Diane Strickland, a Community and Workplace Traumatologist, will be giving a presentation on June 20, at 7 p.m., open to Communities of Faith, Lay Representatives & Leaders, and anyone interested. Topic: Why is it so hard and what can I do? 1. Describing what’s making our ministry context complex—A reality check. 2. Identifying how it’s affecting you […]
The Reverend Susan Lukey, B.Ed., M.Div., Th.M., is a mother, educator, editor, and an ordained minister in The United Church of Canada. Currently, she serves in full-time ministry with her husband and colleague, The Reverend David Robertson, at High River United Church, High River, Alberta. She is also the editor of Gathering, the United Church […]
Memorial Service for Omega Chilufya Bula: Monday February 6th 2023 at 8 AM EST (6 AM Mountain Time). A great Tree has fallen - (African proverb) It is with broken hearts that people of The United Church of Canada mourn the passing of Omega Chilufya Bula, Beloved Justice Leader, Sister, Elder, Pioneer, Mentor, Friend […]
In this session with new CCS program staff, Rev. Alcris Limongi, we will briefly name the processes of exclusion, marginalization, and structural inequality that are often unexamined in the church—what we call othering—and seek actions that move towards a church of belonging where there is mutual power, access, and opportunity for all people who share […]
Join us live on Zoom to get to know the Centre for Christian Studies community. It’s a chance to meet current program staff and students, learn about our programs, bursaries, and registration process, ask questions and meet new friends. Whether you’re considering the diaconate, diaconal ministry, or continuing education, there are options for you with […]
Join an online conversation to explore more about what it might mean to become an anti-racist church. How does an organization continue the process of institutional change to become a more intentionally anti-racist one? Together, we’ll explore a continuum for becoming an anti-racism organization as well as the United Church’s national anti-racism action plan. The […]
Pastoral Charge Supervisors, Board and Council members, and more. All welcome. Topic: Questions and answers for eventually re-opening (or not) our churches. Please share this note with your board chair, ministry personnel or anyone who wants to be involved in the conversation. 5:30 PM in BC; 6:30 PM AB, SK, NWT. Meeting link: https://united-church.zoom.us/j/92436034028 Tollfree […]