'The Basics': Ministry & Personnel Committee Workshops
2024-05-08 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-25 19:00 - 21:00 (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 Congregational Support Commission
2024-05-09 13:00, 2024-06-13 13:00 (America/New_York)

ARW Human Resources Commission Meeting
2024-05-14 09:00, 2024-06-11 09:00 (America/Toronto)

HF Congregational Support Commission
2024-05-14 10:00, 2024-06-11 19:00 (America/New_York)

ARW Online Clergy Gathering
2024-05-14 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

WOW Regional Council Executive Meeting
2024-05-15 09:30 (America/New_York)

HF Online Clergy Gathering
2024-05-15 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

Regional Council Staff Meeting
2024-05-16 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-05-30 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-06-27 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom

WOW Online Clergy Gathering
2024-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

WOW Human Resources Commission Meeting
2024-05-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto)

WOW Discipleship and Justice Meeting
2024-05-21 19:00 (America/New_York)

HF Human Resources Commission Meeting
2024-05-22 13:00 (America/Toronto)

HF Regional Council Executive Meeting
2024-05-22 16:00 (America/New_York)

Save the Dates: Spring 2024 Tri Regional Council Meeting
2024-05-24 - 2024-05-26
Spring 2024 Tri-Regional Council Meeting
REGISTER for the Tri-Regional Council Meeting
Time will be designated for each individual Regional Council to meet separately. Each Regional Council will be electing their GC45 Commissioners, President Elect and slate of Executive/Commission members.
Friday May 24: 2 PM start & Friday evening The Right Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne will speak
Saturday, May 25: All day. Includes Celebration of Ministries Service in the afternoon
Sunday, May 26: 9 AM to Noon: Includes Honouring of Retirees, Jubilands, In Memoriam, Community of Faith Life Cycle Changes

You can do hard things
2024-05-24 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
You can do hard things:
How to Preach on Stewardship and Talk about Money

A workshop for ministry personnel and those who lead worship in their communities of faith.10am-12pm on Friday, May 24 at Port Elgin United Church Stewardship, like prayer, worship, or loving service, is a critical aspect of our lives of faith. The Bible is chock full of passages about how money and wealth harm people and communities, and how generosity liberates us from those corrupting influences. As preachers, we have an amazing opportunity to tell people that they belong to God, not their bank accounts, and because of that, they can make a difference by sharing their gifts. Yet so many of us avoid talking about money. The truth is, whether or not we discuss it, the people in our congregations are thinking about money all the time. How do I decide how much should I give? What should I spend it on? How do I raise generous kids and grand-kids? Whether they have a little or a lot, money takes up a lot of spiritual and emotional space. So how can we deepen faith and generosity as spiritual leaders?

In this workshop, participants will:

Process all the fears and worries around preaching on money (no, you’re not just preaching for your salary!)
Learn techniques for stewardship preaching that will encourage and inspire
Look at some of Jesus’ messages on money and talk about the good news that could be used in a sermon.
Be introduced to resources that can give you more confidence when talking about money and ministry

For more information, please contact your Stewardship Support Staff, Brenna Baker, at bbaker@united-church.ca

Port Elgin United Church840 Bruce St, Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C2
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Registration Link:

https://regionalcouncil789.formstack.com/forms/you_can_do_hard_things

ARW Discipleship & Justice Meeting
2024-06-04 10:00 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom

ARW Congregational Support Commission
2024-06-05 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-07-03 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

ARW Regional Council Orientation
2024-06-13 11:30 - 15:00 (America/Toronto)
To be held at: St. Andrews United Church, Chatham, ON

WOW Regional Council Orientation
2024-06-19 09:00 (America/New_York)

Music Ministry - Celebrating Pride Month
2024-06-24 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Online via Zoom

HF Regional Council Orientation
2024-06-26 09:00 (America/New_York)

Rendez-Vous 2024 - Audacious Hope
2024-07-03 - 2024-07-06
Youth, Young Adults, and Those Who Lead Them:

Save the Date!

Audacious Hope
July 3-6, 2024, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON

Brought to you by the Rendez-vous team of The United Church of Canada and the LIFT team of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.

More information soon!

#UCCan #AudaciousHope2024
