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Church Safety Reminder

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It’s a good time to inspect your church buildings for safety. It’s always better to address small problems before they become costly liabilities. Customize these checklists from Hub International UCC Protect and use them to review your buildings every year with your Property Committee and/or Board of Trustees. Safety Checklists Church safety check-list: http://www.united-church.ca/files/local/insurance/inspection.pdf Self-inspection […]

HamPack – June 2015

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The following items are included in our June HAMilton PACKage. To see an item click on the link. For more information contact the Conference Office.

2016 Mission Support Grant Applications Now Being Received

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Thanks to the generosity of donors to the Mission and Service Fund that enables the Conference to support important, life-changing work, applications for Hamilton Conference Mission Support Grants for 2016 are now being received until 4:00 p.m., Friday, September 4, 2015. Mission Support Grant policies and procedures: http://www.united-church.ca/files/forms/msg3.pdf Mission Support Grants for Pastoral Charges (form […]

Construction Begins!

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Hamilton Conference Office will undergo renovations this summer to improve building accessibility. Contractors will begin work on June 25 to install a lift, improve the front entrance, and make the second floor washroom wheelchair accessible. The office will remain open during most or all of the construction, which is scheduled to be completed by the […]

Spelunking at Cave Springs Camp

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I went to summer camp on June 30. I looked around at the familiar buildings of Cave Springs Camp near Beamsville on the Niagara Escarpment, reveling in the smell of camp food cooking for supper in the kitchen. I listened to the whispering of trees nudging each other as they climbed the steep slopes of […]

Beauty? In Us? Out of the Dust?

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I was introduced to Silver Lake Camp near Kincardine for the first time in 1968. The camp was one of the institutions brought into the United Church in 1968 by The Evangelical United Brethren upon union that year. My home congregation of Parkminster United in Waterloo had booked the camp for a family camping weekend […]

Cliff Diving and Erosion at Ryerson

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The covenanting service at Ryerson United Church Camp near Turkey Point on Lake Erie was over and I wanted to explore before leaving. As the sultry, summer heat of the day was gradually blown away by a late evening breeze, I ran/jumped down the steep stairs/pathway to the camp’s beach about 60 metres below the […]

President’s Blogs from General Council

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Hamilton Conference President Gord Dunbar will be writing every day from the 42nd General Council in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador! Check for his daily reflections on the GC Blog page.

HamPack – August/September 2015

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The following items are included in our August/September HAMilton PACKage. To see an item click on the link. For more information contact the Conference Office.  

2015 Federal Election Kit

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The 2015 Election kit includes background information on 16 election issues as they relate to United Church policy; questions you can ask candidates in your riding; election connections to worship, study groups, children and youth; instructions for planning and participating in an all-candidates meeting; and tips for using the media (including social media). See the […]

Moderator: The Christmas Story Unfolding

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The Christmas story of the birth of Jesus in a Bethlehem manger—of God entering the world in human form—doesn’t end there. An Advent message from Moderator Jordan Cantwell: http://www.united-church.ca/news/moderator-christmas-story-unfolding

HamPack – December 2016

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Welcome to our December HAMilton PACKage. The staff of Hamilton Conference wish you a joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hamilton Conference Office will be closed from December 23, 2016 through January 2, 2017 and will reopen on January 3 at 8:30 a.m. The AVEL newsletter is now available online! Visit http://www.avelgrandriver.com/ResourceView/21/1231 to see the December issue. […]

HamPack – January 2017

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Welcome to our January HAMilton PACKage.  Please take note of a couple of opportunities in addition to the Hamilton Conference memos and fliers below:   The Emmanuel College workshop series “Holy Currencies for Congregational Vitality” with Eric Law, which takes place at Three Willows United Church in Guelph, still has room for a team or a couple […]

Congregational Vitality and Ministerial Excellence: Research from The United Church of Christ

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Building the Body of Christ is a calling that we work on together. I am very interested in the research and thinking that our sister church, The United Church of Christ in the USA, is doing to describe congregational vitality and its connection with ministerial excellence. At the gathering of Conference Personnel Ministers of the […]

President’s Message: A Wider Vision

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The country of Colombia has become synonymous in Canadian consciousness with drug cartels. It is that exotic gateway from Central to South America from which cocaine blows. In addition, the people of Colombia have endured an over five-decade long civil war between left-wing guerrilla groups, right-wing militias, and the government. There have been crimes against […]

Mission Health Vitality –“A Church is Like an Airport”

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This week’s blog post by Paul Miller, Support Minister for Waterloo Presbytery, raises interesting questions about the impact of the church building on the journey of individuals and congregations. Visit http://waterloopres.blogspot.ca/ to read this and other posts by Paul or to subscribe to Paul’s email list.

Moderator: I Love Donald Trump

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“Choosing to love even those whose words and actions are filled with hate and division does not mean accepting their behaviour or tolerating injustice.” In a commentary posted today on The United Church of Canada’s website, the church’s Moderator, the Right Rev. Jordan Cantwell, reflects on the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. See the […]

Mission Health Vitality –“We Are Not Alone”

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“What would it look like for a church to make overcoming loneliness and isolation a priority?” Paul Miller, Support Minister for Waterloo Presbytery, ponders the question in his most recent “Mission Health Vitality” blog post.Visit: http://waterloopres.blogspot.com/2017/01/we-are-not-alone.html to read this and other posts by Paul or to subscribe to Paul’s email list.

Moderator: Letter of Solidarity for Our Muslim Neighbours

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Moderator Jordan Cantwell has written a letter of solidarity to offer her support and comfort to our Muslim brothers and sisters, after the horrific bombing at a Quebec mosque: http://www.united-church.ca/news/moderator-letter-solidarity-our-muslim-neighbours

Mission Health Vitality –“From Judgment to Curiosity”

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Paul Miller, Support Minister for Waterloo Presbytery, shares thoughts on how curiosity opens space for deeper relationship. http://waterloopres.blogspot.ca/2017/01/from-judgment-to-curiosity.html
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