Canada West Mission
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Upcoming Events at a Glance
2018
April 20-22 CWM Young Adult Retreat Camp Elkwater
April 21-22 Ribstone 110th Anniversary
April 27-29 Arts Retreat Samish Island
April 27-29 Weekend of World Religions Calgary
April 30-May 7 Samish Island Work Week
May 26-27 Hills of Peace Camp Opening
June 1-3 BC Friends and Family Weekend Samish Island
June 8-12 Adult Reunion Hills of Peace
June 9-14 Adult Reunion Samish Island
*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 this Weekly Wire and on the CWM website.
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This Week…in the Weekly Wire!
President’s Challenge: “Hope Rising”
Job Opportunity - Youth Leader Hills of Peace
Our NEW Canadian Website
Spiritual Conversation Starter
Chilliwack Craft Day
BC Friends and Family Weekend Samish Island
Strawberry Social Chilliwack
Singles Retreat Lewis River Washington
Canadian SPEC Registration Package
Weekend of World Religions Calgary
Encounter ‘Discovery Week’ in Toronto
Samish Island Arts Retreat
Vancouver Neighbourhood Party
SPECTACULAR for travel with the GPNW
Community of Christ App
Shopping on Amazon.ca
Links to our Worldwide Ministries website
We want you to ‘like’ our CWM Facebook Page
2018 Camping and Retreat Dates
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Calgary’s Amy Cartwright responds to President Veazey’s challenge
Follow the link below to see
Calgary’s Amy Cartwright respond to the challenge
President’s Challenge: “Hope Rising”
President Steve Veazey
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‘Spiritual Conversation Starter’
Or something to think about.
Has anything ever happened to you that was dramatic, personal or spectacular enough to cause you to be certain there is a God who is both infinite and personally caring?
Go ahead, start a conversation today!
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Check out our new
Community of Christ Canadian Website
Community of Christ Canada is proud to announce the launch of its new website.
Click here to read the press release
New Registration system for all Mission Centre activities
We are in the process of converting to a new online registration system! The current system is no longer available. Please hold off submitting online registrations for summer camps and retreats until you see the specific camping and retreat events being advertised. Our new system will enable you to enter basic information once, and with a simple click (or two) register for your event.
Thank you.
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Chilliwack Strawberry Social
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Summer Job Opportunity!
Dates: Saturday, June 30 to Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Location: Hills of Peace Campground, Cadogan AB
Events: CWM Youth Camp July 1-6, Family camp July 7-12 and Junior Camp July 14-18
Primary Focus: Junior ages 8-12, Junior High ages 13-15 and Senior High ages 16-18
Remuneration: This is a paid position which will include travel expenses (mileage or airfare)
Applications due by Monday April 30th
For more information, follow the link above
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CWM Young Adult Retreat
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Chilliwack Craft Day
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Vancouver Neighbourhood Party
Check out The Maybelles on Facebook
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Friends and Family Weekend at Samish
Have you been looking for a comfortable way to introduce your friends to Community of Christ?
At the BC Friends and Family weekend you’ll be able to share the beauty of Samish Island, introduce our community of great people, and your friends can experience a casual, contemporary worship service on Sunday.
Invite your friends, bring your family!
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Sunday April 22nd link to
Edmonton Worship Service
Use the link above to sign up and receive an email notification
when the video is about to begin.
The broadcast is scheduled to start at 10:15 mdt.
*We are now also streaming on Facebook Live.*
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Explore People, Places, Practices & Philosophies
Learn through insightful classes and experiential visits where you will see ritual, explore architecture, meet leaders, and engage with communities.
July 8-14 in Toronto
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Samish Island Arts Retreat
Cost for the weekend is $100 US.
To register contact Chris Phelps chrisinlangley@gmail.com
For more information contact Dan Beer danwbeer@gmail.com or Chris Phelps.
Cost should not be a barrier to attendance. Please contact Chris or Dan if you need a little help to attend.
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Canada West SPEC Delegation
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Singles Retreat Lewis River, Washington
May 26-28
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2018 Mission Conference August 31 – Sept 2
Regina, Saskatchewan
Book today
Guest Minister President Steve Veazey
We’ve added more rooms!
We have a group rate at the Ramada Plaza use code
CGC0C4 email regina@saskramada.com or call 306-569-1444
1Queen bed – $117 p/night
2 Queen beds $124 p/night
$12 per 3rd and 4th adults in room (children are free)
$15 per night parking
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For travel with the GPNW from Seattle
July 17-28
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*Registration packages for the Canada West delegation will be available in February.
Prices are in US funds, please contact Debra Donohue
debra@communityofchrist.ca or northwestspec@cofchrist-gpnw.org
for more information.
Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/NorthwestSPEC
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Send in your story and be an inspiration to others.
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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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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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Canada West Camping and Event Calendar
2018
April 20-22 CWM Young Adult Retreat
April 21-22 Ribstone 110th Anniversary
April 27-29 Arts Retreat Samish Island
April 27-29 Weekend of World Religions Calgary
Apr 30-May 5 Samish Island Work Week
June 1-3 Friends and Family Weekend Samish Island
June 8-12 Adult Reunion Hills of Peace
June 9-14 Adult Reunion Samish Island
July 1-6 CWM Youth Camp Hills of Peace
July 7-12 Family Reunion Hills of Peace
July 14-21 Family Reunion Samish Island
July 14-18 Junior Camp Hills of Peace
July 19-20 International Youth Forum
July 21-28 Spectacular Graceland University
July 22-28 Camps Kluane & Chimacum (12-14 yrs) Samish Island
*please note Kluane and Chimacum are now combined
August 5-11 Camp Kimtah (15-18 yrs) Samish Island
August 10-12 Nurturing Spirit Retreat Hills of Peace
August 12-16 Camp Genesis/Mungai (8-11 yrs) Samish Island
Aug 31-Sept 2 Canada West Mission Conference – Regina Saskatchewan
Sept 28-30 Men’s Retreat Hills of Peace
Sep 28-30 Women's Retreat Chilliwack
October 26-28 Nurturing Silence Retreat Samish Island
Dates are subject to change, please register early to avoid cancellation of your event.
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