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President’s Advent Message
Please click here to read an Advent message from Elizabeth Stevenson, President of Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council.
Hello from FSLDW President Elizabeth
On Wednesday, Nov 22, friends and family gathered at Central Queen’s United Church, Hunter River, PEI to celebrate the life of Rev. Barbara Wagner (Smallwood).
To see the bulletin cover, check out FSLDW Facebook page.
Barbara served several United Church congregations including Lockeport and New Waterford, NS, St. Albert, Alberta, Bedeque, PEI and Central Queens United, PEI.
Rev. Greg Davis, clergy at Central Queens and The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, a friend of the family, officiated. I was grateful to offer sympathy on behalf of the Region. Rev. Hiltz shared lovely stories of how Barbara and her husband Charlie met at the Atlantic School of Theology. Stories of how Barbara and Charlie, an Anglican priest, respected each other’s denominations and made it work.
It was heart warming to see so many family, neighbours and colleagues present – a testimony to the affection Barbara gave and received. As a friend said, ‘Barb was PEI.”
We give thanks for Barbara being Barbara. We give thanks for her dedication to the United Church of Canada and her ministry across the country.
Please hold Barbara’s son Rev. Dr. Kyle Wagner and family, extended family and friends in prayer.
In Peace,
Elizabeth
President FSLDW Region
An Affirming Region
elizstevenson@gmail.com
506-650-4812
Advent Greetings Growth Seekers from Growth Animator Sharon
Advent Greetings Friends and Colleagues from Your Growth Animator,
Advent is a time of anticipation, waiting and preparing for the coming of Christ and all that means for each of us. It is a time for hope, a time for peace and justice, a time to share the joy within our hearts, and to share the love that surrounds us. What will be born anew in you?
Please click here to read the full Advent message from Growth Animator Sharon.
Join us during Advent
You are invited to join the Justice, Mission and Outreach Committee as we gather to light the Advent Candles each week during Advent. There will be time to reflect, pray, and join our hearts each week for just peace in Palestine and Israel. We will meet via zoom starting Wed, November 29th, and each Wednesday after, up to and including December 20th, at 8:00 p.m. AT, all are welcome.
For registration please click on link.
Invitation to Online Clergy Gatherings
With summer vacations now over, the Thursday 10:00am conversations with Kendall Harrison, the Regional Minister, and ministry personnel have started again. Please click here for information and the link to join (please note, although the letter is from January, the pertinent information remains the same).
Affirm Committee’s webinar – Welcoming Diversity on Nov 15, 2023
We welcomed Capt Rev Beatrice Gale as our guest. Bea shared her journey and her learnings that can help us all be more welcoming to those who are gender diverse. To see the recording please click here.
A Green Enthusiast in my Church
The Eco-Justice Working Group of the Bermuda Nova Scotia and Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Water Regions wants to support local churches. Do you know someone in your pastoral charge who is enthusiastic about the environment and concerned about how to have a green future? We want to connect with them for mutual sharing and communication, as well as funding and advocacy opportunities. We have information and resources we would like your church’s ‘Green Enthusiast’ to know about. Please send us their name and email address, along with your church’s name and location. This could be the beginning of something amazing ! Send their info to SMunikwa@united-church.ca Thank You. Your Maritime region’s Eco-Justice Working Group of the Justice, Mission and Outreach Committee
CCS Friday online discussion about engaging youth in climate justice – December 8, 2023
CCS Fridays are free online conversations to help us respond faithfully to emerging issues in local contexts. These workshops are open to anyone who might be interested. There will be a presentation that will be recorded for future viewing, plus opportunities to engage with the ideas in small groups.
Please click here to read more about this and for the registration link.
Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel
10 Dec – Guest speaker during worship at Central UC, Moncton, NB. See poster here.
17 Dec – Guest speaker during and after worship at St Luke’s UC, St. Margaret’s Bay, NS
Bill Chambré is a member of St Andrews’s United Church in Halifax. He recently returned to Canada after a 3-month stint as a volunteer in Israel/Palestine doing human rights monitoring through www.eappi.org (Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel). For the past 20 years, EAPPI has had a continuous presence of Ecumenical Accompaniers (EAs), operating on 3-month rotations. EAs have come from 25 different countries, with Canadian EAs being funded by the United Church of Canada and the Presbyterian Church of Canada.
In 2022, Bill was in the South Hebron Hills where he was primarily dealing with land rights issues as settlements expand and Palestinians are pushed off their land. This year, he returned and spent most of his time in Jerusalem where the issues being monitored included evictions, home demolitions, checkpoints and generally offering a protective presence for the Palestinian population under occupation.
Advent Resources from Prayer Bench
- Advent Email Retreat: Receive a retreat in your inbox three Saturdays in Advent providing you with all you need to pause, contemplate and get ready for the Mystery of Christmas. Learn more here.
- A Comprehensive collection of prayers for Advent and Christmas in Volume 1 of Let Us Pray: A Digital Collection of Prayers by Jane Doull. See here.There are 183 prayers in Volume 2 with prayers for Epiphany, Lent and Easter. See here.
- Visit the Prayer Bench to review many Advent Small Group Studies.
Ministry of Supervision
The Certificate in Ministry of Supervision provides participants with the information and skills to mentor individuals preparing for ministry by equipping them for supervision including pastoral practices, leadership, reflection, feedback and spiritual guidance. It is designed for clergy and lay individuals who are interested in supporting students and communities for supervised ministry education (SME), internships and field education. PREREQUISITES: A minimum of five years of post-ordination or commissioning, experience in congregational ministry leadership OR equivalent lay leadership
Mark your Calendar Now!
The course will take place as a once a week intensive with three-hour synchronous class time on zoom each week. Here is the schedule — click the links to see the start times in each of Canada’s time zones:
Jan 11, 12:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Jan 18, 12:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Jan 25, 12:00 – 3:00pm ET
Feb 1, 12:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Feb 8, 12:00 – 3:00 pm ET
You can register at United in Learning or by clicking here.
For more information please contact Andrew Richardson.
