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Published On: December 7, 2023 The General Council Executive approved the appointment of the Rev. Mark Laird as Regional Council Executive Minister, Western Ontario Waterways, Horseshoe Falls, and Antler River regional councils, at its meeting November 17‒18, 2023. Mark will begin his new appointment March 1, 2024. The approval followed the recommendation of the General Secretary and the search team. The selection panel to recruit the new Executive Minister included the presidents of the three...

Important Changes Regarding Payment of Pastoral Charge Supervisors In The United Church of Canada, Pastoral Charge Supervisors (PCS) play a vital role in ensuring that communities of faith without a called/appointed minister can continue to make decisions and pass the motions needed to carry out their ministry. Pastoral Charge Supervisors are also required when the minister is a Candidate or an Applicant for Admission to The United Church of Canada. Not only do the PCS attend meetings of the...

Prepare to Vote: Remit Q&A Session (Online) with Thérèse Samuel and John Egger Wednesday January 17, 2024 7:00-8:30 PM For Pastoral Charges ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Click here to register. Please prepare and submit your questions in advance: PREPARE for the Q&A Session: We ask that all participants have previously participated in an education workshop...

The Western Ontario Waterways Fall Regional Council begins at 4:00pm on Thursday September 28th online. 📣📣📣 Here is a link to meeting materials, Workbook, livestream, worship service and more. (Please refer to your registration confirmation email for the Zoom link): https://wowrcucc.ca/events/regional-council-meeting/ This is the schedule for the sessions of the Regional Council Meeting: WOW Fall Regional Meetings will be on ZOOM: We Are One – Living into Right...

  Come and join our team! We are hiring an Executive Minister : Antler River Watershed/Horseshoe Falls/Western Ontario Regional Councils Click here for more details

From the Desk of the Regional Council Presidents September, 2023 Dear ARW, HF and WOW Regional Councils, We hope this message finds you well and having enjoyed a relaxing and restorative summer. It is with mixed emotions that we announce the resignation of our Executive Minister,  Cheryl-Ann Stadelbauer-Sampa. Cheryl-Ann is currently on a three- month sabbatical, but she will be leaving us in January to begin a two-year contract offered to her by General Secretary Michael Blair. There she will...

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The Regional Council is meeting September 28 through September 30th. Saturday, Sept. 30th is also National Truth and Reconciliation Day. The following Sunday, October 1st is World Wide Communion Sunday.  Because we know that Ministry Personnel will be busy in the days leading up to Sunday, we are offering a full Worship service to be used on the Sunday morning.  We encourage you to let your congregation know that even though we aren’t all together in one place, we are sharing in the same...

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