Eat Dinner to Help Syrian Kids

Anatolian Cultural Centre Edmonton organizing a dinner to help Syrian kids who are affected by the war. All proceeds will go to KIMSE YOK MU aid organization. (Please see below for more details about KIMSE YOK MU)

When: December 20th, Saturday at 6:30 pm till 9:00 pm 

What: Dinner event to Help Syrian Kids

Where: St. Albert United Church
           20 Green Grove Drive Edmonton, AB T8N 5H6

Please RSVP by December 19th, 2014

For early bird please visit https://helpinghandsdinner.eventbrite.ca  (in Google Chrome) to buy tickets or simply RSVP to edmonton@interculturaldialog.com and buy your ticket at the door.

Inviting Your Stories on Disability and the Church

What I Would Tell You…

What would you tell the church, over coffee, about your life with a disability?

Are you a person living with disabilities* (visible and/or invisible), a caregiver, or ally? The Theologies of Disability Working Group of The United Church of Canada invites you to tell your stories about your faith life with disability.

How has this made you vulnerable?

How has it shaped your understanding of God and the church? 

You are welcome to respond with a spoken or written story, or by submitting an original video, photograph, piece of art, music, or other form of expression.

It would be an honour and a privilege of the Theologies of Disability Working Group to gather these stories, and we would take seriously and care for any of your contributions. These stories will inform work leading up to the 42nd General Council in 2015. Personally identifying features of the stories will be changed. The working group will seek permission from you before sharing your stories in a widely distributed format.

Responses can be sent by:

Email: cim@united-church.ca ; 
or Mail to: 
Adele Halliday
The United Church of Canada
3250 Bloor Street West #300
Toronto, ON, M8X 2Y4


Online Webinars for Racial Justice and Boundaries:
Dear Friends
I'm writing to let you know that we've opened several new sessions for the online workshops to help ministry personnel complete their mandatory courses

Here are the dates:

Racial Justice
January 29 & 30 -- full workshop split across the two days
January 31 -- full workshop in one Saturday session

Boundaries
Session Fourteen: Saturday February 21, 2015
Session Fifteen: Wednesday April 29, 2015
Session Sixteen: Tuesday June 9, 2015

all the best
Steve
(Rev.) Stephen Fetter
Program Coordinator for Webinars & Electronic Meetings
Communications Unit, The United Church of Canada
3250 Bloor Street West, Suite 300
Toronto ON, M8X 2Y4
Toll Free: 1-800-268-3781 x4148

The 50 MINUTE RETREAT is coming your way for a time of intentional pausing and reconnecting. 
You can participate with us during the live webinar or you can choose a time that suits your schedule
since a link is provided the next day for the recording. 
The 50 MINUTE RETREAT combines silence, journaling, images, poetry, visualization and connecting coast to coast to coast.
While the retreat was free earlier this year there is now an option to make a contribution from $0 and up or there's a suggested price for the fall series. 
 The Retreat is co-facilitated by past moderator Mardi Tindal and the Rev Karen Hilfman Millson.
The 50 MINUTE RETREAT is a United-In-Learning webinar co-sponsored by EDGE.

The next retreat:

“For a New Beginning" Wednesday January 28, 2015 12-1 p.m. (Eastern Time)
 To register go to: http://www.united-in-learning.com/index.php/upcoming-webinars/155-50-minute-retreat-january-2015

 

DUIM program: Just a quick reminder before the holidays – registration deadline approaching!

 Engage Differences! Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry (DUIM) program

http://www.united-church.ca/getinvolved/events/deepening-understanding-intercultural-ministry-toronto

 When:  February 16, 2015 - February 21, 2015
Where:   Scarboro Missions, 2685 Kingston Rd. Scarborough, ON Canada
Cost:  $765 ($450 UCC Bursaries available)

Deadlines:
UCC Bursary Application: January 4, 2015
Course Registration (with CCF): January 19, 2015 

See http://www.united-church.ca/getinvolved/events/deepening-understanding-intercultural-ministry-toronto for information on how to register and how to apply for a United Church bursary.

