BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Nakonhaka Region 13 - ECPv6.16.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Nakonhaka Region 13 X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Nakonhaka Region 13 REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260606T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260606T160000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073210 CREATED:20260509T150621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T210039Z UID:40659-1780736400-1780761600@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council Gathering - “Now What: Hope for the Future” - June 6\, 2026 DESCRIPTION:Now What? \nNow that we know what things COULD look like in 2035 and we have a sense of the alternative future we could imagine\, what do we do now? \nJoin us as we gather together to discuss how we put wheels on the vehicle that will take us to that alternative future we imagine. Our special guest Rev. Adele Halliday will share her thoughts on what that might look like\, as well as looking at our regional council’s strategic plan. There will be workshops and time for connection with one another. We will also be electing those who will lead us in the coming years to help navigate toward that preferred future. \nLooking forward to seeing you there! \n \nRegistration is now open below. Documents will be posted as soon as they become available. Thank you! \n \nAGENDA \n8:45 GATHERING TIME – MUSIC \n9:00 LAND ACKOWLEDGMENT \n9:15 OPENING WORSHIP – FLORENCE \n10:00 OMNIBUS MOTION – WELCOMING \n10:05 POLICY ON DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS OF PROPERTY \n10:20 ADELE HALLIDAY – ADDRESS THE THEME \n11:20 HEALTH BREAK \n11:30 STRATEGIC PLAN APPROVAL \n11:50 CANADIAN BIBLE SOCIETY \n12:00 LUNCH \n13:00 1ST 3RD \n13:15 JUSTICE DISCIPLES \n14:10 INSTITUT PROTESTANT DE THÉOLOGIE DE L’ÉGLISE UNIE DU CANADA  \n14:10 HEALTH BREAK \n14:20 WORKSHOP \n15:35 HEALTH BREAK \n15:45 BUSINESS – NOMINATIONS RECOGNITION OF TEAMS/EXECUTIVE \n16:05 THANK YOUS \n16:10 CLOSING WORSHIP \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n\n \n \n 2026-06-06 Online and in-person RCG\n Registration form for adult\, youth and young adult lay representatives\, active and retired ministry personnel\, staff\, guests and visitors for Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council gathering. \n \n PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.IdentificationName\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n Primary PhoneExtension (if applicable)RegistrationIf you are unable to attend\, please let Joel Miller know at jmiller@united-church.ca.\n \n I will attend in person\n \n \n I will attend online\n Please choose between the following workshop option\n \n Ministry in the first third of life\n \n \n Legacy giving – a framework for bequests\n RolePlease select the descriptions below that best describe your connection to Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.\n \n Lay representative (adult > 35)\n \n \n Ordered Minister (ordained\, diaconal)\n \n \n Designated Lay Ministers\n \n \n Candidate for Ministry\n \n \n Visitor/guest (non-voting)\n \n \n Staff (Regional Council or General Council)\n \n \n First Third (under 35)\n \n \n Other\n If other\, please specifyCommunity of Faith / or 'None' if not applicableThe name of your community of faith as of January 1\, 2026.Location of Community of Faith / or 'None' if not applicableThe city or town where your community of faith is situated.PronounsHow would you like us to refer to you?\n \n \n he/him\n \n \n \n she/her\n \n \n \n they/them\n \n \n \n Other\n OPTIONAL: Update address for database (if you have moved) \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n Province\n \n \n Postal Code\n \n \n Country\n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands \n \n \n Participation in MeetingI am interested in helping out for this meeting (or a future meeting)\n \n Worship\n \n \n Equity team\n \n \n Planning future meetings\n \n \n Other\n What is your preferred language for table groups?\n \n English\n \n \n French\n \n \n Bilingual\n Do you require simultaneous translation?\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Privacy Information and ConsentThe collection of information on this registration form is for the purposes of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council only.\n\nPlease be aware that video recording will occur at the online regional meeting. Photos or videos of participants may\, or may not\, be taken during the event/activities. In turn these images may be published in print or posted online on our website photo galleries or used at the discretion of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.\n\nBy submitting this registration form you are indicating your consent to the collection and use of your information and photo and/or video for the use of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.Consent (information) I agree to the privacy policy and the collection of personal information.Consent (photos) I agree that screenshots\, videos and photos of this event may be used on regional council communications platforms (Web\, social media\, newsletter\, etc.)End of registration: click "Submit" to proceed.If you have any questions\, please contact Aviyah (aviyahabrams@gmail.com)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Documents\n \n2026-06-06_Spring General Meeting Motions  (EN & FR)\nAppendix A – 2026-03-20-21_Winter AGM Minutes Draft (EN &FR)\nAppendix B – Nakonha-ka Regional Council 2025 Financial Statements (only available in EN)\nAppendix C – Finance & Extension Board 2025 Financial Statements (only available in EN)\nAppendix D – 2025 Finance and Extension Board Annual Report(only available in EN)\nAppendix E – Policy Regarding Proceeds from the Sale of Property (EN & FR)\nAppendix F – CrNRC Strategic Plan June 6 2026 (EN)\nNominations Report to Regional Council – March 20\, 2026\n2026-2027 Council of Elders Biographies\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting resources\n 2026-06-06_Spring General Meeting Decisions URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-gathering-now-what-hope-for-the-future-june-6-2026/ LOCATION:Cedar Park United Church\, 204 Lakeview Ave.\, Pointe-Claire\, QC\, H9S 4C5\, Canada CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Now-What-Hope-for-the-Future-poster-Version-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Virginia Wallace":MAILTO:virlynwal@hotmail.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260320T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260321T120000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073210 CREATED:20260203T143810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260321T165408Z UID:39774-1774031400-1774094400@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Online AGM-March 2026 DESCRIPTION:Context is everything. How we do ministry\, how we speak to people\, how we organize ourselves. God doesn’t stop speaking to us when our context changes. God is still knocking at the door and our ability to respond in a way that is contextual is key. In Quebec we face continued pressures to secularize. Conversation about the benefits of church are a challenge. What can we learn about our context and how does ministry stay relevant in our context today. As we formally review the work we’ve done over the last year and examine our structure\, we will also be learning more about how the law is affecting our work and how we might respond to the needs of the world. We continue to learn how to answer when love knocks.  \nThe regional council gathering on March 20 and 21 will be held on Zoom. Registration is now open below. Documents will be posted as soon as they become available. Thank you! \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n 2026-03-20-21 Online AGM\n Registration form for adult\, youth and young adult lay representatives\, active and retired ministry personnel\, staff\, guests and visitors for Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council gathering.\n\n\nAfter completing the registration form\, you will receive a confirmation email\, and a second email containing the Zoom link for the AGM\, as well as the information you provided us. If you have only received one\, or none of the two emails\, please contact Aviyah Abrams at aabrams@united-church.ca. \n \n EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.IdentificationName\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n Primary PhoneExtension (if applicable)RegistrationIf you are unable to attend\, please let Joel Miller know at jmiller@united-church.ca.\n \n I will attend on March 20th only\n \n \n I will attend on March 21st only\n \n \n I will attend on both days\n RolePlease select the descriptions below that best describe your connection to Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.\n \n Lay representative (adult > 35)\n \n \n Ordered Minister (ordained\, diaconal)\n \n \n Designated Lay Ministers\n \n \n Candidate for Ministry\n \n \n Visitor/guest (non-voting)\n \n \n Staff (Regional Council or General Council)\n \n \n First Third (under 35)\n \n \n Other\n If other\, please specifyCommunity of Faith / or 'None' if not applicableThe name of your community of faith as of January 1\, 2026.Location of Community of Faith / or 'None' if not applicableThe city or town where your community of faith is situated.PronounsHow would you like us to refer to you?\n \n \n he/him\n \n \n \n she/her\n \n \n \n they/them\n \n \n \n Other\n OPTIONAL: Update address for database (if you have moved) \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n Province\n \n \n Postal Code\n \n \n Country\n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands \n \n \n Participation in MeetingI am interested in helping out for this meeting (or a future meeting)\n \n Worship\n \n \n Equity team\n \n \n Planning future meetings\n \n \n Other\n What is your preferred language for table groups?\n \n English\n \n \n French\n \n \n Bilingual\n Do you require simultaneous translation?\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Do you have questions about Bill 9? If you do\, please let us know right below.What justice issues is your community of faith working on right now?Privacy Information and ConsentThe collection of information on this registration form is for the purposes of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council only.\n\nPlease be aware that video recording will occur at the online regional meeting. Photos or videos of participants may\, or may not\, be taken during the event/activities. In turn these images may be published in print or posted online on our website photo galleries or used at the discretion of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.