Beyond the Walls - "Hallelujah!" DEC 24, 6 pm EST - Christmas Eve Service Share Christmas Eve with a music festival from Handel’s Messiah as performed by the Beyond the Walls Choir. John Hamer will preach our sermon from the Kirtland Temple on the theme “Hallelujah!” Our soloists Alexandra Cozart (soprano), Sandra Byrne (alto), Leandro Palacios (tenor), and Neil DeAtley (bass) are joined by the entire choir in singing the Hallelujah chorus. Michael Karpowicz will provide organ and harpsichord accompaniment. Christmas Eve in the Kirtland Temple is a time-honoured tradition as is the singing the Messiah in the Auditorium. Share these traditions with Beyond the Walls this year as we celebrate the birth of our Lord. SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - Christmas Eve Service with Shone Carson Presiding starting at 5:00 pm. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.
Scarborough Congregation - 7:30 p.m.. Doors open at 7:15. Zoom link: cofcscarborough.org/christmas2021 Celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent with music ministry from Handel’s Messiah. As we light the candle of Joy, our theme is “Glory to God in the Highest.” Our soprano soloist is Alexandra Cozart singing from Toronto Centre Place. Alexandra is joined by Alto Sandra Byrne, Tenor Leandro Palacios, Bass Neil DeAtley, and harpsichord and organ by Michael Karpowicz. Alexandra will also teach our Living Church Lesson and our sermon will be preached by Trudi Mahi Gunderson of Pahoa, Hawaii. Vickie Thatcher of Riverside, Missouri, will offer our Invocation. From Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Jodi Donald will read our Call to Worship and Jon Donald will read our Lectionary scripture. This Advent season Beyond the Walls presents Handel's Messiah! Our soloist will sing from Kirtland Temple, the Independence Auditorium, and Toronto Centre Place. Celebrate advent with our community and save the date for a special Christmas Eve service when our choir will sing the Hallelujah chorus. Beyond the Walls is an online worship service offering live ministry from locations around the world. Our global congregation meets every Sunday at 12:00 pm EST. All are welcome at this inclusive church service. Ottawa Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact [email protected] for Zoom details.
Windsor Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact Jeff Moor for Zoom info. SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - 1:30 p.m. Inspirational Christmas music When you log in, please mute your microphone so we can use the preparation time meditating on the Christmas music. Steve and Margie Lamoure presiding - 4th Sunday of Advent - Peace. Friday, December 24th - Christmas Eve Service with Shone Carson Presiding starting at 5:00 pm. Sunday, December 26th SLIM will not be gathering for worship instead we encourage people to share the day with family and friends in a safe gathering. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details. Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. David Lloyd speaking. Contact Darrell Belrose for Zoom details. Please note: No service December 26. La Salle Road Congregation - Social time from 10:15-10:30. Worship 10:30 a.m. Contact Pastor Vonda den Boer for Zoom details. Reaching Out - Generally meets twice a month. Please sign up for email notices by clicking here. Kitchener Congregation - Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Contact John & Ruth Black for details. Cambridge Congregation - 11 a.m. Complete Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am For details go to www.cofchristcambridge.ca. On the calendar page click on the event for the Zoom link. Social time follows the service. First People Community of Christ (FPCC) - Reaching out to Native People across North America and the World! Online Prayer and Testimonies Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. and Worship Sundays at 7 p.m. Contact Larry Buchanan for ZOOM details. Other Online Ministries are available from many varied places for you to connect with. ![]() We rejoice in our Christmas legacy and the promise of peace to all on earth. We are partakers and participants in this promise today. Jesus the peaceful One companions with us to fulfill the words of the joyous songs we sing. The Manger represents metamorphosis. Even history was reset to account for what happened before (BC) or after (AD) the birth of the Christ child. The transformation of old to new occurred in an incarnate, conscious life, Jesus, and was magnified within Disciples endowed with the Spirit, across geographies, cultures and eras to impact our world even today with a message of peace. Jesus the peaceful One, the babe in the Manger, was a Seeker from his youth, an adolescent in the