Antler River Watershed Regional Council

ARW Pastoral Relations Commission Meeting
2025-09-09 09:00, 2025-10-14 09:00, 2025-11-04 09:00, 2025-12-09 09:00, 2026-02-10 09:00 (America/Toronto)

WOW Pastoral Relations Commission Meeting
2025-09-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-03-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-21 10:00 - 12:00

Mission Support Grant Deadline
2025-09-22 08:30
More information here:
https://arwrcucc.ca/mission-support-grants/

Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion - Online
2025-09-24 10:00 - 11:30 | Online via Zoom
Join us online Wednesday, September 24th at 10:00-11:30 AM for Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion, and take your acknowledgement of Territory to the next level by considering the Spiritual Covenant.
Many congregations who have been acknowledging the territory for the past few years are asking what meaningful action they can take to move their acknowledgment from words to actions. You are invited to Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion, an online opportunity to begin the conversation about making a spiritual covenant.
You’re warmly invited
to this special event featuring Adrian Jacobs of the Turtle Clan, Cayuga Nation, sharing on the Spiritual Covenant—a reflection on land, relationship, and reconciliation on Wednesday, September 24th, from 10:00-11:30 AM.
Adrian Jacobs will offer a leadership in this workshop and communion service that will inform and inspire the discernment of churches on any traditional territory who wish to consider concrete action to live into their acknowledgment of territory. The workshop and worship will be grounded in history and scripture, and will invite you to deeper relationship with the land and the peoples on the land, and the Creator, Christ and Spirit. (For more information about the Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion and the Spiritual Covenant, see below.)
The road to a decision about a faithful action by your community of faith is an ongoing journey. Come prepared to engage and to learn, and then bring your reflections to your home church for prayerful consideration.
Bread and Juice for Communion
This workshop will include an online communion service, so have your own juice and bread ready. For juice, you are invited to honour Indigenous tradition with strawberry juice, a local Indigenous medicine. If you would like to make strawberry juice, here is a simple recipe you can use:
https://tworowtimes.com/healthy-roots/jihsodahk-the-leader-of-the-plants/. If you are not able to use strawberry juice, feel free to bring any fruit juice of your choice.
Register in advance for this event:
https://united-church.zoom.us/meeting/register/2BNM7atZRhKNuAGAeO_1nA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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HF Human Resources Commission Meeting
2025-09-24 13:00, 2025-10-22 13:00, 2025-11-26 13:00, 2026-02-25 13:00, 2026-03-25 13:00, 2026-04-22 13:00

ARWRC Fall Meeting 2025 (Online only)
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-04 | Online by Zoom link
Antler River Watershed Regional Council
THEME: Seasons
You are invited to the 2025 ARWRC Fall Gathering!
Online via Zoom only
DATE: ARWRC Fall Meeting (online): October 3-4, 2025
Friday October 3rd: Time 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Saturday October 4th: Time 9:00am – 3:00pm

Antler River Watershed Regional Council Fall Online Meeting Information
Registration begins September 4, 2025 – Watch your emails for registration information

WOWRC Fall Meeting 2025 (Online only)
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-08 | Online by Zoom link

HFRC Fall Meeting 2025 (Online only)
2025-11-21 - 2025-11-22 | Online by Zoom link

Kathy Douglas' Retirement Party
2026-01-16 13:30 - 15:30 | Avondale United Church, 194 Avondale Avenue, Stratford, Ontario, N5A6N4, Canada

Zoom Clergy Gathering - Making the Most of Study Leave
2026-01-22 13:00 - 14:15 | Online by Zoom link
Zoom link:

Topic: Workshop on Study Leave
Time: Jan 22, 2026 01:00 PM America/Toronto
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81883645749?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 818 8364 5749
Passcode: [REDACTED]

ARW Human Resources Commission Meeting
2026-03-10 09:00, 2026-04-14 09:00

Clergy Gathering
2026-03-12 13:00 | Online by Zoom link
Hosted by Laurie Stevenson, Minister Pastoral Support
No Registration Required – Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83894431649?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 838 9443 1649
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Shared Shelves
2026-04-15 10:00 - 14:00 | Regional Councils Office, Hamilton

ARW UCW Annual Gathering
2026-04-18 09:00 - 15:00
Click here for more information!
Click here for registration form!

Towards 2035 Townhall Meeting
2026-04-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Online via Zoom
Towards 2035 Townhall Meeting
You may have seen the presentation at the Regional Councils fall meeting…you may have heard about it from a colleague or fellow congregation member…you may have seen the General Council resources for Communities of Faith…you may be asking yourself “What does this all mean?”
Please join me (Executive Minister Mark) for a time of conversation, and answering questions of what does Towards 2035 mean in your local context, and what resources are needed for us to be this group of:
resilient, inspired, diverse contextual communities of disciples
seeking to continue the story of Jesus
by embodying Christ’s presence in the world!
These sessions are open to clergy, lay reps, chairs of boards/council’s congregation members. Please register for a time at fits your schedule:
Wed April 29th 7-8:30pm
Wed May 6th 7-8:30 pm
Tues May 12th 1:30-3pm
Blessings,

Rev. Mark Laird
Executive Minister, Antler River Watershed, Horseshoe Falls, Western Ontario Waterways Regional Councils of The United Church of Canada
mlaird@united-church.ca