\n\nBy submitting this registration form you are indicating your consent to the collection and use of your information and photo and/or video for the use of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.Consent (information) I agree to the privacy policy and the collection of personal information.Consent (photos) I agree that screenshots\, videos and photos of this event may be used on regional council communications platforms (Web\, social media\, newsletter\, etc.)End of registration: click "Submit" to proceed.If you have any questions\, please contact Aviyah (aabrams@united-church.ca)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Documents\n Documents will be added here as soon as they become available. Thank you for your patience! \nAGENDA-March-20-21-2026 -Updated 2025-03-05 \n2026-03-20-21_Spring AGM_Motions-Updated 2025-03-16 \nA_2025-11-15_Fall GM Minutes Draft-Updated 2025-03-16 \nB_2026-03-11 GELT Grants Awarded-Updated 2025-03-16 \nC_Report Book (2025)-Updated 2025-03-17 \nD1_Governance Handbook (March 2026)-Updated 2025-03-21 \nD2_Policy Regarding Proceeds from the Sale of Property-Updated 2025-03-16 \nD3_Policy on Property Transfer to Regionally held Vehicle-Updated 2025-03-16 \nRetructuring the Executive Proposal-Updated 2025-03-16 \n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting resources\n 2026-03-20-21_Spring AGM_Decisions –Updated 2025-03-21 URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/online-agm-march-2026/ LOCATION:online CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Love-Knocks-and-Wait-poster-Version-1.C-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Virginia Wallace":MAILTO:virlynwal@hotmail.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T160000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073210 CREATED:20240109T161343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T124531Z UID:9492-1763197200-1763222400@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council Gathering - November 15\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:The regional council gathering on November 15 will be held on Zoom and in person from 9:00am to 4:00pm at St. Paul’s United Church in Magog. Registration is now open below. Documents are now posted below. Thank you! \n\n\n\n \nAgenda\n\n\nTime\n \n\n\n8:45\nGathering time\n\n\n9:00\nLand Acknowledgement;  Ohenton Kariwatekwon\n\n\n9:15\nWorship (including Reading from the Mohawk Bible)\n\n\n9:30\nReport on GC\n\n\n10:00\n2035\, Vision Statement\, Vision Keepers\n\n\n10:20\nAffirm Process – Intro\, Testimonials\n\n\n10:35\nAffirm Process – Discussion\n\n\n10:45\nIntro HFTB & Health Break\n\n\n11:00\nNominations Leadership Team\, President Elect\n\n\n11:15\nBudget 2026\n\n\n11:20\nGranting and Enabling – Status of Funding\n\n\n11:30\nKeynote – Morgan Bell\n\n\n12:00\nKeynote – Discussion\n\n\n12:15\nEmerging Issues\n\n\n12:25\nDeclaration of the closing of our meeting\n\n\n12:30\nLunch\n\n\n13:00\nLunch Continues and Choir Practice\n\n\n13:45\nSanctuary Open to Welcome All\n\n\n14:00\n100th Celebration including closing words\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n 2025-11-15 Regional Council Gathering\n Registration form for adult\, youth and young adult lay representatives\, active and retired ministry personnel\, staff\, guests and visitors for Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council gathering \n \n PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.IdentificationName\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n Primary PhoneExtension (if applicable)RegistrationIf you are unable to attend\, please let Joel Miller know at jmiller@united-church.ca.\n \n I will attend in person\n \n \n I will attend via Zoom\n Child CareIf you attend in person\, will you need child care? If it's the case\, please indicate the number of children that will be present and their age.RolePlease select the descriptions below that best describe your connection to Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.\n \n Lay representative (adult > 35)\n \n \n Ordained Minister (ordained\, diaconal)\n \n \n Designated Lay Ministers\n \n \n Candidate for Ministry\n \n \n Visitor/guest (non-voting)\n \n \n Staff (Regional Council or General Council)\n \n \n First Third (under 35)\n \n \n Other\n If other\, please specifyCommunity of Faith / or 'None' if not applicableThe name of your community of faith as of January 1\, 2025.Location of Community of Faith / or 'None' if not applicableThe city or town where your community of faith is situated.PronounsHow would you like us to refer to you?\n \n \n he/him\n \n \n \n she/her\n \n \n \n they/them\n \n \n \n Other\n OPTIONAL: Update address for database (if you have moved) \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n Province\n \n \n Postal Code\n \n \n Country\n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands \n \n \n Participation in MeetingI am interested in helping out for this meeting (or a future meeting)\n \n Worship\n \n \n Equity team\n \n \n Planning future meetings\n \n \n Other\n What is your preferred language for table groups?\n \n English\n \n \n French\n \n \n Bilingual\n Do you require simultaneous translation?\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Do you require special accommodation? If so\, please specify below:Privacy Information and ConsentThe collection of information on this registration form is for the purposes of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council only.\n\nPlease be aware that video recording will occur at the online regional meeting. Photos or videos of participants may\, or may not\, be taken during the event/activities. In turn these images may be published in print or posted online on our website photo galleries or used at the discretion of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.\n\nBy submitting this registration form you are indicating your consent to the collection and use of your information and photo and/or video for the use of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.Consent (information) I agree to the privacy policy and the collection of personal information.Consent (photos) I agree that screenshots\, videos and photos of this event may be used on regional council communications platforms (Web\, social media\, newsletter\, etc.)End of registration: click "Submit" to proceed.If you have any questions\, please contact Aviyah (aabrams@united-church.ca)Untitled\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Documents\n \nMOTIONS 2025-11-15_Fall GM MOTIONS Updated 2025-11-10\nAppendix A – AGM (June 2025) Draft Minutes 2025-06-07_Spring General Meeting Minutes (draft) Updated 2025-11-13\nAppendix B1 – RC 2026 Budget Details Appendix B1_2026 CrNRC Budget – E – Details Updated 2025-11-10\nAppendix B2 – RC 2026 Budget Graphs Appendix B2_2026 CnRNC Budget GRAPHS Updated 2025-11-10\nAppendix C1 – F&E 2026 Budget Details Appenidx C1_2026 F & E Budget – E – Details Updated 2025-11-10\nAppendix C2 – F&E 2026 Budget Graphs Appendix C2_2026 F & E Budget – E&F GRAPHS Updated 2025-11-10\nAppendix D – Granting & Enabling Leadership Team Report (November 2025) Appendix D_Granting & Enabling Report (Nov. 2025) Updated 2025-11-10\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting resources\n 2025-11-15_Fall GM DECISIONS \nAppendix C_2024_Report Book \nAppendix D Governance Handbook March 2025 URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-gathering-november-2025-online/ LOCATION:St. Paul’s United Church\, 211 Rue des Pins\, Magog\, Quebec\, J1X 2H8\, Canada CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-100-years-poster-Version-1-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Virginia Wallace":MAILTO:virlynwal@hotmail.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250607T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250607T170000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073210 CREATED:20240109T160930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T124037Z UID:9487-1749301200-1749315600@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council Gathering - June 2025 (hybrid) DESCRIPTION:The regional council gathering on June 7\, 2025\, from 1pm to 5pm\, will be held in person at Palais des Congrès de Montréal\, room 520\, and on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link after you register\, in an email confirming your registration. \nThis spring meeting’s theme is Toward 2035. Following a series of briefings on the statistical data of the church from 1992 to 2023 and the extrapolation to what 2035 would look like\, the regional council would like to participate in the ‘whole church effort’ to work with all parts of the church to make strategic interventions that will help to impact the forecast in ways that are practical and direct. \nPlease note that separate registration is required for Resonance2025. You can do so at the following address: https://www.resonance2025.com/ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration for Regional Council Meeting\n \n \n \n 2025-11-15 Regional Council Gathering\n Registration form for adult\, youth and young adult lay representatives\, active and retired ministry personnel\, staff\, guests and visitors for Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council gathering \n \n PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.IdentificationName\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email\n \n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n Primary PhoneExtension (if applicable)RegistrationIf you are unable to attend\, please let Joel Miller know at jmiller@united-church.ca.\n \n I will attend in person\n \n \n I will attend via Zoom\n Child CareIf you attend in person\, will you need child care? If it's the case\, please indicate the number of children that will be present and their age.RolePlease select the descriptions below that best describe your connection to Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.\n \n Lay representative (adult > 35)\n \n \n Ordained Minister (ordained\, diaconal)\n \n \n Designated Lay Ministers\n \n \n Candidate for Ministry\n \n \n Visitor/guest (non-voting)\n \n \n Staff (Regional Council or General Council)\n \n \n First Third (under 35)\n \n \n Other\n If other\, please specifyCommunity of Faith / or 'None' if not applicableThe name of your community of faith as of January 1\, 2025.Location of Community of Faith / or 'None' if not applicableThe city or town where your community of faith is situated.PronounsHow would you like us to refer to you?\n \n \n he/him\n \n \n \n she/her\n \n \n \n they/them\n \n \n \n Other\n OPTIONAL: Update address for database (if you have moved) \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n Province\n \n \n Postal Code\n \n \n Country\n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands \n \n \n Participation in MeetingI am interested in helping out for this meeting (or a future meeting)\n \n Worship\n \n \n Equity team\n \n \n Planning future meetings\n \n \n Other\n What is your preferred language for table groups?\n \n English\n \n \n French\n \n \n Bilingual\n Do you require simultaneous translation?\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Do you require special accommodation? If so\, please specify below:Privacy Information and ConsentThe collection of information on this registration form is for the purposes of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council only.\n\nPlease be aware that video recording will occur at the online regional meeting. Photos or videos of participants may\, or may not\, be taken during the event/activities. In turn these images may be published in print or posted online on our website photo galleries or used at the discretion of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.