Temple asking compelling questions that stymied the Elders who were astonished at his wisdom and intent to know truth more than tradition, Jesus, sojourner in the desert seeking spiritual formation to enlighten his mind, to encounter the Holy, and to immerse himself in the contemplative yearnings of one who surrenders all as a Seeker. He emerged on the shores of the Jordan to consecrate his learnings in an act of covenant that affirmed his life journey to consciously discover his own personal relationship with the Divine. Jesus was baptized, a further experience of metamorphosis in his formation to become the Christ. The Spirit came upon him in the form of a peaceful dove, affirming the bridging nature of Jesus' ministry to transition the old into the new as the peaceful One of eternal history. Today, Jesus, the peaceful One continues to transform and to inspire our own entry into cocoons for our own metamorphosis as seekers. Let us emerge from our chrysalid, our Manger, as seekers of the same Spirit that endowed Jesus with a mission of Peace. May we deeply question for truth, sojourn in Advent to encounter enlightenment and arrive at our Christmas borne anew in the realization of the Divine peace that calls us forth. Peace must manifest through each of us as we follow Jesus the peaceful One from the manger to the resurrection, the culmination of our metamorphosis. May the Christ of Christmas be manifest through us and let it begin with me! “Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me Let There Be Peace on Earth The peace that was meant to be With God as our Creator Companions all are we Let me walk with my neighbour In perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me Let this be the moment now. With ev'ry step I take Let this be my solemn vow To take each moment and live Each moment in peace eternally Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me” With Meaning, Kerry Richards Canada East Mission President From Climate Crises Through Transformation Praying For All Creation in a Time of Climate Crisis Prayer Vigil for December 31 Friday, December 31, noon PST to January 1, noon PST Begins 1pm MT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET, 10am HT, 8pm London, 7am Sydney +1 day Join us to pray, contemplate, and celebrate the sacredness of life and all living things as we start the New Year. If not registered for the climate series, please register by clicking the button below. If you registered for a past webinar or conversation, you do not need to register again.
Once you have registered, you will be sent an invitation to the prayer vigil and a link to sign up for one or more 15-minute prayer times. During the time you choose, you will be holding the Sacredness of Life and Creation in your heart and prayers. You will also be sent a schedule of online focus moments and spiritual practices to be offered during this 24–hour vigil, and another link to join at any time convenient for you. Open to people of all faiths and traditions. This is an online ministry sponsored by the Greater Pacific Northwest USA Mission Center for Community of Christ. The North American Climate Justice Team are the planners, with members from GPNWMC, Canada East, Canada West, IWMC, SPMC, and SPIMC. Watch previous webinars, conversations, and Steve Veazey’s sermon by clicking the button below. Celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent with music ministry from Handel’s Messiah. As we light the candle of Love, our theme is “For Unto Us a Child Is Born.” Our bass soloist is Neil DeAtley singing from the Kirtland Temple. Neil is joined by Soprano Alexandra Cozart, Alto Sandra Byrne, Tenor Leandro Palacios, and harpsichord and organ by Michael Karpowicz. Neil will also teach our Living Church Lesson and our sermon will be preached by Gwendolyn Hawks-Blue of Kansas City, Missouri. Puna Teniau will offer the Invocation from Tahiti. Jaime Harker of Water Valley, Mississippi, will read the Call to Worship, and Vivian Lynn Betts of Nottingham, England, will read our Lectionary scripture. This Advent season, Beyond the Walls presents Handel's Messiah! Our soloists will sing from Kirtland Temple, the Independence Auditorium, and Toronto Centre Place. Celebrate advent with our community and save the date for a special Christmas Eve service when our choir will sing the Hallelujah chorus. Beyond the Walls is an online worship service offering live ministry from locations around the world. Our global congregation meets every Sunday at 12:00 pm EST. All are welcome at this inclusive church service. Ottawa Congregation - 10:30 Worship. On December 12, Apostle Art Smith will be our speaker. Following his message, Art will participate in an "Ask Me Anything" forum. Please join us and bring your questions for Art.
