The date of the special YAYA Worshiplude service is February 4 at 4:00pm at Rideau Park United Church. Worshiplude is a weekend youth event organized by our colleagues to the West in Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council. During the Ottawa Winterlude festival, Rideau Park United Church is host to a massively fun afternoon of Worship, Pizza and activities for youth and young adults. Youth Groups from across Ontario and Quebec had been attending this event for over 10 years before the...
Author: Shanna Bernier
What is Youth Forum? YoFo is a weekend retreat for high school and CEGEP youth organized by folks from the United Church of Canada. It is planned by youth and young adults, for the youth! It has been going on in this region for more than 40 years! What will we do there? At Youth Forum we will play silly games, eat yummy food, make music, learn new things, meet new people, participate in Worship, explore and deepen spirituality and faith and create community. Youth Forum is hard to explain, it...
Would you like a free United Church camp-themed box of fun stuff and info about all of the online programming we are offering this summer (June 28-July 16)? Please sign your kiddos up today! https://forms.gle/rijVTpJdaASxCkXV9
Location: (Remote – Possible gatherings in local churches or community spaces) Hours: 35/wk Duration: 8 Weeks Hourly rate: $13.50 Contract Starting Date: June 1st 2021 Contract Ending Date: July 24th 2021 # of funded positions: 2 United Spirit Camp is a ministry of the Nakonha:ka Regional Council of the United Church of Canada. Normally running as a week-long sleep-away camp, due to the pandemic, we shifted to an online Day camp programming model for 2021. The mission of United Spirit Camp is...
This guide is meant to be a companion for families as they celebrate Creation Time with their faith community. It is a list of discussion questions and activities to help worshippers of all-ages engage from their homes. The theme for each week follows a part of creation (water, earth, plants, animals) and ends with "gratitude" on Thanksgiving Sunday. The themes can be paired with the Year A Hebrew Bible lectionary readings, which focus on living-off-the-land and God's provision. In addition,...
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