President Elect Jennifer Irving offers this service for May 28th in .doc and .pdf. Prepared by Rev. Ann Harbridge, Chair, Congregational Support Commission WOW Pentecost Worship-Sunday May 28, 2023-For Use in Congregations
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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...
GET INVOLVED IN THIS AFFIRMING OPPORTUNITY Meet Hopelyn Butler (she/her): Hi everyone! My name is Hopelyn Butler and I use she/her pronouns. I’m a psychology student at Western University and a proud member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Last summer I started Queer Conversations in partnership with The United Church of Canada and I can’t wait to share it with you! Let’s have some queer conversations! Click the link below to answer the questionnaire and add your voice to the project....
And we are naming names! Click here for more ...
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...
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.
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...
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...
UPCOMING PIE DAY WORKSHOP: Feat. Special Guest Speaker: Ozhawa Anung Kweon Tuesday, March 14th - 7-8:30pm EDT ONLINE EVENT 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ REGISTER HERE 👇 https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/justice/pie-day-registration/
The United Church is accepting donations to help people impacted by the earthquake in Turkey and Northern Syria. We are waiting for partners to assess the needs and their response. At this time, you can click through to the Global Emergency Response page to show your support here 👇 https://united-church.ca/social-action/act-now/global-emergency-response GLOBAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE Global partnerships and ecumenical relationships in 120 countries mean the United Church can support...