 Greetings,
Tomorrow is #GivingTuesdayCA, a day of global generosity to support the causes we love. This year Community of Christ has received a generous matching contribution of $200,000 USD. This means your gift just got a whole lot bigger! We can’t wait to bring you updates throughout the day tomorrow containing running totals as generous contributions are received from around the world by people just like you. Check out our giving options below! 1. No Fee Methods (Community of Christ receives 100% of your gift)
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Thank you for your generosity and support! Your contributions directly fund the mission of Community of Christ. With gratitude, Art Smith Apostle  To our members in Canada,
This Giving Tuesday, you can DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT simply by making your contribution to Community of Christ between now and Tuesday, December 1, 2020. ‘Tis the season for generosity! How?
Note: If donating by cheque or eTransfer, email Heather Huffman or call 888-411-7537, ext. 23 at Community of Christ Canada Headquarters to ensure your gift is included in Giving Tuesday totals. Tips for #GivingTuesdayCA:
Your contributions directly fund the mission of Community of Christ. With gratitude, Kerry Richards Canada East Mission Centre President  Hello there,
Giving Tuesday is a worldwide effort to support causes, programs, and organizations we love, and it’s taking place this coming Tuesday, December 1, 2020. This annual event benefits Worldwide Mission Tithes, and we hope you’ll pass these important messages along to your fellow congregants, friends, and loved ones. Last year (2019) was our best year ever – doubling our previous year’s online contributions. Let’s make 2020 an even bigger success! Giving options this year include a variety of secure online and mail-in options to suit your needs. We have broken out giving options below into two categories: (1) No fee methods and (2) Other options. You are encouraged to choose the option with which you feel most comfortable. 1. No Fee Methods (Community of Christ receives 100% of your gift)
2. Other Options (Community of Christ receives most of your gift but incurs a small fee to process the payment) NOTE: If donating by cheque or eTransfer, email Heather Huffman or call 888-411-7537, ext. 23 at Community of Christ Canada Headquarters to ensure your gift is included in Giving Tuesday totals. Double the Good This year a generous matching contribution of $200,000 USD has been pledged for this event. For example, a $25 contribution will be matched and becomes $50. Any donation to Worldwide Mission Tithes helps bring hope to people around the world! In 2020, contributions have supported:
Remember to Get the Word Out Tell everyone about Giving Tuesday and consider forwarding this email with your fellow congregants, friends, and loved ones. Word of mouth is still incredibly effective! Stay Up to Date Updates will be posted on World Church Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts throughout the day on December 1st. Thank you for your continued support and generosity! With gratitude, Community of Christ Canadian Marketing Team  Celebrate the First Sunday of Advent with disciples and seekers from around the world, November 29th, at 12:00 pm EST. Elray Henricksen will bring the message live from Brussels, Belgium, on the theme "God, Come Among Us." Annette Henstra will share our Disciples Generous Response from Zwaagwesteinde, in the Netherlands. Chantal Müller-Mukamurera will read our call to worship from Munich, Germany, and Daniel Erickson will read our lectionary from Berlin, Germany. Leslie Brooks of Independence, Kansas, will offer our invocation and Nancy Ross of St. George, Utah, will give our Peace Lesson. As we kick of our Christmas carol season, join the Beyond the Walls choir in singing hymn CCS #421 in English and German, "Silent Night"/"Stille Nacht" along with hymn CCS #408 "Joy to the World!" Let us worship together with hundreds of participants from around the world this Sunday, November 29, 12 PM EST. SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - 2 p.m. Anthony Smith is the service coordinator. We will have an Advent wreath with candles for each Sunday. If you have an Advent wreath, we invite you to light yours with us. Message will be Witnessing the Word video by former member of the First Presidency Becky Savage. Contact Don Robb for Zoom info.
Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. class. Coffee & Conversation 9:40. Worship 10 a.m. Speaker Matt Frizzell. Contact Larry Buchanan 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 Carman Thompson 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 move through the Generosity Cycle, we give thanks to the generous disciples who continue to support local and worldwide mission through Mission Tithes.
