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UCW NEWS TO USE - WINTER 2010 EDITION
The Winter 2010 edition of the UCW News to Use newsletter is now available.
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FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION WORKSHOP
3rd ANNUAL WORKSHOP
Where and When: Burry Heights Camp & Retreat Center
April 10th, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
PRELIMINARY NOTICE
Purpose: The Workshop is designed to help those who attend to better understand financial and administration best practices.
Program will include:
> Best Practices regarding Church Finances and Insurance
> Issues regarding Manses and Property
> Pensions and Benefits
> Open discussion of your issues
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GENERAL SECRETARY'S WEEKLY LETTER - MARCH 1ST, 2010
Dear Colleagues and Friends:
Watching the Canadian women’s hockey team win the gold medal game last night, I was reminded of a time when I was in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, a few years ago. Some of the people wondered if I was related to Hayley Wickenheiser, who had done a hockey clinic for the kids of the community. They thought I looked like her. I’m not sure that I do, but then again, they didn’t really know that many people of my race.
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TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES FAIR-TRADE FESTIVAL SALE - MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
Ten Thousand Villages is coming to the University Centre, 3rd Floor! Memorial University Chaplaincy is hosting a sale of beautiful, fairly-traded gifts benefiting artisans from more than 30 developing countries.
The Fair-Trade Festival Sale will be held Wednesday, March 10th, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM and Thursday, March 11th from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Memorial University, University Centre, 3rd Floor, (off Prince Philip Drive, take Clinch Cres. - between Health Science Center and MUN - take 1st right onto Arctic Ave., University Centre is 1st building on the right). Free parking in Lot 16 (right next to the University Centre) from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
The gifts you buy at the Ten Thousand Villages Sale will give the blessings of steady work, fair wages, and a better life for struggling families around the world. For more information call Donna Lawrence at 737-2534 . Your purchase makes a difference!
ASH WEDNESDAY MESSAGE FROM THE MODERATOR
Dear Friends in Christ,
Last Friday I was warmly greeted with a fresh cup of coffee at the office of the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.
Shortly after a nice chat with staff, when I had been sufficiently lulled into a false sense of security, Conference Executive Secretary Bruce Faurschou suddenly produced a video camera and asked me to respond to Jesus' question, "Who do you say that I am?"
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ATLANTIC SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY ANNOUNCES MAY 2010 CONVOCATION HONOREES
Halifax, NS – During Convocation ceremonies on May 1, 2010, Atlantic School of Theology (AST) will award honorary degrees to two outstanding individuals in recognition of their significant accomplishments. The following people will receive a Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa: David Adams Richards and Marion Pardy.
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GENERAL SECRETARY'S WEEKLY LETTER - FEBRUARY 12TH, 2010
Dear Colleagues and Friends:
There is a scene in the movie “The White Ribbon” where a little boy whose mother is dead and whose father is in the hospital after an accident has a conversation about death with the woman who is caring for him. This stark exchange is riveting in its detail and simplicity, including a part where the boy asks, “Does everybody die? Everybody?” When he is assured that this is true, he asks, “There is no way out?” and he is told that there isn’t. This is one of the movies nominated for an Academy Award in the foreign film category. It is hard to imagine such a script forming part of an American movie.
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SONGS OF THE GOSPEL BOOKS WANTED
St Paul's United Church in Deer Lake is looking for good copies of the blue soft cover. "Songs of the Gospel" 1953.
If you are a congregation with Songs of the Gospel not in use. we would like to hear from you.
Tony Newell
Deer Lake
spidl@nf.sympatico.ca
UPDATED EAST DISTRICT MANSE INSPECTIONS FORMS AVAILABLE
There are two forms, the more detailed form is to be used ONLY by the District Manse Committee in the Joint Needs process. It is published for information only so that local committees will have an idea what the District Committee will be inspecting. Click here for
the detailed form
The short form is for the use of local Manse Committees on an annual basis so that:
(1) an annual inspection is actually carried out, and
(2) the District Manse Committee has a better idea of the properties under its jurisdiction
It is suggested that the form be downloaded and used as soon as possible after the pastoral charge annual meetings so that we have a record of chairpersons, etc. Click here for
the short form
COMMUNICATIONS POSTER UPDATED
The communications poster has been updated to include East and West district information. Click here for the updated poster
UPDATE ON CIDA MATCHING FUNDS FOR HAITI DONATIONS
The approval process for organizations to receive matching funds for donations designated for Haiti relief is not automatic. The United Church of Canada, along with the other Canadian churches and agencies that are members of Canadian Churches in Action (CCA), is submitting a detailed proposal to CIDA requesting that all donations be matched dollar for dollar by the Canadian government. We expect that this request will be approved—as it was in the case of the tsunami in 2004. Click here for more
BURIN PASTORAL CHARGE SEEKING FULL TIME ORDAINED MINISTER
Burin, NL - Burin Pastoral Charge, in the scenic and historic Town of Burin
is inviting applications for the position of full time Ordained Minister of
our two point Pastoral Charge. This person will bring the word of God in a
very meaningful way to our congregations. An enthusiasm for pastoral care,
visitation of shut-ins, hospitals and seniors homes and youth ministry is
desirable. We have a modern split level, 3 bedroom manse over looking the
water, located near hospitals, pre-school to university and college level,
shopping centers, walking trails, etc. Interested candidates may request our
JNAC Report and/or submit a resume to: Jean Dibbon, Chair, Joint Search
Committee, Site 18, Box 19, Burin, NL, A0E 1E0, or e-mail:
jdibbon@hotmail.com.
