HFRC GC45 Proposals Meetings
Important Dates for the Horseshoe Falls Regional Council GC45 Proposal meeting.
At the fall meeting of the Horseshoe Falls Regional Council there were GC45 proposals which were tabled to a future meeting, and the Executive was tasked with choosing a date. That future meeting will be Saturday Feb 8th from 9am -3pm.
It will be an online (Zoom) meeting of the Regional Council to vote on these proposals. There will be a Learning Session (on Zoom) on Tuesday February 4th from 6:30-8pm where people can ask clarifying questions. Every Horseshoe Falls Regional Council Representative both clergy and lay are strongly encouraged to attend both the Tuesday night learning session and Saturday discussion/voting sessions.
Any GC45 Proposals to be included in these sessions need to be sent to the Executive Minister, Mark Laird mlaird@united-church.ca by Thursday January 16th. Once received, a review committee will look through the proposals and help the authors of the GC45 proposals make sure they are as clear as possible for the court. The GC45 proposals will be available on the website on Thursday January 30th.
A registration email for the these meetings will follow. Please save the dates of Feb 4th for the learning session and Feb 8th for the meeting. If you have any questions please forward them to Executive Minister, Mark Laird.
Spring 2025 Meetings
ARWRC Spring Meeting (Hybrid): May 30-31, 2025
HFRC Spring Meeting (Hybrid): June 13-14, 2025
WOWRC Spring Meeting (Hybrid): May 2-3, 2025
Celebration of Ministries: To be confirmed
Horseshoe Falls Regional Council
Renewal and Transformation … A Season of Hope!
Welcomes you to the 2024 Fall Gathering!
Online via Zoom
Friday October 4th: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Saturday October 5th: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
The Celebration of Ministry will be In-person and Livestreamed on YouTube
Horseshoe Falls Regional Council Fall Online Meeting Information
Workbook Resources and Materials
These items are pending and will be added as they become available. Please check at least the week before the meeting for any updated material.
• Workbook (complete) [PDF / 50 pages]
• President’s Message [PDF / 1 page]
• Meeting Agenda [PDF / 1 page]
• Proposal 1 Opening and Procedural Motion [PDF / 2 pages]
• BRAVE/Affirming Statement [PDF / 1 page]
• Candidates [PDF/ 1 page]
• Proposal to GC45 2 Enhancing our Conciliar Church GC45 [PDF / 3 pages]
• Proposal to GC45 3 Senior Management Accountability GC45 [PDF / 3 pages]
• Proposal to GC45 4 Remit Integrity GC45 [PDF / 4 pages]
• Finance Proposal – Budget 2025 [PDF / 3 pages]
• Proposal 6 Closing Motion [PDF / 1 page]
• Community of Faith Life Cycle Changes [PDF / 1 page]
• In Memoriam [PDF / 1 page]
• Discipleship and Justice Commission Report [PDF / 1 page]
• Congregational Support Commission Report [PDF / 2 pages]
• Human Resources Commission Report [PDF / 2 pages]
Celebration of Ministry Service
Sunday, October 6th, 3 PM
Location: St. Andrew’s United Church, Brantford, ON
95 Darling St, Brantford, ON N3T 2K7
Celebrants: Jess Swance, Ted Smith and Peggy Bartlett
(In-person at St. Andrew’s and Livestreamed on YouTube)