Shining Waters Regional Council

Encouraging and connecting communities of faith in The United Church of Canada from Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario.

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About Shining Waters Regional Council

Shining Waters Regional Council is one of 16 administrative groupings in The United Church of Canada, replacing former conferences and presbyteries.

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To add to Asian Heritage Month in May, United in Learning is offering a webinar panel on Lifting Up Asian Voices. www.united-in-learning.com/index.php/webinars/395-lifting-up-asian-voices ... See MoreSee Less

Lifting Up Asian Voices

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People of Asian descent are taught, according to their cultural traditions, not to make much noise in society. This becomes a problem when Asians migrate to western countries, where our initial obje...

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On Friday, April 16th, the Ontario Government announced new restrictions for religious services within the province. These new restrictions take effect today, April 19th. For weddings, funerals and other religious services, rites or ceremonies: - physical distancing must be maintained- guests must wear masks or face coverings- capacity limits of 10 people, including officiants, both indoors and outdoors must be observedIn addition, if employees are able to perform their duties outside of worship from home, they are required to do so.As we continue to remind members, as people of faith, we are called to uphold the whole community and contribute wherever we can to well-being and safety. We understand it is hard to keep up with the ever-changing guidelines on capacity limits for worship services. However, we continue to urge communities of faith to carefully consider the risks associated with opening, in any way, for worship. For all church employees and volunteers, the government requires you to work remotely from home unless it is absolutely essential to be on site. We continue, as always, to hold all of you in our prayers. Shining Waters Regional Council StaffRead the original email here: mailchi.mp/united-church/swrc-covid-news-april-19-6252048 ... See MoreSee Less

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For this year's Earth Day on April 22, we are especially mindful of the fragility of the earth, water, and air, and our need to live with respect in creation. With Respect in Creation (All Creation Groans) by David Kai, vocals by Mariko Bown-Kai.www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShQVB2v5_5w ... See MoreSee Less

With Respect In Creation (All Creation Groans)

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A song for the care of God's Creation. Available on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify and others. Vocals: Mariko Bown-Kai. Sheet music and more information at:www...

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ASK THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT TO LEGISLATE PAID SICK DAYS NOWAs adherents and members of the United Church of Canada, we come from a tradition where loving God is inextricably tied to loving our neighbour. There are countless examples in scripture of Jesus and the prophets needing time to rest and heal so that they might be well enough to carry on with the work at hand. In this time of pandemic, loving our neighbour means providing for the time needed to rest and recover, so that our communities may remain safe from growing numbers of COVID infection.The following page contains a form with a letter you can customize before submitting. It will be forwarded on to the Premier, as well as other key MPPs, on your behalf.There are also tools to help you share this campaign on your social media channels.#SWRC #UCCan #PaidSickDays #PaidSickLeaveFordNation Monte McNaughton Andrea Horwath Steven Del Duca Green Party of Ontario Taras Natyshak - Essex ... See MoreSee Less

Paid Sick Days - Shining Waters

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Despite evidence and advice from physicians and epidemiologists, as well as the overwhelming calls from constituents across the province, the Ontario Government has failed to institute paid sick leave...

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This upcoming Sunday is Camping Sunday! Here are some worship resources. Do not forget to join Shining Waters and the camps on a Zoom call Sunday, April 25th at 2 pm for some time of games, songs, and community engagement! For more information contact Jeffrey at jdale@united-church.ca. ... See MoreSee Less

Camping Sunday | The United Church of Canada

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Camping Sunday is traditionally celebrated on the fourth Sunday in April. The worship services and other ideas available for this Sunday are designed to increase visibility for the church’s outdoor/...

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