Saturday, November 20
12 Noon EST
 
Apostle Art Smith invites you to gather for a Canada-wide Zoom conference to envision together the path ahead. Please share your vision and voice with us.

In this second conference, we will share what we’ve been hearing and learning from the many diverse and passionate individuals who share Community of Christ identity across Canada. We will once again break into groups to build on what we’ve learned and to consider the opportunities and challenges past the lockdowns. Finally, we will present the Celebrate Mission program, a new way to amplify your voice. 

Discerning Across Canada 
People's passion for mission finds expression in a diversity of ways across Canada. As voices have been shared in our conferences, discussion groups, and testimonies, we have been listening. Some themes are already emerging. We will share these results and invite everyone to ponder what other voices need to be heard. 

Celebrate Mission 
We will introduce the #celebrateMission program. You are living out Christ’s mission in unique and exciting ways. As a church family, we want to be able to hear the good news and celebrate with you. When you celebrate mission, your voice resonates across Canada and inspires others.  

Envision the Path Ahead 
As we glimpse the future after the lockdowns, we will envision the path ahead together. Is your congregation going back to in-person meetings? Will your online events continue? Do you plan on a hybrid experience where remote participants can still join with those gathering physically? We will share ideas and best practices in breakout discussions. 
 
Schedule (In eastern time) 
12:00 PM — Gathering Time 
Welcome & Sharing What We’ve Been Hearing  
Sharing Our Voices through #celebrateMission 
Best Practices Resource for Online and Hybrid Services 
1:00 PM — Break Out Rooms (30 min) 
Sharing Ideas and Plans as Congregations Re-Open (Round 1) 
1:35 PM — Intermission 
1:45 PM — Break Out Rooms (30 min) 
Sharing Ideas and Plans as Congregations Re-Open (Round 2) 
 
2:15 PM — Break Out Rooms (30 min) 
Sharing Ideas and Plans as Congregations Re-Open (Round 3) 
2:45 PM — Closing Remarks by Apostle Art Smith 
3:00 PM — Conference Ends 

Meeting ID: 884 4736 7462    |   Passcode: 134889 

Beyond the Walls - Make Disciples in All Nations

John Hamer reflects on the global ministry shared with Beyond the Walls as we celebrate the theme “Make Disciples in All Nations.”  The Beyond the Walls Choir presents the fall hymn festival singing our best a cappella music:
 
CCS 198 - By the Babylonian Rivers
CCS 255 - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
CCS 293 - When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land
CCS 325 - Blest Be the Tie that Binds
CCS 633 -  Keep Your Lamps Trimmed
CCS 645 - The Trees of the Field

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 EST. All are welcome to this inclusive church service.

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. Paula Tite presiding. Guest speaker Cathy Baker. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. Theme: "Wait Patiently". Speaker CEM President Kerry Richards. 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 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. 

Scarborough Congregation would like to invite everyone to a Remembrance Day Service this Thursday evening, November 11.

"Doors" will open at 6:45 EST pm for a slide show. The service will begin promptly at 7:00 pm EST.

 Beyond the Walls - The Living Restoration

Apostle Robin Linkhart brings the message to Beyond the Walls on the theme of “The Living Restoration.” Our ministers will join us live from Italy, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Ontario. The Beyond the walls choir will premiere a new rendition of CCS 384 “The Spirit of God like a Fire Is Burning” with voices from around the world.

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 to this inclusive church service. 

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. Anthony Smith presiding with speaker Donald Robb on the theme: "Whole Life Stewardship". This Sunday is also communion so come together prayerfully for this sacrament, remembering to have your emblems ready. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. Theme: "Where Do We Go From Here?" Speaker Apostle Art Smith. 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 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. 

The thousands of Canadian Armed Forces members who are serving overseas appreciate receiving letters and cards from Canadians across the country. This program is also very popular with schools, clubs, and other organizations from across Canada.

