E-ssentials: O Holy Night Live Stream Service, Call for Nominations, and more.

O Holy Night   Please join us this Thursday for "O Holy Night," a Christmas service of healing and hope, with Moderator Richard Bott and others. Join the livestream on The United Church of Canada's YouTube channel. When: Thursday, December 16 at 7:00 p.m. EST.     Call for Nominations General Council 44 Equity Support Team  Up to six people who are not Commissioners are needed to serve as the Equity Support Team for General Council in 2022 and for its subsequent annual meetings. The Equity Support Team assists the General Council as it strives to be a space of equitable participation and decision-making. Express your interest or nominate someone by January 10, 2022. Pastoral Relationships Equity Research Project: Reference Group Up to six people are needed to help shape this new project, which will identify current patterns of inequity experienced by ministry personnel across all regions of The United Church of Canada, and to make recommendations for change. Express your interest or nominate someone by January 10, 2022.   Community Is Key to Mental Health on Campus Accumulating debt. Rising tuition. Pressure to succeed academically. Uncertainty about the labour market after graduation… Students can be under a lot of stress. Your generosity through Mission & Service supports student mental health through critical campus ministries.  [Photo credit: Mel_88 on Pixabay]   United Church Bookstore: Give the Gift of Faith this Christmas Looking for the perfect present for the person trying to bring faith into their family life? Then pick up a copy of Adventures in Faith and Family, a wonderful book that provides hands-on guidance to parents and grandparents who want to bring a faith perspective into the nurturing of their children. Shop for this and other great Christmas gifts at UCRDstore.ca! We'd also like to say a huge THANK YOU to our customers—we have completely sold out of the 2022 Canadian Church Calendar—all 10,000 copies! Thank you for supporting an independent bookstore—it means a lot to us.     Worship Resources  See our Worship Resources for upcoming Sundays and special celebrations. December 19 - Fourth Sunday of Advent December 25 - Christmas December 26 - First After Christmas Facebook Twitter Website Email Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Our gifts for Mission & Service bring healing, justice, and hope to life. Donate today.

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