Horseshoe Falls Regional Council

WOW Online Clergy Gathering
2025-01-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

ARW Online Clergy Gathering
2025-02-18 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
As you continue your preparations for the Lenten season, you are invited to come and join with colleagues in ministry for a time of conversation, support and information sharing.

ARW gathering Feb. 18, 2025 – 2pm
HF gathering Feb. 19, 2025 – 3pm
WOW gathering Feb. 20, 2025 – 2pm

The meeting link will be sent the week of the gathering.

HF Online Clergy Gathering
2025-02-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

WOW Online Clergy Gathering
2025-02-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

Flourishing: Spend a day with the Moderator
2025-02-22 09:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto)
Flourishing: Antler River, Western Ontario Waterways, and Horseshoe Falls Regional Councils
Spend a day with the Moderator, engaging in reflection and energizing activities towards dream-oriented actions for our churches and communities.
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (local time).
9:00am -9:30am Registration and coffee/tea
9:30am – Welcome and Introductions
In person
Avondale United Church, 194 Avondale Ave., Stratford, ON N5A 6N4
All around the world – from universities to the United Nations, from corporations to community organizations – people are talking about flourishing. Rooted in belonging, flourishing means living with purpose and joy, and bringing bold collaborative solutions to our world’s challenges.
The Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, wants to bring that conversation to The United Church of Canada. She invites us to connect to one another in hope, with a deep conviction by a belief that, despite all the challenges of church life in this day and age, we can move from despair to transformation – from languishing to flourishing.
Is your church flourishing?
(Perhaps that’s the wrong question.)
Is your church contributing to the flourishing of your community?
How might we truly be a flourishing church in the world? How might we live in deep spirituality, bold discipleship and daring justice, linked from coast to coast to coast in ministry that transforms us and the world around us?
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: Flourishing Workshop

Ministry and Personnel Gathering
2025-03-06 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-05-01 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom
Ministry & Personnel Gatherings
A time for collegiality, learning, and conversation about issues facing M&P committees.
Participants must have completed M&P: The Basics on Zoom or through the recorded training.
Participants are required to agree with the confidentiality and group norms agreement as found below.
Situations discussed will only be talked about by broad themes without reference to individuals.
November 7th 2024, 2-3:30 PM
January 9th 2025, 2-3:30 PM
March 6th 2025, 2-3:30 PM
May 1st 2025, 2-3:30 PM
Worship, 30 minutes learning time, 30 minutes of conversation, Question and Answers, etc. ending with a time to make suggestions for future learning.
By registering you agree to the following
Confidentiality Agreement:
I agree to maintain and respect the confidentiality of all information that is shared by group participants. I will not share individual conversations or situations that are shared by other members of this group. I understand and agree that failure to maintain confidentiality will result in my being asked to leave this group.
Group Norms:
I will trust that God has gifted me with wisdom to share and with wisdom to gain from others.
When sharing I will attempt to put situations into broad questions and not provide details about individuals. I will strive not use the names of ministers, employees, or congregation members. For example, I will ask about a situation. If not sure how to ask a question, I can private message Micol Cottrell or the host and they will help frame the question in broad terms, or without context of the church, minister, and staff. Note: you can always contact Micol Cottrell MCottrell@united-church.ca with situations that you need to talk about and in that conversation can be more candid.
I will respect that what others share is confidential and will not share that information outside of the group. This allows for learning drawn from individual experiences.
I will appreciate that the questions people ask may not be about a situation that they are facing as an M&P Committee at this moment, rather a question for future learning.
I will respect that different M&P committees work differently depending on context.
I will be gentle with myself and with others trusting in God’s Spirit in leading us to learn together.
Register Now!

Zoom Clergy Coffee with the HFRC President
2025-08-29 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-05 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-12 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-19 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-26 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom
Fridays from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Drop in any time – no agenda.
For clergy to gather, hang out, chat with each other and the regional prez.
Clergy coffee with the prez Fridays 9:30-10:30
Drop in and chat – no agenda
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88578115957?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 885 7811 5957
Passcode: [REDACTED]
See you soon! HFRC President Sula Anne Kosacky

Biblical Grounding for Justice Seeking
2026-02-26 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto)
Biblical Grounding for Justice Seeking- Preparing for Palm Sunday-
Join Rev. Karen Orlandi for an exploration of the Palm Sunday text through a social justice lens.
This workshop is open to all preachers and justice seekers.
Thursday Feb 26, 2026 (online by Zoom)
You can choose either the morning or the evening session (they are both the same workshop).
Morning Session: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EST Register for the morning session only: https://united-church.zoom.us/meeting/register/dIQOtaqjQZGLtOPRf_RNlg
Or
Evening Session: 7:00-8:30 PM EST Register for the evening session: https://united-church.zoom.us/meeting/register/lPRBa_XKQd2KipC7QeYSdA
For more information contact Thérèse Samuel tsamuel@united-church.ca

WOWRC Fall Meeting 2026 (Online Only)
2026-10-15 - 2026-10-16 | Online via Zoom
WOW – Thurs Oct 15th 6:30-9pm, Friday Oct 16th 6:30-9pm
TBD Celebration of Ministrey Sunday late afternoon on October 18th.