\n\nBy submitting this registration form you are indicating your consent to the collection and use of your information and photo and/or video for the use of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.Consent (information) I agree to the privacy policy and the collection of personal information.Consent (photos) I agree that screenshots\, videos and photos of this event may be used on regional council communications platforms (Web\, social media\, newsletter\, etc.)End of registration: click "Submit" to proceed.If you have any questions\, please contact Aviyah (aabrams@united-church.ca)Untitled\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Documents\n   \n\nAppendix A-2025-03-28-29_Winter Annual General Meeting Minutes (Draft)– updated 2025-05-29\nAppendix B-2024-12-31-Non-Consolidated Financial Statement – updated 2025-06-02\nAppendix C-2024-12-31-F&E Board Financial Statements – updated 2025-06-02\nAppendix D-2024 Finance and Extension Board Annual Report – updated 2025-06-02\n2025-06-7_GM_MOTIONS_EN– updated 2025-06-06\nAgenda June 7 – updated 2025-06-04\n2025-06-07_Spring General Meeting Minutes -updated 2026-03-18\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting resources\n 2025-06-7_GM_DECISIONS_EN -Updated 2025-06-09 URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-gathering-june-2025-hybrid/ LOCATION:Palais des congrès de Montréal\, 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2Z 1H5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Toward-2035-poster-Version-3.1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Valerie Nickson":MAILTO:valerieepps00@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250328T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250329T130000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073210 CREATED:20240108T155427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T124237Z UID:9479-1743186600-1743253200@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council Gathering - March 2025 (online) DESCRIPTION:The regional council gathering on March 28 and 29 will be held on Zoom. Presentations offered during this meeting will explore the theme Daring Justice in Humility through such presentations like the following: Re-examining Colonialism and Resurrection of Affirming Council process.  We hope to see you there!\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Documents\n (documents will be posted as available) \n\nAGENDA\, March 28-29 2025– updated 2025-03-27\n2025-03-28-29_AGM_MOTIONS_EN– updated 2025-03-27\nAppendix A –2024-11-01-02_Fall General Meeting Minutes-Draft– updated 2025-03-11\nAppendix B –2024-11-01 Nakonhaka Strategic Plan Interim Report– updated 2025-03-25\nGovernance Handbook (March 2025)– updated 2025-04-09\nFirst Third Ministries Strategic Plan– updated 2025-03-28\n2025-03-28-29_AGM_DECISIONS_EN– updated 2025-03-29\n2025-03-28-29_Winter AGM Minutes – updated 2026-03-18\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting resources\n “Upholding Sacred Obligations: Final Report Of The Special Interlocutor For Missing And Disappeared Children And Unmarked Burials” – Sara Stratton\, Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice Animator Nakonhaka SI Presentation Notes and video presentation. \n“On Becomming an Affirming Regional Council” Affirm – RC Meeting March 2025 \n“The United Church of Canada Foundation / Mission & Service” – Sarah Charters\, CFRE\, Executive Officer\, Philanthropy\, The United Church of Canada\, President\, United Church of Canada Foundation Mission and Service and Foundation presentation\, Mission and Service RC Video-en-US\, Mission and Service_Camp cosmos video transcript URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-gathering-march-2025-online/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Daring-Justice-in-Humility-poster-Last-1mg-Version-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Valerie Nickson":MAILTO:valerieepps00@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240921T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240921T163000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073210 CREATED:20240715T172404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240716T141811Z UID:12577-1726909200-1726936200@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Flourishing - Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council DESCRIPTION:Spend a day with the Moderator\, engaging in reflection and energizing activities towards dream-oriented actions for our churches and communities. \nSaturday\, September 21\, 2024 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (local time). \n\n9:00am -9:30am Registration and coffee\n9:30am – Welcome and Introductions\n\n  \nIn person \nCedar Park United Church\n204 Lakeview Ave.\nPointe-Claire\, Quebec H9S 4C5 \nAll around the world – from universities to the United Nations\, from corporations to community organizations – people are talking about flourishing. Rooted in belonging\, flourishing means living with purpose and joy\, and bringing bold collaborative solutions to our world’s challenges. \nThe Moderator\, the Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne\, wants to bring that conversation to The United Church of Canada. She invites us to connect to one another in hope\, with a deep conviction by a belief that\, despite all the challenges of church life in this day and age\, we can move from despair to transformation – from languishing to flourishing. \nIs your church flourishing? \n(Perhaps that’s the wrong question.) \nIs your church contributing to the flourishing of your community? \nHow might we truly be a flourishing church in the world? How might we live in deep spirituality\, bold discipleship and daring justice\, linked from coast to coast to coast in ministry that transforms us and the world around us? \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER:  Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council Workshop URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/flourishing-conseil-regional-nakonhaka-regional-council/ LOCATION:Cedar Park United Church\, 204 Lakeview Ave.\, Pointe-Claire\, QC\, H9S 4C5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Regional Gathering,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Flourishing-social-graphic_Billingual-1500x1500-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240325 DTSTAMP:20260619T073210 CREATED:20240118T165846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T162051Z UID:9687-1711065600-1711324799@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Youth Forum - March 2024 DESCRIPTION:Come to a weekend Retreat to inspire\, connect\, inspire\, and learn in a space that celebrates and welcomes you!\nYouth Forum is an event for youth\, planned by youth.\nTheme: Neurodiversity – Understanding mine & my neighbours’ brains\nMarch 22\, 2024- 6:30pm – March 24\, 2:00pm\nLocation: Mount Bruno United Church – 25 Rue Lakeview\, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville\, QC J3V 2L4\nYouth Forum is for High school & Cegep aged Youth (12-18)\nCost: 60$ (If this is not possible\, please speak to Shanna)\nFor more info contact Shanna Bernier\nsbernier@united-church.ca\n—————————————–\nUne retraite d’un fin de semaine pour inspirer\, connecter\, apprendre et inspirer dans un espace qui vous célèbre et vous accueille.\nPour les jeunes du secondaire et du cégep (12-18 ans)\n22 mars a 18h30 – 24 mars a 14h00\nÉglise Unie Mount Bruno – 25 Rue Lakeview\, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville\, QC J3V 2L4\n60$ (Si ce n’est pas possible\, veuillez en parler à Shanna) URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/youth-forum-march-2024/ LOCATION:Mount Bruno United Church\, 25 Rue Lakeview\, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville\, QC\, J3V 2L4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Regional Gathering,Retreat,Youth and Young Adult ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-03-22-24-Youth-Forum.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Shanna Bernier":MAILTO:sbernier@united-church.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231124T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231125T120000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073210 CREATED:20230627T194411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T163739Z UID:7757-1700850600-1700913600@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council Meeting - November 2023 (online) DESCRIPTION:Join us online on the evening of November 24 and the morning of November 25 to reflect on what it means to strengthen invitation and take a strategic approach to growth. There will be two learning sessions offered in advance of the meeting for in-depth exploration of the strategic plan and the budget before voting during the meeting. Additional presentations will include Communications\, Office of Vocation\, Nominations\, Granting & Enabling\, and updates to the Governance Handbook. \nPlease note there will be two pre-meeting learning opportunities (links to learn more below) to discuss proposals for the strategic plan and the budget for 2024 in depth before voting on them at the meeting. \nRegistration for meeting will open October 24\, 2023 and close at 11:30 pm on November 23\, 2023 \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration form (click here to register)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Download documents\n Draft agenda (updated 2023-11-16) \nMotions (updated 2023-11-24) \n\n\n\nAppendix A\nMinutes of June 3\, 2023 Spring General Meeting (updated 2023-11-25)\n\n\nAppendix B\nRegional Council 2024 Strategic Plan (updated 2023-11-23)\n\n\nAppendix C\nRosemary Lambie Fund for Learning: Respecting our Indigenous Neighbours – Terms of Reference (updated 2023-11-22)\n\n\nAppendix D\nFinance & Extension Board 2024 Budget: Graphs / Charts\n\n\nAppendix E\nRegional Council 2024 Budget: Graphs / Charts\n\n\nAppendix F\nGS 57 Ministry Leadership to Meet the Needs of the Church in the 2020s\, Part B Designated Lay Ministry\n\n\nAppendix G\nSacraments Licensing Policy (updated 2023-11-22)\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Pre-meeting learning opportunities (online)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting resources\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Download post-meeting resources\n \nDecisions\nUpdated governance manual\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Friday evening\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Saturday morning\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Evaluation survey URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-meeting-november-2023-online/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:Meeting,ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-11-24-25-E.png ORGANIZER;CN="Conseil r%C3%A9gional Nakonha%3Aka Regional Council":MAILTO:jcoffin@united-church.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231122T190000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073211 CREATED:20231106T175929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T022534Z UID:8485-1700679600-1700679600@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Online Learning Session: Budget 2024 DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with our November Regional Council gathering\, this session will give participants an opportunity to learn more about the proposed budget for the regional council in 2024. