Wednesday, April 27, 2022

E-ssentials: Mental Health Week Resources, Children's Rights in Palestine, and more.

Mental Health and Wellness: Worship Resources for All


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If you're looking for faith-based resources for Mental Health Sunday (May 1) and Mental Health Week (May 2‒8, 2022), please take a look at our new collection of Mental Health and Wellness Worship Resources, created in partnership with the Mental Health Network of the United Church of Christ, the United Church of Christ, and The United Church of Canada.

United in Learning will be hosting two webinars over the next few weeks: Today's will focus on supporting the mental health of children and youth, and on Tuesday, May 10, the topic will be Mental Health WISE Church: Communities of Faith as Places of Welcome, Inclusion, and Support. Find out more, and register. Both webinars will be at 7:00 p.m. EDT / 4:00 p.m. PT.
 


GC44 Global, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Partner Engagement


 

Please join us for an opportunity to engage with Global and Ecumenical Partners at General Council 44 beyond the formal GC44 sessions.

The United Church is hosting two online events featuring Global and Ecumenical Partners to discuss urgent current and compelling issues for people of faith including the climate crisis, increasing inequities, injustice, and deepening polarizations. How do we lead in these times? How can people of faith engage to further the common good?
  • Bold Discipleship: Climate Crisis: Leading the Way through the Storm - May 12, 12:00 p.m. EDT. Register here.
  • Daring Justice: Engaging in Courageous Conversations Across Divides - June 1, 1:00 p.m. EDT. Register here.
 


A Call to Prayer and Action for Peace in Korea

 

Please join us tomorrow for this special worship service featuring a reflection by the Rev. Eun-Kyung Kim, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea, a United Church global partner. The theme for this livestream worship service is the call to end the 70-year-old Korean War, including the campaign to get 10,000 Canadian signatures for the Korea Peace Appeal. Join this online worship service on Zoom or livestreamed on The United Church of Canada YouTube channelFind out more, and sign the petition!

When: Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 27, at 9:00 a.m. ET
 


 

Taken and Detained: 17-Year-Old Khalil’s Story

Khalil stands in the window of his home, looking out.
 

Can you imagine the military breaking into your home in the middle of the night, arresting and detaining your child, and then taking them away to be interrogated? This happens nightly in Palestine. It happened to Khalil. This is his story.

[Photo credit: DCIP/Ahmad Alsharif]
 


United Church Bookstore: Returning to the Healing Oasis


Image of the front cover of the book, which shows lush trees and ferns and a waterfall.


Returning to the Healing Oasis offers 24 guided meditations in the style of The Healing Oasis for individuals and groups in both church and non-church settings. A fantastic resource for soothing the soul and quieting the mind, it's available in softcover, as an e-book, or on CD. Shop today!
 



Worship Resources 


See our Worship Resources for upcoming Sundays and special celebrations.

May 1 - Asian Heritage Month 1
May 1 - Mental Health Sunday
May 1 - Third Sunday of Easter
May 8 - Christian Family Sunday
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