WOW Congregational Support Meeting
2026-04-09 12:30, 2026-05-14 12:30 UTC | Online via Zoom

Search Team Training
2026-04-13 19:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Search Team Training
Has your church begun searching for a new minister? Has a search team been formed? If so, they will need to be trained. Training can happen in two ways:

With your liaison
Online with Laurie Stevenson, Pastoral Relations Minister (if you have a liaison, please invite your liaison to attend with you)

Training is mandatory for all search teams.
The online training is two hours and during this time we explore:

The search process
Working to understand and overcome the impact of bias
The various types of ministry personnel you will find on ChurchHub
Where to find resources for using ChurchHub
And more.

If you are interested in taking the training online please register at Search Team Training – Formstack.

The dates for the fall are the second Monday of each month:

February 9, 7-9pm
March 9, 7-9pm
April 13, 7-9pm
May 11, 7-9pm
June 8, 7-9pm

ARW Pastoral Relations Commission
2026-04-14 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-12 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

ARW Discipleship & Justice Meeting
2026-04-14 10:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

HF Congregational Support Meeting
2026-04-14 19:00, 2026-05-12 10:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

Regional Council Staff Meeting
2026-04-16 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-04-30 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-05-14 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-05-28 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | Online via Zoom

WOW Pastoral Relations Commission
2026-04-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-19 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

HF Human Resources Commission
2026-04-22 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-27 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

Tri-Region Regional Representatives Gathering
2026-04-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-28 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom
📢 Tri-Regional Regional Reps Gathering
We invite all regional representatives to join our gatherings.

🔗 Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 827 3791 1619; Password: [REDACTED]

Questions? – contact your Congregational Support Minister (ARWCSM, HFCSM, WOWCSM)

WOW Discipleship & Justice Meeting
2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-26 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online via Zoom

Towards 2035 Townhall Meeting
2026-04-29 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-12 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom
Towards 2035 Townhall Meeting
You may have seen the presentation at the Regional Councils fall meeting…you may have heard about it from a colleague or fellow congregation member…you may have seen the General Council resources for Communities of Faith…you may be asking yourself “What does this all mean?”
Please join me (Executive Minister Mark) for a time of conversation, and answering questions of what does Towards 2035 mean in your local context, and what resources are needed for us to be this group of:
resilient, inspired, diverse contextual communities of disciples
seeking to continue the story of Jesus
by embodying Christ’s presence in the world!
These sessions are open to clergy, lay reps, chairs of boards/council’s congregation members. Please register for a time at fits your schedule:
Wed April 29th 7-8:30pm
Wed May 6th 7-8:30 pm
Tues May 12th 1:30-3pm
Blessings,

Rev. Mark Laird
Executive Minister, Antler River Watershed, Horseshoe Falls, Western Ontario Waterways Regional Councils of The United Church of Canada
mlaird@united-church.ca

ARW Congregational Support Meeting
2026-05-06 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

Search Team Training
2026-05-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Search Team Training
Has your church begun searching for a new minister? Has a search team been formed? If so, they will need to be trained. Training can happen in two ways:

With your liaison
Online with Laurie Stevenson, Pastoral Relations Minister (if you have a liaison, please invite your liaison to attend with you)

Training is mandatory for all search teams.
The online training is two hours and during this time we explore:

The search process
Working to understand and overcome the impact of bias
The various types of ministry personnel you will find on ChurchHub
Where to find resources for using ChurchHub
And more.

If you are interested in taking the training online please register at Search Team Training – Formstack.

The dates for the fall are the second Monday of each month:

February 9, 7-9pm
March 9, 7-9pm
April 6, 7-9pm
May 11, 7-9pm
June 8, 7-9pm

ARW Regional Council Executive Meeting
2026-05-13 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)

WOW Executive Meeting
2026-05-20 09:30 - 12:30 UTC

HF Discipleship and Justice Meeting
2026-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

Liaisons Gathering
2026-05-26 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom
Liaisons Gatherings
A time for connection, mutual support, and information sharing.
We are meeting on Tuesday May 26th from 7-8:30PM on Zoom.
For more information contact Micol Cottrell at mcottrell@united-church.ca
Register now here: https://regionalcouncil789.formstack.com/forms/liaisons_gathering

HF Regional Council Executive Meeting
2026-05-27 09:30 (America/New_York)