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2024 Regional Council Budget\n \n Download GRAPH\n \n Download CHART\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2024 Finance & Extension Board Budget\n \n Download GRAPH\n \n Download CHART URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/online-learning-session-budget-2024/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:Conversation,ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-22-Budget2024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Conseil r%C3%A9gional Nakonha%3Aka Regional Council":MAILTO:jcoffin@united-church.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231120T210000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073211 CREATED:20231106T175347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231124T011802Z UID:8482-1700506800-1700514000@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Online Learning Session: Strategic Plan 2024 DESCRIPTION:The VisionAction Team has been hard at work listening to all of you who have participated in our consultations and have submitted written feedback. From pages of feedback\, the VisionAction Team will distill a final draft report which it will submit to the Regional Council for consideration and a vote at the November 24-25 meeting. \nIn order to have more time to explain the report and the outcomes of the public consultation process\, we will be holding an information session on Monday\, November 20 at 7:00 pm on Zoom. \nPlease join us to dig deeper into the report\, into what you have told about the priorities for Nakonha:ka\, and to do any final fine-tuning to the report before it comes before the Regional Council at the end of that week. \n \n Download 2024 Strategic Plan URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/online-learning-session-strategic-plan-2024/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:Conversation,ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2023-11-20-StrategicPlan2024-E-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="David-Roger Gagnon":MAILTO:drgagnon@united-church.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230603T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230603T173000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073211 CREATED:20230502T230249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230713T180435Z UID:7329-1685782800-1685813400@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council gathering - June 2023 DESCRIPTION:Pre-meeting resources\n The Regional Council gathering on June 3\, 2023 will be a hybrid meeting (in person as well as on Zoom)\, hosted by Plymouth-Trinity United Church in Sherbrooke. \nWhat will we explore together?\nThrough the symbolism of loaves and fishes\, we will explore the idea of how we share abundant life with each other: in our communities of faith\, pastoral charges and other ministries that make up our regional council. We will focus on answering God’s call to faithful discipleship\, as individuals take on active roles with leadership teams (Nominations) and as we begin to imagine how to discern our path forward together (VisionAction). We will discuss the new Remit\, concerning the autonomy of the Indigenous church and highlight upcoming celebrations of the completed Mohawk translation of the Bible. Updates from other initiatives will also be shared. \nThe afternoon will conclude with a celebration of milestones for ministry personnel\, including the ordination of three candidates for ministry: Cynthia Reynolds\, Aaron Miechkota and Aron Molnar. We will also mark some other important milestones in the lives of ministry personnel\, communities of faith and pastoral charges\, celebrating (and grieving) together. \nHow can I prepare for the meeting?\nDO YOUR HOMEWORK: Please download and review documents in advance by clicking on titles in the Meeting Resources section below. [NOTE: There will be no access to Wi-Fi or printed copies of documents on site\, so please download and/or print your own copies.] \nBYO LUNCH : Participants are invited to bring their own lunch. \nCALLING ALL CHEFS / BAKERS: The June meeting will offer occasions to connect in person during gathering time and break times.  If you feel called to share your cooking/baking talents with the people at the Regional Council Gathering\, we are looking for people to offer to share in the “Pot-Luck” snack ensemble. If you would like to cook up or bake something in a shareable quantity for the meeting\, please contact Shanna Bernier to let us know what you will be bringing.  We only ask that you please make a small sign indicating what your creation is and if it contains any major food-concerning ingredients like gluten\, milk\, eggs\, etc.  ***NO NUTS OR PEANUTS PLEASE!*** Looking forward to tasting your creations in our time together! \nBRING A BOOK\, SAVE A TREE: The June hybrid gathering of the Regional Council will have a book table for anyone wishing to re-gift books from their collection for others to adopt and add to their own libraries. Please bring along any books from your own collection that you think might be of interest to others that you are happy to offer up for adoption. [NOTE: We ask only that you please bring back home any of your books not adopted by those in attendance.] \nBRING YOUR KIDS!: Children’s programming/childcare will be provided. \nSHARE YOUR GIFTS: We always need readers\, stewards\, equity team members\, etc. to help with the smooth running of the meeting. What gifts are you willing to share? Please indicate how you can volunteer using the space provided on the registration form or contact Valerie Nickson\, chair of the planning team. \nREGISTER ASAP! It’s important for the planning team to know how many people will be attending on site and how many will be online so please don’t wait until the last minute to register! [NOTE: We are testing out a new registration process directly through Zoom (link below)\, and look forward to your feedback.] \nMeeting resources\n(Click on titles to view and download documents) \n\nDraft Agenda – updated 2023-06-01\nMotions – updated 2023-06-01\nAppendix A – Draft Minutes (March 24-25\,2023)\nAppendix B – Draft Financial Report (Dec 31\, 2022)\nAppendix C – Finance & Extension Board Financial Report\nStatement regarding homophobia and transphobia – updated 2023-06-01\nRemit 1: Establishing an autonomous national indigenous organization\nEquity Support Resources\nBios of Candidates for Ordination – updated 2023-06-02\n\nIf you are attending in person\, here are some details about the venue:\n\nAccessibility information\nParking instructions\n\nIf you are attending online\, please print the following three images in advance:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meeting Evaluation Survey\n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting resources\n (Click on titles to view and download documents) \n\nDecisions\nUpdated governance handbook\n\nPresentations / videos\n\nOhenton Kariwatekwon / Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Prayer (Sosan Montour)\nLand Acknowledgment (Rev. Jan Jorgensen and Lisa Byer-de Wever) including Learning about Otsokowatseri (part 1) (Robert Patton and Alma Ransom) \nLearning about Otsokowatseri (part 2) (Robert Patton and Alma Ransom)\nOpening Worship (David-Roger Gagnon\, Norman Robert Boie and Rev. Andrew Lairenge)\nStatement regarding homophobia and transphobia\nLearning about Equity (Shanna Bernier)\nThen\, Let Us Sing! Ensemble\, chantons! (Rev. Paul Sales) \nGreetings from General Council (Rev. Murray Pruden with video from Moderator Carmen Lansdowne)\nRemit Process (GC44 commissioners Norman Robert Boie and Morgan Pierre Point)\nDiscussion of Remit and Calls to the Church (Rev. Jan Jorgensen\, Lisa Byer-de Wever and Rev. Read Sherman with video from Sara Stratton and Adele Halliday)\nNominations (with Rev. Linda Buchanan)\nCandidacy Pathway / Introduction of new ordinands (Rev. Caroline Penhale with Cynthia Reynolds\, Aron Molnar and Rev. Read Sherman on behalf of Aaron Miechkota)\nVisionAction (Rev. Helen Hliaras\, Peter Bisset and Rev. Florence Bukam Kamta)\nMohawk Bible translation (Rev. Jan Jorgensen and Satewas Harvey Gabriel)\nClosing Worship and Covenanting with Candidates and Executive\nAnnouncements ( Video | PDF )\nMilestones of Communities of Faith (unfortunately\, we did not have time to celebrate these milestones during our meeting\, but wanted to share them with you all the same!)\n\nCelebration of Ministry Service\n\nBulletin\nRecording \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PHOTO GALLERY\n(photos courtesy of Aaron Miechkota\, David-Roger Gagnon\, Robert Hargrave and Judy Coffin) URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-gathering-june-2023/ LOCATION:Plymouth-Trinity United Church\, 380 Dufferin\, Sherbrooke\, Quebec\, J1H 4M7 CATEGORIES:Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Loaves-and-fishes-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Valerie Nickson":MAILTO:valerieepps00@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230324T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230325T120000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073211 CREATED:20220815T221101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T212832Z UID:5788-1679682600-1679745600@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:March 2023 Regional Council Gathering (online) DESCRIPTION:The regional council meeting on March 24 and 25 (on Zoom) will be an opportunity to learn more about the new strategic plan for The United Church of Canada and to explore how our regional council resonates with different aspects of that plan. We are eager for feedback and guidance from our grassroots\, so please invite any members of your communities of faith who are interested to register and participate in the discussion. \nIn addition to the conversation about the strategic plan\, we plan to have presentations about environmental grants available to communities of faith for upgrading their buildings (Faithful Footprints) and about the Affirming Process for our Regional Council. \nThe draft agenda for the day is now available to download\, including some questions for small group discussion in case you would like to reflect on them in advance; additional documents will be shared as they become available. \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Documents\n (click on titles to download) \n\nAgenda – updated March 23\, 2023\nMotions for March 2023 meeting – added March 23\, 2023\nStrategic plan diagram (fish) – added March 23\, 2023\nQuestions for small group discussion – updated March 23\, 2023\nMinutes of November 2022 meeting (2022-11-18-19)\nPolicy on Donations\nReport Book 2022 – updated March 23\, 2023\nRetirees \n\nBonus: Shanna Bernier will lead us in an embodied spirituality exercise on Saturday morning to create an origami fish (see video below). Bring a rectangular or square piece of coloured paper to take part! \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting survey\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting resources\n \nDecisions\nVideo (Friday night)\nVideo (Saturday morning) \n\nThanks to Natacha Sanson for sharing a photo of her notes and her