The Weekly Wire for February 17, 2016

Upcoming Events at a Glance

2016

February 27 Samish Island Kitchen and Cabin Work Day

March 4-6 Nurturing Spirit Retreat Samish Island

March 18-20 Weekend of World Religions Vancouver

April 15-17 Pastors Retreat Edmonton

April 22-24 Fine Arts Retreat Samish Island

April 25-30 Samish Island Work Week

*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!

 

Nurturing Spirit Retreat Samish Island

Victoria – New family from Russia

Weekend of World Religions – Vancouver

New Community of Christ App

Winter Youth Retreat Regina

Shopping on Amazon.ca

Call for Delegates for World Conference 2016

What’s Up…In the CWM, Christmas in Review online edition

2016 Camping Dates

Links to our Worldwide Ministries website

We want you to ‘like’ our CWM Facebook Page

Buy or Hold, Market Situation and Challenge

February Inspirational Movie Quotes

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Follow the link below to see the

2016 World Conference Resolutions

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Click  to see

What’s Up…In the CWM, Christmas in Review

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Victoria – new family from Russia

Margarita, along with her husband and 3 children live in Victoria not far from our church. Margarita is from Russia and she spoke about life in Russia during class time last Sunday. It was wonderful to hear her music and her children were a delight. She speaks 5 languages and her English is very good. She wanted to come to a church where she could use her music skills, and we are thrilled to have her play for us. Margarita will play this coming Sunday during the 11AM  service.  Join us this Sunday and enjoy the music with us!

Sally Glassier

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Nurturing Spirit Retreat

Register today!

A  schedule is available,

send requests to debra@communityofchrist.ca

Guest Minister Laurie Gordon

Laurie Gordon is a spiritual director and an Evangelist in Community of Christ, living in Bend, Oregon. Laurie’s lifelong passion for contemplative practice and the natural world has deepened her sense that the universe reverberates with Holy Mystery. When we turn to stillness, listen deeply and awaken to an awareness of God’s Presence in and through all things, we touch this Mystery. We open to God’s invitation to be transformed; to embody Christ’s wisdom and compassion; to become vehicles of loving, Spirit-infused action in the world.

Please register early to debra@communityofchrist.ca

For E Cabins, preference will be given first to those with a need         and second to the first registered.

Please register early and advise us of any food allergies you have.

Registration is by donation

Canada West Mission Centre is continuing to offer camps and retreats at no charge to ensure that registration fees are not barriers to participation. Donations are accepted to help offset the costs of the events. As you consider your donations this year, please keep in mind that the high exchange rate between the US and Canadian dollars will result in higher costs to the Mission Centre to fund camps and retreats. Thank you for your past and continuing support of these events. Contact Debra Donohue for more information if needed debra@communityofchrist.ca or 1-877-411-2632 ext 4

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Community of Christ App for Android and IOS

Community of Christ launched an app for Android and iOS devices. The app is available for download from Google Play and the App Store on iTunes.

With the Community of Christ app, you can read daily spiritual devotions, watch inspiring videos, stay in touch with mission happening around the world, and much more.

The app development was funded through the generous offerings received during the USA National Conference after event expenses were met.

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Here is the  link for “Community of Christ and Amazon.ca ” to make purchases and have up to 8.5% returned to the Canadian church.

Learn how it works here Community of Christ Amazon video

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Register Today!

*Please note, if you choose to attend Friday evening only and afterwards discover that you’d like to join us for the whole weekend, your $25 fee will be applied to the weekend fee of $100, provided space is available.

Click below to go to the

Encounter World Religions website

Brian Carwana, Director of the Encounter World Religions Centre

Brian Carwana is the director of the Encounter World Religions Centre, an educational organization designated as a “Gift Of Service To The World” by the Parliament of World Religions. Brian has worked as an educator in religions and cultural diversity for fourteen years and finds religion endlessly fascinating for understanding global issues or individual lives. He has taken thousands of people to places of worship, observed rituals and festivals, and formed lasting relationships with Muslim imams, Jewish cantors, and Wiccan priestesses. Brian also brings a strong academic background with a Masters degree in religion and culture and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto. Audiences repeatedly comment on how his lectures combine great learning with an approach that is enjoyable and accessible. He has delivered conference keynote speeches, lectured at universities, been a visiting scholar in the United States, and taught in varied settings including corporate, churches, hospitals, and police forces. He looks forward to sharing with you the extraordinary worlds of humanity's religious traditions.

