Looking for ways to help your community of faith's projects and ministries to thrive? Join us online on February 5, 2024 at 7 pm to learn how ministries within Conseil règional Nakonha:ka Regional Council can apply for grants and funding. Learn more: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/learning-session-grants/
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Manses are subject to UHT (Under Utilized Housing Tax) reporting The United Church of Canada has submitted a formal appeal to the CRA on this topic and has been denied. A broadcast email will go out in early February to Treasurers and ChurchHub primary contacts. Treasurer webinars will include a bit of a "how to" complete the form. In the meantime, here are some FAQ’s … FAQs What is the Underused Housing Tax? The Underused Housing Tax (UHT) is a new 1% annual tax levied on the value of...
Solutions Justes Solutions This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of our legal clinic Just Solutions. And to underline that important milestone, we will be hosting a celebration in April - stay tuned for the date! – and a communications campaign to raise awareness within the larger community of the important work carried out by the clinic team on a daily basis. En effet, depuis 20 ans l’équipe dévouée d’employés, stagiaires et bénévoles a aidé des milliers de personnes à régulariser leur...
Rencontres chaleureuses Nous avons été ravis d’accueillir Emmanuel Tehindrazanarivelo, responsable des ministères en français pour l’Église unie dans tout le Canada. Emmanuel was briefed on our legal work vulnerable migrants and Canadian Immigration law by MCM intern Marie-Soleil Garzon - commenting afterwards that he was better informed during those 20 short minutes than several hours he had spent previously with a lawyer! Ensuite Emmanuel a partagé sa vision passionnée et passionnante de...
(shared by Natacha Sanson, St. Lambert United Church) A crew of gardeners started off in the spring by transplanting a huge “old growth” peony from the Mercille side of the church to a flower bed near the entrance on the Notre Dame side. The sheer joy of noticing, seeing then touching earthworms was our reward, a sign of how nature is present in the soil. In May, we found several smart pots in our shed and filled them with annuals purchased in La Prairie and many geraniums that had been cared...
As shared at Lennoxville United Church – June 18, 2023 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to thee, Lord. Amen. Today’s reading from the 18th chapter of Genesis is both strange and powerful. Strange – because it is one of those places in the Hebrew Scriptures that bears witness to the presence of other pre-monotheistic religious traditions in the stories that constitute the foundation of our Judeo-Christian narrative. I had a colleague in the Religion...
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