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:
[email protected]
 
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
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Boldly Venture
A worldwide worship event
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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 [email protected] 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.

M. Doreen Campbell
1927 – 2022
 
It is with deep sadness that we must say goodbye for now, to our precious Mom. She slipped away on Wednesday, May 25 at Fergus GMCH in the arms of her loved ones. She has gone to join the love of her life, our father, Willis (1999). Forever cherished by their five children: Larry (2020) & Wendy,
Nadine & Gary, Darryl & Bonnie, Cheryl & Dean, and Alita.
 
She also leaves behind 8 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Mom’s favourite times were spent with her family. Our parents were amazing role models, both being active in their local community and in Community of Christ. Mom has been a good and faithful servant and will continue to be in the hearts of those who knew her.
 
We shall never forget the numerous acts of kindness from so many that played a role in her life, some for a long time and others only briefly. We shall also be forever grateful to the doctors and nursing staff at the hospital. To all of them we say thank you.
 
We will miss our dear sweet mother more than words can ever convey.

A private family gathering to honour Doreen’s life will take place in the near future, after which, she will be laid to rest beside our father at Belsyde Cemetery in Fergus, Ontario.

The Presiding Bishopric has released the June 2022 Financial Update. In this update, you’ll find important information about mission tithes, Bridge of Hope Tithes, and ongoing efforts to fund services and ministries.A few highlights:

• Thanks to the generosity of many, Worldwide Mission Tithes in 2021 totaled $12,850,000, exceeding the goal range.
• As of 31 December 2021, the church had raised $96.9 million toward the $120 million Bridge of Hope retirement responsibility goal.
• Investment account minimum balances in place to meet the Bridge of Hope retirement responsibility were reduced in many fields based on progress as of 30 April 2022 toward achieving the retirement responsibility target. The Central and South America field and the Presiding Bishopric have exceeded their targets. This is good news as these additional funds will be needed to offset the amount over the $120 million needed to fully fund the retirement responsibility.
• World Church leaders continue to explore ways to fund services and worldwide ministries including charging fees for services and resources and growing the endowments.
• Mission Tithes are the primary way mission is funded both locally and globally. Connecting with contributors under the age of 50 remains a priority.
• On 26 May 2022, the World Church Finance Board approved the 2023 Worldwide Mission Budget assumptions for 2023 budget planning.
• The church continues to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and the surrounding area and is holding funds to help re-establish households when it is safe for members to return. You can help through eTithing in the USA or online in Canada and Australia.

Read the entire financial update.