Weekly Wire for May 2, 2018

Canada West Mission

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Upcoming Events at a Glance

2018 

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

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 

*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!          

Job Opportunity - Youth Leader Hills of Peace  

Our NEW Canadian Website

Ribstone 110th Anniversary Photos

Samish Island Arts Retreat Photos

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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‘Spiritual Conversation Starter’

Or something to think about.

Tell me about two of your life-long friends and why they have such an impact on your life.  What made you choose them?

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

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Thank you for your patience.

Registration for Canada West Mission

Events is now open!

Community of Christ Canada (Canada East Mission and Canada West Mission) has contracted with CampSite, a camping and events management platform, in order to provide members and friends with a more modern online registration process for camps, retreats, and events.

This new platform will allow you to create a user account which will securely store your information and allow you to register for events by simply logging in and selecting which event you want to attend.

CampSite maintains two separate secure databases for registration – one for youth and another for adults/families. You will need to create two separate user accounts for each database (we strongly recommend you use the same e-mail address and password for both). We have prepared a User Manual [attached] to assist you with setting up your account(s). Please follow the appropriate links below to get started.

Youth (for youth camps/retreats) - click here to create a user account for youth camps/retreats

Adult/Families - click here to create a user account for Adults/Families

Use Campsite to Register Now for:

• BC Friends & Family Weekend
• Adult Reunion (HOP)
• CWM Youth Camp
• Family Camp (HOP)
• Junior Camp (HOP)

*Registration for Nurturing Spirit Retreat (HOP), Mission Conference and our fall events will be available soon.

Questions? Your questions and comments are always welcome. Please contact Lisa Neudorf lisa@communityofchrist.ca.

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Samish Island Family Reunion

Samish Reunion Registration is open

With Guest Ministers Dave and Carolyn Brock

Hope to see you there!

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Ribstone 110th Anniversary!

The presentation ceremony included plaques and scrolls from the following (some were presented by the people, others by fill-ins...and they were accepted by various individuals or groups on behalf of the congregation):

CWM CofC President, Steve Thompson

IHQ CofC, First Presidency

The Village of Chauvin

The Village of Edgerton

The MD of Wainwright

Our Councillor for the MD of Wainwright, Division 1, Oscar Buck

Our MLA, Wes Taylor

Our MP, Kevin Sorenson (in photo with Mom)

Alberta's Premier, Rachel Notley

Alberta's Lieutenant Governor, Lois Mitchell

Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette

Karen Ell did classes with the children - they made homemade roll candles and they each painted a lion and a lamb which will be fired in a kiln and returned to the children. Joey Williams also led a class with them.

Joey Williams taught the adult/teen Sunday School class on Sunday morning. He preached on Saturday. Mary Jacks preached on Sunday and led a class on Saturday. Joey also directed a choir, who sang three songs during the service on Sunday, with Emelia (the youngest choir member) singing a solo in one of them.

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Chilliwack Strawberry Social

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Summer Job Opportunity!

Hills of Peace Youth Leader

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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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 May 6 link to 

Edmonton Worship Service

Livestream Link

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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Join us for Discovery Week

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

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Canada West SPEC Delegation

Registration Package

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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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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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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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 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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Canada West Camping and Event Calendar

2018

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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