Regional Council Staff Meeting
2024-01-25 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-08 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-22 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-03-07 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom

WOW Online Clergy Gathering
2024-01-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

Designated Lay Ministers Online Gathering
2024-01-31 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Wednesday January 31st at 2pm

Click here for Zoom link: https://mailchi.mp/unit…/designated-lay-ministers-hello…

HF Regional Lay Representative Gathering
2024-01-31 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

ARW Congregational Support Commission
2024-02-07 09:00, 2024-03-06 09:00 (America/New_York)

WOW Congregational Support Commission
2024-02-08 09:30, 2024-03-14 13:00 (America/New_York)

WOW UCW Event – Celebrating our Camps
2024-02-10 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
WOW UCW ZOOM EVENT:
Gather with United Church Women to celebrate and support our Camps!⛺️🛶⛵️🏊‍♀️

Saturday February 10th at 1pm via Zoom
Zoom Link: https://united-church.zoom.us/j/88259084126…

ARW Human Resources Commission Meeting
2024-02-13 09:00, 2024-03-12 09:00 (America/Toronto)

HF Retired Clergy Online Gathering
2024-02-13 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
On behalf of Horseshoe Falls Regional Council, the Human Resources Commission has been seeking to redress a lack of connection between the regional council and retirees since the dissolution of presbyteries. This has included creating a contact list of retirees in our region and finding a connection point in the structure. Happily, the Human Resources Commission has included relating to retirees as part of its mandate and our Minister for Pastoral Support, the Rev. Kevin Steeper, will also serve as a resource in this effort.Our next step is to host a regional council wide online gathering:

to connect with one another,
to explore how we all might best relate to one another;
to listen to the ideas you may have for gatherings in smaller groupings and how the region might best support you.

There will be an opportunity for you to gather in geographic groupings to self-organize.From an earlier email to many of you, we received a suggestion that we might invite a national staff person to join us at a gathering once a year to hear about the wider church and to answer questions you may have. General Secretary, the Rev. Dr. Michael Blair, has graciously agreed to be with us for part of our meeting to do just that.Save the Date!Join us on February 13, 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. online. Watch for the meeting link to come after the new year.We recognize that not everyone has online access. If you know of a colleague who would appreciate being present, perhaps you could invite them to join you.

HF Congregational Support Commission
2024-02-13 19:00, 2024-03-12 10:00 (America/New_York)

ARW Regional Council Executive Meeting
2024-02-14 10:00, 2024-03-13 10:00 (America/New_York)

'The Basics': Ministry & Personnel Committee Workshops
2024-02-15 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
‘The Basics’: Ministry & Personnel Committee Workshops
Online by Zoom, Spring 2024 dates:
February 15th 2-4pm, March 19th 7-9pm, May 8th 2-4pm and June 25th 7-9pm
with 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.

WOW Human Resources Commission Meeting
2024-02-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-19 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto)

WOW Regional Council Executive Meeting
2024-02-21 09:30 (America/New_York)

ARW Clergy Luncheon
2024-02-28 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Register Now

In an effort to continue to build our relationships with one another you are invited to gather with colleagues in ministry from across the Regional Council for a time of fellowship and conversation. Come as we gather around the table to share and break bread together. Watch for more details to come!
Luncheon speakers include Cheryl-Ann Stadelbauer-Sampa – “Leadership in a time of transition” and Greg Smith-Young – Regional Growth Animator

The Rev. Kevin Steeper

Minister, Pastoral Support

Contact: Kevin Steeper KSteeper@united-church.ca

HF Human Resources Commission Meeting
2024-02-28 13:00 (America/Toronto)

HF Regional Council Executive Meeting
2024-02-28 16:00 (America/New_York)

Music Ministry Gathering
2024-03-04 18:45 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

ARW Discipleship & Justice Meeting
2024-03-05 10:00 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom

HF Clergy Luncheon
2024-03-06 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Horseshoe Falls Clergy Luncheon

Search Team Training
2024-03-12 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Search Team Training
Tuesday, March 12, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Where: Online by ZoomWho: Pastoral Relations Minister, Micol CottrellWhy: Search Teams are entrusted with a very important task for their community of faith: discerning through conversation and prayer the best applicant for the ongoing journey of the congregation. Search Team Training is required for this process to begin.Links & Contact: Please fill out the registration form here. Dates are scheduled through June 2024. Questions about the training can be sent to Micol Cottrell.
