The North American Climate Justice Team invites reunion directors to a free webinar considering the theme "Heal the Earth - A Restoration Imperative."
In response to World Conference Resolution 1325 on the Climate Emergency adopted on 25 April 2023, Community of Christ declared a climate emergency. Reunion 2024 serves as an opportunity for education, formation, and a call to action inspired by this World Conference Resolution. Through classes, worships, and additional invitations for reunion directors and planning teams, communities will be invited to explore the many intersecting issues of justice and peace that find root in the climate crisis. Explore the challenges of engaging with the climate crisis in contexts where it remains a contentious political issue. Led by the North American Climate Justice Team, this session will delve into responding constructively and faithfully in discussions about this important topic within the church. This session will be offered in English. All those planning, leading, and participating in reunions are welcome. Learning to talk about climate change with people who hold a variety of perspectives is an important aspect of our Enduring Principle “Worth of All Persons.” This is a special one-time session of CIMM (Center for Innovation in Mission and Ministry) sponsored by Community of Christ World Church. The session is free. Registration is required.
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No plans for the long weekend? We got you covered! Give us 4 hours of cleaning time and spend Saturday and Sunday camping for FREE!
Jobs include: cleaning, raking, painting. Please bring: buckets and rags, rakes, old clothing & good ol’ fashioned elbow grease! Saturday, May 18 (9am - 6pm) Ziontario Campground: 344516 North Line Priceville, ON For more information, or to register, contact Becky Grigsby rebecca.e.grigsby@gmail.com May 15, 1 PM EDT / 12 PM CDT / 11 AM MDT / 10 AM PDT May 15, 7 PM EDT / 6 PM CDT / 5 PM MDT / 4 PM PDT You're invited to a conversation on how our values shape our lives and community. In a rapidly changing world, it's crucial to understand the shifts in what we hold dear and how these changes impact our interactions and beliefs. Together, we'll explore how values have evolved over time, especially considering the influence of modern technology and global connections. We'll discuss how we can navigate differences in values with empathy and respect, ensuring that our church remains a welcoming place for all. Join us as we delve into these important topics and consider how we can continue to uphold our core beliefs while embracing positive change. Your insights and perspectives are invaluable as we navigate this journey together. We look forward to a meaningful and enlightening discussion.
Facilitator: Troy Roach, Creating Connection Director troy@communityofchrist.ca Written by Gwyn Beer Canada West Mission Centre Co-President John 13:34-35 NRSV 34 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’ We have just gone through Easter. Three days in the tomb and he rose up from the dead. He took away my sin. God sent his son to us through Mary who with Joseph, raised the baby Jesus to manhood. Jesus began preaching and teaching about God’s love for us. He gathered disciples to help spread his father’s love to all.
Our small church has plain glass windows. For the Easter season, the church had cellophane-stained windows, a gift from a talented member made over 20 years ago. Through her talent, she shared her love as a disciple. There are small things that people do almost automatically that are small offerings of LOVE. During this Easter season, my niece Joy has been in hospital. There have been so many expressions of love shared to Joy, her wife Haley and the family that may seem small but are so truly large. In this techno world, texts have come from all over. Cellphones have been placed by her head to hear words of love and encouragement from family in Australia, New Zealand and England. Food and mineral water has been provided to the family waiting for their chance to be in the ICU holding her hand. A ride to the hospital, a couch to rest on, a shoulder to lean on. Someone to check on and look after the family cats. All acts of LOVE. Today, I took down our cellophane-stained windows and the one of Jesus Christ on the cross was the last one. I was overwhelmed by the act of LOVE done for me. I need to be a true disciple, I need to share LOVE for one another. Thursday, March 28 @ 7 p.m.
Via Zoom (Scarborough Congregation) Come to the Upper Room with Jesus and the disciples as we tell the story of that last meal, share in an agape meal, and pray together. Then journey with us to Gethsemane and rest in the garden (*Remember to have your bread and 'wine' on hand as we share in this meal of love and fellowship. “Consider the lilies of the field—they toil not, neither do they spin.”
