E-ssentials: Get Ready for Advent, Then Let Us Sing! Live Event, COP27, and more!

Advent Unwrapped: Get Ready for Advent! Advent Unwrapped is back! Subscribe to the newsletter, follow along on Facebook, and watch this new "What is Advent?" video. This Advent, get ready to join us on a revolutionary journey as we prepare to welcome Jesus once more!  Today: Let Us Sing / Ensemble, chantons Today, November 22, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. EST, you can explore and sing with members of the “Then Let Us Sing!” development committee, and learn how our commitment to anti-racism guides how and what we sing together. This will be a bilingual event, with translation available between English and French. Découvrez et chantez avec les membres du comité d'élaboration du recueil Ensemble, chantons! comment notre lutte contre le racisme oriente la manière dont nous chantons et ce que nous chantons ensemble. L’activité sera bilingue et un service de traduction de l’anglais au français et du français à l’anglais sera offert. Register today! (Scroll down to the bottom of the CHURCHx page.) [Image credit: The United Church of Canada] UN Climate Conference, COP27 Finally, after 30 years, the persistence of Global South states, civil society, and activists led to the establishment of the Loss and Damage Fund at the UN Climate Conference, COP27. You can read the comprehensive COP27 analysis and reactions from ACT Alliance and Climate Action Network Canada, including comments from For the Love of Creation/KAIROS delegate Radia Mbengue.  Stay in the know by registering for these two upcoming online events hosted by For the Love of Creation: The Road Past COP 27: Spirit & Change Today! Tuesday, November 22, at 8:00 p.m. EST. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has called for societal transformation to address the climate emergency. Register, and learn more about a Just Transition. Voices from COP27 Thursday, December 1, at 8:30 a.m. EST. Hear first-hand from the delegates on their experiences engaging with decision-makers and civil society from across the globe and the path forward. Register and learn more. [Image credit: ACT Alliance] Meeting of GC44 Executive Updates The General Council Executive met virtually on November 18-19, 2022, in their first full meeting of this triennium. Within the framework of the Call—Deep Spirituality, Bold Discipleship, Daring Justice—the Executive strove to stay focused on their fiduciary, strategic, and generative responsibilities. Read the full summary. [Image: The United Church of Canada] Giving Tuesday: Helping after The Headlines Fade 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. [Image credit: RDF] It's Not Too Late to Order Your 2021 Year Book!   Order your 2021 Year Book before the year's end! Enjoy one volume with a new, easier-to-read format, statistics as of December 31 the previous year, annual reports, and a list of pastoral charges and preaching places with mailing addresses. [Image credit: The United Church of Canada] Worship Resources  See our Worship Resources for upcoming Sundays and special celebrations. First Sunday of Advent - November 27 World Aids Day - December 1 UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities - December 3 Second Sunday of Advent - December 4 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - December 6 UN Human Rights Day - December 10 Third Sunday of Advent - December 11   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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