NEWS AND UPDATES FROM FUNDY ST. LAWRENCE DAWNING WATERS (FSLDW)
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To view upcoming events at the Atlantic School of Theology please click here.
To view Continuing Education opportunities at the Atlantic School of Theology please click here.
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Condolences – Beverley Diane (Hill) Lyons
Our condolences are extended to the family of Rev. Keith Lyons, whose wife, Beverley Diane (Hill) Lyons, passed away on August 8, 2026. The obituary can be viewed here.
Update from your President
Please click here to read a message from the FSLDW President, Rev. Rachel Campbell.
Thanks to Ivan Gregan
Thank you to Ivan Gregan for acting as the interim Vocation Minister for the Atlantic Regions. He officially finishes this role on August 15th. Please refer any Office of Vocation matters to the new Vocation Minister, Rev. Don Sellsted. DSellsted@united-church.ca
2027 Mission and Service Grant Application
The 2027 Mission and Service Grant application is now available here. Deadline for completed application and supporting documentation is Friday, September 18, 2026 and can be forwarded to: jwhittemore@united-church.ca or mailed to the Regional Office.
Keswick Ridge United Church Celebrates 200 Years
Keswick Ridge United Church is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the congregation’s founding with three special events in September 2026. Please click here to read the full details.
LLWL Annual Gathering, Sackville, N.B. October 23-24, 2026
If you are a LLWL, studying to be licensed, or interested in learning more about the program, join us at the Regional Offices for a time of learning, fellowship and spiritual renewal on Friday October 23rd 11:30 AM – Saturday 24th at 3:00 PM.
This event is available for those who are interested from Bermuda- Nova Scotia and Fundy St Lawrence Dawning Waters. As we get closer to the date we will have the registration form, costs and the agenda available. Accommodations at the Coastal Inn (if required) will be booked by the Office at a discounted rate.
Please mark these days in your calendar. If you have questions, please contact :
BNS – Sandi Irving Sandrapauletteirving@gmail.com or Betty Ann Watts bettyannwatts6@gmail.com
FSLDW- Barbara Prowse barbara.prowse@gmail.com
Growth & Stewardship Ideas: BASE of Innovation-Borrowing and Sharing in the Spirit of Faith
Please click here to read the Growth Ideas from Sharon Ballantyne, Growth Animator, for August 12, 2026.
As of July 1, 2026, here are contacts for Growth and Stewardship:
BNS Sharon Ballantyne – sballantyne@united-church.ca
FSLDW Rob Shearer – rshearer@united-church.ca
When will Canada stand up for Palestinian children’s rights?
Tuesday August 4 the Abu Sharia and Al-Hasayna families held a funeral in Gaza City for over 112 members whose remains were recently recovered from under the rubble from Israel’s bombing of their building in 2023. In Gaza, Israel has killed more than 21,000 children. Last month Israel destroyed medicine warehouses attached to Al-Aqsa hospital and killed a family of three, including a pregnant woman and her five-year-old son.
In the West Bank, Muhammad al-Halaq was 9 when soldiers shot him dead while he was playing soccer with friends at the school near his home.12-year-old Ayman al-Haymuni was on his way to his grandfather’s home from his uncle’s and was one of 54 Palestinian children killed by the Israeli military in the West Bank in 2025. No one has been held accountable for the killings. How is it that so many Palestinian children are killed, yet no one is held accountable? Not a single soldier has been indicted over the killing of these children. How is it that the world remains silent? When will Canada stand up for Palestinian children? Tell Canada to stand up for Palestinian children’s rights: Sign here.
Road Trip! Anniversary service at Trinity United, Riverview
Sixty years goes by in the blink of an eye. One minute you are turning the sod for a new church and the next you are celebrating 60 years of God’s faithfulness. One minute you are gathering for a baptism, and the next you are remembering a life well lived.
You are invited to celebrate all these faithful moments with Trinity United Church on Old Coach Road, Riverview NB. Previous members, ministers, and those looking to worship and celebrate the faithfulness of God, and the grace of Jesus, are invited to the anniversary service on Sunday, September 20th at 11am. Lunch will be served (of course!)