Deadline for applications is on or before April 30, 2010
VACANCIES ON EAST DISTRICT COMMITTEES
- Communications
- Chaplaincy (St. Johns)
- Education and Students west of Foxtrap
- Lay representative to conference staff committee
There are other vacancies coming up in Spring 2010
Anyone interested to serve contact Beulah Hayley 709-664-5361
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UCW ENCOURAGES GIVING
The United Church Women of Memorial United Church, Bonavista wanted to reach out to their brothers and sisters in Haiti so they donated $1000 to the Haiti Appeal. They encourage us to give out of our abundance!
CTRI WINTER/SPRING WORKSHOPS OFFERED
The Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute Inc. is offering the following workshops in St. John's, Newfoundland: "De-escalating Potentially Violent Situations", "Crisis Response Planning", and "Mental Illness - Awareness and Support". Click here for more information, dates and fees
CLIMATE CHANGE A CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE FOR ALL CANADIANS
Toronto: Mardi Tindal, the Moderator of Canada’s largest Protestant denomination, The United Church of Canada, today issued an open letter to Canadians calling on them to consider climate change a crisis of conscience. Click here for more
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S FAITH IN ACTION AWARD 2010
Atlantic School of Theology is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the Lieutenant Governor’s Faith in Action Award 2010. This annual award continues Her Honour, the Honourable Mayann E. Francis's deep commitment to community development, by providing recognition to those whose religious faith has motivated them to significantly enrich the lives of Nova Scotians from the wider community of which they are a part. The award is open to people from any religious tradition. Recipients will be selected by a committee that includes representatives from Atlantic School of Theology and the Nova Scotia Interfaith Council. The 2010 award will be presented at AST convocation on May 1, 2010.
More information about the award and how to nominate potential recipients can be found on the AST website at www.astheology.ns.ca. All submissions must be postmarked by March 8, 2010.
2010 Faith in Action-Consent Form
2010 Faith in Action-Information
2010 Faith in Action-Nomination Form
News Release-Letterhead-2010 request for nominations
UNITED CHURCH LAUNCHES EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR HAITI
Toronto: The United Church of Canada announced today that it is launching an emergency appeal asking its congregations for donations designated for earthquake relief and reconstruction in Haiti.Click here for more
INFORMATION FROM ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE RE: HOT WORKS PROTOCOL REDUCES POTENTIAL FOR FIRE LOSS
Click here for this important information.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT CALLING LAKES CENTER (PCTC)
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MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY, GENERAL COUNCIL ON PLANNING FOR 2011-13
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
If you are a member of the Executive of the General Council, if you serve on the executive of a conference or presbytery, if you are an ordered or designated lay minister in The United Church of Canada, if you are a staff member anywhere in the United Church, if you are a General Council commissioner, or if you are a member or adherent who cares about the United Church, this letter is for you.
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Click here for Triennium Planning 2011-13 - Background
PRESS RELEASE ON SUSPECTED ARSON AT ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH
Click here for a press release from Ecclesiastical Insurance
NEWS RELEASE - SIOBHAN COADY, MP FOR ST. JOHN'S SOUTH-MOUNT PEARL AND THE VERY REV. DR. MARION PARDY, PRESIDENT, ST. JOHN'S AND AREA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES - CUTS TO KAIROS DIMINISH CANADA’S PLACE IN THE WORLD
Siobhan Coady, MP for St. John’s South – Mount Pearl says the cuts which the Harper government is making to faith based groups such as KAIROS that do international development work is an example of how the current government is allowing Canada’s place in the world to slip.
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CORRESPONDENCE TO THE EXECUTIVE OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL
From: Nora Sanders, General Secretary, General Council
To: Members of the General Council Executive
Click here for another letter in PDF format that fulfills directions from the 40th General Council in Kelowna, B.C.
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT PROGRM - "Rendezvous 2011: Go Big and Go Home"
Remember! You do not have to be part of the United Church to partake in this event!
Introducing Rendezvous 2011: Go Big and Go Home!
I am writing on behalf of the National Rendezvous planning team to: inform you and your community about a big and exciting national youth event, to ask if you are interested in providing leadership/ discernment for the event and to ask for your communities’ on-going support through prayer for this big United Church Initiative.
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WORSHIP MATTERS TO YOUTH EVENT RESCHEDULED
ADVANCE NOTICE:
WORSHIP MATTERS TO YOUTH! Let’s Make Worship Rock!
November 12-14, 2010
@ Loon Bay Camp!
Friday 7 PM - Sunday 1 PM
WHY?
To encourage YOUTH and the ADULTS WHO LOVE THEM;
To understand HOW AND WHY Worship Matters to Youth;
To provide a POWERFUL EXPERIENCE of worship together
To be AWARE OF WAYS that youth can be ENGAGED IN MEANINGFUL WORSHIP as leaders and participants;
To give some PRACTICAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES that can be taken home for implementation.
Early Bird Registration: $75
if registered before October 30th.
Registration: $85
after October 30th.
** Includes: Accomodations, food and program fees!
Call Rev. Steph for more info: 424-6681
H1N1 RESOURCES
Click here for H1N1 Guidelines/Emergency Preparedness information
CONFERENCE REPORT 2009
A summary of the proceedings of the
Newfoundland
and Labrador Conference Spring Meeting
held
May 29-31,
2009 at
Memorial
United Church and Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium,
Grand Falls-Windsor, is now online.
Click here.
CONTACTS
WANTED
Communication Committee CONTACTS
for East District.
Purpose: Liaison between Congregations and East District
Communications Committee to share your accomplishments and concerns.
Click
here for more details.
SETTLEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 2009
The 2009 Settlement Committee Report is now online on this site.
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NEWSLETTERS: UNITING MINISTRIES
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Council Office e-newsletter, coordinated by the Congregational, Educational,
and Community Ministries Unit. Connecting and supporting the diverse
ministries of The United Church of Canada.
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