origami fish from the meeting! (see photo below) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Friday evening\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Saturday morning URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/march-2023-regional-council-gathering-online/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Reservez-la-date-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Valerie Nickson":MAILTO:valerieepps00@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221118T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221119T183000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073211 CREATED:20221220T170726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221220T175232Z UID:6439-1668796200-1668882600@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:November 2022 Regional Council Gathering (online) DESCRIPTION:The next regional council gathering will be held online on Friday evening (Nov 18) and Saturday morning (Nov 19) and will focus on the theme of deep spirituality. \nIf you have any ideas or resources for exploring the concept of deep spirituality as a regional council and would like to participate in the planning process\, please contact the new planning team chair\, Valerie Nickson. \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda\n \n\n\nOnline meeting: Friday Nov 18th 6:30-9:00pm\n\n\n6:30\nSign in/ Registration\n\n\n6:45\nThe words before all words: Acknowledgement (Welcome) of the land\, Prayer of Thanksgiving & Opening Worship\n\n\n7:00\n\nCall to Order\, Enabling Motions\, Officers\, announce acting Executive Minister Rev. Dan Hayward \nBehavioural Covenant (Holy Manners) \n\n\n\n7:20\nFinance and Extension Board / Property & Finance Leadership Team2023 Budget (FE and RC)\n\n\n7:45\nTable Group Discussions – Deep Spirituality\n\n\n8:05\nGranting and Enabling Leadership Team\n\n\n8:10\nGC 44 updates\n\n\n8:25\nBill-96 (legal implications)\n\n\n8:45\nHymn / Prayer\n\n\n8:50\nGood-night blessing\n\n\n\n   \n\n\n\nOnline meeting: Saturday\, Nov 19th  9am-12pm\n\n\n8:45\nCoffee & Conversation (Sign in/ Registration)\n\n\n8:50\nTech instructions (Zoom\, translations)\n\n\n8:55\nGathering Music\n\n\n9:00\nMorning Worship\n\n\n9:10\n\nPresentations: Clusters and Network \n\nWest Island and Riverside Cluster\nSaint-Francis Cluster\nSouth Shore and Valleys Cluster\nLaurentian Area Ministry Cluster\n\n\n\n\n9:35\nFirst Third Ministries: United Spirit Camp\, Youth Forum updates\n\n\n9:45\nOffice of Vocation: Rev. Caroline Penhale and Rev. Lillian Roberts\n\n\n9:55\nLLWL presentation\n\n\n10:10\nVote on the 2023 Budget\n\n\n10:20\nBreak\n\n\n10:30\nReturn with gathering hymn / prayer\n\n\n10:35\n\nDeep Spirituality – Spiritual Practices \n\nLabyrinth\nTaizé\nCeltic\nNature Walk\n\n\n\n\n10:55\nTable Group Discussions – Deep Spirituality\n\n\n11:25\nRecognition of Rev. Rosemary Lambie’s retirement\n\n\n11:35\nClosing of business meeting\n\n\n11:40\n\nCovenant with LLWL and closing worship \nReflections \nClosing words \n\n\n\n\nDownload PDF \n \n \n \n \n \n Documents to download\n Minutes / Motions\n\n2022-06-04 Minutes\n2022-11-18-19 Motions\n\n\nBudget 2023\n\nSpreadsheet\nCharts\nSpreadsheet (FE)\nCharts (FE) \n\n\nSpiritual Practices\nAdvent Celtic Meditation (PDF) \n\nUpdates\n2022-11-17 Update from Shanna Bernier: each person should bring a small stone and a piece of chocolate to the Friday evening meeting! \n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting updates\n Decisions\nFinal version to come \n\nSpiritual Practices\nBody Prayer (Valerie Nickson)Praying with the Senses (Shanna Bernier)Christian Meditation (Joel Miller)Labyrinths (Rev. Elisabeth Jones)Taizé (Connie Osborne and Rev. Christine Marie Gladu) Advent Celtic Meditation (Rev. Darryl Macdonald) – PDFWild Church (Rev. Neil Whitehouse) \n\nClusters\nIntroduction (David-Roger Gagnon)Laurentian Area Ministry – LAM (Kelley Molloy)St. Francis Cluster (Ann Fowlis)West Island and Riverside Cluster (Rev. Helen Hliaras and Rev. Christine Marie Gladu)South Shore and Valleys Cluster (Rev. Jennifer Mountain) \n\nOther resources and videos\nBudget (Fred Braman) – to come  [Learn more: Budget Conversation-2022-11-08]GC44 highlights (Rev. Cathy Hamilton)  [Learn more: GC44Conversation-2022-10-18]Impact of Bill 96 (Fred Braman)Granting and Enabling Leadership Team – GELT (Rev. Barbara Bryce) – to comeFirst Third Ministries (Shanna Bernier)LLWL Presentation (Charlotte Griffith and Rev. Lee Ann Hogle) – to comeRecommendation of LLWL Leadership Team: https://bit.ly/2022-10-20-LLWLRecommendation URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/november-2022-regional-council-gathering-online/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DeepSpirituality.png ORGANIZER;CN="Valerie Nickson":MAILTO:valerieepps00@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221108T203000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20221101T140651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T174256Z UID:6144-1667934000-1667939400@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Conversation - Budget 2023 DESCRIPTION:It is an organization’s budget that perhaps best reflects its priorities and abilities. \nThe Property and Finance Leadership Team will be sharing the draft budget on Tuesday\, November 8. Learn how the budget is created and the activities it will support. \nThese info sessions are not limited to voting delegates of the Regional Council. They are an opportunity to engage with the presenters\, to become more knowledgeable of the workings of the Regional Council and perhaps most importantly\, your opportunity to influence the work and direction of the leadership teams. \nWhat would you like to learn about the budget? If you already have questions about particular aspects of the budget\, please send them to Brian Ruse (bruse@united-church.ca). \n  \n \n Download documents\n \n Watch video URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/conversation-budget-2023/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:Conversation,ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-11-08-Budget2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220913T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220913T200000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20220815T215414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T171007Z UID:5773-1663095600-1663099200@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:An open chat with Marc Grenon\, Regional Council President DESCRIPTION:Thanks to those who joined us for an informal conversation with our new Regional Council president\, Marc Grenon\, on September 13\, 2022 . Contact Judy at jcoffin@united-church.ca if you would like to submit additional questions or suggestions to Marc.  \n \n Watch video of conversation\n \n \n \n \n \n Additional resources: A recent recording of a one-on-one interview with Marc Grenon offers an opportunity to learn more about his background\, where he sees both hope and challenge ahead\, his vision on how we might move forward together as a regional council and how people can engage and share their ideas and suggestions.[NOTE: The English and French versions of the conversation are similar but not identical\, so please feel free to watch both!] \n \n Watch video of interview (English)\n \n Watch video of interview (French) URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/an-open-chat-with-marc-grenon-regional-council-president/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:Conversation,ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-MarcGrenon.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Conseil r%C3%A9gional Nakonha%3Aka Regional Council":MAILTO:jcoffin@united-church.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220604T100000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20220405T173743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220623T215054Z UID:5391-1654336800-1654336800@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council gathering - June 2022 DESCRIPTION:For the first time in two years\, we will gather in person (as well as on Zoom) hosted by Lakeshore Trinity United Church in Pointe-Claire. Presentations from the Beaconsfield Initiative in the Philippines and the Beaconsfield LGBTQ2+ Refugee Initiative will reflect the theme of Daring Justice. The afternoon will be dedicated to a celebration of milestones for ministry personnel. \nCOVID safety protocols will include masking and physical distancing. Participants are invited to bring their own lunch and to download or print any documents in advance since Wi-Fi will not be available due to bandwidth limitations. \nThe registration form and documents to be downloaded are available below. \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda\n \n\n\n9:00 am\nSign in/ Registration\n\n\n10:00 am\nThe words before all words: Acknowledgement & Reconciliation\n\n\n10:50 am\nCall to Order\, Enabling Motions\, Duty of Care and Equity\n\n\n11:05 am\nNomination RCE & LT & F&E\n\n\n11:25 am\nBeaconsfield Initiative in the Philippines\n\n\n11:45 am\nBeaconsfield LGBTQ Refugee Initiative\n\n\n12:05 pm\nVote: new members and term renewal for Executive\n\n\n12:15 pm\n \n\n\n12:30 pm\nLunch (bring your own)\n\n\n1:45 pm\nCelebration of Ministry\n\n\n3:30 pm\nEnabling motions\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Documents to download\n \nDraft agenda\nMotions\nAppendix A – Minutes from Winter Meeting 2022-03-11\nAppendix B – 2022 membership list of leadership teams\, networks and clusters\n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Post-meeting updates\n \nFinal decisions\nLink to video presented by Living Into Right Relations Leadership Circle (Adrian Jacobs)\nLink to video of presentation by Beaconsfield Initiative (Philippines)\nLink to video of presentation by Beaconsfield LGBTQ2+ Refugee Initiative\nLink to video of sermon by Rev. Joëlle Leduc URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-gathering-june-2022/ LOCATION:Lakeshore Trinity United Church\, 98 Aurora Ave\, Pointe-Claire\, QC\, H9R 3G7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DaringJustice.