Michael Smith
June 26, 2022
 
At his residence on Sunday June 26th, 2022, Michael Smith of Chatham passed away in his 43rd year. Cherished son of Andrew Smith (the late Barbara) of Chatham. Loving husband of Anthony Smith. Dear brother of Travis and his wife Arlyn Villalobos and sister-in-law Carina Fraser, and Rennata Lopez. Predeceased by his brothers Edward Smith-Kuiper and Andrew Smith, and sister Shannon Smith. He will be lovingly remembered by his many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to the Alexander & Houle Funeral Home, 245 Wellington St. West, Chatham, on Friday July 1st, 2022, with visiting from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm. The funeral service for Michael will be conducted from the chapel of the funeral home on Saturday July 2nd, 2022, at 1 pm with Pastor Greg Simpson of St. Andrew’s United Church officiating. Cremation to follow with interment at a later date.

Friends planning an expression of remembrance are asked to consider SLIM-Sharing Love In Mission and the CK Gay Pride Association. On-line condolences may be left at www.alexanderandhoulefuneralhome.c

The pandemic has upset life as we knew it in many ways. Unfortunately, the world of Lifeguards has also been affected and we are now facing a shortage which creates a huge impact on our summer camps.

Who might you know that might be interested in lifeguarding at one of our summer camps? Or, who do you know that might know of someone??? We still have openings at:

• Ziontario, July 24-28
• Erie Beach, July 23-31
• Monetville, Aug 7-12  and Aug 13-20

Fees to recertify will be covered. Mileage is negotiable. Please contact Tamara Wright or Melissa Freer ASAP with any and all suggestions.

As we work hard to return to our camping experiences this summer, I am reaching out to as many leaders as possible. In this email you will find 4 attachments which outline the job postings for our Lifeguard Team this season. We are hiring a Waterfront Supervising Lifeguard to lead the team, a Waterfront Lifeguard, and a Junior Waterfront Lifeguard to create our team. We are also looking for 2 Waterfront Lifeguards (not on the team) who would be available to guard at Erie Beach Reunion.

Please share this with your congregations via email, in person, or online. It's important we get these job postings known in our communities. Lifeguards do not have to be members of Community of Christ, however, they do need to be a Registered Youth Worker. If they do not have this certification, we may be able to have them attend the course before the camps to receive it or complete the online course (time is of the essence).

I look forward to putting this team together again this year and will be keeping each of your camps in my prayers.

Blessings,

Tamara Wright

Beyond the Walls – What Matters Most 
 
What Matters Most? Harmony and Beyond the Walls invite you to recognize LGBTQ2SIA+ Pride in an inclusive online church service. North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA and Calgary, Alberta, Canada congregations have completed Harmony's Welcoming & Affirming Congregation Program with the official adoption of a welcome statement. Their leaders are here to tell the story and celebrate with the global community. Our choir will premiere 2 hymns: CCS 196 - “Hear Our Prayer, O Lord” and CCS 120 - “Alleluia.”  
  
Beyond the Walls is an online worship service offering live ministry from locations around the world. Our global congregation meets every Sunday at 12:00 pm EDT. All are welcome at this inclusive church service.

Scarborough Congregation - Thursday evening online services at 7:00 p.m. Please contact Peter Williams for Zoom info,

Ottawa Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact cofc.ottawa888@gmail.com for Zoom details.

Windsor Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact Jeff Moor for Zoom info.

SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - We will begin at 1:45 p.m. Guest speaker will be Canada East Mission Leader Vonda Den Boer. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. Contact Josephine Amelia Fraser Morgan for Zoom details. 

La Salle Road Congregation - In person @ 10:30 a.m. or connect via Zoom. Contact Lorrie Mootrey for Zoom details.

Reaching Out - Generally meets twice a month. Please sign up for email notices by clicking here.

Kitchener Congregation - Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Contact John & Ruth Black for details.

Cambridge Congregation - 11 a.m. Complete Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am For details go to www.cofchristcambridge.ca. On the calendar page click on the event for the Zoom link. Social time follows the service.

