Announcements – Dec. 3, 2021
The 2022 CSRC Prayer List is ready! Communities of faith often use this document to add to their weekly bulletin. Click on the button below to download your copy.
HELP WANTED! The United-in-Worship Project team are looking for Liturgy Writers to create United Church of Canada worship services and sermons.
The United-in-Worship Project is a subscription-based service of the Canadian Shield Regional Council’s Support to Communities of Faith Commission and St. John’s United Church (Marathon, ON). The project provides weekly worship resources for communities of faith currently without trained worship leaders.
Interested Ordained, Diaconal, Designated Lay Ministers and LLWLs are invited to contact:
George Bott: george.bott@gmail.com 807-228-1274
Joy Bott: ajoybott@gmail.com 807-229-1278
For more information, please go to: https://www.united-in-worship.ca
The Moderator’s Advent Message
In his Advent message, Moderator Richard Bott reminds us that our Advent preparations might help the light of Christ’s love to shine in the night’s sky.
This is a reminder that the Licensed Lay Worship Leader minimum remuneration amount has increased as of October 2021 but it will also increase again in January. The current rate (as of Oct. 2021) is $175.00 with $0.41/km for mileage. This rate will increase to $177.28 with $0.41 on January 1, 2022. Please click on the button below to view the letter from the Pastoral Relations Commission.
Once again, the CSRC LLWL Resource and Support Team will be offering a continuing education event for LLWLs in February 2022.
Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022
Time: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
The workshops will be:
Music and Worship – picking music for worship with Diana Hannaford-Wilcox from St. Paul’s Thunder Bay
Funerals – creating meaningful celebrations of life with – TBA
Watch your email inbox for more details in January 2022.
Have any “good new” stories? Has anything happened around your community of faith that others might be interested in hearing about? Is there something interesting that your community does that your church participates in? If so, please forward any stories/comments/good news to Susan Whitehead at the CSRC Office:
swhitehead@united-church.ca
We would LOVE to hear from you!!