Only letters or cards are acceptable for the program. Packages addressed to Any CAF member are considered charitable goods, which are prohibited in the Canadian Forces Postal System.
​
You may choose a specific mission from the address list or you may address the letters/cards to one of the three locations below:
 
Any CAF Member mail program
c/o CFPU Operations
Astra ON K0K 3W0
 
Any Canadian Sailor
Fleet Mail Office Halifax
PO Box 99000 Stn Forces
Halifax NS B3K 5X5
 
Any Canadian Sailor
Fleet Mail Office Esquimalt
PO Box 17000 Stn Forces
Victoria BC V9A 7N2

In addition, older retired members of the CAF also appreciate these letters and cards. For a veterans facility in your local community, please use this link to find an address to mail them a letter or card as well.

This program isn’t limited to Remembrance Day or the Christmas season. All mail that arrives at the Canadian Forces Postal Unit is sorted between the different operations/locations, combined into larger shipments, and then sent to each location on a weekly basis. This work by the postal unit staff continues every week, all year round. Regardless of what day it is on the calendar, any received mail item is always appreciated by the deployed soldier, sailor or aviator when it arrives.

Note: Canada Post’s offer of free postage services to deployed members is meant for friends and family of the deployed CAF member in question. Letters/Cards addressed to “Any CAF Member” can be sent, but will need a postage stamp. An option to save mailing costs is to combine multiple letters and cards into one larger package for sending, as only the package itself will need to be paid for.
 
Information provided by Government of Canada.

​Free Online Training Event
November 27, 10-1 pm EST 
 
Prison ministry is an area of ministry not everyone is comfortable with.
 
Woodfield has been partnered with the Mennonite Center of Kitchener for the past four years providing monthly welcome home hampers of cleaning supplies to inmates upon their release and reestablishment in their own apartments in London.
 
"There have been some tangible blessings that our congregation has received with thank you notes from former in-mates and the probation department employees over the years. This past year, one lady who we provided a welcome home hamper of supplies had moved into a larger living accommodation and was able to retrieve all her belongings that she had stored in plastic bins", reports Ron Rowbottom of Woodfield Congregation.
 
She requested that the probation office donate her 8 plastic bin totes to our congregation so we could use them to provide hampers to others.

For more information or to register, click the button below or email Ron Rowbottom.

Jean Cameron of the Owen Sound congregation passed peacefully on Sunday, September 5, 2021 with family by her side, at Lee Manor, Owen Sound, in her 102nd year.


A Special Service of Remembrance will be held
             
This coming Sunday, November 7 at 1 pm.

at the Owen Sound Legion
1450 2nd Ave W, Owen Sound
 
 
Proof of double vaccination is required to enter the Legion building. Masks are to be used when not seated.
 
The family of Jean Cameron have invited all members of the local Community of Christ congregations to join them in a service of remembrance and thanksgiving for the life of our sister Jean. The service will be led by Mike Tettenborn, with the assistance of Alma and Shirley Leeder. The service will take place at the Owen Sound Legion at 1 pm on Sunday November 7. The service is private and Covid precautions will apply. 
 
Following the service there will be a Celebration of Life Come and Go Reception, open to the general public, also with Covid precautions in place.
 
Jean's life and ministry have impacted many people in her long journey on this earth. Please come and share in the celebration and stories with her family. 
 
If you have questions or concerns, please email Martha Tettenborn.

​Worship resources for Advent and for the 2021-2022 lectionary year C are now available on the Herald House website.

Herald House has a new website where many free downloadable resources are available. Click here to watch a recording showcasing the new digital landscape. 

By typing "worship" in the search box at www.heraldhouse.org, you will also be directed to the Lectionary 2021-2022 Year C helps.
 
Watch for a new, redesigned cofchrist.org site coming soon, as well as an all new site called OurCofChrist.org that will be full of resources and documents useful for members and friends. We expect the new sites to be available early in the new year.

Through 21 November, Community of Christ will move through the Generosity Cycle. This is our annual opportunity to intentionally move together through a season of giving.

The four phases of the Generosity Cycle—Invite, Discover, Respond and Reflect—ground our discipleship in God’s extravagant grace and generosity that leads to whole-life stewardship in living Christ’s mission.

Ways to participate:

• Disciples’ Generous Response moments focused on the four phases can be found here.
• Reflections on the Generosity Cycle on Saturdays will be published online in the Daily Bread.
• Additional resources including a video and study guides are available here.

For more information, about how congregations or mission centers can participate, write to PresidingBishopric@CofChrist.org.