Welcome: December 1, 2022
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Hello ECORC Family,
I hope this week's newsletter finds you safe and well. Just a couple Communications notes:
- Chairs of Teams, Forums and Networks - emails have been sent out to those with webpages and I look forward to connecting with you!
- The last newsletter of 2022 will arrive in your inbox on December 15th!
- I will be on vacation beginning December 19 and returning on January 3, 2023
- General Council and Regional Council offices will be closed on Friday, December 23rd and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
Enjoy the rest of your week and have a wonderful weekend. Stay safe and stay healthy.
Blessings,
Karen Wilson
Communications and Administrative Support
1-800-268-3781 Ext 6146
KWilson@united-church.ca
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Holy One,
Give us the courage to be brave, as we prepare for Christ’s arrival,
so that, like the Angels, we can reach out to the “unreachable,”
like Elizabeth and Mary, we can receive unexpected messengers;
and like the shepherds make peace with the special role we play in Christ’s story.
Help us to be brave, as we prepare.
Amen.
—a prayer inspired by Advent Unwrapped
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United Church of Canada News and Events
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Advent Unwrapped: Resources for Worship and Spiritual Practices: Advent Unwrapped offers a growing collection of worship and spiritual practice resources to make room for Christ and the radical, countercultural messages that Christ(mas) brings. Subscribe to the newsletter, follow along on Facebook, and watch this new "What is Advent?" video.
Take a look at our new Advent Unwrapped microblogs offered by Maria Christina Conlon and Richard C. Choe. Also, The United Church of Canada and the United Church of Christ, our full-communion partner in the United States, collaborated to bring you "The Giver," a new music video by Mia McClain. We invite you to use this original song as part of your Advent Worship.
Join us on a revolutionary journey as we prepare to welcome Jesus once more!
Video License Applications: Are you interested in having a movie night or series as part of your church's ministry? If so, consider getting a Video License for your community of faith to show films and tv shows in and outside of worship on site at your church. Please visit https://buyingunited.net/video-licensing to explore what video licenses could do for you, and to apply! Deadline for this round is December 9th, 2022.
UCC new insurance plan: UCC Protect/United Assurance insurance offers coverage to address the unique needs of congregations and incorporated ministries such as camps, seniors’ homes, and education centres. To learn more, watch the recording of the November 23 Webinar for Church Treasurers or consult the UCC Protect web page through the following links:
Watch video: Webinars for Church Treasurers -- November 23, 2022 - YouTube
Learn more: UCC Protect | The United Church of Canada (united-church.ca)
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Pastoral Relations News and Events
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Weekly Clergy Check In: Tuesday mornings at 10:30am. If you need the Zoom link, please contact Rev. Darren Liepold at dliepold@united-church.ca
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Formation, Nurture and Justice Team News and Events
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Respectful Relationship and Indigenous Justice
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Harvey Satewas Gabriel of Kanesatake teaches how to pronounce the Mohawk words on the United Church of Canada crest. Video by Rev. Wanda Stride, Advent, 2022 - view the video at Akwe Nia'Tetewá:neren - YouTube
Here are some great resources and articles from the JTRAG (Joint Truth and Reconciliation Action Working Group) Email Update for November 2022 including a Tribute to Chancellor Murray Sinclair in the recent Queen's Gazette. Please click HERE.
No Reconciliation without Justice: Indigenous members of The United Church of Canada took part in the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany. Lorna Pawis helped organize the Indigenous Pre-Assembly, playing key roles in opening and closing ceremonies where Sami people from northern Europe welcomed participants to the territory. Sam Miller, a delegate to the Assembly, shared the Haudenosaunee strawberry teaching. Sam was active on an Assembly committee and gave readings in a morning worship service. Continue reading this article and more at Living into Right Relations: November 2022 (mailchi.mp)
Palestine Network
Paradigm Shift: New Realities in Israel Palestine: Members from UNJPPI, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) and Ottawa Forum on Israel Palestine (OFIP) will share about their recent visit to Israel and Palestine from October to November 2022. Their trip included meetings with the leadership of Defense for Children International - Palestine (DCIP) and Addameer – two Palestinian human rights organizations which have been criminalized by Israel, and whose offices were raided two-and-a-half months earlier. The delegation travelled to many communities and met with several organizations. They also met with the head of the Canadian mission in Ramallah, the top Canadian diplomat to the Palestinian Authority. The webinar takes place on Monday, December 5th (2 p.m. ET, 11 a.m. PT). To register go HERE. CJPME has put together a comprehensive written report of the visit HERE.