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Tami Spires":MAILTO:spiresta@hotmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220311T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220312T123000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20210709T164501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220324T171740Z UID:4570-1647023400-1647088200@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council Gathering-March 2022 DESCRIPTION:The theme of upcoming Regional Council meetings (in March\, June and November 2022) will be based on the new call and vision statements of the United Church of Canada: https://united-church.ca/community-and-faith/welcome-united-church-canada/our-call-and-our-vision. \nThe March gathering will focus on bold discipleship. Rev. Wendy Evans will be our guest speaker\, offering some reflections and opportunities to engage with questions of how faith and environment intersect. \nThere will be a pre-meeting learning opportunity on Wednesday\, February 23 to view a video prepared by United Property Resource Corporation (UPRC) and share discussions about the stewardship of property in the context of our ministries. Learn more and register for this event at: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/online-learning-opportunity-uprc-and-property-stewardship/ \nREMINDER – Presentations and reportsLeadership teams are each asked to prepare a clear\, concise and uplifting 5-minute presentation about how their team is living into bold discipleship. (Since timing will be strictly observed\, preparing a script and rehearsing the presentation is highly recommended.) Presentations are due before March 9. \nWritten reports (maximum 1.5 pages) from leadership teams for the annual report book should be submitted to Joel Miller by February 14\, 2022 at jmiller@united-church.ca. \nSAVE THE DATES: \n\nFebruary 23 (Wednesday\, 7:00 pm) Pre-meeting learning opportunity (Property)\nMarch 11 (Friday\, 6:30 pm) AND March 12 (Saturday\, 9:00 am) – Regional Council Gathering\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration form\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda (draft)\n WINTER MEETING 2022 – Bold Discipleship \n  \n\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 11\, 2022 (6:45-8:45pm) \n\n\n\n\n6:30 \n\n\nSign in/ Registration \n\n\n\n\n6:45 \n\n\nThe words before all words: Acknowledgement (Welcome) of the land \nPrayer of Thanksgiving & Opening Worship \n\n\n\n\n7:00 \n\n\nCall to Order\, Enabling Motions\, Officers  \n[Duty of Care and Equity]\n\n\n\n7:20 \n\n\nReport from \n·       President Rev. Linda Buchanan (5min) \n·       Executive Minister Rev. Rosemary Lambie (5min) \n\n\n\n\n7:35 \n\n\nKeynote Speaker & Breakout Rooms \n\n\n\n\n8:05 \n\n\nCOVID Task Group Update \n\n\n\n\n8:10 \n\n\nReport from \n·       Regional Meeting Planning Leadership Team (5min) \n·       Youth and Family Leadership Team (5min) \n·       La Table des ministères en français (5min) \n\n\n\n\n8:30 \n\n\nGood-night blessing \n\n\n\n\n                                                         \n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 12\, 2022 (9am-12pm) \n\n\n\n\n8:45 \n\n\nCoffee & Conversation (Sign in/ Registration) \n\n\n\n\n9:00 \n\n\nMorning Blessing & Covenanting \n\n\n\n\n9:20 \n\n\nReport from \n·       Pastoral Relations Leadership Team (5min) \n·       Licensed Lay Worship Leaders Leadership Team (5min) \n·       Nominations Leadership Team (5min) \n\n\n\n\n9:40 \n\n\nReport from \n·       Community and Justice Leadership Team (5min) \n·       Montreal City Mission (5min) \n·       Saint Columba House (5min) \n\n\n\n\n10:00 \n\n\nKeynote Speaker & Breakout Rooms \n\n\n\n\n10:35 \n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n10:40 \n\n\nMinister Supporting Networks & Clusters’ Report \n·       United Church of Canada Women Network \n·       Living into Right Relations Leadership Circle \n·       Green Network \n·       Pride & Friends Network \n\n\n\n\n11:05 \n\n\nReport from \n·       Granting and Enabling Leadership Team (5min) \n·       Property & Finance Leadership Team (5min) \n·       Finance & Extension Board\, President’s Report (5min) \n\n\n\n\n11:25 \n\n\nVote to adopt \n·       The Annual Report Book 2021 \n·       The updated Governance handbook \n\n\n\n\n11:30 \n\n\nCommissioners GC44 Update (Leading Elder: Linda) \n\n\n\n\n11:35 \n\n\nClosing worship \n\n\n\n\n11:50 \n\n\nEquity Team \n\n\n\n\n11:55 \n\n\nClosing (with reminders and enabling motions) \n\n\n\n\n  \nDownload PDF: 2022-03-11-12-Agenda-E \n \n \n \n \n \n Download documents \n   \nUPDATED 2022-03-09 – MOTIONS_GM_11-12-03-2022_V3 \nAppendix A: 2021-11-12-13_Annual General Meeting_MINUTES_EN_Draft \nUPDATED 2022-03-11 Appendix B:2021-CrNRC-Report Book AND 2022-03-11 Rapport de la Table des ministères en français au Conseil régional Nakonhaka – EN \nAppendix C: Terms of Reference of the Executive (Feb. 2022) \nAppendix D: Agreement_LLWL\, RC and MIF_EN \nAppendix E: Compensation for Pulpit Supply Policy \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ACTIVITY SHEET\nSome people find it easier to concentrate or to reflect more deeply when they have an activity to keep their hands busy during an online meeting. Hoping that this activity sheet prepared by Shanna Bernier will help you engage in creative ways with our theme of Bold Discipleship. \nWhen you are done\, feel free to snap a photo of your completed sheet and send it to jcoffin@united-church.ca to create a shared collage. \n \n Download the activity sheet\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Final documents and additional resources (follow-up from meeting)\n Decisions and Updated Governance Handbook\n\nMOTIONS_GM_11-12-03-2022_FINAL (also found on web page for Resources – Minutes and Reports)\nGovernance Handbook (Version March 12\, 2022) (also found on web page for Resources – Polices and Forms)\n\nKeynote: Bold in the Body (Rev. Wendy Evans)\nFriday evening: https://bit.ly/2022-03-11-RevWEvans-Keynote-FriSaturday morning: https://bit.ly/2022-03-12-RevWEvans-Keynote-Sat \n\nVideo: ’One’ by Birdtalker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odlw8WdsZS8 \nVideo: ‘Earthrise’ by Amanda Gorman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwOvBv8RLmo\nText of Earthrise poem: https://www.sierraclub.org/los-padres/blog/2021/02/earthrise-poem-amanda-gorman\nWebsite resources:\n\nGreenFaith: https://greenfaith.org\nFor the love of creation: https://fortheloveofcreation.ca\nWatershed Discipleship: https://watersheddiscipleship.org\nSenior Stewards Acting for the Environment: https://seniorstewardsactingfortheenvironment.org\nThe All We Can Save Project: https://www.allwecansave.earth\nThe BTS centre:  https://thebtscenter.org\nBooks:\n\nBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom\, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants – By Robin Wall Kimmerer\nRooted & Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis – Edited by Leah D Schade and Margaret Bullit-Jonas\nAll We Can Save: Truth\, Courage\, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis – Edited by Anyone Elizabeth Johnson & Katharine K. Wilkinson\nFrom What is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to create the future we want – By Rob Hopkins\n\nReflections: Bold Discipleship (Ben Ryan)\n\nBoldDiscipleship-BenRyan (DOC)\n\nPresentations\n\nUCW Presentation (PPT)\nEnvironment Network Presentation (PDF) URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-gathering-march-2022/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2022-BoldDiscipleship-update.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Tami Spires":MAILTO:spiresta@hotmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211112T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211113T090000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20210709T164210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211125T165423Z UID:4568-1636741800-1636794000@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council Gathering-November 2021 DESCRIPTION:Theme: Being Prepared\nWorship and reflections for this Regional Council gathering will be grounded in the concept of being prepared for the new life that comes after the stone is rolled away. \nTo help members prepare for this meeting\, documents will be made available in the weeks leading up to the meeting… so please check back here on a regular basis! \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n PRE-MEETING\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration form\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda - UPDATED 2021-11-05\n \n\n\n\n  \n\n\nOnline meeting: Friday Nov 12th 6:30-8:45pm \n\n\n\n\n6:30-6:45 \n\n\nSign in/ Registration \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n6:45-7:00 \n\n\n(Acknowledgement (Welcome) of the land)Prayer of Thanksgiving & Opening Worship \n\n\n(Worship Team) \n\n\n\n\n7:00-7:20 \n\n\nCall to Order\, Enabling Motions\, ‘Officers’s [Duty of Care and Equity] [explain how the ‘discussion’ part will unfold]\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n7:20-7:50 \n\n\nProperty & Finance LT2022 BudgetGovernance Handbook:         1) Property Sales & 2) Renovation Policy \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n7:50-7:55 \n\n\nGranting and Enabling \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n7:55-8:05 \n\n\nNominations Governance Handbook: Policy for Electing Commissioners \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n8:05-8:15 \n\n\nPlanning Regional Gatherings Governance Handbook: Regional Council General Meetings \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n8:15-8:25 \n\n\nCOVID Task Group Update \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n8:25-8:35 \n\n\nUnited Property Resource Corporation (new video) \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n8:35-8:45 \n\n\nGood-night blessing \n\n\n(Worship Team) \n\n\n\n\n                                                          \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nOnline meeting: Saturday  Nov 13th 9am-12pm \n\n\n\n\n8:45-9am \n\n\nCoffee & Conversation (Sign in/ Registration) \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n9:00-9:20 \n\n\nMorning Blessing \n\n\n(Worship Team) \n\n\n\n\n9:20-9:30 \n\n\nBreakout (Introductions & Spiritual practice) \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n9:30-9:45 \n\n\nPresentation: Living into Right Relations Network \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n9:45-10:05 \n\n\nProposal for General Council***: La Table(Presentation\, Discussion and Questions) \n***Please note that an online pre-meeting information session about these proposals will be held on Tuesday\, November 9 at 7:30 pm. Please contact Judy at jcoffin@united-church.ca for the Zoom link. \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n10:05-10:20 \n\n\nProposal for Regional Council: Pride Network (Affirming RC)(Presentation\, Discussion and Questions) \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nAnnouncement: Ordination Raphaël Pérusse \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n10:20-10:40 \n\n\nBreakout Rooms (proposal discussion) \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n10:40-10:45 \n\n\nBreak \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n10:45-10:50 \n\n\nVote on the 2022 Budget \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n10:50-11:05 \n\n\nAdditions/Changes to the RC Governance Handbook-RC Property-RC Renovations-RC General Meetings-RC Election of GC Commissioners-RC Pride & Friends Network Proposal \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n11:05-11:15 \n\n\nVote for GC Commissioner (including Youth Pilgrim)& Call for nominations for General Council Executive& UCC Mission & Vision \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n11:15-11:25 \n\n\nVote on Proposals from RC Networks to GC-La Table \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n11:25-11:45 \n\n\nRecognition of LLWL\, Commissioning for General Council and closing worship \n\n\n(Worship Team) \n\n\n\n\n11:45-11:55 \n\n\n (flex) \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n11:55-12pm \n\n\nClosing (with reminders and enabling motions) \n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \nDownload agenda: 2021-11-12-13-CrNRC-Agenda-E-REVISED \n \n \n \n \n \n Download documents - UPDATED 2021-11-12\n MotionsDownload motions (bilingual): MOTIONS_DÉCISIONS_GM_AG_12-13-11-2021_DRAFT \nAppendix