 I am pleased to introduce to you Sandra Rodriguez as our new Administrative Assistant for the Canada West Mission Centre.
Sandra has been attending the Calgary Community of Christ for the past several months. Sandra brings with her a degree in Communications, with training in advertising, marketing, social networks, and graphic design. She has experience in a variety of positions related to customer service and social media, digital, print, and video communications. I am looking forward to working with Sandra in her new role supporting many functions and services of the mission centre. Sandra has a newly-minted email address: sandra@communityofchrist.ca. She can also be reached at: 1-877-411-2632, ext. 6. She is beginning to exercise some of her new duties. Debra and I are now working with Sandra to orient her to her new position and responsibilities. Please join me in welcoming Sandra Rodriguez to Canada West Mission Centre! Steve Thompson Canada West Mission President
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I hope that you are continuing to stay safe and remain well in whatever social-distancing or confined-to-home situation you may find yourself. It is a challenging time for all of us. I have a few things to share with you this week. First, as I mentioned last week, some Mission Centre events in April have been affected by the church’s suspension of services and programs as well as by governmental recommendations. The Nurturing Justice Retreat at Samish has been postponed with the hope of rescheduling to a later time. The Samish Campground work week has been cancelled. In addition, events in May have now also been affected. The Creating Connection Facilitators training scheduled for the first weekend in May at Chilliwack has been postponed, also hoping to find an alternative date later in the year. Watch for announcements about the Jan Kraybill weekend in Vancouver and the Nurturing Friends and Family Retreat. Neither event will be able to proceed as intended, but alternative arrangements may be able to be made. Moving into June please also watch for an announcement about the Spiritual Retreat at Hills of Peace for alternative plans. We know there is much concern about our summer schedule of camps and reunions. The mission centre staff have set a mid-May deadline to make decisions for those events. We feel that at least six weeks’ notice for those events is necessary for those planning the events as well as those planning to attend. Here is a good question: What are you planning to do with your Sunday mornings once our suspension of services is over? Will you return to your congregation’s activities as you did before? What do you think you might like to see change about how your congregation “does church” in the aftermath of this period of self-isolation? Maybe call your Pastor if you have some ideas. Just something to think about while you have time to think about it! In closing, let me encourage you to make that phone call to a friend or relative that you have been putting off. That bit of connection may do as much for your well-being as it will for the person you are calling! Stay safe! Be well! God bless! Steve Thompson Canada West Mission Centre President  Introducing: Phone Buddies!
Sign-up details can be found at the link below. Let's ensure our members and church family receive regular check-ins in the midst of social distancing.  Living Hope - Easter Worship
As we continue to find new ways of being together when physical distancing guidelines prevent our gatherings, you're invited to join us for "Living Hope," a unique online Easter worship experience this year. On Sunday, April 12 we will be hosting two online gatherings to share in Easter celebration and worship together. Gathering 1 --- 4 a.m. (CDT) Time zone calculator Gathering 2 --- 2 p.m. (CDT) Time zone calculator By having two gatherings we hope to increase participation around the world and allow people to join in at a reasonable time of their day. Pick the time that best fits your day and worship with us through music, prayers, reflections from members around the world, and a homily by President Steve Veazey. To provide opportunities for interaction as we all watch from home, we'll be broadcasting the worship on the church's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram feeds. Viewers will be invited to share in the comments on Facebook and Instagram or by using #CofChristEaster on Twitter at several points during the worship. The broadcast will also be available at www.CofChrist.org/live-webcast and the church's YouTube channel. Co-hosted by Eastern Great Lakes USA Mission Center and Mid-Atlantic USA Mission Center, Adult Sunday School is now available online and open to all! See details below.
Sundays at 8 a.m. (MDT) Click on this Zoom link to attend. Co-hosted by Eastern Great Lakes USA Mission Center and Mid-Atlantic USA Mission Center, Children's Sunday School is now available online and open to all. See details below:
Sundays at 8 a.m. (MDT) Click on this Zoom link to attend. Please have arts and crafts (markers, crayons, paper, etc.) supplies readily available!  To the Calgary Congregation:
In response to COVID-19, local Calgary Congregation leaders have come up with the following response plan in order to ensure ongoing programming and fellowship can continue without disruption. This will be achieved by broadcasting our own worship services, partnering with nearby congregations across the mission centre and beyond, and through regular online gatherings focused on meaningful fellowship. Weekly Calgary Worship
Weekly Calgary Fellowship: 🔗 Click here to join
Regular Online Gatherings/Broadcasts/Livestreams Elsewhere:
Thank you for your patience and willingness to explore the unknown with us as we work through this difficult time together. Should you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me at parker@communityofchrist.ca. Blessings, Parker Johnson Church Mission & Young Adult Ministry Specialist Calgary Community of Christ  Thanks to all those who came to our Congregational Fellowship Hour this evening. Some had to leave before we took the photo, but look at all those smiling faces!
Same time - same place next week! (Wed. @ 5:30 p.m. MDT) Details are emailed out to our mailing list each week. If you'd like to join our mailing list, visit our home page. There's a sign-up form just beneath "We're so happy you found us!" Have you missed your congregational gatherings the last couple of weeks?
Are you yearning for a bit of worship and a bit of fellowship? Here is a new opportunity for you. You are invited to Canada West Mission Centre’s “Virtual Visiting Fellowship.” It will be offered twice each week at different times to enable different people to participate each time. The schedule will be:
Steve Thompson, Mission Centre President, will plan and facilitate these sessions. We will share in some opening comments to set up our time together. Participants will be invited to share to provide support to each other in our “social distancing” environment. We will conclude with a prayer for peace, for each other, and for others who need our support. Each session should last no more than an hour. We hope this will be an upbeat, positive opportunity to help make up for not being able to visit “live and in person” with our congregation on Sunday. How to participate:
Mark one (or both!) of these virtual gatherings on your calendar and plan to attend. We look forward to your participation in our “Virtual Visiting Fellowship” experiment. |
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