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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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 CWM Facebook Page!

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.

Community of Christ, What We Offer You Video

To those seeking a spiritual home, Community of Christ is a welcoming, loving, worldwide faith community that values the worth of every person as a child of God, and provides a safe space for you to explore and deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ and each other.

In Community of Christ, you will receive love and support as you discover renewed purpose for your life through compassionate, Christ-like service that ends suffering and fosters justice and peace.

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Buy or Hold, Market Situation and Challenge

For the last couple of years, the financial markets have been dropping steadily. In the last year, the U.S. Dow Jones index decreased from 18,351 to 15,370 and the Canadian TSX index from 15,062 to 12,674, a 17.48% reduction. For many of us, our own investment portfolios are in MUTUAL FUNDS held in (IRA, RSP, TFSA, Roth IRA etc.) have decreased significantly reflecting the major indexes mentioned previously. With this in mind, what should we be doing and what is the real danger?

The conventional wisdom with low markets has two lines of thinking.

First, hold onto the MUTUAL FUND investments you have and wait for the markets to regain their value. Currently, many people have a paper loss or an unrealized loss, in that the value of their investment is less than they invested. Unless the investment is actually sold, a real loss is not incurred. Let's look at the history. Since the 1930's, the investment markets have proved to be cyclical, continually going up and down. It has been proven that people who remain invested benefit more then moving in and out of the markets.

The second line of thinking with the low markets is to continue investing with systematic purchases. Whether you invest on your own or are part of a group plan this can certainly work in your favour. With the investment markets being low, it is as if, the investments are "on sale". People like buying items which are on sale, 10% to 20% percent lower than before, so why not buy now? These investments purchased in low markets, will increase significantly as the markets regain ground. Granted, with all market cycles, no one knows how long a particular market will last however; this can work in your favour when systematically buying investments at a lower cost.

So unless an investor absolutely needs their money, waiting for the markets to improve is generally the optimum approach.

Let’s take an example. A person wants to withdraw $1000. from their MUTUAL FUND investment. Your underlying interest in the fund is represented by the number of “units” you hold in the fund itself. These units have a value which can change monthly. Should the investor withdraw the $1000. with a unit value of $28., then 35.7 units will be used. Should the unit value be $15. ($1000. /15) then 66.6 units are used. The more units you use, in this case (66.6-35.7) 30.9 units, the faster your investment fund is depleted. The withdrawal of money, in addition to the extra units needed to complete the withdrawal, works against the investor. So if at all possible, delay or limit the withdrawals from your MUTUAL FUND until the markets improve.

One further consideration many people overlook when making sales of their mutual fund investments, is the tax implications from the sales. This too can compound the negative effect of selling in low markets. Be sure you consider ALL the facts prior to any transactions to protect your own interests.

By being both patient and optimistic, it can save you, the investor, thousands of dollars overall.

Kenneth McGowan, BA, M.T. I (Pensions), CFP

mcgowankj@rogers.com

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Canada West Camping and Event Calendar

2016

February 27 Samish Island Kitchen and Cabin Work Day

March 4-6 Nurturing Spirit Retreat Samish Island

March 18-20 Weekend of World Religions Vancouver

April 15-17 Pastors Retreat Edmonton

April 22-24 Fine Arts Retreat Samish Island

April 25-30 Samish Island Work Week

June 3-5 Camp Genesis (8-9 yrs) Samish Island

June 4-11 World Conference - Independence Missouri

June 13 Samish Island Work Day

June 17-19 Young Adult Retreat Hills of Peace

July 3 - 8 CWM Youth Camp Hills of Peace

July 9 - 14 Family Reunion Hills of Peace

July 15 - 19 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

August 28- September 2 Singles Reunion 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 World Conference

Dates are subject to change, please register early

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Movie Quote of the Week