AMinutes of June 12\, 2021 Annual General MeetingDownload minutes: 2021-06-12_General Annual Meeting_MINUTES_EN_DRAFT \nAppendix B2022 BudgetDownload budget: 2022 Budget CrNRC – prepared 2021-11-01Download graphs: 2022 Budget graphs-E \nAppendix B22022 Finance & Extension BudgetDownload budget: 2022 Budget F & E – Prepared for 2021-10-28 F&E MeetingDownload graph: FE Budget 2022 graph-E \nAppendix CAmendment to the Policy for Electing General Council CommissionersDownload file (bilingual): Policy regarding Election of GC Commissioners \nAppendix DProposed Amendment to Regional Council Annual and General MeetingsDownload file (bilingual): Proposed Amendment to Regional Council Annual and General Meetings \nAppendix EBios of GC 44 Commissioner Nominees Download file: 2021-11-12-GC44-Nominees-E \nAppendix FGC44 Proposal re Theological Education***Download file: CG44-PropositionEducationTheologique-E \nAppendix GGC44 Proposal re Membership in United Church Through Non-Congregational Communities of Faith***Download file: CG44-Proposition sur le membership au sein de l’Église Unie du Canada-E \nAppendix HGC44 Proposal re Recognition of La Table des ministères en français***Download file: CG44-Proposition sur la Table des ministères en français-E \n***Please note that a supplementary online information session about these three GC44 proposals was held on Tuesday\, November 9. \nOTHER DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES\n\nCOVID Task Group UpdateDownload document: COVID19 Task Group Nov 15\, 2021\nProposal to Regional Council from Pride & Friends Network:\n“That the Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council undertakes the formal process required by Affirm United in order to become an Affirming Regional Council.” \n\nScripture for Opening Worship Group ReflectionsDownload document: Scripture-SaturdayMorning-1Peter2_8-10\n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n POST-MEETING\n \n \n \n \n \n FINAL versions of documents / presentations\n Decisions  2021-11-12-13_General Meeting_Decisions_EN \n\nAppendix A  2021-06-12_General Annual Meeting_MINUTES_EN_DRAFT\nAppendix B1  2022 Budget CrNRC – prepared 2021-11-01 [Graphs: 2022 Budget graphs-E]\nAppendix B2  2022 Budget FE – 2021-10-28 [Graph: FE Budget 2022 graph-E]\nAppendix B3  Final Version_Policy Regarding Proceeds from the Sale of Property\nAppendix B4  Final Version_Policies on Leases\, Major Renovations and Other Major Assets with delegation\nAppendix C  Final Version_Policy regarding Election of GC Commissioners\nAppendix D  Final Version_Amendment to Regional Council Annual and General Meetings\nAppendix E   2021-11-12-GC44-Nominees-E\nAppendix F   CG44-PropositionEducationTheologique-E\nAppendix G   CG44-Proposition sur le membership au sein de l’Église Unie du Canada-E\nAppendix H   CG44-Proposition sur la Table des ministères en français-E\n\nUpdated Governance Handbook (November 2021)  https://nakonhakaucc.ca/resources/policies/ \nOTHER DOCUMENTS / PRESENTATIONS\nCOVID Task Group Chart: COVID19 Task Group Nov 15\, 2021Video: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/blog/2021/11/23/covid-presentation-from-regional-council-meeting-2021-11-12/ \nPride & Friends NetworkProposal: “That the Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council undertakes the formal process required by Affirm United in order to become an Affirming Regional Council.”Video: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/blog/2021/11/25/pride-and-friends-network-presentation-from-regional-council-meeting-2021-11-13/ \nLiving into Right Relations CircleVideo: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/blog/2021/11/23/living-into-right-relations-presentation-from-regional-council-meeting-2021-11-13/ \nUnited Property Resource Corporation (UPRC)Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yrsDOtnNUpQe2QtDJN8P7l07beDf6rCV/view   URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-gathering-november-2021/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/RollAwayStone-logo-H.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Tami Spires":MAILTO:spiresta@hotmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211109T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211109T210000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20211105T174118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211105T174118Z UID:4886-1636486200-1636491600@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Pre-meeting information session about proposals submitted for General Council 44 DESCRIPTION:This pre-meeting information session will present the three proposals which have been submitted for Regional Council review before sending on to General Council. \nThe three proposals address the following topics: \n\nTheological education;\nMembership in United Church through non-congregational communities of faith; and\nRecognition of La Table des ministères en français.\n\nThe information session will be held online. Please contact Judy at jcoffin@united-church.ca for the Zoom link. \n\nDownload the proposals \n\nCG44-PropositionEducationTheologique-E \nCG44-Proposition sur le membership au sein de l’Église Unie du Canada-E \nCG44-Proposition sur la Table des ministères en français-E URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/pre-meeting-information-session-about-proposals-submitted-for-general-council-44/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210612T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210612T120000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20210501T154633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T201906Z UID:4190-1623486600-1623499200@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council Gathering-June 2021 DESCRIPTION:Roll the Stone Away / Sewanienhia’karateniat Eh’ren Sewanenhnienha;wit / À nous de rouler la pierre\nThis 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? \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration form\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda (draft)\n \n\n\n\n8:30-8:45 am \n\n\nCoffee & Conversation \n\n\n\n\n8:45-9:00 am \n\n\nLearning how to vote on Zoom \n\n\n\n\n9:00-9:20 am \n\n\nAcknowledgement/Welcome of the landWelcoming and Opening Prayer(including celebration of Candidates) \n\n\n\n\n9:20-9:35 am \n\n\nCall to Order\, Enabling Motions (omnibus motion)\, ‘Officers’Purpose of the outlined dayDuty of Care and EquityMessage from the Moderator \n\n\n\n\n9:35-9:40 am \n\n\nBreakout Rooms (introductions) \n\n\n\n\n9:40-10:00 am \n\n\nBecoming an Anti-Racist United Church: with Adele Halliday \n\n\n\n\n10:00-10:20 am  \n\n\nBreakout Rooms \n\n\n\n\n10:20-10:40 am \n\n\nBecoming an Anti-Racist United Church: with Adele Halliday \n\n\n\n\n10:40-10:45 am \n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n10:45-11:05 am \n\n\nPrayer & Worship (celebrating the ministries of communities and ministers)  \n\n\n\n\n11:05-11:15 am \n\n\nCOVID Task Group Update \n\n\n\n\n11:15-11:30 am \n\n\nNominations Leadership Team(next executive and commissioners) \n\n\n\n\n11:30-11:40 am \n\n\nAnnual Report Booklet& changes to the handbook \n\n\n\n\n11:40-11:55 am \n\n\n(Room for any changes in the agenda) \n\n\n\n\n11:55-12:25 pm \n\n\nCelebration of Ministry (Retirees & Milestones) (covenanting with commissioners and executive and Leadership Teams) \n\n\n\n\n12:25-12:30 pm \n\n\nClosing (with reminders and enabling motions) \n\n\n\n\n12:30 pm \n\n\nOptional online lunch \n\n\n\n\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Download documents \n \nAgenda (draft): 2021-06-12-Agenda-draft\nNominations (GC44 Commissioners*): Nominees-GC44-E-2021-06-12\nNominations (Executive): 2021-06-12-Proposed CrNRC Executive-E\nMessage from Moderator Richard Bott (bilingual video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vMq2f4kO-o\nAnnual Report Book: 2021_RC 13 AGM_Report Book\nDraft Minutes of Regional Council meeting\, November 21\, 2020: 2020-11-21_General Annual Meeting_Draft\nDraft Minutes of Regional Council meeting\, March 20\, 2021: 2021-03-20_General Annual Meeting_Draft\nMotions for Regional Council meeting\, June 12\, 2021: MOTIONS_DÉCISIONS_AGM_AGA_2021-06-12\n\n  \nLAST MINUTE UPDATES: \n\nMemorial for Mark Rawlings : Memorial Mark Rawlings-E\nAmended Appendix E for Governance Handbook: Amended Appendix E – ENG\n\n  \n*We will be voting for ten (10) GC44 Commissioners: \n\nOrdered ministry – 4\nLay – 4\nYouth – 1 \nPresident -1\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Presentations\, table group notes and decisions (follow-up from meeting)\n Presentation by COVID Task Group (Peter Bisset): 2021-05-26-CrNRC-COVID-E2 \n\nAnti-Racism presentation (Adele Halliday)\nQuestions: \n1) 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? \nBackground information: \nIn 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.  \nAfter 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  \nSmall group discussion notes: 2021-06-12-Notes-AntiRacism-TableGroups \nWord cloud based on notes from small group discussions: \n \n\nDecisions: 2021-06-12_General Annual Meeting_Decisions_EN \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit the United Church Bookstore (UCRD) \n \n \n \n \n \n FollowFollow URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-gathering-june-2021/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/RollAwayStone-logo-H.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Tami Spires":MAILTO:spiresta@hotmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210320T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210320T120000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20210220T133016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T192712Z UID:4119-1616229000-1616241600@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council Winter Gathering 2021 DESCRIPTION:Roll the Stone Away / Sewanienhia’karateniat Eh’ren Sewanenhnienha;wit / À nous de rouler la pierre\nAs 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? \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration form\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda (draft)\n \n\n\n\n8:30-9am \n\n\nCoffee & Conversation(Sign in)***Please be on-line no later than 9:00 a.m.!*** \n\n\n\n\n9:00-9:15 \n\n\nTech Time \n\n\n\n\n9:15-9:35 \n\n\n(Acknowledgement (Welcome) of the land) Welcoming and Opening Prayer \n\n\n\n\n9:35-9:50 \n\n\nCall to Order\, Enabling Motions\, ‘Officers’(Purpose of the outlined day)[Statement on Equity??] \n\n\n\n\n9:50-10:25 \n\n\nMission & Spiritual Development*Saint Columba House (15min)*Montreal City Mission (15min) \n\n\n\n\n10:25-10:30 \n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n10:30-11:05 \n\n\nMission & Spiritual Development*Campus Ministries (15min)*United Theological College (15min) \n\n\n\n\n11:05-11:25 \n\n\nSmall group conversation:“Share some of the ways your COF engages in mission and spiritual development” \n\n\n\n\n11:25-11:35 \n\n\nTransitional Worship \n\n\n\n\n11:30-11:40 \n\n\nCOVID Task Group Update \n\n\n\n\n11:40-11:50 \n\n\nNominations Update \n\n\n\n\n11:50-12:00 \n\n\nClosing Prayer(with reminders and enabling motions) \n\n\n\n\n12:00-1pm \n\n\nOnline Luncheon \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Download documents \n Agenda: CrNRC Winter 2021 schedule (Draft) \n\nMotions / Decisions (bilingual): 2021-03-20_General Annual Meeting_MOTIONS – DÉCISIONS \n\nCOVID Update (presentation from Peter Bisset): 2021-03-20-CrNRC-COVID19TaskGroupUpdate \n\nVideo clips of other presentations: \n\nIntroduction (Rev. Linda Buchanan)\nSaint Columba House (Lisa Byer-de Wever)\nMontreal City Mission (Rev. Paula Kline)\nConcordia Multi-Faith Spirituality Centre (Rev. Ellie Hummel)\nUnited Theological College (Rev. Dr. Maylanne Maybee)\n\n\nNotes from Breakout Group Discussions: 2021-03-20-GroupDiscussionNotes-final \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BONUS – Activities\nFor those who like to doodle during meetings—or to reflect on a theme in a non-verbal way—please download these activity sheets prepared by Shanna Bernier. \nNature Scavenger Hunt (en-fr) URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/regional-council-winter-gathering-2021/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/RollAwayStone-logo-H.