Contact [email protected] for Zoom details. Windsor Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact Jeff Moor for Zoom info. SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - 1:30 p.m. Inspirational Christmas music When you log in, please mute your microphone so we can use the preparation time meditating on the Christmas music. Susan Flight presiding and a special Advent Video of President Veazey and wife Cathy will be the message. We will attempt to stay on Zoom and share the World Church Advent service that will start at 3pm EST. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details. Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. Apostle Ron Harmon speaking. Contact Darrell Belrose for Zoom details. La Salle Road Congregation - Social time from 10:15-10:30. Worship 10:30 a.m. Contact Pastor Vonda den Boer for Zoom details. Reaching Out - Generally meets twice a month. Please sign up for email notices by clicking here. Kitchener Congregation - Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Contact John & Ruth Black for details. Cambridge Congregation - 11 a.m. Complete Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am For details go to www.cofchristcambridge.ca. On the calendar page click on the event for the Zoom link. Social time follows the service. First People Community of Christ (FPCC) - Reaching out to Native People across North America and the World! Online Prayer and Testimonies Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. and Worship Sundays at 7 p.m. Contact Larry Buchanan for ZOOM details. Other Online Ministries are available from many varied places for you to connect with. All "Blue Session" elearning classes are open for Canadian enrollment starting today (December 9). Please ensure this information gets into the right hands for communicating to your congregations:
Enrollment Information for eLearning Classes: All "Blue Session" elearning classes are now open for a limited enrollment:
After enrolling for class, please write cheques payable to "Community of Christ” and send to: Canada East Mission Centre c/o Melissa Freer Community of Christ 355 Elmira Road North, Unit 129 Guelph, ON N1K 1S5 Plan now to take part in a worldwide Advent service at 4:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Central Time USA on 12 December, presented on the Community of Christ Facebook page or YouTube channel in English, French, or Spanish.
Participants can share worship responses in real time in a live chat. German- and Dutch-speaking members and friends can join in worship as part of a live Zoom event with the European church; German speakers can contact [email protected] for details. “The People Walk” is a communal opportunity for examination, reflection, and challenge as we consider the Advent journeys of Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, the Magi, and all of creation…and our call as we walk our own Advent journey. The church’s global diversity will be seen in reflections on "Hope" from Rashmirekha Mallick of India, "Love" from Humberto Rosario of the Dominican Republic, "Joy" from Nicolas Lethanh of New Caledonia, and "Peace" from Apostle Barbara Carter of the USA. The First Presidency will open and close the service, and President Steve Veazey will offer a moving Advent prayer. A worldwide choir will celebrate the season in song, and Organist-in-residence Jan Kraybill will play the prelude and postlude and unite us in singing our faith. We hope you can join us and encourage you to invite others! ![]() The Communications team, in collaboration with groups from the field and headquarters, is leading an effort to increase and focus the church’s presence online. As technology and the way people interact with information evolve, an awareness that we’ve outgrown our digital home is becoming apparent. The strategy emerging from our collaborative work positions the church to look confidently into the future. We’re excited to share some of the Phase One elements of this strategic plan. BACKGROUND The current CofChrist.org has three major communication goals---mission, administrative operations, and formational resources and experiences. Communicating all of that and providing relevant information to leaders, members, and seekers is a tall order for any single website. We find our messaging becomes diluted or sometimes even confusing depending on your role and how you interact with certain information. OVERVIEW The new digital landscape strategy for Community of Christ includes three distinct yet connected websites with three focus areas.
