Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion – Online
2025-09-24 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom
Join us online Wednesday, September 24th at 10:00-11:30 AM for Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion, and take your acknowledgement of Territory to the next level by considering the Spiritual Covenant.
Many congregations who have been acknowledging the territory for the past few years are asking what meaningful action they can take to move their acknowledgment from words to actions. You are invited to Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion, an online opportunity to begin the conversation about making a spiritual covenant.
You’re warmly invited
to this special event featuring Adrian Jacobs of the Turtle Clan, Cayuga Nation, sharing on the Spiritual Covenant—a reflection on land, relationship, and reconciliation on Wednesday, September 24th, from 10:00-11:30 AM.
Adrian Jacobs will offer a leadership in this workshop and communion service that will inform and inspire the discernment of churches on any traditional territory who wish to consider concrete action to live into their acknowledgment of territory. The workshop and worship will be grounded in history and scripture, and will invite you to deeper relationship with the land and the peoples on the land, and the Creator, Christ and Spirit. (For more information about the Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion and the Spiritual Covenant, see below.)
The road to a decision about a faithful action by your community of faith is an ongoing journey. Come prepared to engage and to learn, and then bring your reflections to your home church for prayerful consideration.
Bread and Juice for Communion
This workshop will include an online communion service, so have your own juice and bread ready. For juice, you are invited to honour Indigenous tradition with strawberry juice, a local Indigenous medicine. If you would like to make strawberry juice, here is a simple recipe you can use:
https://tworowtimes.com/healthy-roots/jihsodahk-the-leader-of-the-plants/. If you are not able to use strawberry juice, feel free to bring any fruit juice of your choice.
Register in advance for this event:
https://united-church.zoom.us/meeting/register/2BNM7atZRhKNuAGAeO_1nA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Read More Here

HF Human Resources Commission Meeting
2025-09-24 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-22 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

Zoom Clergy Coffee with the HFRC President
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

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
2025-09-30

ARW Congregational Support Meeting
2025-10-01 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-05 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

Regional Council Staff Meeting
2025-10-02 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-16 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-30 09:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

ARWRC Fall Meeting 2025 (Online Only)
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-04 | Online by Zoom link

ARW Regional Council Executive Meeting
2025-10-08 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)

ARW Pastoral Relations Commission Meeting
2025-10-14 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-04 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Search Team Training
2025-10-14 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 Micol Cottrell, 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 Tuesday of each month:

September 9th, 2025 at 7pm
October 14th, 2025 at 7pm
November 11th, 2025 at 7pm
December 9th, 2025 at 7pm
January 13th, 2026 at 7pm

HF Congregational Support Commission Meeting
2025-10-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-04 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)

WOW Regional Council Executive Meeting
2025-10-15 09:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York)

HFRC UCW Fall Gathering 2025
2025-10-18 09:30 (America/New_York) | Regional Councils Office, Hamilton
Print Registration form here: PDF

ARW Discipleship & Justice Meeting
2025-10-21 10:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

WOW Pastoral Relations Commission Meeting
2025-10-21 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)

WOW Discipleship and Justice Meeting
2025-10-21 19:00 (America/New_York)

Volunteers Round Table - Children and Youth Ministry
2025-10-22 10:30 - 11:45 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Register here: https://shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/communities-of-faith/youth/childrens-ministry-roundtable/
For more information contact:
Kathy Douglas Email: Kdouglas@united-church.ca
Pronouns: she/her
Faith Formation Minister,
Antler River Watershed, Horseshoe Falls, Western Ontario Waterways Regional Councils of The United Church of Canada

HF Regional Council Executive Meeting
2025-10-22 16:00 (America/New_York)

HF Discipleship & Justice Meeting
2025-10-23 18:30, 2025-10-30 18:30 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

Ministry and Personnel The Basics Workshop
2025-11-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom
‘The Basics’: Ministry & Personnel Committee WorkshopsOnline by Zoom, Upcoming dates:
November 4th, 7-8:30 PM
February 5th, 3-4:30 PM
April 2nd, 3-4:30 PMwith Micol Cottrell, Minister, Pastoral Relations
Ordered ministers and designated lay ministers while in paid accountable ministry positions are office holders within The United Church of Canada.
While there may be elements similar to employment,
the essential nature of the relationship is a covenant.
~ Statement on Ministry in The United Church of Canada (2012)
New members are often elected to the vital Ministry & Personnel Committee near the start of the year, although M&P Committee membership can change for many other reasons throughout the year.
The Basics will help a new member learn the essentials of this crucial role. More experienced members of M&P Committees are invited to take this workshop as a refresher with their team, and keep up with changing United Church practices and policies. This workshop is open to members from Western Ontario Waterways, Antler River Watershed and Horseshoe Falls Regional Councils!
Please Note: each member of your M&P Committee attending this workshop is required to register.
In your Confirmation Email, you will receive the Zoom link and material in preparation for the meeting to make the most of our time together. If you have questions about the content, please email Micol Cottrell, Minister, Pastoral Relations, at MCottrell@united-church.ca, or better yet, write down the questions to bring with you.

Register Now for The Basics M&P Workshop

Liaison Training
2025-11-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom
Liaison Training will be on Wednesday November 5th from 2-4PM.
Are you interested in helping communities of faith with their search process?
If so, join you may be interested in being a liaison. You are invited to join in a liaison training session on
Micol Cottrell (he, him) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Wednesday November 5th from 2-4PM
No need to pre-register
Https://united-church.zoom.us/j/84819291713
Meeting ID: 848 1929 1713

Ministry and Personnel Gatherings
2025-11-06 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom
Ministry & Personnel GatheringsA 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.
Thursday November 6th, 2025 3-4:30
Thursday January 8th, 2026 3-4:30
Thursday March 5th, 2026 3-4:30
Thursday May 7th, 2026 3-4:30
Worship, 30 minutes learning time, 30 minutes of conversation, Question and Answers, etc. ending with a time to make suggestions for future learning.

Sign Up Now for M&P Gatherings

WOWRC Fall Meeting 2025 (Online Only)
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-08 | Online by Zoom link