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Tami Spires":MAILTO:spiresta@hotmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201121T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201121T120000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20200616T145655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201124T163820Z UID:3314-1605947400-1605960000@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Regional Council Fall Gathering 2020 DESCRIPTION:Despite being physically distanced\, we continue to be community\, accompanied by our God.  \n \n \n \n \n \n Agenda\n   \n\n\n\n8:30-9:00\nCoffee Time & Signing in\n\n\n9:00-9:10\nTech Time: Instructions & Clarifications\n\n\n9:10-9:30\nWelcoming and Opening Prayer (Acknowledgement (Welcome) of the land)\n\n\n9:30-9:45\nCall to Order\, Enabling Motions\, intros\, Duty of Care\, etc. (Purpose of the outlined day)\n\n\n9:45-10:05\nGovernance: *2021 Budget (Property & Finance) (20min)\n\n\n10:05-10:15\nGood News in exile\n\n\n10:15-10:35\nSmall Group conversation: *Good News in exile\n\n\n10:35-10:45\nBreak\n\n\n10:45-11:05\nGovernance: *2021 Funding Ministry & Mission (Granting & Enabling) (20min)\n\n\n11:05-11:15\nRemit (10 minutes)\n\n\n11:15-11:20\nUpdate from the COVID Task Group\n\n\n11:20-11:25\nGovernance: *Nomination Team\n\n\n11:25-11:50\nCovenanting with LLWL\n\n\n11:50-12:00\nClosing Prayer (with reminders and enabling motions)\n\n\n12:00 – ???\nOptional online lunch groups\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration form\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Download documents \n Motions / Decisions: 2020-04-25_General Annual Meeting_Minutes_Session 1 / 2020-05-30_General Annual Meeting_Minutes_Session 2 / 2020-11-21_Decisions and Appendices_Décisions et annexes – v2 \nRegional Council Budget 2021: Region 13 – Draft 2021 Budget – prepared 2020-11-05 \nFinance and Extension Board Budget 2021: 2021 Budget F & E – Draft 2020-10-30 \nGranting & Enabling 2021: budget: GrantsDisbursements-Jan01-Nov20-2020 / presentation: GELT Nov 2020 \nCOVID Response Task Group: NRC COVID19 Task Group Nov Update \nRemit: Remit 1 (Learn more: https://generalcouncil43.ca/council/remit) \nLicensed Lay Worship Leaders: LLWL-2020-2022 \nAdditional documents\nReport from La Table des ministères en français (in French): 2020-11-07-Rapport-LaTable \nReport from Emmanuel College: Emmanuel-Report-F2020 \nPreliminary Communications Survey Results: CommunicationsSurvey-PreliminaryResults-2020-11-08 \nColouring pages / activity sheets (for children\, youth or adults): We Are not alone worksheet \nUPDATES \n2020-11-20Report from United Theological College: UTC Report to Regional Councils Oct 2020 \n2020-11-24: 2020-11-21_Decisions and Appendices_Décisions et annexes_FINAL \n  \nPlease note that French versions of documents are available at https://nakonhakaucc.ca/fr/evenement/rassemblement-dautomne-2020-du-conseil-regional/ \n \n \n \n \n \n BONUS – Food for the Soul\nSome of you have lamented that one of the things you miss most about gathering in person (aside from the people!) is the delicious treats that have been shared over the years. We know this isn’t quite the same\, but a few of our famous bakers have shared their recipes so that you can enjoy those well-loved treats in the comfort of your own home during the meeting. Bon appetit! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Stark's Empire Biscuits\n Download recipe \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cinnamon Rolls with "Dragon" (AKA Mead Baldwin)\n Watch video (includes recipe) URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/crnrc-fall-gathering-2020/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WeAreNotAlone-Fall2020-logo.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Tami Spires":MAILTO:spiresta@hotmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200530T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200530T120000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20200129T210241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200615T160842Z UID:2723-1590829200-1590840000@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council Gathering (ONLINE) - Spring 2020 DESCRIPTION:Appelé(e)s à être l’ÉgliseShonkwahonkarawis N’atsitewahteriwanhót’thase Called to be the Church\nIn this time\, more than ever\, we are called to be the church. Elected lay representatives and ministry personnel of Conseil regional Nakonha:ka Regional Council are called to participate in the Spring Regional Council Gathering\, which will be held ONLINE this year\, split into two separate half-day events : \n\nPart 1 – April 25\, 2020 from 9 am to noon\nPart 2 – May 30\, 2020 from 9 am to noon\n\nThe focus of the two meetings will be on existing and developing networks\, and on how communities of faith are coping during the pandemic. Click on boxes below to access information about each part of the meeting. \n\nThanks to Martha Randy for the beautiful photo representing the theme of being called forth. \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration form\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Preview documents for April 25\, 2020\n April 25\, 2020\n\nAgenda (DRAFT)https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CrNRC-Spring-2020-schedule-Draft.docx\nDecisions of November 2019 gathering:2019_11_23_General_Meeting_Minutes_Draft_V2\nupdated Governance Handbookhttps://nakonhakaucc.ca/resources/policies/\nDecisions and referral documents for business portion of meeting:2020-04-25_General Annual Meeting_Minutes_Session 1_Decisions_V2 (updated April 23\, 2020)\n\nPlease also be sure to download and complete expression of interest or nomination forms for positionson Regional Council Executive (or to be a Commissioner at General Council 44). Deadline to apply for Executive positions is May 20: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/resources/nominations/ \n \n \n \n \n \n Preview documents for May 30\, 2020\n May 30\, 2020\n\nAgenda – Agenda-2020-final\nBios of nominees for GC44 commissioners –Nominees-GC44-E-2020-05-29 (updated May 29\, 2020)\nRegional Council Report Book – 2020_RC 13 AGM_Report Book (updated May 28\, 2020)\nDecisions and referral documents for business portion of meeting – 2020-05-30_General Annual Meeting_Session 2_Decisions_V3 (updated May 28\, 2020)\nOther documents\n\nMemorial – Rev.Dr. E. Leicester Bigby (added May 28\, 2020)\nCommunity and Justice Leadership Team (added May 28\, 2020)\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Announcements\n   \n\n\n\n\nOn-line Ministry Support Gatherings\nFirst TUESDAY of the month on Zoom \nA time of prayer and reflection\, of sharing ideas and resources\, and of small group personal sharing \nNext Meeting:  Tuesday\, June 2 at 1:30 pm \nFor more information\, please contact: David-Roger Gagnon   DRGagnon@united-church.ca  \n\n\n\n\nOnline meeting to explore environmental initiatives and partnerships\nMonday June 15 at 1 pm \nFor more information\, please contact: jcoffin@united-church.ca \n\n\n\n\nThe Eco-Commoning Project\nLearn about Eco-Commoning on Thursdays in June with 3\, 90-minute online sessions on commoning\, social innovation and social enterprise! \nJune 11\, June 18\, June 25 from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm \nLEARN MORE: info@communityinnovationhub.org \n\n\n\n\nYAYA Check-in on Zoom\nYouth and young adults are invited every weekday at 3:00 pm  to join Shanna and Dana for conversation\, jokes\, prayer & community. \nContact sbernier@united-church.ca for more info! \n\n\n\n\nBursary Committee \n*applications are due by June 5\, 2020 \nFor more information\, consult the Bursaries resource page \n\n\n\n\nSABBATICAL LEAVE 2021\nDeadline for submitting an application extended to June 19\, 2020. \nThe Finance & Extension Board invites Ministry Personnel within the Nakonha:ka Regional Council to apply for a three months SABBATICAL LEAVE 2021\, a time for reflection\, renewal and new perspectives for ministry. \nFor further information\, please contact Renate Sutherland\, Chair of the Sabbatical Leave Committee\, at 514-695-1970  (email: renate.sutherland@bell.net) or access the Sabbatical Leave resource page to submit a preliminary proposal to the Sabbatical Leave Committee. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Presentations and table group notes (post-meeting)\n PRESENTATIONS\n\nProtocols for gradually re-opening church buildings\npresented by Peter Bisset \n\nTABLE GROUP NOTES\n\n\nChurch Responses to COVID-19 \n\n\nConcerns and Ideas about Re-opening Church Buildings (sorted by categories) – updated June 15\, 2020 \n\n\nOther presentations will be posted by mid-June URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/conseil-regional-nakonhaka-regional-council-gathering-spring2020/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Spring2020-MRandy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Tami Spires":MAILTO:spiresta@hotmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191123T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191123T160000 DTSTAMP:20260619T073212 CREATED:20190718T201803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T191534Z UID:1993-1574497800-1574524800@nakonhakaucc.ca SUMMARY:Nakonha:ka Regional Council Gathering - Fall 2019 DESCRIPTION:Thanks for joining us on November 23 as we gathered to build new relationships and a shared future as a regional council. \n Documents\n\nAgenda\nMotions from Inaugural Meeting 2019-05-25\nPolicy regarding Decision-Making by Email_RC13\nPolicy regarding Licensing Sacramental Elders_RC13\nPolicy regarding Proceeds From Sale of Property_RC13\nPolicy regarding Travel_RC13\n2020 Budget\n2020 F&E Budget\n2020 Budget – Grants (including list of 2019 disbursements)\n2019 Multiple Grants\nCovenant-LaTable (bilingual)\n\n \n Click here for registration form URL:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/event/nakonhaka-regional-council-gathering/ LOCATION:Summerlea United Church\, 225 - 50e avenue\, Lachine\, QC\, H8T 2T7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Regional Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nakonhakaucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Nakonhaka-Banner-Autumn2019.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Tami Spires":MAILTO:spiresta@hotmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR