can’t be passive in our search for Hope, Peace, Joy and Love.  Our brothers and sisters in BC and Nova Scotia are not feeling hope or love because others are doing nothing.  Any hope they are feeling is...

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Highlights of the WOW Fall Regional Council Meeting

by | Nov 23, 2021 | Children & Youth, Climate Change, Community, COVID-19, Events, Global Community, Indigenous Justice, Learning Opportunities, Mission & Service, Music, News, Online Gathering, Regional Council, Resources, Social Justice, Staff, Stewardship, UCW, Volunteer, Worship

Highlights of the WOW Fall Regional Council Meeting

Highlights of the Fall Meeting "Resurrected not Resuscitated" President Mark Laird’s theme, “Resurrected Not Resuscitated” came to life in the opening session as participants entered into the chat what brings them joy, and lifted their symbol of new life for a final screenshot.  Technical issues prevented small groups on Friday evening but the problem was resolved for the Saturday sessions ensuring regional council representatives had time to talk with one another. The first opportunity...

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Invitation to the Fall Meeting of Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council

by | Oct 25, 2021 | Community, Events, Mission & Service, Online Gathering, Regional Council, Staff, Stewardship, Worship

Invitation to the Fall Meeting of Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council

"Resurrection not Resuscitation" Friday, November 12 - Saturday, November 13 Dear Friends, We are at a new place in the life of the church.  That probably could be said any year in history.  We keep evolving as the church, we are a resurrection people, we believe in new life, not the same life continued. Join us online as we meet as Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council to celebrate the new life we have found in our congregations, to lament the ways, people and buildings have been lost to...

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