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Welcome Shari!
We would like to welcome Shari Kaster, Communications and Administrative Support for Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters and Regional Council 15. You can reach Shari Monday to Friday from 9am-1pm at 800-268-3781 ext 2016 or skaster@united-church.ca.
Are you considering retirement?
If you are considering retiring or have retired since our last annual meeting, please see our Regional retirement resource. If you have made the decision to retire please fill out the form.
Thank you.
President’s Advent Message
Please click here to read an Advent message from J.D. Kennedy, President of Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council.
Executive Draft Minutes Available
The Executive Draft Minutes for the November 3, 2022 meeting are available on the website or can be viewed by clicking here.
Notes from Pastoral Relations Committee
-Approved the appointment of Rev. Bill MacLeod to the Park Royal United Church, Charlottetown, from October 1, 2022, until June 30, 2023.
-Approved the Millstream Pastoral Charge, Lower Millstream, NB, as a learning site.
-Approved the license renewal for the following LLWLs:
-Approved the license renewal for the following LLWLs:
- Larry Hale – West River UC, Cornwall, PEI
- Sharon Hannan – Oak Bay UC
- Don Lockhart – Baie Verte,Port Elgin, Tidnish PC
- Don MacEwen Morell, Mount Stewart, St. Peters Bay PC
- Elaine Maclaughlan – St. Paul’s UC, Sussex
- Linda Watson – Kings Kirk United, Belleisle NB
- Dawn Ellen Wedge – Kings Kirk United, Belleisle NB
Nov. 26/22
Invitation to UCC people on PEI
We’re all wondering how we are – let’s wonder together!
SAVE THE DATE – Thursday, January 19th (approx 10-2) at Central Queens United in Hunter River for a gathering of former presbyters, current regional reps and others. Details to follow in the new year. For more info contact Myrna and Jim Wicks (mjwicks@eastlink.ca), Pix Butt (pixonsand@gmail.com) or Heather MacDougall (heathermacdougall15@gmail.com)
Living in Transformative Change
Sunday, January 15, 2023, 2-4 p.m.
Michael Blair
General Secretary, The United Church of Canada and
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
Register here.
Action on Guaranteed Livable Income
For over six years Atlantic Canada has led the country on Basic Income advocacy; mobilizing our communities, city councils and provincial legislatures. With partners from across the region and country we have helped pass Basic Income resolutions in municipalities, inspired provincial politicians of all political stripes to collaborate, and sent the Prime Minister thousands of letters from ordinary citizens. To the best of our knowledge, despite these many calls neither Parliament nor the federal government has responded to a single one. This must change.
We are launching another campaign and this time we will demand that the federal government answer the people of Atlantic Canada. The first part of this campaign starts today! To get this done, pressure must come from all sides. We must educate all levels of government that a plurality of citizens want a Basic Income and that their representatives from the legislative halls in Charlottetown to the council chambers of Halifax, Fredericton, Moncton and St. John’s have all asked the Government of Canada to listen to the people of Atlantic Canada in this regard.
Over the course of three weeks, we will ratchet up the pressure and culminate by asking the 24 Liberals MPs from Atlantic Canada why their party leader and Prime Minister has yet to respond to any of these appeals. To do this, each week, for three weeks, we’ll ask you to take one action.
Week 1: Write all your local councillors. Thank those who already voted to support Basic Income and ask those municipalities that haven’t to join with their neighbouring city and town councils. Click here to fill out a form to email your mayor or councillor.
Week 2: Write your MLA or MHA asking them to join the multiparty example from P.E.I. in advocating for Basic Income and engage directly with their federal counterparts.
Week 3: Write your MP and ask they finally give Atlantic Canadians a response!
Unique Cooperative Ministry Opportunity
Gibson Memorial and Forest Hill United Churches in Fredericton New Brunswick are separate congregations exploring a unique joint ministry. We are seeking a full-time minister with new ideas and energies who is interested in exploring these possibilities with us. Are you the right person to lead us with this pilot project in Cooperative Ministry?
If you think you have what it takes or have any questions, contact us at foresthillgibson@nb.aibn.com
Help us build our spirit of cooperation.
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