With a strong November and December, together we can reach the 2020 Worldwide Mission Tithes goal range. Remember to participate in Giving Tuesday on 1 December. The first $200,000 contributed will be matched.  While gathering in person is not possible in many locations, these lessons offer resources for online gatherings, sunday school, study groups, or even for personal or family reflection. Community of Christ lessons are available for children (ages 6–11), youth (ages 12–18), and adults. Weekly lessons connect the Lectionary text with Community of Christ identity, mission, message, and beliefs.
Lessons begin 29 November 2020 and continue through November 2021. Visit the Lessons page today!   Honduras Battered by Two Hurricanes in Two Weeks World Accord in Partnership with PRR Poised to Help "So many people in Honduras are in REAL trouble with the back-to-back hurricanes of Eta and Lota", reports World Accord. Al Wigood's heart is broken for the many people he has worked with and for over the last couple of decades and who have become his family. People are left stranded as roads are impassable. They are worried about how to feed their families and care for their needs. Currently the airport at Tegucigalpa is closed due to extensive flooding. Many of the villages have been completely submerged and many mud slides have been triggered. The situation is horrendous on top of the pandemic. "PRR is going to be helping those affected in their area. Not sure how yet", says World Accord. People are desperate for your help. Your donations will make a difference.  Community of Christ Oblation Aid for Honduras
Apostle Carlos Mejia in Honduras reports that Hurricane Eta damaged the northern part of the country 4 November, followed 17 November by Hurricane Iota that destroyed many roads and bridges throughout the country. Communication since has been unreliable, Mejia says. The Presiding Bishopric indicates $40,000 in Community of Christ Oblation Aid has been sent to assist in response to the storm damage. Oblation aid is part of the Worldwide Mission budget. "We had not yet woken up from Hurricane Eta when the other Hurricane Iota arrived. This was an experience never lived for some generations," Mejia said. "Several of our members and many families in general lost everything. Reaching some neighborhood communities is like reaching a war zone, everything is [destroyed]. At this moment there are many places that the water is still flooding the houses and it is impossible to reach these people with help. "Thank you to the entire church for your support in these difficult times," he concluded in a recent message to International Headquarters. Supporting Worldwide Mission Tithes helps meet needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic, storms, and fires around the world. May we remember and pray for all those affected by these tragedies.  Please note that the meeting time has been revised from previous announcement (see below).
We have all encountered a year of anything but normalcy. Our calendar of typical events has morphed through new lenses into different forms and often diverse new audiences. We are on a learning curve that is accelerated by the critical mass of so many traversing newness simultaneously. Just some reflections I am encountering. We still have congregational business meetings to conduct as 2021 approaches and I suspect for most it will be on-line using Zoom. In order to prepare Pastoral teams to navigate the online logistics and voting, we are offering a workshop in November. This will simplify the process and acquaint leadership teams with the online skillsets to conduct a congregational business meeting for essential operations of the congregation. The date selected is Sunday, November 22 at 3 p.m. Pastoral teams are invited to attend. This will enable each congregation to enter the New Year with leadership confirmed and finances reported and adjusted in this period of church building closures. Of course, we recognize that on-line encounters have remained a blessing in our lives. Please confirm your attendance by emailing Melissa Freer. Thanks. Kerry Richards CEM President  We invite you to be part of this inclusive church Beyond the Walls: “A Heritage of Faith.” We initiated our livestream services four years ago and we’ll take this opportunity to revisit some of our remarkable highlights from past years, which few of our current participants have ever experienced. The Beyond the Walls Choir will treat us to a festival of hymns to invite the spirit to set the tone for this special worship service. Let us worship together with hundreds of participants from around the world this Sunday, November 15th, 12 PM EST. SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - 2 p.m. Share in worship with President Scott Murphy. An open forum for questions regarding the church, the church's mission , World Church, etc. will follow the service with Scott. Contact Don Robb for Zoom info.
Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. class. Coffee & Conversation 9:40. Worship 10 a.m. Speaker Steve Koehler . Larry Buchanan 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 Carman Thompson 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.  Our "Blue Session" of classes will open for Canadian enrollment December 7-January 8. Please ensure this information gets into the hands of those in your congregation. The following credit classes will open December 7 for a limited enrollment:
Class cost is $7.50 and should be paid before class via check to: Attention: Melissa Freer 355 Elmira Road North, Unit 129 Guelph, ON N1K 1S5 Canada Click on the "Canadian Registration Form" when registration opens on December 7.
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