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...
LENT 2023 FAITH AND JUSTICE SERIES Nourish your spirit with Justice-Seeking Tuesdays in Lent. Feb 28th 7:00-8:30 PM Jesus’s Encounters with the Powerful and Powerless- March 28th 7:00-8:30 PM – Cycle of Gospel Living: REGISTER NOW Tues Feb 28th Jesus’s Encounters with the Powerful and Powerless- reflect on biblical stories of Jesus’s encounter with the powerful and powerless people of his time. explore what the Gospel calls you to do about the power difference in your own context Tues March...
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...
SPECIAL NOTE: Due to lack of transportation this event has been cancelled. Interested / Questions? Contact me asap. We hope to get a bus load. Contact Kathy Douglas kdouglas@united-church.ca For people in Grades 7 and up (must be accompanied by an adult leader) All costs except for daily spending and meals will be covered.
On January 11th2023 the tri-regions hosted a Deficit Dilemma Workshop, with over 185 people in attendance! If you missed this workshop, or would like to review the content, a link to the recording and the Powerpoint Slides are available below: Video: https://youtu.be/EByE970Aj0A Powerpoint Presentation: Deficit Dilemma .PPTX Presentation PDF:
