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NEWS AND UPDATES FROM REGIONAL COUNCIL 15 (RC15)
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www.ucceast.ca
Staff Directory
It’s Your Call – Podcast
News from the Pews Newsletter
To view upcoming programs at the Tatamagouche Centre please click here.
To view upcoming events at the Atlantic School of Theology please click here.
Regional Council 15 (RC15) Committee Volunteer form.
Condolences: Rev. Dr. Randy Crozsman
Our condolences are extended to the family of Rev. Dr. Randy Crozsman who passed away on October 15, 2022. The obituary can be viewed here.
UCCEast Website
The Regional Office is aware that our ucceast website is currently having some technical difficulties. We are working with the provider to rectify the situation. If you try to access the website and it is offline please try again as it periodically corrects itself.
Regional Council Annual Meeting
The 2023 annual meeting of Regional Council 15 will be held on June 9-11 at Mount Saint Vincent University. Please save the dates. Details will be on the Annual Meeting webpage as they become available.
Executive Minutes
The approved minutes from the June 23, 2022 Executive meeting are now available on the RC15 website.
Covenanting Service between Rev. Daniel MacDonald, Central United Church, Lunenburg, and Region 15
A covenanting service to mark our new ministry with Rev. Daniel MacDonald will be held on Sunday, November 6th at 7:00pm at Central United Church, Lunenburg. All are welcome and invited to attend. The Rev. Dr. Ross Bartlett will be offering the sermon. A light lunch and reception will follow the service. Please consider joining us as we celebrate this new beginning!
Details:
Sunday, Nov. 6th at 7:00pm
Central United Church,
136 Cumberland St., Lunenburg
Parking is available on either Cumberland, King or Lincoln Streets.
Advent Resource: Navigating Mystery
Advent Resources available now: Martin Shaw wondered: What if we re-framed “living with uncertainty” into a practice of “navigating mystery?”
This question evoked a new Prayer Bench Resource.
Navigating Mystery includes:
a small group study guide,
a second guide for personal study or retreat
and a bonus guide for planning an All-Ages Advent event.
All three are bundled together in Navigating Mystery, or you can buy the All Ages planning guide separately: All Creation Sings.
Here is a sample of Navigating Mystery.
Learn more at the Prayer Bench
2nd Annual LLWL Gathering at Tatamagouche Centre
Stormy Fiona can’t stop us! The Gathering has been postponed to Thursday, November 17th – Saturday, November 19th! An opportunity for those who are licensed to update skills and for those who are curious about becoming Licensed Lay Worship Leaders. For more information and to register see the Tatamagouche Centre website: https://www.tatamagouchecentre.ca/events.
United Fresh Start Facilitators Available
United Fresh Start is a curriculum with 24 modules that teach ministers and congregational leaders critical strategies for working effectively together. It contains proven methods based on the work of organizational leadership experts and is based on a program developed by the Episcopal Church over the past 25 years. The program covers key topics, such as entering new systems, conflict management, family systems theory, polarity management, church size theory, and adaptive leadership. Together, ministers and congregational leaders gain a mutual understanding of leadership expectations, role clarity, and the use of power and authority. The program will help create a fresh start for the pastoral relationship and prepare you for effective mission and ministry together.
We have two trained facilitators in our region, at our present time Rev. Catherine MacDonald is available to come to your congregation or group of congregations to lead/facilitate a workshop. You can check out unitedfreshstart.ca
Contact:
Rev. Catherine MacDonald reverendcatherinemacdonald@gmail.com
902-483-1422
aUCC Membership
Clergy? Student Clergy? Retired clergy? We want you to join the Association of United Church Clergy – a.k.a. the aUCC!
Our mandate is to C.A.R.E. – community, advocacy, renewal, and education. We are working to facilitate the strengthening of the clergy community through these four pillars. Memberships are open on an on-going basis with a tiered fee structure. Benefits include reduced costs at retreats, unique continuing education opportunities and clergy events.
Check us out!