Site: www.HeraldHouse.org Audience: Members, leaders, planners Details: Discover retail and free disciple formation tools, resources, and products. Enhanced French and Spanish experience will be available in the first quarter of 2022, followed by a way to see several pages of a book’s PDF before downloading. WE RECEIVED OVER 65 NAME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY OF CHRIST SHAREPOINT SITE DURING THE INITIAL BRAINSTORM PHASE. THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM REVIEWED THE SUBMISSIONS AND GROUPED SIMILAR IDEAS AND THEMES TO ARRIVE AT THREE GREAT OPTIONS. ![]() Kerr, Marilyn (née Bertrand) 1952 - 2021 The family announces with sorrow her death in Sudbury, Wednesday November 10th, 2021 at the age of 69 years. Daughter of the late Arthur and of the late Marion (née Mallott) Bertrand. Beloved wife of Larry Kerr. Dear mother of Tammy-Ann Jarmolinski (William "Bill") and Jonathan (Pierre). Sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Kathleen and April. Sister of Shirley Ford, Vera Coulombe (late Maurice), Debbie MacLeod (Tobby), Kim Bertrand (Shirley), and Bonnie Bertrand. After graduating as an adult from College having studied social work, Marilyn worked at a Women’s Crisis Centre in Sudbury and later at Enaahtig Healing Lodge, becoming eventually the Program Manager. Marilyn was very active in her Community of Christ Congregation where she humbly shared her musical talents by playing the pump-organ for services and occasionally graced us with her beautiful singing voice accompanied by her guitar. She carried an unwavering faith in her Lord, which helped to endure the recent illness, assured of her eternal rest. A Heartfelt thank you to all family and friends for their care and compassion for Marilyn during the past years as she battled courageously with her health issues. Due to pandemic conditions a celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements in care of the Theoret-Bourgeois Funeral Home, Sturgeon Falls. Beyond the Walls - "Good Tidings to Zion" Share communion with disciples from around the world as we celebrate the Second Sunday of Advent with music ministry from Handel’s Messiah. As we light the candle of Peace, our theme is “Good Tidings to Zion.” Our alto soloist is Sandra Byrne, singing from the Auditorium in Independence, Missouri. Sandra is joined by Soprano Alexandra Cozart, Tenor Leandro Palacios, Bass Neil DeAtley, and harpsichord and organ by Michael Karpowicz. Sandra will also teach our Living Church Lesson. Roger Dodson of Whitby, Ontario, will preach our sermon and Karen Smith of Ludington, Michigan, will offer our Invocation. Zilphia Martin III of West Bloomfield, Michigan, will read the Call to Worship, and Zilphia Martin IV of Southfield, Michigan, will read our Lectionary scripture. Blessings on the Communion will be read by Brenda Colthorp of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Janine Judd McCully of Chilliwack, British Columbia. Ottawa Congregation - 10:30 Worship. On December 12, Apostle Art Smith will be our speaker. Following his message, Art will participate in an "Ask Me Anything" forum. Please join us and bring your questions for Art.
Contact [email protected] for Zoom details. Windsor Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact Jeff Moor for Zoom info. SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - 1:30 p.m. Inspirational Christmas music When you log in, please mute your microphone so we can use the preparation time meditating on the Christmas music. We will discuss, "The ways that you have received love throughout your life. What can you do to embrace the call and live the message?" This is communion Sunday so please have your bread and juice ready. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details. Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. Lorrie Mootrey speaking. Contact Darrell Belrose for Zoom details. La Salle Road Congregation - Social time from 10:15-10:30. Worship 10:30 a.m. Contact Pastor Vonda den Boer for Zoom details. Reaching Out - Generally meets twice a month. Please sign up for email notices by clicking here. Kitchener Congregation - Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Contact John & Ruth Black for details. Cambridge Congregation - 11 a.m. Complete Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am For details go to www.cofchristcambridge.ca. On the calendar page click on the event for the Zoom link. Social time follows the service. First People Community of Christ (FPCC) - Reaching out to Native People across North America and the World! Online Prayer and Testimonies Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. and Worship Sundays at 7 p.m. Contact Larry Buchanan for ZOOM details. Other Online Ministries are available from many varied places for you to connect with. |
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