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Happenings and Events around our Regional Council
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Cambridge Street United Church: A Christmas Carol: Dec. 2 & Dec. 3 at 7:30 pm. View the poster on our website at A Christmas Carol: Dec. 2 & Dec. 3 at 7:30 pm - East Central Ontario Regional Council of the United Church of Canada (ecorcuccan.ca)
Westminster United Church, Belleville: “One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall” on December 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm. View the poster on our website at “One Christmas Eve at Evergreen Mall” - East Central Ontario Regional Council of the United Church of Canada (ecorcuccan.ca)
Grace United Church Peterborough: Bake Sale/Cookie Walk together with Holly & Ivy Craft/Vendor Gift Show on December 3 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. View the poster on our website at Bake Sale/Cookie Walk together with Holly & Ivy Craft/Vendor Gift Show - East Central Ontario Regional Council of the United Church of Canada (ecorcuccan.ca)
Moscow United Church, Yarker: December 3rd from 7:30-10:30am. Dump Run Breakfast which is a home cooked breakfast served up the old fashion style. Drop in and enjoy good company along with a good old-fashioned breakfast. Free Will Offering. Friends Meeting House, 20 Huffman R., Yarker (Moscow)
Cressy Glenora United Church, Prince Edward County: December 6th @ 6:15-7pm - Bonfire in solidarity and remembrance of “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls”, and to recognize the “National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women”, and as part of “16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence.” More information at Bonfire in Solidarity - East Central Ontario Regional Council of the United Church of Canada (ecorcuccan.ca)
Fenelon Falls United Church: December 15th @ 2pm - Quiet Christmas service entitled “Tinsel and Tears”
Faith United, Courtice: December 17th @ 3pm - Sound the Kazoo! Jesus is Coming! More information at Sound the Kazoo! Jesus is Coming! - East Central Ontario Regional Council of the United Church of Canada (ecorcuccan.ca)
Trinity UC, Elginburg: December 21st @ 7pm - Longest Night/ Blue Christmas Service
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Emmanuel College News and Events
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Living in Transformative Change: Sunday, January 15, 2023, 2-4 p.m.
Michael Blair, General Secretary, The United Church of Canada
Mary Rowe, President and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute
Animator, Rob Dalgleish
Join us for a conversation about making institutional change in times of rapid cultural change. Mary and Michael will speak from their experiences of success through partnering, piloting, and persevering. Rob will draw out our learnings and pose our questions. Participate on Zoom or in person at Emmanuel College, Room 108 75 Queens Park Crescent E, Toronto ON M5S 1K7
(wheelchair access from University Ave, at Museum Station east side exit)
Cohosted by Adaptive Conversations at Bloor Street United Church and the Centre for Religion and Its Contexts at Emmanuel College
Continuing Education Events and Courses » Emmanuel College (utoronto.ca)
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Learning Events and Webinars
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Bridging Poverty & Privilege: Practices of Dignity, Hospitality & Curiosity: Workshop Learning Outcomes (coming in January)
1. To increase self-awareness in “cross-cultural” socio-economic class relationships.
2. To recognize systemic barriers hindering movement out of poverty towards stability.
3. To practice the three arts of “Dignity, Hospitality, and Curiosity” as the means of entering into meaningful “cross-cultural” learning, trust-building and neighbour-to-neighbour relationships.
More information and registration link at Bridging Poverty & Privilege: Practices of Dignity, Hospitality & Curiosity Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Introducing CHURCHx: TUCC's new e-learning platform: The General Council of the United Church has chosen CHURCHx as its exclusive platform for elearning and you can already find United in Learning and EDGE courses offered there. Read more at Introducing CHURCHx: TUCC's new e-learning platform (mailchi.mp)
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