First People Community of Christ (FPCC) - Reaching out to Native People across North America  and the World! Online Prayer and Testimonies Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. and Worship Sundays at 7 p.m. Contact Larry Buchanan for ZOOM details.

Other Online Ministries are available from many varied places for you to connect with.

Beyond the Walls – The Dedication of the Saints 
Experience a live worship service from Tahiti! As John Hamer visits our congregations in French Polynesia, local members will offer ministry of music to the global community. Our ministers will speak in Tahitian, French, and English (fully translated in our core languages.) 
  
Beyond the Walls is an online worship service offering live ministry from locations around the world. Our global congregation meets every Sunday at 12:00 pm EDT. All are welcome at this inclusive church service. 

Scarborough Congregation - Thursday evening online services at 7:00 p.m. Please contact Peter Williams for Zoom info,

Ottawa Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact cofc.ottawa888@gmail.com for Zoom details.

Windsor Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact Jeff Moor for Zoom info.

SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - We will begin at 1:45 p.m. Three people will share their story based on questions listed below. We will invite others to share thoughts on the questions. Spend some time discerning Holy Presence as we share how we have felt the nudging of the Spirit in our lives to move forward toward the Peaceable Kingdom.  All are welcome.
Questions:
          When have you been prompted in a way that doesn’t make sense at the time?
          Have you hoped the “nudge” would go away?
          What happened if you acted on this nudge?  Were you scared? Nervous?
          How do you intentionally look and listen for the Holy Spirit’s nudging?
Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. Contact Josephine Amelia Fraser Morgan for Zoom details. 

La Salle Road Congregation - In person @ 10:30 a.m. or connect via Zoom. Contact Lorrie Mootrey for Zoom details.

Reaching Out - Generally meets twice a month. Please sign up for email notices by clicking here.

Kitchener Congregation - Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Contact John & Ruth Black for details.

Cambridge Congregation - 11 a.m. Complete Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am For details go to www.cofchristcambridge.ca. On the calendar page click on the event for the Zoom link. Social time follows the service.

First People Community of Christ (FPCC) - Reaching out to Native People across North America  and the World! Online Prayer and Testimonies Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. and Worship Sundays at 7 p.m. Contact Larry Buchanan for ZOOM details.

Other Online Ministries are available from many varied places for you to connect with. 

As we prepare for the World Church worship service “Boldly Venture,” Millennial members from across the world will offer a special prayer service. Each prayer will recognize one of the Enduring Principles of Community of Christ.

Evan Sharley of Boise, Idaho, will be our presider. Spencer Greenhalgh of Lexington, Kentucky, upholds “Grace and Generosity,” Em J Gray of Canberra, Australia, upholds “Sacredness of Creation,” Noelle Gaffka of Mt Pleasant, Michigan, upholds “Continuing Revelation,” Zilphia Martin IV of Novi, Michigan, upholds “Worth of All Persons,” Rick Collins of Canberra, Australia, upholds “All Are Called,” Emma Pitt of Bayonne, New Jersey, upholds “Responsible Choices,” Yesenia Villalta of La Libertad, El Salvador, upholds “Pursuit of Peace (Shalom),” Eliza Horning of Guelph, Ontario, upholds “Unity in Diversity,” and Rand Irons-Scelsi of Newport, Wales, in the United Kingdom, upholds “Blessings of Community.”

Our choir will premiere CCS 192 - “O Lord, Hear My Prayer” and CCS 196 - “Hear Our Prayer, O Lord.” 
  
MUSIC PROGRAM  
PRELUDE: Nocturne in Eb Major, Op. 9 No. 2, by Frédéric Chopin 
GLOBAL WELCOME: GH 383 - Father, When in Love to Thee 
POSTLUDE: Allegro from Suite in G Major (HWV 441) by George Frideric Handel 

Beyond the Walls is an online worship service offering live ministry from locations around the world. Our global congregation meets every Sunday at 12:00 pm EDT. All are welcome at this inclusive church service. 

