Beyond the Walls - Come Now, You Hungry This Sunday, Karen Smith of Ludington, Michigan, will give the message on the theme “Come Now, You Hungry.” Evan Sharley of Boise, Idaho, will teach our Peace Lesson and Zilphia Martin III of Southfield, Michigan, will teach our lesson of the Living Church. Rocio Paz will offer our invocation from Lima, Peru. Shawn Matheson of St George, Utah, will read our Call to Worship and Deborah Hanes of Columbus, Ohio, will read our lectionary scripture from John 6:35, 41-54. The Beyond the Walls Choir will premiere hymn CCS 244 “Give Thanks,” and will also sing hymn CCS 227 “Come Now, You Hungry.” Join disciples and seekers from around the world for inclusive church, Sunday, August 8th, at 12:00 pm EDT. 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) - 1:45 p.m. We will be celebrating communion this week. Our focus will be on this sacrament. Our message for the day will be brought by Elder Paula Tite. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details. Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. class. Coffee & Conversation 9:40. Worship 10 a.m. Larry Buchanan presiding. Speaker Marilyn Graham. Contact Larry Buchanan 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 - No service during July and August. 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. The Book Club is beginning a new book study September 7th using the book The Return of the Prodigal Son, by Henri Nouwen. Nouwen was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian. After nearly two decades of teaching at academic institutions including the University of Notre Dame, Yale Divinity School and Harvard Divinity School, Nouwen went on to work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the L'Arche Daybreak community in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The Book Club meets on Zoom, Tuesday's from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. If you would like to join, or want further information, email Susan Trimble . Overview of The Return of the Prodigal Son A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's "The Return of the Prodigal Son" catapulted Henri Nouwen on a long spiritual adventure. Here he shares the deeply personal and resonant meditation that led him to discover the place within which God has chosen to dwell. In seizing the inspiration that came to him through Rembrandt's depiction of the powerful Gospel story, Henri Nouwen probes the several movements of the parable: the younger son's return, the father's restoration of sonship, the elder son's vengefulness, and the father's compassion. In his reflection on Rembrandt in light of his own life journey, the author evokes the powerful drama of the parable in a rich, captivating way that is sure to reverberate in the hearts of readers. The themes of homecoming, affirmation, and reconciliation will be newly discovered by all who have known loneliness, dejection, jealousy, or anger. The challenge to love as the father and be loved as the son will be seen as the ultimate revelation of the parable known to Christians throughout time, and here represented with a vigour and power fresh for our times. For all who ask, "Where has my struggle led me?" or for those "on the road" who have had the courage to embark on the journey but seek the illumination of a known way and safe passage, this work will inspire and guide each time it is read. Saturday, August 7 @ 2 PM EDT
ZOOM Link will be posted at go.ecamping.ca Liberty Hall was built in 1881 in Lamoni, Iowa, and until 1905 was home to Joseph Smith III, the first president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - now the Community of Christ. Smith served in this capacity from 1860 to 1914. He called his home Liberty Hall to welcome all who might come to visit him and his family. Liberty Hall was a center of social and religious life for the community. There were parties and weddings and fun nights before the fireplace eating apples and popcorn, playing games and reading aloud. Joseph Smith said "Liberty Hall throbbed with life, teeming with the bustling activities of a large and growing family." Birth, death, and marriage occurred within its walls. Joys and sorrows succeeded each other, as day and night. We are pleased to have our tour hosted by Stephen Smith. Steve grew up in Nauvoo where he and his family have been intimately involved with the Joseph Smith Historic Site. After a career as a teacher and lawyer, Steve retired and became the Site Director and Team Leader at the Liberty Hall Historic Site. Steve looks forward to sharing his fascination with Church history with us! The second of two services considering the story of King David, Bathsheba, and Uriah the Hittite. This Sunday, Zilphia Martin IV of West Bloomfield, Michigan brings the message on the theme “Repent and Turn Toward God.” Noelle Gaffka of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, who brought the message last week, will read this lectionary. Eliza Horning of Guelph, Ontario, returns to teach part II of her Peace Lesson. Dania Bellais will offer our Call to Worship from Tahiti. Bill Mines of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will offer our invocation and Lee Mitchell of IJsselstein, Netherlands, will teach our Living Church lesson. The communion prayers will be read by Trudi Mahi Gunderson and Beatrice Mahi Ravenscraft from the big island of Hawaii. The Beyond the Walls Choir will premiere hymn CCS 234 “There Is a Balm in Gilead,” and will present a new mix of CCS 287 “Come and Bring Light.” Join disciples and seekers from around the world for inclusive church, Sunday, August 1st, at 12:00 pm EDT. 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) - 1:45 p.m. Since it is an Ontario Holiday weekend, we are not doing communion this Sunday, but holding it off until the worship on August 8th. Robert Taylor is in charge. Guest Speaker will be a prerecorded sermon on video by Apostle Grover: "Live in Awe of Everyday Miracles". Contact Don Robb for Zoom details. Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. class. Coffee & Conversation 9:40. Worship 10 a.m. Jan Storms presiding. Speaker Karen Smith. Contact Larry Buchanan 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 - No service during July and August. 