2015 Indigenous Women in Community Leadership Program at Coady International Institute - Now Accepting Applications

The Coady International Institute's award-winning Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program provides an educational experience of a lifetime.

It supports First Nations, Métis and Inuit women in building their capacities to be strong leaders capable of strengthening and contributing to the development of their communities.


This four-month certificate program will take place from May to end of August 2015.  Successful candidates are provided with a full scholarship that includes tuition, travel, accommodations, meals, and a three-month community placement stipend.  Program participants also benefit from the guidance and mentorship from accomplished Indigenous women leaders throughout their learning journey.


Visit Coady International Institute's website at www.iwomenlead.ca to find more detailed information on this certificate and to apply online.  

Application deadline is Friday, January 16, 2015.

Hello Administrators and colleagues

My name is Denise Davis Taylor and I am the UCC chaplain with Faith Lift Campus Ministry  at the University of Alberta. I need your help in getting the word out to congregations and local neighbourhoods about who I am and what I do on campus.

We want to set up a table and poster with giveaway info and items at public events congregations hold in order to help people to know who I am and what I do at the University of Alberta.

Would you give me the dates (or Months of the year) when you have public events (e.g. Bazaars, gently used, teas, craft sales at your church each year? If they are events where I would need to register for a table ahead of time I would need to know when to register. I also need the contact name phone number and/or email of the person I would need to contact in order to register to be at your event. 

Thank you for your assistance getting the word out to people about Faith Lift. If you have any concerns or questions please feel free to contact me at 780 906 8870.

Denise Davis Taylor
Chaplain sponsored by the United Church of Canada
Inter Faith Chaplain's Association SUB 4-24  
FB Faith Lift Chaplain
Twitter @Deniseuccm

Current Donation Needs:

ADULT NEW SOCKS & WINTER GLOVES & DARK TOQUES
MEN'S SWEATERS, PANTS & COATS
Adult NEW Underwear (Men’s briefs S.M.L Women’s panties S.M.L & bras all sizes)
Adult NEW Long johns (Men & Women)
Insulated Work Gloves
All Season Family Clothing & Footwear
Purses & Backpacks
Linens & Bedding
General small household items
Knickknacks, collectibles, jewellery
Baby Diapers Sizes 4, 5, 6 & Pull-ups
Baby Formula, Wipes, Shampoos & Lotions
Store purchased Meat- Hamburger, Beef, Chicken & Pork
Fresh & Frozen Vegetables (Potatoes, onions, etc.)
Fresh & Frozen Fruit
Coffee, Black Tea & Cookies
Bottles of water & Reusable Bottles for water
Saran Wrap, Sandwich Bags & Paper Lunch Bags
Paper/Styrofoam Plates, Bowls & Plastic Cutlery
Paper Towels

Thank you for your cooperation & support.

BABY ITEMS & FOOD donations can be brought to Bissell Centre EAST building
10527-96 Street  Monday-Friday   10 am - 3 pm

"GENTLY LOVED" donations can be dropped off at:
NORTH-Bissell Centre Thrift Shoppe, 8818-118 Ave Monday-Saturday   10 am - 5 pm

SOUTH-5120-122 Street, by red mailboxes  Monday-Saturday   9 am - 4 pm

Barb Nickel, Gift-In-Kind Donations Coordinator
Resource Development
Bissell Centre
10527-96 Street EAST
Edmonton, AB   T5H 2H6
www.bissellcentre.org  Office:  780.423.2285 ext 159 Fax:      780.429.7908 Email:   bnickel@bissellcentre.org  

 

Dec. 7 - Celebration of Christmas Fundraising Concert  - St. Albert United Church
Dec. 14 - Images of Adoration Fundraising Concert  - Spirit West United Church
Dec. 14 - Annual Christmas Dinner & Social - Jellinek House
Mar. 5 - 7, 2015 - The Holy Spirit and the Environmental Crisis - St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon