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Regional Council Gathering-June 2021
June 12, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Roll the Stone Away / Sewanienhia’karateniat Eh’ren Sewanenhnienha;wit / À nous de rouler la pierre
This is our theme for 2021: As the stone is rolled away from the tomb, beams of sunlight stream inward and a new life—a life beyond death—emerges. As we live through these strange times of struggle and change, can we emerge from the shadows with a fresh understanding about how to live and share that new life as members of the United Church in the wider world?
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Agenda (draft)
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8:30-8:45 am |
Coffee & Conversation |
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8:45-9:00 am |
Learning how to vote on Zoom |
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9:00-9:20 am |
Acknowledgement/Welcome of the land |
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9:20-9:35 am |
Call to Order, Enabling Motions (omnibus motion), ‘Officers’ |
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9:35-9:40 am |
Breakout Rooms (introductions) |
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9:40-10:00 am |
Becoming an Anti-Racist United Church: with Adele Halliday |
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10:00-10:20 am |
Breakout Rooms |
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10:20-10:40 am |
Becoming an Anti-Racist United Church: with Adele Halliday |
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10:40-10:45 am |
Break |
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10:45-11:05 am |
Prayer & Worship |
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11:05-11:15 am |
COVID Task Group Update |
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11:15-11:30 am |
Nominations Leadership Team |
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11:30-11:40 am |
Annual Report Booklet |
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11:40-11:55 am |
(Room for any changes in the agenda) |
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11:55-12:25 pm |
Celebration of Ministry (Retirees & Milestones) |
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12:25-12:30 pm |
Closing (with reminders and enabling motions) |
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12:30 pm |
Optional online lunch |
Download documents
- Agenda (draft): 2021-06-12-Agenda-draft
- Nominations (GC44 Commissioners*): Nominees-GC44-E-2021-06-12
- Nominations (Executive): 2021-06-12-Proposed CrNRC Executive-E
- Message from Moderator Richard Bott (bilingual video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vMq2f4kO-o
- Annual Report Book: 2021_RC 13 AGM_Report Book
- Draft Minutes of Regional Council meeting, November 21, 2020: 2020-11-21_General Annual Meeting_Draft
- Draft Minutes of Regional Council meeting, March 20, 2021: 2021-03-20_General Annual Meeting_Draft
- Motions for Regional Council meeting, June 12, 2021: MOTIONS_DÉCISIONS_AGM_AGA_2021-06-12
LAST MINUTE UPDATES:
- Memorial for Mark Rawlings : Memorial Mark Rawlings-E
- Amended Appendix E for Governance Handbook: Amended Appendix E – ENG
*We will be voting for ten (10) GC44 Commissioners:
- Ordered ministry – 4
- Lay – 4
- Youth – 1
- President -1
Presentations, table group notes and decisions (follow-up from meeting)
Presentation by COVID Task Group (Peter Bisset): 2021-05-26-CrNRC-COVID-E2
Anti-Racism presentation (Adele Halliday)
Questions:
1) What initial reflections would you offer about the principles for becoming an anti-racist denomination?
2) How might some of these principles—and the work of becoming anti-racist—be lived out in your community of faith?
3) How might markers of White supremacist culture be manifested in your community of faith or other areas of church life? How might some of the antidotes become part of community life?
4) Are there any additional reflections?
Background information:
In the first 20 minutes of the workshop, we’ll explore some of the principles for becoming an anti-racist denomination. The principles are named in the attached document, starting on page 3.
After that, we’ll explore some of the characteristics of White supremacist culture within our churches, and by looking at some of the markers and the antidotes. All of the markers are noted here: http://www.cwsworkshop.org/PARC_site_B/dr-culture.html
Small group discussion notes: 2021-06-12-Notes-AntiRacism-TableGroups
Word cloud based on notes from small group discussions:
