This Week on your Canada West Mission Announcements!

 

Introducing your new audio visual teaser of what’s in this week’s announcements!  Simply click on the arrow

The Fine Arts Retreat at beautiful Samish Island takes place April 23rd to 25th. Click here for more details.

 Here are some photos from the Nurturing Spirit Workshop in Vancouver last month.

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An 11-month internship in Washington, D.C., is available because of a partnership between Community of Christ World Service Corps, Outreach International, and the Friends Committee on National Legislation. Explore lobbying, advocacy, and grassroots organizing on a variety of peace and justice issues. Applications will be accepted until April 23. The internship will begin in the fall. For more information, contact current intern Stephen Donahoe at stephen@fcnl.org. Go to www.fcnl.org/pdfs/intern/fcnl_internship_10.pdf to download the application.

The Enduring Principles commentary series concludes in the April issue of the Herald with "Blessings of Community" by Barbara Howard. Find the entire series at www.CofChrist.org/EnduringPrinciples/ for ongoing study and reference.

A Camp Helps online library is at www.CofChrist.org/camphelps. Find more than a dozen youth camp planning resources, plus links to necessary risk management forms and related websites.

Ideas in honor of Earth Day, April 22, are on the Earth Stewardship website. The Earth Stewardship Team’s earth steward checklist is a fun and friendly collection of ideas you can use to live your life in a more earth-friendly manner. Go to www.CofChrist.org/earthstewards/ES_checklist.asp for ideas.

"Sharing in Community of Christ" is the 2010 reunion theme. Find free downloadable reunion resources at www.CofChrist.org/OnlineResources/reunion10/, including: Worship Helps, Adult Facilitator Guide with PowerPoint presentation, Children’s Resources, and Youth Resources. Check the online reunion schedule at www.CofChrist.org/events/reunions.asp to find a reunion and plan to attend.

Join us for the marvelous adventure of "Where in the World" your Mission Tithes impact lives… April generosity stories feature Apostle Rick Maupin’s Caribbean, Mexico, and South Central States Mission Field. PowerPoint presentations are included with each week’s story except April 11. If you do not receive the monthly stories, find them at www.CofChrist.org/generositystories or ask your mission center financial officer.

Historic Sites Internships Summer 2010 positions are available at the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio and the Joseph Smith Historic Site in Nauvoo, Illinois. Compensation includes six semester hours of credit from Graceland University and a weekly stipend. Onsite housing provided. Applicants from diverse fields of study are welcome. Contact Lachlan Mackay at LMackay@CofChrist.org or (217) 453-2246.

World Conference Blog updates…

Mary Jean Belrose has offered to share her Calgary Congregation Blog with the rest of the Canada West Mission while she attends World Conference.  If you'd like to keep up-to-date with the events at World Conference go to the News Page for the link.

World Conference Updates…

Please share this with friends and members in your congregation via the "Forward to a Friend" link at the bottom of this email:
2010 World Conference Begins!
The opening ceremony of the Community of Christ 2010 World Conference was spectacular on Saturday night! Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, general secrectary of the National Council of Churches, gave the keynote address. As a way to celebrate the church's 150th anniversary of the reorganization, Joseph Smith III (portrayed by John Horner) stood behind the Plano pulpit and presented the gavel to President Veazey to open the conference.
Sunday brought a moving Communion service with a message from Apostle Bunda Chibwe and on Sunday evening we celebrated with the Asia field as the church celebrated 50 years of ministry in Korea and Japan. President Veazey gave a challenging address that can be viewed and downloaded at www.CofChrist.org/wc2010/.
If you couldn't join us in person this week, we hope you will have an opportunity to view a live webcast of the evening worship experiences or check out the online Daily Update featuring sermon texts, video clips, moments in history, daily minutes, photos, and more at www.CofChrist.org/wc2010/. Additional updates available on the Community of Christ facebook page.
Blessings!

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