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Condolences – Brock Boutilier
Our condolences are extended to Rev. Ches Boutilier and family on the death of his grandson, Brock Boutilier, who passed away on June 6, 2024. An obituary can be found here.
Covenanting Service at Fort Massey United Church
Fort Massey United Church is pleased to hold a covenanting service with Rev. Beth Hayward on June 16th at 3:00 pm – please join us. There will be a reception following the service. All are welcome as we celebrate this new ministry together.
Fort Massey is located at the corner of Queen and Tobin Streets in Halifax, at 5303 Tobin Street.
Come Join us in a Covenanting Service!
Please join us on June 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in West Bay United Church (2042 Cenotaph Road, West Bay) for the Covenanting Service between West Bay Pastoral Charge (Cape Breton) and Rev. Carol Joy Shatford.
Jack Canning will be our Regional Representative and Rev. Jim MacNaughton will be our guest speaker. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow in West Bay Community Hall. Come and celebrate with us!!
Covenanting Service Invitation
Come and join us on Sunday, June 23 at 3. pm, as we celebrate in the Covenanting Service between Rev. Webster Vhembo, and Aylesford United Church at 2414 Highway 1, Aylesford N.S. The Rev. Don Sellsted will be the Regional Representative and guest speaker. Light refreshments will be served following the service, when you will have a chance to congratulate Rev. Vhembo, who hails all the way from Zimbabwe, Africa.
Greetings Growth Seekers from Growth Animator Sharon
Strengthening your invitation and welcome, embracing your discipleship is a popular topic. We’d love to know of your needs and interests. Share your ideas for renewal, creating new ministries, strengthening invitation. We are considering offerings for a fall webinar.
Our Minister for Justice, Mission and Outreach, the Rev. Dr. Shepherd Munikwa, created this introductory video of welcome. It has been shared at all three Atlantic annual general meetings. We hope you will watch it with your leadership, your congregation, post it on your website and social media. Discuss how you can ensure all people feel welcomed and belonging in your community of faith. Reach out to me about what resources we have or can develop to support you.
Welcome to the United Church of Canada (Radical Hospitality, Anti-Racism, Equality, Equity & Justice our Aspirations)
Check out this approved creative pilot project of three communities of faith working together proposed for the Moncton New Brunswick area with Central United (Moncton), Visions United (Moncton), and Sackville United(Sackville), in New Brunswick. Their pilot might spark ideas for you or you might know someone interested in this exciting ministry opportunity. It is approved as a learning site for anyone needing to do a supervised ministry of education (SME) placement. Find their Collaborative Ministry opportunity on the Sackville website, on their home page. Please share how growth is being explored where you are. You can reach me by email at sballantyne@united-church.ca or by phone 705 875-8837. Let’s grow together with deep spirituality, bold discipleship and daring justice
Resources for Special Occasions
The largest volume in Jane Doull’s Let Us Pray: A Digital Collection of Prayers is now available. Volume 4 is the Special Occasions volume and it is an amazing collection of prayers.
Have a look at the Table of Contents to see the variety of prayers and liturgy. (insert upload)
Then visit Prayer Bench and pick up your 16 page sample of prayers from all four volumes.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Janice, Host of Prayer Bench
Good News to Share
Huge news out of Newfoundland and Labrador today, where the province is topping up the Canada Disability Benefit to create a basic income for those living with disabilities. A special shoutout to our colleague Josh Smee of Food First NL and Basic Income NL, cited in the article and instrumental in building support for income support programs in the province!
This policy decision is a recognition that the CDB is woefully inadequate, but also a sign that provinces can lead in supporting the wellbeing of vulnerable communities – as opposed to clawing back benefits or creating further barriers to supports.
Hopefully more provinces follow suit! Please feel free to share this progress widely – effective advocacy in action!
QML Camp Director Job Posting
Camp Quin-Mo-Lac, a United Church camp in southeastern Ontario, is seeking a full time, permanent Camp Director to begin work in the fall of 2024 or earlier — someone who is excited to lead a hardworking and fun-loving team, make a positive difference in the lives of children and young adults, and continue making Camp Quin-Mo-Lac the best camp ever! The Camp Director oversees camp operations and programming throughout the year. For more information, please click here. The deadline for applying is June 23, 2024.
