Shining Waters COVID-19 #6: Sharing Resources and Support

A message for all members of Shining Waters Regional Council, and to staff for information.

Come In We Open sign A link to our open hours zoom meeting

WE ARE NOT ALONE

SHARE OUR CONFERENCE CALL PHONE LINE
Shining Waters has an account for telephone conference calls. If this would be helpful for any Communities of Faith to connect or to conduct meetings during this time, you are welcome to use it. Please contact Rachael Howes for the numbers and codes, rhowes@united-church.ca or 800-268-3781, ext. 6144.

OPEN HOURS

Starting next week Shining Waters staff will be available in ‘virtual office hours’ from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. every afternoon. Come with a question or just come and visit. See the details below to join the meeting.

OPEN HOURS ZOOM

Join Zoom Meeting http://bit.ly/2vDto9h

Meeting ID: 632 979 834

Dial by your location

+1 647 374 4685 Canada

+1 647 558 0588 Canada

855 703 8985 Canada Toll-free

One tap mobile

+15873281099,,632979834# Canada

+16473744685,,632979834# Canada

WORSHIP RESOURCES

Beginning Sunday, March 22, 2020, Moderator Richard Bott will offer an online worship service each Sunday for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak. This will be a video-recorded service you can join on the United Church of Canada website or Facebook page. The prayers, hymns, and reflections from the Moderator’s online worship will also be available in audio and text form.

If you would like to participate in the live version of this worship service, please join this Zoom meeting, Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. The recorded version of this is what will be shared on Sundays.

SHINING WATERS WEBSITE

Resources for Worship on the Shining Waters website are being regularly updated. Today we posted Prayers and Worship Resources in Times of Public Health Concern: COVID-19/Coronavirus Prayers to use and adapt for communities of faith or individuals, which was prepared by Jeffrey Dale for Shining Waters Regional Council.

PASTORAL CARE

There are new resources on our website in the Pastoral Care section including

Talking with Children about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Talking Points from Jeffrey Dale
Offering Support in Anxious Times Pandemic Practicums March 18, 2020 By Rev. Diane Strickland. Diane is a Certified Community and Workplace Traumatologist & Critical Incident Responder and in this article offers advice to church leaders as they continue to serve their communities during COVID-19.