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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.
Gifts With Vision in Bermuda-Nova Scotia Region
Are you looking for meaningful Christmas gifts that make a real difference? Look no further than the Gifts With Vision catalogue and website. https://giftswithvision.ca/. Individuals, groups and congregations can provide direct assistance to local Mission & Service-supported activities within the Bermuda-Nova Scotia Region such as:
GWV23-26 Sponsor Students’ Multifaith Meal. Organized by the United Church Chaplaincy at Dalhousie University, this program helps to combat food insecurity by providing a free weekly meal for 80+ students.
GWV23-22 Mattresses for Matriarchs. New mattresses for Berwick Camp’s accommodations will add to the safety, comfort and cleanliness of rooms used by senior campers.
GWV23-30: Bursaries to Support Human Rights. Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network at Tatamagouche Centre.
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.
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.
Support Camping Ministries in YOUR Community this holiday season!
Are you looking to make a tangible difference in the lives of children, youth and young adults this holiday season?
Please consider supporting our two Bermuda-Nova Scotia United Church Camps – Sherbrooke Lake Camp and Camp Kidston – during this year-end giving season.
Summer camp provides unique opportunities for children and youth to build community, explore creation, experience faith, and be themselves – and it wouldn’t be possible without the support of our generous communities of donors!
Both camps are registered charities, donations are tax deductible, and every gift makes a difference (no matter how big or small)!
Donations to Sherbrooke Lake Camp (Franey Corner, NS) can be made here and donations to Camp Kidston (Middle Musquodoboit, NS) can be made here.
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.
