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Job Posting: Communications and Office Administrator (Full-time)-FSLDW/BNS
Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters and Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Councils is seeking an individual to fill the role of Communications and Office Administrator on a permanent full-time basis, 35 hours per week. Please click here for the full job posting.
United Church Bookstore
The United Church Bookstore is taking pre- orders for the following
2025 Abingdon Preaching Annual
2025 Abingdon Worship Annual
The cost of the books are $42.95 tax included.
To place an order contact Leona at llaundry@united-church.ca or 1.800-268-3781, ext. 6141
Greetings from Regional President
Dear Members of FSLDW Region,
For the first time since having been installed as President, I attended the celebration of the life of one of our Ministers, bringing condolences from Regional Council, staff and Communities of Faith. The life and 60 plus years of work of Rev. Dr. Colin Grant was celebrated on July 30th in Sackville. Rev. Catherine Gaw presided and spoke eloquently of his love of family, and of his work in church ministry, and as Professor of Religious Studies at Mount Allison University. I was touched to see that the flags at Mt. A were at half mast in his honour.
I have recently been thinking about the central role played by church choirs in the spiritual life of those Communities of Faith fortunate enough to have a choir. As a choir member myself, I, along with my choir mates, have derived so many spiritual blessings over our years of participating in this music ministry. And, from the enthusiastic feedback received from our congregation members, it is clear to me that our offerings are received as blessings by them as well.
In honour of church choirs, therefore, I am launching an appeal for photos with short captions of choirs past and present from around our Region, which I will forward for posting on our Facebook pages. Please send them to me by email. To start the ball rolling, I am attaching a photo here of my own choir at Winsloe United on PEI, taken last summer at the 25th anniversary of the coming together of the five little churches in our charge to form one unified new Community of Faith.
In faith,
Sue LeMaistre
Back row: Janet Hurry, Wayne Diamond, Blaine Diamond, Sue LeMaistre, Gail Carter-Jay, Bob Acorn
Front Row: Stephanie Cole (music director), Virginia Proude, Elizabeth Coles, Gloria MacLeod, Janet Boetcher, Ruth Kennedy
Greetings Growth Seekers from Growth Animator Sharon
Are you working for your greener good in your growth planning? Environmental sustainability is part of our growing strategies. Consider carpooling to worship, to meeting, in planning errands, shopping and going to community events. It not only grows relationships; it grows health for creation. Share ways to decrease carbon impacts and increase sharing and caring for each other and creation.
“The United Church of Canada’s Faithful Footprints program offers inspiration, tools and grants to help its communities of faith reduce their energy and carbon footprint offering up to $30,000 in grants towards energy conservation and renewable energy projects (conditions apply).” Explore ideas with Stephen Collette and the Faithful Footprints team. Stephen Collette can be reached at scollette@faithcommongood.org 705-930-1011. Check out the information for Atlantic Canada at https://www.faithfulfootprints.org/atlantic-canada “Communities of faith in Atlantic Canada have access to various provincial and municipal incentive programs. These funding opportunities are a great way to secure matching funds to support your Faithful Footprints application”. Consider more efficient lighting options, retiring old appliances, heating and cooling improvements, retrofitting, solar and other efficient and cost saving possibilities. Explore energy audit opportunities. In June, the United Church surpassed its goal of working with five hundred engagements in the Faithful Footprints program, about twenty per cent of our communities of faith, and nationally, a reduction of nearly twenty-four per cent in Greenhouse Gas emissions. Help the United Church meet its goal of reducing by eighty per cent by 2030. 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.
