Beyond the Walls -  "Gladness for Sorrow" 
Let us start 2022 celebrating communion together as we are reminded that the promise of Christ’s birth persists throughout the year. This Sunday we will look back at the year that just passed, and together as a global congregation, we will take the first steps of a new beginning. 
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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 at 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 Ttheme:  "Make Space". We will share a video sermon by Katie Harmon-McLaughlin called "Make Space".  Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. . Contact Darrell Belrose 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. 

Prayer Vigil for December 31

Friday, December 31, noon PST to January 1, noon PST

Begins 3 pm ET
 
Across the globe, we will join together to pray for those impacted by global crises, to reflect on our role in climate mitigation, and to recommit to a simpler, eco-friendly lifestyle.

You can participate in two ways:

1. If you have registered on our website for this or any past event, you will receive an invitation to sign up for a 15-minute period of focused prayer, meditation, or creative activity in your own home to support the prayer vigil. You can pray or meditate alone or with family members, as you choose. Climate Justice New Year's Eve/Day Prayer Vigil - Google Sheets

2. There will be online devotions, spiritual practices, and focus moments throughout the 24 hours. All registrants will receive a link to join the vigil via Zoom, and the link will continue to be active for the duration of the vigil. The focus moments will in-clude children’s story times; celebrations of creation through art, music and poetry; public prayer; spiritual practices; presentations and readings. A draft schedule of the focus moments and worship services is attached for your convenience. We will post updates on our website at cofchristclimatejustice.org.

3. If you’re not yet on our list to receive our information and Zoom links, please register by clicking the link below. All are welcome.

The Prayer Vigil will open with a special worship service at 3 pm EST December 31, and close with devotions beginning at 2 pm and concluding at 3 pm on January 1, 2022.

Begin the New Year with an increased awareness and steady commitment to help lower carbon emissions and to mitigate climate crises around the globe.

If not registered for the climate series, please register by clicking the button below

If you registered for a past webinar or conversation, you do not need to register again.

Once you have registered, you will be sent an invitation to the prayer vigil and a link to sign up for one or more 15-minute prayer times. During the time you choose, you will be holding the Sacredness of Life and Creation in your heart and prayers.

You will also be sent a schedule of online focus moments and spiritual practices to be offered during this 24–hour vigil, and another link to join at any time convenient for you.

 
Beyond the Walls - "Hallelujah!"
DEC 24, 6 pm EST - Christmas Eve Service
Share Christmas Eve with a music festival from Handel’s Messiah as performed by the Beyond the Walls Choir. John Hamer will preach our sermon from the Kirtland Temple on the theme “Hallelujah!” Our soloists Alexandra Cozart (soprano), Sandra Byrne (alto), Leandro Palacios (tenor), and Neil DeAtley (bass) are joined by the entire choir in singing the Hallelujah chorus. Michael Karpowicz will provide organ and harpsichord accompaniment. Christmas Eve in the Kirtland Temple is a time-honoured tradition as is the singing the Messiah in the Auditorium. Share these traditions with Beyond the Walls this year as we celebrate the birth of our Lord. 

SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - Christmas Eve Service with Shone Carson Presiding starting at 5:00 pm. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Scarborough Congregation - 7:30 p.m.. Doors open at 7:15. Zoom link: cofcscarborough.org/christmas2021 

Beyond the Walls - "Hallelujah!"
DEC 24, 6 pm EST - Christmas Eve Service
Share Christmas Eve with a music festival from Handel’s Messiah as performed by the Beyond the Walls Choir. John Hamer will preach our sermon from the Kirtland Temple on the theme “Hallelujah!” Our soloists Alexandra Cozart (soprano), Sandra Byrne (alto), Leandro Palacios (tenor), and Neil DeAtley (bass) are joined by the entire choir in singing the Hallelujah chorus. Michael Karpowicz will provide organ and harpsichord accompaniment. Christmas Eve in the Kirtland Temple is a time-honoured tradition as is the singing the Messiah in the Auditorium. Share these traditions with Beyond the Walls this year as we celebrate the birth of our Lord. 

SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - Christmas Eve Service with Shone Carson Presiding starting at 5:00 pm. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Scarborough Congregation - 7:30 p.m.. Doors open at 7:15. Zoom link: cofcscarborough.org/christmas2021

Celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent with music ministry from Handel’s Messiah. As we light the candle of Joy, our theme is “Glory to God in the Highest.” Our soprano soloist is Alexandra Cozart singing from Toronto Centre Place. Alexandra is joined by Alto Sandra Byrne, Tenor Leandro Palacios, Bass Neil DeAtley, and harpsichord and organ by Michael Karpowicz. Alexandra will also teach our Living Church Lesson and our sermon will be preached by Trudi Mahi Gunderson of Pahoa, Hawaii. Vickie Thatcher of Riverside, Missouri, will offer our Invocation. From Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Jodi Donald will read our Call to Worship and Jon Donald will read our Lectionary scripture.  

This Advent season Beyond the Walls presents Handel's Messiah! Our soloist will sing from Kirtland Temple, the Independence Auditorium, and Toronto Centre Place. Celebrate advent with our community and save the date for a special Christmas Eve service when our choir will sing the Hallelujah chorus. 
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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 at 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) - 1:30 p.m. Inspirational Christmas music When you log in, please mute your microphone so we can use the preparation time meditating on the Christmas music. Steve and Margie Lamoure presiding - 4th Sunday of Advent - Peace. Friday, December 24th -  Christmas Eve Service with Shone Carson Presiding starting at 5:00 pm. Sunday, December 26th SLIM will not be gathering for worship instead we encourage people to share the day with family and friends in a safe gathering. Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. David Lloyd speaking. Contact Darrell Belrose for Zoom details. Please note: No service December 26.

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. 

We rejoice in our Christmas legacy and the promise of peace to all on earth. We are partakers and participants in this promise today. Jesus the peaceful One companions with us to fulfill the words of the joyous songs we sing.
 
The Manger represents metamorphosis. Even history was reset to account for what happened before (BC) or after (AD) the birth of the Christ child. The transformation of old to new occurred in an incarnate, conscious life, Jesus, and was magnified within Disciples endowed with the Spirit, across geographies, cultures and eras to impact our world even today with a message of peace.
 
Jesus the peaceful One, the babe in the Manger, was a Seeker from his youth, an adolescent in the Temple asking compelling questions that stymied the Elders who were astonished at his wisdom and intent to know truth more than tradition, Jesus, sojourner in the desert seeking spiritual formation to enlighten his mind, to encounter the Holy, and to immerse himself in the contemplative yearnings of one who surrenders all as a Seeker.
 
He emerged on the shores of the Jordan to consecrate his learnings in an act of covenant that affirmed his life journey to consciously discover his own personal relationship with the Divine. Jesus was baptized, a further experience of metamorphosis in his formation to become the Christ. The Spirit came upon him in the form of a peaceful dove, affirming the bridging nature of Jesus' ministry to transition the old into the new as the peaceful One of eternal history.
 
Today, Jesus, the peaceful One continues to transform and to inspire our own entry into cocoons for our own metamorphosis as seekers. Let us emerge from our chrysalid, our Manger, as seekers of the same Spirit that endowed Jesus with a mission of Peace. May we deeply question for truth, sojourn in Advent to encounter enlightenment and arrive at our Christmas borne anew in the realization of the Divine peace that calls us forth. Peace must manifest through each of us as we follow Jesus the peaceful One from the manger to the resurrection, the culmination of our metamorphosis. May the Christ of Christmas be manifest through us and let it begin with me!
 
“Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me
Let There Be Peace on Earth
The peace that was meant to be
With God as our Creator
Companions all are we
Let me walk with my neighbour
In perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me
Let this be the moment now.
With ev'ry step I take
Let this be my solemn vow
To take each moment and live
Each moment in peace eternally
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me”

With Meaning,
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Kerry Richards

Canada East Mission President

Prayer Vigil for December 31

Friday, December 31, noon PST to January 1, noon PST

Begins 1pm MT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET, 10am HT, 8pm London, 7am Sydney +1 day

Join us to pray, contemplate, and celebrate the sacredness of life and all living things as we start the New Year.

If not registered for the climate series, please register by clicking the button below.  

If you registered for a past webinar or conversation, you do not need to register again.

Once you have registered, you will be sent an invitation to the prayer vigil and a link to sign up for one or more 15-minute prayer times. During the time you choose, you will be holding the Sacredness of Life and Creation in your heart and prayers.

You will also be sent a schedule of online focus moments and spiritual practices to be offered during this 24–hour vigil, and another link to join at any time convenient for you.
Open to people of all faiths and traditions.

This is an online ministry sponsored by the Greater Pacific Northwest USA Mission Center for Community of Christ. The North American Climate Justice Team are the planners, with members from GPNWMC, Canada East, Canada West, IWMC, SPMC, and SPIMC.
 
Watch previous webinars, conversations, and Steve Veazey’s sermon by clicking the button below.

Celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent with music ministry from Handel’s Messiah.  As we light the candle of Love, our theme is “For Unto Us a Child Is Born.” Our bass soloist is Neil DeAtley singing from the Kirtland Temple. Neil is joined by Soprano Alexandra Cozart, Alto Sandra Byrne, Tenor Leandro Palacios, and harpsichord and organ by Michael Karpowicz. Neil will also teach our Living Church Lesson and our sermon will be preached by Gwendolyn Hawks-Blue of Kansas City, Missouri. Puna Teniau will offer the Invocation from Tahiti. Jaime Harker of Water Valley, Mississippi, will read the Call to Worship, and Vivian Lynn Betts of Nottingham, England, will read our Lectionary scripture. 
 
This Advent season, Beyond the Walls presents Handel's Messiah! Our soloists will sing from Kirtland Temple, the Independence Auditorium, and Toronto Centre Place. Celebrate advent with our community and save the date for a special Christmas Eve service when our choir will sing the Hallelujah chorus. 
 
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 at this inclusive church service.  

Ottawa Congregation - 10:30 Worship. On December 12, Apostle Art Smith will be our speaker. Following his message, Art will participate in an "Ask Me Anything" forum. Please join us and bring your questions for Art. 
Contact cofc.ottawa888@gmail.com for Zoom details.

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

SLIM (Sharing Love in Mission) - 1:30 p.m. Inspirational Christmas music When you log in, please mute your microphone so we can use the preparation time meditating on the Christmas music. Susan Flight presiding and a special Advent Video of President Veazey and wife Cathy will be the message. We will attempt to stay on Zoom and share the World Church Advent service that will start at 3pm EST.  
Contact Don Robb for Zoom details.

Port Elgin Congregation - 9 a.m. Apostle Ron Harmon speaking. Contact Darrell Belrose 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.