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MINISTRY AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEES
Recognizing that the majority of Ministry and Personnel Committees do not meet over the summer, we did want to provide you with links to the United Church on-line resources that have been created to assist you in your work as M&P committees. Ministry and Personnel Committees are mandatory in all pastoral charges, and healthy functioning M&P Committees are an important part of maintaining healthy pastoral relationships. If you are a ministry personnel or regional representative receiving this announcement, could you please forward it to members of your pastoral charge’s Ministry and Personnel Committee.
There are a number of resources that we encourage you to read and use as you meet with ministry personnel and staff.
https://united-church.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/ministry-personnel-healthy-teams.pdf
Job Posting: Regional Minister Pastoral Relations and Community of Faith Support
Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council is seeking an individual to fill the role of Regional Minister Pastoral Relations and Community of Faith Support on a permanent full-time basis (35 hours per week). Please see link below for the full job posting.
2026 Mission and Service Grant Application
The 2026 Mission and Service Grant application is now available here. The deadline for completed application and supporting documentation is Friday, September 19, 2025 and can be forwarded to: jwhittemore@united-church.ca or mailed to the Regional Office.
65 Voices United Hymn Books to Donate
With our recent amalgamation, St. John’s United Church, Fall River has a plethora of hymn books in great condition… 65 to be exact! If your congregation, UCC ministry, or personal library would like 1 or all of them, we are more than happy to pass them along. Please be in touch with Jenny Eisener, office@sjucfr.ca or 902-860-4000 for details and how to send them your way.
Resources for Programs with Children and Youth Fall 2025
If you are looking for programming ideas for Children and Youth for the fall, this list is for you! It’s got a variety of programs for Sunday school and After school programs, as well as Confirmation and at home resources. There is a short Children’s Bible list as well as some other activities and newsletters to sign up for on the web. This list is by no means exhaustive, so if you have something that you love that you think others would love too, please send it along to be added, as this list is updated seasonally. Submissions to it or questions can be sent to Catherine Stuart.
Resources-for-Programming-with-Children-and-Youth-2025.pdf
Growth Ideas 101: Back To School and September Start-Ups
Here is the link to the Growth Ideas from Sharon Ballantyne, the Growth Animator, for August 20, 2025.
Share your ideas with your growth animator at 506-306-0500 or by email at sballantyne@united-church.ca
Online Workshop with Carole Danby!!
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, join the Network of Biblical Storytellers Canada for a fantastic online workshop with Children’s Biblical Storyteller, Carole Danby!
Carole has been a Biblical Storyteller for 24 years and has worked with children and families for more than 35 years in her role with the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia. Recently retired, she is now spending more time writing resources for church leaders who work with children across Christian denomination.
Her legacy resource: ‘Getting to Know Jesus’ was launched in April 2021.
Carole will take us through an hour long workshop on how to share Bible stories with children in simple and engaging ways. For more information and to sign up through the Network’s online festival page, here. The single workshop is $35. Questions? Email Catherine Stuart
