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Celebration of Life – Walter Wakulicz
A Celebration of Life will be held for Walter Andrew Wakulicz, aged 63 on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at NOON (12:00pm), at Port Wallis United Church, Waverley Road, Dartmouth, NS. Rev. J. Ivan Gregan presiding. Reception to follow in church hall.
Walter was the cherished husband of Shauna MacDonald – President of the Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council of the United Church of Canada. Walter worked at Maritime ThermoKing (Moncton, NB and Burnside Dartmouth, NS) as Account Manager for 26 years as well as other titles he held within ThermoKing. Walter had a vast wealth of knowledge as he was a prolific reader, especially history, religions of the world and politics. He loved painting and assembling models, especially WW2 airplanes. Walter passed away from liver cancer 1 year ago, August 9, 2022.
Predeceased by his parents, Andrew and Olga (Micknow), sister Katherine (Kathy) Sloane and both maternal grandparents Harry and Cecelia Micknow and paternal grandparents Simon and Kasina Wakulicz.
Walter is survived by his loving wife and best friend Shauna MacDonald, Lake Echo, NS; daughter Katherine (Katie), fiancée Brenon MacNeil, Lawrencetown, NS; son Michael, Dartmouth; stepsons Christopher MacDonald (Erin), step-granddaughters Bryony and Rori, North Sydney, NS; Jeffrey MacDonald (Meredith), step-granddaughters Claire and Charlotte, Calgary AB; step-daughter Sara Magill (Paul), step granddaughter Avah, step grandsons Jack and Kieran, Fredericton, NB; Father-in-law Rev. Donald J. MacDonald (the late Marjorie), Sydney, NS. Brother-in-law Dr. Ryan Sloane (Mary), Belleville, Ontario, niece Andrea, nephew Aaron. Many aunts, uncles, cousins. Cremation took place August 2022.
Memorial donations in memory of Walter to: Palliative Care Unit, Victoria General Hospital site, South Park Street, Halifax, NS; St. James United Church, Dartmouth NS, Port Wallis United Church, Dartmouth, NS or charity of your choice.
Continuing Education Opportunity
Rev. Oliver Dingwell (Cowan Heights United Church, St. John’s, NL) will be teaching a course entitled Liturgy, Sacraments, and Radical Hospitality at Queen’s College (Memorial University of Newfoundland) during the Fall 2023 semester on Monday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. NL time (5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Atlantic time) beginning Monday, September 11. The course will be offered both in-person and online via Zoom. It is possible to register for this course as a continuing education opportunity. The cost is $350 for the full course, or $175 to join as a course auditor.
The course will explore the concept of ‘welcome’ and ‘inclusion’ in the Canadian church context through a liturgical and sacramental lens. Together we will explore issues of race, gender, orientation, and identity in contemporary Canadian society, and how the worship and sacramental life of churches might be called to respond.
Oliver is the Minister at Cowan Heights United Church in St. John’s, NL. He is currently a doctoral student at Emmanuel College. His academic work is in liturgical and eucharistic theology, studying the value of frequent eucharistic celebration within mainline Protestantism.
For more information, please contact Oliver at odingwell@cowanheightsunited.ca. To register for the course or to get more information about Queen’s College, you can email queens@mun.ca or call (709) 753-0116.
Berwick Camp Livestream
Did you know that the worship services at Berwick Camp will be live streamed on our YouTube & Facebook channel? They will! That means you can join us live from anywhere in the world or even watch the recordings at your own convenience. This year, we will have excellent worship leaders to help guide us through a spiritual Christian journey of engaging our elemental wisdom guides though Water, Earth, Fire & Air. We also think that our live worship services are ideal resources for any other United Churches across the country who may be looking for an alternative to their own weekly worship service, particularly those who have ministerial staff on holidays.
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Atlantic School of Theology Fall Continuing Education Courses
Beginning September 6th, 2023 and continuing until December 14th, 2023
Online and In-Person on the Atlantic School of Theology campus
Cost: $250.00 per course plus Eventbrite fee
Learn more about Theology, Resilience, Preaching, the Hebrew Scriptures, Ethics and Technology, and the Apostle Paul by taking any of the following courses:
Online
Christology with Dr. David Deane
Resilience in Ministry with the Rev. Dr. Andy O’Neill
Sacramental Action: Anglican with the Rev. Canon Dr. Paul Friesen
United Church of Canada Doctrine with the Rev. Catherine MacLean
In-Person
Biblical Foundations: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament with Dr. Daniel Driver
The Book of Genesis with Dr. Daniel Driver
Paul the Apostle: An Introduction with the Rev. Dr. David MacLachlan
Hybrid
Pastoral Foundations with the Rev. Canon Jody Clarke
God, Ethics, and Social Media with Dr. Alyda Faber
Please Note: These Continuing Education courses are non-credit, meaning they cannot be counted toward a degree or diploma and will not be transcripted.
To find out more information or to register, go to this link.