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. This Sunday will be the first of two services considering the story of King David, Bathsheba, and Uriah the Hittite. In the first service, Noelle Gaffka of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, will bring the message on the theme “When We Lose Our Way” and Zilphia Martin IV of Novi, Michigan, will read the lectionary text. In the follow-up service on August 1, Noelle will read the lectionary and Zilphia will bring the message. Bob Garrison of Rancho Cucamonga, California, will read our Call to Worship. Vickie Thatcher of Riverside, Missouri, will offer our invocation. Sally Ndemera of Toronto, Ontario, will teach our Living Church Lesson and Eliza Horning of Guelph, Ontario, will teach our Peace Lesson. The Beyond the Walls Choir will premiere hymn CCS #222 “Gentle God, When We Are Driven.” Join disciples and seekers from around the world for inclusive church, Sunday, July 25th, at 12:00 pm EDT. 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) - 1:45 p.m. Guest ministry Daryl and Angela McDonald. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details. Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. class. Coffee & Conversation 9:40. Worship 10 a.m. A participatory service focusing upon our Indigenous neighbours. Catherine Manson will be our presider for this hour. Contact Larry Buchanan 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 - No service during July and August. 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. Join us this Sunday for a special testimony service of Beyond the Walls as the “All Voices: Discerning Across Canada” process continues. This week members will share the reasons they're passionate about Christ's mission and their visions and hopes for Community of Christ's future. Apostle Art Smith will bring the message and testimonies will be offered by Barb Kernohan of Richmond, Ontario, Dan Esch of Regina, Saskatchewan, Becky Middleton of Senlac, Saskatchewan, Scott Scherer of London, Ontario, Eliza Horning of Guelph, Ontario, and Cathy Baker of Brooklin, Ontario. The Beyond the Walls Choir will provide a festival of hymns. Join disciples and seekers from around the world for inclusive church, Sunday, July 18th, at 12:00 pm EDT. 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) - 1:45 p.m. Sharing concerns and prayers. 2 p.m. we will hear a message via prerecorded video from Community of Christ President Steve Veazey on the theme: Peace, in the midst of the storm. We will also have two of our members share their stories about finding peace in the midst of the storms of life. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details. Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. class. Coffee & Conversation 9:40. Worship 10 a.m. Presider Mary Jean Belrose. Speaker Troy Roach. Contact Larry Buchanan 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 - No service during July and August. 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.
Attn: Melissa Freer Community of Christ 355 Elmira Road North, Unit 129 Guelph, ON N1K 1S5 To enroll, go to developmetrics.org and click on the "Canadian Registration Form" when registration opens on June 28. A few weeks ago we sent out some information about Indigenous Canada, which is a 12-module, work-at-your-own-pace, free online course exploring Canadian Indigenous histories and contemporary issues. (It’s officially called a “MOOC” - Massive Open Online Course produced by the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta and offered through an online platform called Coursera.)
Two Community of Christ Zoom Discussion groups have now formed for members and friends across Canada who would like to sign up for this course and discuss within this community the concepts and lessons taught in it. Group #1: For those in Western Canada and/or who enjoy late hours, there is a weekly discussion group Wednesdays at 9:30 pm EDT. The next session is Wednesday July 14th, and on that date the discussion will centre around concepts introduced in Module 3 of the course. Contact Stephen Thompson for Zoom details. Group #2: For those in Eastern Canada and/or who prefer earlier hours, there is a bi-weekly discussion group Wednesdays at 7:00 pm EDT. The next session is Wednesday July 21st, and on that date the discussion will centre around information covered in Modules 2 and 3 of the course. Contact John Nichols or Joan Thompson for Zoom details. Please feel free to join one or both groups, or to switch between them. While having covered the material in each module (about 2 hours each) will form helpful background to the discussions, we welcome everyone to the Discussion Groups.
Remembering Emma - Heritage Hymn Festival
@ 8 PM Join us online for the 17th annual "Remembering Emma" Heritage Hymn Festival. The festival will be a mixture of readings celebrating the life of Emma Hale Smith Bidamon and heritage hymns sung by the Beyond the Walls Choir. Donations from the event will go to the Kirtland Temple and the Community of Christ historic sites that were significant in Emma’s life. This Sunday, Nancy Ross of St George, Utah, returns to preach on the theme, “Delight in God’s Presence.” Emelia Goheen of Chauvin, Alberta, will teach our Peace Lesson. The invocation will be offered by Puna Teniau from Tahiti. Karen Smith of Ludington, Michigan, will teach our Living Church Lesson. Lucinda Kincaid will share her testimony. Carla Nilsen will read our Call to Worship (2 Corinthians 2:14-17) from Portland, Oregon. The lectionary scripture (2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19) will be read by Jada Middleton of Sherwood Park, Alberta. The Beyond the Walls Choir will premiere hymn CCS 99 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee,” and will sing CCS 94 “God of Abraham Praise.” Join disciples and seekers from around the world for inclusive church, Sunday, July 11th, at 12:00 pm EDT. 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) - 1:45 p.m. Sharing concerns and prayers. 2 p.m. Presider Susan Flight. Four members will share their testimony. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details. Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. class. Coffee & Conversation 9:40. Worship 10 a.m. Presider Jan Storms. Speaker Barb Kernohan. Contact Larry Buchanan 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 - No service during July and August. 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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