Canada West Mission
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Upcoming Events at a Glance
2015
November 6-8 Young Adult Dialogue Retreat #2 Edmonton
2016
Feb12-15 Winter Youth Camp (location to be confirmed)
February 27 Samish Island Kitchen and Cabin Work Day
*dates subject to change, always check online or here for the most up to date information.
All camping dates are included at the bottom of the Weekly Wire and on the CWM website.
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This Week…in the Weekly Wire!
Canadian Revitalization update
Vancouver Soup Sunday, Business Meeting and Agape AGM
Chilliwack Garage Sale and Craft Day
Edmonton Fall Hours
Prayer Flag due date for World Conference
Chilliwack Voluntouring Abroad, Volunteering at Home
Victoria Gaelic Choir Charity Concert and Christmas Bazaar
Mission Conference wrap up link
Church Pews for sale – Regina
Call for Delegates for World Conference 2016
2016 Camping Dates
Links to our Worldwide Ministries website
We want you to ‘like’ our CWM Facebook Page
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Remember BC, Alberta and Manitoba,
clocks go back one hour Saturday at bedtime.
If you get to church early on Sunday,
put the coffee on!
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Canadian Revitalization has Begun
Many of you may have heard of the “Congregational Revitalization Ministry” initiative being undertaken by the Community of Christ in Canada. Information had been circulated to Pastors earlier in the summer. A posting for four “Revitalization Minsters” appeared on the Canadian church website (both Canada East and Canada West mission centres) for much of the summer. And Kerry Richards, President of Canada East Mission Centre, made a presentation about it at our Mission Conference in Saskatoon last month. This is an update on the hiring process.
Four Revitalization Ministers have been chosen and training for their new positions has begun. The majority of the group participated in the MEADS (Ministerial Education And Discipleship Studies) program at the Kitchener, Ontario, Community of Christ in September. The two courses they took were “Introduction to Spirituality” and “Mission and Evangelism,” which are in essence the alpha and omega of Revitalization. Their first stop as a team will be the Hamilton Community of Christ congregation where they, along with CEM President and Revitalization Project Leader, Kerry Richards, will be embedded in the congregation from October 1 to the end of 2015. They will engage with the congregation and facilitate with them invitational ministries within the surrounding community. Training will be hands-on, with faith in the Spirit's leadings and utilizing the giftedness of the congregation and those skill-sets which they have awaited their whole lives to put into action.
The Revitalization Ministers are: Russ Pirie, Wende Badder, Troy Roach and Bryce Huffman, all from congregations in Canada East Mission Centre. Stay tuned for more great news of what is happening in Hamilton and that can happen in your congregation. REVITALIZATION!!
All four RMs will be placed with four different congregations in Canada East Mission in January. The intention has been to involve congregations in Canada West Mission as well. Initial consultation with congregations in CWM during the summer resulted in interest being expressed in the program by a few congregations. More preparation is required with the congregations contemplating this commitment. Watch for possible involvement by CWM congregations in September 2016 or January 2017.
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Young Adult Dialogue Project
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Chilliwack’s Annual Garage Sale!
Saturday October 31st 8:30am – 3pm
Saturday November 7th 8:30am – noon
Chilliwack Craft Day
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Free Soup Sunday in Vancouver
this Sunday November 1st
10:15 Gospel Music Sing-a-long
Coffee and Visiting
Communion Service
Business Meeting
Free Soup Sunday (bring a side dish if you can)
2pm Agape Annual General Meeting
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Chilliwack
Voluntouring Abroad, Volunteering at Home
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Victoria Charity Concert and Christmas Bazaar
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Edmonton Fall Hours
beginning October 25th, we will have visiting at 10am
and our worship service will start at 10:30am
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Prayer Flag due dates
If your congregation is making Prayer Flags to send to World Conference, please note that they would like to have the flags by May 1, 2016 in order to connect them and have them ready to hang.
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Church Pews For Sale
The Regina Congregation has 16 Church Pews for sale. They are constructed with White Oak and have a light walnut stain finish. The pews have Hymnal racks. The set also includes the front row divider panels. 12 pews are 10' in length and seat 6-8 people. 4 pews have been shorted to 7’10” to allow a wheel chair beside the pew. The pews are about 50 years old and in good condition. We are asking $2000 for the set. You can contact Gregg Lester at Gregg.lester@sasktel.net
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Canada West Mission Conference
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Look for our Mission Conference 2015
wrap up in your inbox or follow this link.
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Call for Delegates for World Conference 2016
If you are planning to attend World Conference June 4-11, 2016, please send me your name so I can add you to the list.
debra@communityofchrist.ca or 1-877-411-2632 ext 4
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Go to our facebook page to see what’s going on in the CWM
and be sure to ‘like’ us.
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Community of Christ website links …
Community of Christ Upcoming Events: Visit the Community of Christ Calendar to see upcoming events, links to Daily Prayer for Peace, and Worship Resources.
Community of Christ Current Announcements: See the most current announcements on Community of Christ homepage or on the Announcements page .
Community of Christ Mission Stories: Mission Stories
The next link is to a great video produced by the Community of Christ that everyone should see.
Must See Video!
Community of Christ, What We Offer You Video
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Canada West Camping and Event Calendar
2015
November 6-8 Young Adult Dialogue Retreat #2 Edmonton
2016
Feb12-15 Winter Youth Camp (location to be confirmed)
February 27 Samish Island Kitchen and Cabin Work Day
March 4-6 Nurturing Spirit Weekend Samish Island
March 18-20 Encounter World Religions Program (location to be confirmed)
April 15-17 Pastors Retreat (location to be confirmed)
April 21-24 Fine Arts Retreat Samish Island
April 25-30 Samish Island Work Week
May 27-29 Young Adult Retreat Hills of Peace (to be confirmed)
June 3-5 Camp Genesis (8-9 yrs) Samish Island
June 4-11 World Conference - Independence Missouri
June 13 Samish Island Work Day
June 25-July 1 Adult Reunion Samish Island
July 3 - 8 CWM Youth Camp Hills of Peace
July 9 - 14 Family Reunion Hills of Peace
July 15 - 18 Junior Camp (8-12 yrs) Hills of Peace
July 16-23 Family Reunion Samish Island
July 16-23 Spectacular Graceland University tentative dates
July 24-30 Camp Kluane (girls 12-14 yrs) Samish Island
July 31-Aug 6 Camp Chimacum (boys 12-14 yrs) Samish Island
August 7-13 Camp Kimtah (15-18 yrs) Samish Island
August 6-7 Nurturing Spirit Retreat Hills of Peace
August 14-20 Camp Mungai (10-11 yrs) Samish Island
Sept 2-4 Canada West Mission Conference – Ribstone AB
Sept 23-25 Men’s Retreat Hills of Peace
Sep 30–Oct 2 Women's Retreat Chilliwack
October 28-30 Singles Retreat Samish Island
Note: Hills of Peace Spiritual Retreat cancelled for 2015 due to WC
Dates are subject to change, please register early
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