Join a worldwide worship, “Boldly Venture”

This gathering will be the official start of our journey to 2023 World Conference. To allow for live participation in the chat and comments, the worship will be streamed in English, French, and Spanish on Facebook and YouTube at 5:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. EDT on 12 June. The worship is approximately 55 minutes long. New for this event, congregations or groups can gain early access to the worship video to use it during their regular gathering on 12 June or anytime afterward.

DOWNLOAD DETAILS - File size is 6 GB. Depending on your internet speed, the download may take a while. Please be patient. Choose the language you wish to download. Detailed instructions are included in the links to HeraldHouse.org.
·English·French·Spanish

Scarborough Congregation - Thursday evening online services at 7:00 p.m. Please contact Peter Williams for Zoom info,

Ottawa Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact cofc.ottawa888@gmail.com for Zoom details.

Windsor Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact Jeff Moor for Zoom info.

SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - We will begin at 2:30 pm with sharing time and then at 3 pm, we will join the World Church service, "Boldly Venture".  Please make sure to note that we will not be online until 2:30 pm. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. Contact Josephine Amelia Fraser Morgan for Zoom details. 

La Salle Road Congregation - Social time from 10:15-10:30. Worship 10:30 a.m. Contact Pastor Vonda den Boer for Zoom details.

Reaching Out - Generally meets twice a month. Please sign up for email notices by clicking here.

Kitchener Congregation - Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Contact John & Ruth Black for details.

Cambridge Congregation - 11 a.m. Complete Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am For details go to www.cofchristcambridge.ca. On the calendar page click on the event for the Zoom link. Social time follows the service.

First People Community of Christ (FPCC) - Reaching out to Native People across North America  and the World! Online Prayer and Testimonies Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. and Worship Sundays at 7 p.m. Contact Larry Buchanan for ZOOM details.

Other Online Ministries are available from many varied places for you to connect with. 

​Grace Marie (Jackson) Moor passed away peacefully Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 at the age of 91. A service of celebration was held in her honour June 5. 

This summer, Community of Christ is hoping that we can all continue our conversation and reflection on Jesus the Peaceful One and on Nonviolence.
 
Camp and Reunion Helps are available for free on the Herald House Website.
 
Once on the Herald House site, choose the “Church Life” tab, and then click on “2022 Toward the Peaceful One”. You will see some explanation about this season’s camp and reunion resources.

Register for Noronto Reunion 2022!
August 6-13, 2022
 
Hot off the press! 
 
The registration form for Noronto Reunion 2022 is now live!

Please read through the guide and the registration form (below) carefully for many important details. 
 
Completed forms are to be sent to:
register.reunion@gmail.com
 
OR
 
L0B 1K0
Janetville, ON
63 Maple Crescent, RR#1
             
 
**Some changes this year**
 

• Friday supper is the LAST meal of camp this year (NO Saturday lunch, please plan accordingly)

• Our closing worship service will be FRIDAY evening

 
These changes will allow us to focus our last morning together preparing the facilities and grounds we love for the next people using the space. 
 
This brings us to our next important point.
 

• EVERY person is to sign up for a final day clean up duty in addition to KP/Washroom/Shower Cleaning duties.

 
How can we show our Sr. High young people how much they mean to us by worshipfully preparing the space for them? This is a vital part of our shared reunion experience and every helping hand is needed.
 
Please help us by signing up for your “duties” online before the start of Reunion at https://noronto.ca/dutysignup . There are tabs at the bottom of the online signup window for K.P., Washroom, Shower, and Last Day Clean Up, as well as optional sign ups for helping with Food Prep. and the World Accord Breakfast.

COVID-19
 
How will you protect your precious neighbour that sits beside you at Reunion? This personal responsibility may look like:
 

• Updating your COVID-19 vaccination by receiving any boosters that are available. 
• If you aren’t vaccinated, getting tested for COVID-19 no more than two days prior to arriving at camp. 
• If you are feeling even a little bit ill, deciding not to attend Reunion.

