Greetings siblings in Christ, God is with us in the struggle. I believe that God is calling us to move forward, even though we are surrounded by so many uncertainties, to infuse God’s love into this ever-changing world. We as Communities of Faith, as followers of The Way taught by Jesus of Nazareth have an important role to fill during this strange time. That role is simple, be love; show compassion, act justly, and walk humbly with each other, with our neighbours and...
Category: COVID-19
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT RE-OPENING CHURCH BUILDINGSIn coming days, we anticipate the Quebec government to indicate that churches may start to consider re-opening their buildings. BEFORE WE DO, it is important to create a plan that will keep all of our valued and vulnerable lay members, ministry personnel and tenants safe and healthy, and to conform to all of the necessary requirements.In order to support you through this planning process, the Conseil régional Nakonha :ka...
At the second half of our Regional Council Spring Gathering on May 30, 2020, Peter Bisset offered a presentation about the process for the gradual re-opening of church buildings. You can download the presentation and the checklist below: Presentation to regional council gathering: Presentation about re-opening church buildings (PDF) Presentation about re-opening church buildings (video) Protocol checklist for communities of faith to create their re-opening plan:...
It is with very mixed feelings that the United Spirit Camp committee has decided that we will not be holding any face-to-face programming at the Camp D’action Biblique site this summer. Even though we will miss everyone we know we can keep camp spirit alive. We all love camp, and we are going to make it happen! Please stay tuned for exciting updates very soon about how we will be gathering virtually. We are planning an exciting week of fun online activities in real time from June 29 to July...
The United Church of Canada has published some guidance about re-opening churches for those responsible for making decisions in all parts of the church, and things to consider before moving from one phase to another. To learn more about the various phases of re-opening once it is safe to do so, please consult the United Church of Canada web page: https://www.united-church.ca/community-faith/being-community/reopening-churches-during-covid-19
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