NEWS AND UPDATES FROM REGIONAL COUNCIL 15 (RC15)
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Interfaith Conference: A Climate of Hope – Saturday October 29
A Climate of Hope | Ecology Action Centre
The Ecology Action Centre in partnership with Faith & the Common Good invites you to register – either in person or online – for A Climate of Hope conference on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ummah Masjid and Community Centre, Halifax, NS.
https://ecologyaction.ca/climate-hope
Covenanting Service between Rev. Pieter LeRoux, North Highlands Pastoral Charge and Region 15
A covenanting service to mark our new ministry with Rev. Pieter LeRoux will be held on Sunday, November 6th at 1:30pm at Aspy Bay United Church, Aspy Bay, NS. All are welcome and invited to attend. Ron Nikkel will provide the message. A light lunch and reception will follow the service.
Details:
Sunday, Nov. 6th at 1:30pm
Aspy Bay United Church,
North Highlands Pastoral Charge,
Aspy Bay, NS
Advent Planning
Advent is just around the corner. Are you leading worship during Advent? Are you ready? If you are still wondering what to do during this Advent season, the Region 15 Faith Formation and Leadership Development Committee would like to offer you an opportunity to get together, to discuss ideas and to share resources. On Thursday November 3rd you are invited to join an Advent Planning Drop-In session beginning at 10 am. For more information contact Rev. Sharon at revsharonbeacon@eastlink.ca.
Click here to receive the Zoom information for the drop-in session.
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
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
Phone Conference Services Ending
As of November 15, 2022, our service provider, Arkadin Phone Services, will no longer be available to us for conference calls. This platform is terminating their services. Congregations or committees who have used Arkadin may want to consider using the Zoom teleconferencing platform. This can be done in a variety of ways:
1. Avail of the free Zoom account that allows for 40 minutes of free teleconferencing: https://zoom.us/signup#/signup
This free service allows you to manage your own meeting bookings and maintain control over scheduling and hosting your meetings. For meetings longer than 40 minutes, you can schedule a meeting break and sign in again, or consider using option 2 or 3.
2. Consider purchasing a paid Zoom account at $20 per month or $200 annually: https://zoom.us/pricing
This option will provide your committee or congregation with the full flexibility of hosting and managing your own meetings for minimal cost.
3. If option 1 or 2 do not work for your committee or congregation, the region will share its accounts with you. You will not be provided with hosting options, but will be able to run your meetings by requesting time in advance with one of the shared accounts. You will need to arrange your Zoom meeting through Jennifer Taylor, Executive Assistant to Executive Minister: jtaylor@united-church.ca
