Shining Waters Regional Council

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

Fall 2021 Regional Meeting COVID 19 Response

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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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What can non-Indigenous people in Canada do on September 30? Listen. Reflect on what you hear and feel. Listen more. Act on a Call to Action. Repeat. ... See MoreSee Less

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Beautiful Orange Shirt Day colouring pages. For all ages. ... See MoreSee Less

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Every Child Matters: Grace Will Lead them Home. Indigenous Anglican Elders invite all to join in a journey of grief and sorrow, forgiveness and reconciliation on Orange Shirt Day. Part of all of the video can be used with credit in worship. Other resources are also on the link. www.anglican.ca/orangeshirtday/?fbclid=IwAR01LAdSF2zSeTCC6_M6UU8mhweUWrkgSSnyXw_G0iQWZXaqK55zyTwV... ... See MoreSee Less

Every Child Matters: Grace Will Lead Them Home - The Anglican Church of Canada

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For September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—Orange Shirt Day—the Anglican Church of Canada has produced Every Child Matters: Grace Will Lead Them Home, a video service of refle...

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Reflecting and praying with Moderator Richard Bott on Orange Shirt Day and the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2rfb9bNW9U ... See MoreSee Less

Orange Shirt Day 2021

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Moderator Richard Bott reflects on Orange Shirt Day 2021, and invites you to join him in prayer. To download: bit.ly/3lSkoTU

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A powerful song for the children lost in residential schools. www.rootsmusic.ca/2021/09/21/tom-jackson-has-released-a-devastating-new-song-about-children-lost-... ... See MoreSee Less

Tom Jackson has released a devastating new song about children lost at residential schools | Roots Music Canada

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Tom Jackson is already a household name in this country, best-known as a star of the TV show North of 60 and as the founder of the annual Huron Carole benefit concert series, which has raised millions...

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Knox United Church, Agincourt Online Worship, September 26, 2021
Source: Events September, 26, 2021
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Source: Events September, 19, 2021
Knox United Church, Agincourt Online Worship, September 19, 2021
Source: Events September, 19, 2021
Downsview United Church
Source: Events September, 12, 2021
Sunday Worship Service
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Knox United Church, Agincourt Online Worship, September 12, 2021
Source: Events September, 12, 2021

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Shining Waters Blogs and Podcasts

Worship Outside the Walls

Jul 20, 2021 | Wellspring

By Susie Henderson Wild Churches are restoring and reimagining relationships between...

SWRC Covid-19 Update – Vaccination Policies for Churches – Vaccine Passports

Sep 1, 2021 | COVID19, Currents, News

As Ontario prepares to enter Phase 2 of reopening, ministry personnel and Communities of Faith naturally have questions about how to safely be together once again. One of the many concerns that has surfaced is whether Communities of Faith can require worshippers and staff to be vaccinated before returning to in-person gatherings.