E-ssentials: Mourning the Queen, United Church Call and Vision, Human Rights, Ending Gender-Based Violence, and more.

Mourning Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II Members of The United Church of Canada join with others in Canada, Bermuda, the Commonwealth, and many other parts of the world in mourning the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth was 96 years old. Read the full news story and prayer. Above, a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II visiting Sydenham Street United Church in Kingston, Ontario in 1959. (Credit: United Church of Canada Archives 1990_162P913.)   The Call and Vision of The United Church of Canada Deep Spirituality, Bold Discipleship, Daring Justice Did you participate in the Moderator’s Town Halls, Indigenous Church Circles, or Focus Groups on Strategic Planning in spring 2021? The result is The United Church of Canada’s new Call and Vision: Call: Deep Spirituality. Bold Discipleship. Daring Justice. Vision: Called by God, as disciples of Jesus, The United Church of Canada seeks to be a bold, connected, evolving church of diverse, courageous, hope-filled communities united in deep spirituality, inspiring worship, and daring justice. We invite your community of faith to bring these words to life in a worship service. Please share what you’re doing by e-mail with the name of your community of faith, the date of the service, and the name of a contact person so we can follow up to hear more. Between September 12 and 23, 2022, on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn), we will be having a conversation across the church focused on our Call and Vision. Please join in using #deepbolddaring—and blessings on being bold disciples! Human Rights and Accountability Is Non-Negotiable Did you know that the Canadian government is considering implementing the Modern Slavery Act (Bill S-211)?  This sounds like a good step forward, but in reality, the bill falls far short of what The United Church of Canada and all the members of the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) want to see happen. The proposal includes voluntary measures that will not hold corporations to account in any meaningful ways.  All 40 CNCA members are encouraging their networks to speak with MPs and encourage them to seriously consider the private members bills that were tabled in March. You can read more and Take Action Here!  To learn more about the broader issues, visit our updated Mining and Resource Extraction webpage  [Image credit: Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability] Thursdays in Black Webinar On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, join us for Thursdays in Black: Working Together to End Gender-based Violence in Canada, an online conversation with spiritual justice advocate Danielle Strickland, and Sage Lacerte and David Stevenson from the Moose Hide Campaign. We will discuss how gender-based violence is a critical issue affecting our communities and ways local action can work to stop violence against women in Canada.   [Image credit:Thursdays in Black/The United Church of Canada] End Racism. Build Peace. It seems there’s a day set aside for everything under the sun: World Nerd Day, Pistachio Day, and Squirrel Appreciation Day, just to name a few. There are so many special days that we can become immune to them. But when September 21 rolls around every year, it’s important to tune in. Here’s why. [Photo: Image by Tumisu from Pixabay] United Church Bookstore: You Still Have Time to Save! If you missed our early bird August savings you can still use the promo code MYCHURCHCAL to save 20% off our 2023 Canadian Church Calendar when you purchase 50 copies or more. Celebrate our United Churches year round! This special offer ends on September 30, 2022! [Image credit: The United Church of Canada. Church photo by John Wonsowicz] Worship Resources  See our Worship Resources for upcoming Sundays and special celebrations. World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel - September 18, 2022 Creation Time 2 - September 18, 2022 UN International Day of Peace - September 21, 2022 Creation Time 3 - September 25, 2022 Creation Time 4 - October 2, 2022 World Communion Sunday - October 2, 2022 Creation Time 5 - October 9, 2022 Thanksgiving Sunday - October 9, 2022 World Food Sunday - October 16, 2022 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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