Welcome to our February HAMilton PACKage. Online registration is now open for the 92nd meeting of Hamilton Conference and registration forms are available to download for Youth Forum and the program for children and young teens! Please see either our Conference Meeting page or the flyers included below for details. There are also many educational opportunities coming this […]
HamPack – February 2017
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Mission Health Vitality –“Lessons from Sam the Record Man”
Paul Miller, Support Minister for Waterloo Presbytery, shares thoughts on how churches, like retail music stores, are facing changes that are bigger than we are. http://waterloopres.blogspot.ca/2017/02/lessons-from-sam-record-man.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+MissionHealthVitality+(Mission+Health+Vitality)
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Moderator: The Christmas Story Unfolding
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
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HamPack – December 2016
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. […]
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Mission Health Vitality –“Lessons from the Great Root Bear”
Paul Miller, Support Minister for Waterloo Presbytery, suggests churches should “find one or two things that make a real difference to people’s lives, commit to doing those things consistently and well, and let people know that’s what they are good at, over and over and over again.” http://waterloopres.blogspot.ca/2017/03/lessons-from-great-root-bear.html
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HamPack – March 2017
Welcome to our March HAMilton PACKage. Don’t forget that early bird registration for the 92nd meeting of Hamilton Conference ends March 31, and registration for Youth Forum and the program for children and young teens are due April 21! Please see our Conference Meeting page for details, including a draft agenda outline for the Conference meeting. The March 2017 issue […]
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Africa Drought Appeal
The United Church is updating an appeal that was launched 6 months ago in response to the recent emergency declaration by the United Nations of the severity of the famine in four countries in the horn of Africa. The famine comes as a direct result of the prolonged drought, for which the appeal was initiated. For more […]
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HamPack – April 2017
Welcome to our April HAMilton PACKage. Remember that registrations for Youth Forum and the program for children and young teens are due April 21! See posters below for more info! Please see our Conference Meeting page for details, including a draft agenda outline for the Conference meeting, and registration links for the Youth Forum and Children’s programs . Information […]
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Conference Meeting 2017
The 92nd Annual Meeting of Hamilton Conference will be held at the UNIFOR Family Education Centre, 115 Shipley Avenue, Port Elgin, Ontario, from Friday, May 26 to Sunday, May 28, 2017. Our President, Gord Dunbar, has chosen as his theme for this year “Holy Shift!” If you require meals and/or accommodation, your registration form must […]
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Mission Health Vitality –“Peace Be With You”
What did Jesus mean when he told his disciples to say, “Peace to this house”? How can congregations reach out into the community beyond the church? Paul Miller, Waterloo Presbytery Support Minister, explores these question in his latest blog. http://waterloopres.blogspot.ca/2017/04/peace-be-with-you.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+MissionHealthVitality+(Mission+Health+Vitality)
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Moderator’s Easter 2017 Message: This is Resurrection
To be an Easter people is to be those who embody that fierce, unrelenting love that says to the forces of death and hate that continue to operate today: “God is a God of love and of life, and we will be a people of love and of life.” May it be so for us […]
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Conference Sunday Worship Resource
A resource based on President Gord Dunbar’s theme “Holy Shift!” for congregations to use on Sunday, May 28, when ministers will be in Port Elgin attending the 92nd meeting of Hamilton Conference. Worship Resource -PDF Worship Resource – Word Hymn “Do We Dare”
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Mission Health Vitality –“Life-Changing Words”
“Sometimes we hear something that radically changes our perspective and causes us to see everything in a new light.” Paul Miller, Waterloo Presbytery Support Minister, explores the question of what is the product of a church in his latest blog. http://waterloopres.blogspot.com/2017/04/life-changing-words.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MissionHealthVitality+%28Mission+Health+Vitality%29
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Mission Health Vitality –“Five Things Churches Should Say More”
Latest blog post from Paul Miller, Waterloo Presbytery Support Minister: Five Things Churches Should Say More
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Extreme Hunger Appeal: All eligible donations made by June 30 will be matched
More people face famine today than at any time in modern history. We are called to respond to the needs of our sisters and brothers in a compassionate and timely manner. Your donations to the United Church’s Extreme Hunger Appeal http://www.united-church.ca/hunger-appeal are helping long-term Mission & Service partners ACT Alliance http://actalliance.org/how-we-help/ and the Canadian Foodgrains […]
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HamPack – June 2017
Welcome to our June HAMilton PACKage. Below are the fliers and resources included in this month’s HamPack. To see an item click on the link. For more information contact the Conference Office.
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Mission Health Vitality –“Four Spaces of Belonging”
In his latest blog post Paul Miller, Waterloo Presbytery Support Minister, discusses four types of “belonging”: Four Spaces of Belonging
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Summer Hours
Please note that summer hours for Hamilton Conference Office are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Have a safe and happy summer!
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Seeds of Hope Grants for Fall 2017
Looking for grant money? Maybe The United Church Foundation can help! The Fall 2017 Seeds of Hope granting cycle is now open. Applications must be received by 8 p.m. Eastern on October 15, 2017 to be considered by the Joint Grants Committee. The fall round will be providing grants for seniors programs and projects (grants […]
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New Resources for M & P Committees
M&P committees and ministry personnel will want to look at two updated resources: Resources for Ministry and Personnel Committees: http://www.united-church.ca/sites/default/files/handbook_resources-ministry-personnel-committees.pdf Ministry and Personnel Committees: Policy, Procedures, Practices: http://www.united-church.ca/sites/default/files/handbook_ministry-personnel-committee.pdf
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