God's Mission Our Gifts: Your November Mission & Service Stories and more!

Your November Mission & Service Stories   NOVEMBER 6 Mission & Service Partner Urges Banning Killer Robots   [Photo credit: Etienne Girardet on Unsplash]   Killer robots sound like creepy sci-fi. But they are real and the World Council of Churches—a Mission & Service partner—is taking them seriously. So much so that in 2021, it released a campaign guide for churches on the topic in six different languages. . NOVEMBER 13 Artist in Residence Gives Back     [Photo credit: Bissell Centre] We just received a wonderful thank you letter from our Mission & Service partner—the Bissell Centre located in Edmonton. We are passing along the letter with gratitude for all who support Mission & Service. Check out the letter.   NOVEMBER 20 Becoming Their Child’s Hero   [Image credit: by StockSnap from Pixabay]   Mission & Service partner Parkland Restorative Justice is running a critical parenting program to support incarcerated dads to deepen parenting skills. Through this course, these dads are working hard to become their child’s hero.   NOVEMBER 27 Giving Tuesday–Helping After the Headlines Fade [Credit: RDF]   After the headlines fade, there’s still work to be done to help communities rebuild and recover. That’s why this Giving Tuesday—November 29—your gifts will support the United Church’s vital emergency response long- and short-term work. Every gift counts. Make a life-saving gift this Giving Tuesday. Make Providing Emergency Support a Leadership Priority on Giving Tuesday This Giving Tuesday —November 29—please encourage all those in your church network to support the United Church’s vital emergency response work, providing critical support like food, water, shelter, counselling and rebuilding efforts. Check out and share the November 27 Mission & Service story about the appeal.   More details coming soon. Watch your inbox! Gifts with Vision “Instead of Christmas stockings for ourselves, we do something for others. It is always such a wonderful experience, in the midst of all our blessings, to stop and give as a family.” (P.I.) This year, instead of “stuff,” choose gifts that make a difference, from the comfort of home, with no packaging or wrapping needed. A Gifts with Vision gift supports the work of one or more of our Mission & Service partners—work that brings about meaningful change in Canada and across the world. Congregational Stewardship/Generosity This is your resource to help you grow generous disciples and gather the resources you need to transform yourselves, your community, and your world to be closer to God. Please modify and use these ideas in your context.   Connect with Us For more information: E-mail us at called@united-church.ca. Call us at 1-800-268-3781 ext. 2074. View our Called to Be the Church: The Journey videos on YouTube. Follow us on the Facebook Inspire! Invite! Thank! Group to stay up to date with all things stewardship. Beyond the Fall “Season of Giving” Meredith McNabb and Susan Buckson say the fall is often "giving season," but good stewardship leadership isn't limited to just then. In his notes about money, Fr. Richard Rohr tells us that money and soul cannot be separated. We All Need Good News! What inspires you about your Community of Faith? Is it a program? Is it a person? Is it the impact it has in other people’s lives? Is it the impact it has in your life? We’d love to hear, so please share your inspiring story with us. Then share it with your Community of Faith! Are You Planning a Giving Program in the Spring or Summer? You don’t have to do it alone. We are here to help make it easy and successful. New cohorts for the Congregational Giving Program module start the week of January 16, 2023. Registration will open soon.   Connect with us for help and support: called@united-church.ca or 1-800-268-3781, ext. 2074. Giving Tuesday Resources Giving Tuesday is next month. Now’s the time to get ready with these resources from CanadaHelps. Worship Without Stewardship Is Like Peanut Butter Without Jam  It’s OK once in a while, but so much better together! Find the “jam” for your worship on our Stewardship in Worship webpage.  Full worship liturgies, prayers, sermons and kids/youth ideas for most seasons of the church year. Stewardship Seconds: Short, pithy sayings that pack a punch, to help infiltrate stewardship thinking into your community of faith. Add them to newsletters, worship, announcements, webpages, wherever people gather!    Offering Introductions and Dedication Prayers: The offering time in worship is NOT about collecting money! It is about growing generous disciples and stewards. These Introductions and Dedication Prayers, for each Sunday of the year, will help.     If You Read Just ONE Book This Month: Hybrid Hope: Church of the Future for Churches with a Future “Hybrid Hope is a collection of wisdom from pastors and professionals who are, right now, in the field doing the work of hybrid church.” Only available from Amazon.ca GOD’S MISSION, OUR GIFTS is your newsletter. We want to provide news and information that you can use in your community of faith, whether you’re a minister, a board member, an administrator, a treasurer, or anyone else who wants to make a difference.   What else would you like to see? What can we do to help your community of faith get where it needs to go? Send us your thoughts! Fill out your Mission & Service goal-setting form online! Donate Facebook Twitter Website Email Instagram YouTube LinkedIn   Your generosity enables the United Church to love, serve, and minister in the world. Make an online donation or learn more about your options to support the work of the church.

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