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...
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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 or...
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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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Horseshoe Falls Fall Regional Council Meeting:
It is Time! As it says in Ecclesiastes, “For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.” As we begin to move from summer into fall, congregations often begin to review finances, look at recruiting volunteers for various tasks and scheduling events and fundraisers. This is a busy and exciting time, but it may also raise questions such as “Is it still possible to do things the way we have always done it?” Across our regional council we are hearing concerns about...
Support/Reflection/Prayer Gathering Make connection with others who are experiencing climate grief and/or struggling to discern way forward ….while using theological reflection and spiritual practice to ground and support this ‘Hard and Holy work’. Dates/Times and Locations Join us, as explore climate grief, acknowledging experiences, making connections with others, and as companions journeying forward. We will include theological reflection and spiritual practice to ground and support this...
Youth and Non-Youth Fishbowl Gathering Regional Councils of ARW, HF and WOW in partnership with The Hub and Trinity UC Kitchener- Tuesday Sept 26, 2023, evening Background: Post-COVID, Youth leaders struggle to put together groups. A message often heard from youth in the church is that what’s being offered doesn’t work for them. Being an intercultural church includes finding ways to bridge communication between different age groups/generations. Goal- To offer a forum that brings together youth...
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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....
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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.
