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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Join this online candlelight and song event on All Saints Day, co-sponsored by 4 regional councils. Bring a candle to light in honour of the residential school children who never came home. ... See MoreSee Less

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Creating Conversations: Video Series. An amazing resource created with the help of five regional councils, amazing communities of faith, church leaders and the Vision Fund for the United Church of Canada. Creating Conversations is an opportunity to connect youth to issues that matter. Please visit the link on the Shining Waters website to find out more: shiningwatersregionalcouncil.ca/communities-of-faith/youth/creating-conversations/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Tonight's the night! The 2021 Heart & Vision Awards Concert will premiere on YouTube with the live screening at 7:00 pm here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7R1tMrF8PQIn honour of Ekua Asabea Blair and Lawrence Hill, the concert features music by Jackie Richardson, Billy Newton-Davis and Julie Michels, as well as some powerful words from Poet Laureate George Elliot Clarke. You won't want to miss it!Please join us for an the second online Heart & Vision Awards Concert on October 18th, 2021 (beginning at 7:00 pm)! This year's concert will honour Ekua Asabea Blair and Lawrence Hill who, through their community and literary work, address the roots and contemporary reality of systemic racism in Canada, and offer us all an alternative vision of love and hope. With musical entertainment from Jackie Richardson, Billy Newton Davis, and Julie Michels and a special appearance by Poet Laureate George Elliot Clarke, this is an evening not to be missed! Donations to the event will support the hiring of Black youth leaders at United Church camps through the Winston and Merle Roach Camp Leadership Fund, and the work of the Massey Center through the Nancy Peters Massey Centre Fund. www.eventbrite.ca/e/heart-vision-awards-concert-2021-tickets-164520897433 ... See MoreSee Less

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