• Isolating for 5 days prior to coming to camp, regardless of your vaccination status.
• Wearing a mask while indoors to avoid spreading illness. 

Ensuring good hygiene through regular hand washing; coughing or sneezing into an elbow or sleeve.

Guide to Using PDF Registration Form
​
The PDF Registration Form has been created with a number of advanced features which may or may not be supported by the programs on your computer capable of opening PDF files. All features are supported by Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader which are recommended for use with the registration form. Adobe Acrobat Reader DC available as a free download from https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Boldly Venture
A worldwide worship event
​
On 12 June, the church is invited to “Boldly Venture,” a worldwide worship. This gathering will be the official start of our journey to 2023 World Conference. 

New for this event, congregations or groups can gain early access to the worship video to use it during their regular gathering on 12 June or anytime afterward.

DOWNLOAD DETAILS
 
The worship is approximately 55 minutes long.
File size is 6 GB.

Depending on your internet speed, the download may take a while. Please be patient.

Choose the language you wish to download. Detailed instructions are included in the links to HeraldHouse.org.
·English·French·Spanish

To allow for live participation in the chat and comments, the worship will be streamed in English, French, and Spanish on Facebook and YouTube at 4:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on 12 June.

Please make plans to join us live or download the worship to share with your congregation or group on 12 June!  

Beyond the Walls - Come, Holy Spirit  
 
Tony Chvala-Smith of Independence, Missouri, brings our message this Pentecost Sunday as we share the theme, “Come, Holy Spirit.”  Janine Judd McCully of Chilliwack, British Columbia, will offer our invocation and Norio and Kathy Morota of Vista, California, will read the blessings on the communion.  Roy Baggerly will read our Call to Worship and Heidi Hazen Ramirez of Orlando, Florida will read the Lectionary scripture. The Beyond the Walls Choir will premiere CCS 516 - “Coming Together for Wine and for Bread,” and will also sing CCS 49: - “Wind upon the Waters,” and CCS 485 - “Wind Who Makes All Winds that Blow.”  
  
MUSIC PROGRAM  
PRELUDE: "Méditation" from 6 Romances sans paroles (Op. 76 No. 6) by Cécile Chaminade   
GLOBAL WELCOME: Lord, Thy Mercy Now Entreating (Grey Hymnal 107)   
BREAD: Stand Up and Bless the Lord (Grey Hymnal 19)   
WINE: Sweet Hour of Prayer (Grey Hymnal 115)   
POSTLUDE "Viniendo de la Fuente" from Cuentos de la Juventud (Op. 1 No. 5) by Enrique Granados 

Scarborough Congregation - Thursday evening online services at 7:00 p.m.  Please contact Peter Williams for Zoom info,

Ottawa Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact cofc.ottawa888@gmail.com for Zoom details.

Windsor Congregation - 10:30 Worship. Contact Jeff Moor for Zoom info.

SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - 1:45 p.m Sharing and prayer followed by worship. James Stytle of Indianapolis will preside over the service of Communion and the message will be shared by Jami Smith from Indianapolis. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. Contact Josephine Amelia Fraser Morgan for Zoom details. 

La Salle Road Congregation - Social time from 10:15-10:30. Worship 10:30 a.m. Contact Vonda den Boer for Zoom details.

Reaching Out - Generally meets twice a month. Please sign up for email notices by clicking here.

Kitchener Congregation - Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Contact John & Ruth Black for details.

Cambridge Congregation - 11 a.m. Complete Worship Services are held each Sunday at 11:00 am For details go to www.cofchristcambridge.ca. On the calendar page click on the event for the Zoom link. Social time follows the service.

First People Community of Christ (FPCC) - Reaching out to Native People across North America  and the World! Online Prayer and Testimonies Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. and Worship Sundays at 7 p.m. Contact Larry Buchanan for ZOOM details.

Other Online Ministries are available from many varied places for you to connect with.