Some of us worry if we’ll have “enough” money for retirement. Some wonder if our neighbors have enough food. Others wonder if they’re doing enough to help our troubled world. What is enough, anyway? Join us as together we look at “enoughness” in terms of material goods, our spiritual selves, through a wider social justice lens and the climate and environment—and more. We invite you to journey with us as we learn how to live more simply so that others may simply live. 2 and 3 night packages are available, early bird rates until April 5th For more information and to register go to: https://nurturingspirit.corsizio.com/event/65c26f92e5c95197e1b04767 WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 10 am to 3 pm
WHERE: Guelph Office, 355 Elmira Road North, Unit 129 Cost: $15.00 per person Instructors: Pat Stoakley and Doug Bolger This Seminar is designed for ordained priesthood who wish to be licensed to perform weddings and as a review for those currently holding a license. In order to apply for a license, the church is legally required to provide training. Each registered participant will receive handouts and resources including wedding service samples. Registration is limited to 12 persons. Preference will be given to new officiants. The Seminar will address the following:
TO REGISTER: Contact Melissa Freer 888.411.7537 ext. 24 Make cheques payable to Community of Christ Bring a sack lunch During the summer camping season, the residents of Riverside maintain the Ziontario Campgrounds. This is your chance to give back to Ziontario in the form of cleaning up the grounds to prepare it for camping season.
To sign up contact Becky Grigsby: rebecca.e.grigsby@gmail.com GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Robert McLeman
WHEN: Sunday, April 7, 5pm ET WHERE: ZOOM Online Ministry Each year over 20 million people globally are displaced from their homes by floods, storms, droughts, wildfires and other extreme weather events that are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change. The World bank has estimated that, if no action is taken to curb global greenhouse gas emissions and foster sustainable development, over 200 million people may be displaced by the impacts of climate change by 2050. This webinar will review current science on the relationship between environmental change and migration and identifies pathways for action to avoid worst case scenarios from occurring. Dr. Robert McLeman is an Environmental Professor at Wilford Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He specializes in research on the human dimensions of environmental change, with particular attention to the relation between climate change, migration, and security. He is currently a Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, on Climate Change’s working group on impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation. A foreign Canadian foreign service officer, Dr. McLeman has lived and worked in Belgrade, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Seattle, and Vienna. He has advised UN agencies, the World Bank, and governments in Canada, the US, and Europe on issues related to climate change, migration, and security. If you registered for a past webinar or conversation, you do not need to register again. Once registered, you will be sent a Zoom link before each webinar and activity. If not registered for this Zoom series, please register at https://cofchristclimatejustice.org/register Written by Shannon McAdam Canada West Mission Centre Co-President I know it may not feel like it everywhere in Western Canada yet, but this past weekend I decided spring is definitely here! I was out for a walk without a jacket and enjoyed the feeling of sun on my face. Looking out at my patio I see bulbs coming up and leaves coming out on my little willow tree. And at work a client reminded me that our Iranian or Persian friends celebrate Nowruz this week – their new year festival that falls on the spring equinox.
This year Easter feels like it is arriving at just the right time as “Now the green blade rises” seems to be happening right outside my window! This Lent I have spent time journeying with some church companions and exploring Psalms of lament. What has struck me most is the way the Psalmist writes of both sorrow and joy, right next to each other, in all of these beautiful poems. It has been beautiful to see how similar our human struggles of today are with those of the ancient writer. They write of the difficulty of finding connection and community and long for God’s presence. And while I’ve enjoyed this journey into the depths with these Psalms, they’ve made me very excited for Holy Week and Easter. The breadth of experience from sorrow to joy are all encapsuled in this week that is so central to the Christian story. And just as the bulbs in the cold ground that have been asleep are waking up, so too do we awaken to Christ’s living presence. As the words of hymn 482 share: When our hearts are wint’ry, grieving, or in pain, your touch can call us back to life again, fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been; Love is come again like wheat arising green. May your wintry heart find its awakening in the coming week as you gather in community. Even if you cannot see the green blades yet, I assure you, they will arise again. |
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