Hi Rural Folks Across Canada!
This is our 14th monthly eNews, which shares more information of rural ministry initiatives across Canada, mostly in the United Church of Canada.
Welcome to our new subscribers.
Past eNewsletters are archived at www.UCRMN.ca
Have a rural story you would like to share? You are welcome to submit your story to Connor at editor@UCRMN.ca. Please try to keep articles 300 to 500 words.
You may notice that articles in this edition of the ENews are a little shorter than usual. That's on purpose! In an effort to keep things shorter and to the point, we will now be sharing snippets of articles and stories in our newsletter but hosting the full versions on our website at ucrmn.ca. Please let us know what you think of the change by emailing info@ucrmn.ca.
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REPORT: UCRMN Zoom Check in – November 24, 2021
Submitted by Eric Skillings
Nine UCRMN members joined together on Zoom to check in with each other with their latest experiences in Rural Ministry; one from Alberta, one from Saskatchewan, six from Ontario (five from East Central Ontario Regional Council – Ottawa area), and one from Prince Edward Island.
To access the full report, please click here.
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Christmas In a Barn
Submitted by Catherine Christie
By Joyce Sasse, exerpt from Country Preacher’s Notebook
Jesus was born in a manger, in a stable. In cities, people see the manger scene in store windows or church Christmas displays, or perhaps even set up in their own living room. But I fear that the scene loses its simplicity and meaning, plucked from its true surroundings. One Christmas, in one rural town I served, we recaptured that simplicity and meaning…
To read the rest of this article please click here.
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IRCA Global Prayer
Submitted by Catherine Christie
Besides being on United Church Rural Ministry Network, Eric Skillings and I are on the Executive of the International Rural Churches Association. Let me share with you some history of IRCA. There was an international meeting in England in 1998, when participants (Joyce Sasse was there from rural Canada ministries) decided to found IRCA. It was decided to hold an international conference every 4 year (a quadrennial conference). The first conference was in Chennai in 2002, then in Canada (Brandon, Manitoba) in 2006, in Germany in 2010, in Malawi in 2014, and in New Zealand in 2018. I have been at all of the conferences since 2002, was the head of the planning committee for the event in Canada, and served a term as Chairperson. While I was Chair, the conference was held in Malawi, Africa, which was quite a challenge, but wonderful.
To read the rest of this article, please click here.
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Want to do your own Online Workshop?
** You supply the topic and the leadership
** UCRMN will supply the logistics, such as; advertising in our monthly ENews, Registration, Zoom platform and all the administration needed for a successful workshop.
Email Connor at office@UCRMN.ca to talk about possibilities.
Why a cost for the workshops?
UCRMN has been granted $5,000 from United Church of Canada Foundation to set up the Network. One of the goals is to make UCRMN self sufficient. The token costs will help with accountability. We are not expecting the $10 cost to cover actual expenses.
We are open to any ideas how we can make UCRMN self sufficient: Please Email info@UCRMN.ca with suggestions.
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So Long For Now!
We hope you enjoyed this "work in process".
Any suggestions are most welcomed. Email editor@UCRMN.ca
Please forward this email to your Rural Ministry Colleagues and encourage them to subscribe from our webpage at www.UCRMN.ca
Who is UCRMN?
We are a Volunteer Network that is collecting and posting Rural Ministries initiatives in the United Church - across Canada - in one place;
www.UCRMN.ca
If you have an interest in finding out more, or to volunteer as a Board Member or in some other way, please email us at info@UCRMN.ca
Blessings on your ministry!
Catherine, Eric, Donna, Felicia and Shelley
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