​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

• In partnership with the Edmonton and Toronto Congregations, we will be able to offer ongoing, weekly worship opportunities for you. *Note both have different start times.*
  • Beyond the Walls (Toronto): 🔗 Click here to join (or visit the Toronto Congregation’s Facebook Page)
    • *Offers Online Communion Service Option
      • Broadcast will begin on Sundays at 10 a.m. MDT
  • Edmonton: 🔗 Click here to join (or visit the Edmonton Congregation’s Facebook Group)
    • Broadcast will begin on Sundays at 11 a.m. MDT

Weekly Calgary Fellowship: 🔗 Click here to join

• In addition to online opportunities to share in worship experiences, local leaders feel strongly that offering regular online gatherings with the sole purpose of socializing is of equal importance.
• While we all continue to follow government recommendations such as social distancing, it is important that we don’t forget to take time to check in on one another.
• We will offer weekly opportunities to connect via online video conferencing on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. MDT. This will be an opportunity for guided check-ins with our members and friends.
• If you'd be interested in assisting with this, please contact Parker Johnson at parker@communityofchrist.ca.

Regular Online Gatherings/Broadcasts/Livestreams Elsewhere:

• In recent years, several groups have been meeting online on a monthly basis. These gatherings typically last one hour and take place in the evenings. To view a full listing of these online options, please visit https://www.cofchrist.org/online-ministries.

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:

• Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. Central (Manitoba), 10 a.m. Mountain (Alberta and Saskatchewan), 9 a.m. Pacific (BC)
• Thursday evening at 9 p.m. Central, 8 p.m. Mountain, 7 p.m. Pacific

 
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:

• Send an email to steve@communityofchrist.ca to indicate at which time you wish to participate
• You will receive an email back giving details of how to log onto the “Zoom” program
• Zoom connection info will also be circulated earlier on the day of each session through an email “blast” (and possibly on the Canada West Mission Centre Facebook page, pending resolution of some operational concerns)
• Then, you log on from your home computer or laptop or tablet or even a smartphone a few minutes before the start time, and,
• ENJOY!

 
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.

Estimated contributions to Worldwide Mission Tithes in February are $1,075,000 USD. Amid these uncertain and challenging times, church leaders are grateful for those who continue to share generously not only financially but in many other ways. As a community, may we remain committed to working together to support growing needs locally and worldwide.

Consider one of the following giving options that do not require physical attendance:

• Sign up for PAT
• Give online via CanadaHelps
• Mail a cheque:
  

Sam Smalldon, MCFO
Canada West Mission Centre
1185 Strathcona Drive SW
Calgary, AB T3H 4S1

Visit all giving options on our website: https://www.communityofchrist.ca/give.html

Due to COVID-19 precautions the Calgary Congregation's leadership team has updated its February - May 2020 Worship Schedule to reflect our strategy going forward. Click the image below to view/download the new version.

Thank you for your patience and willingness to venture into the unknown as we collaboratively work to address how we might continue the mission of Christ in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.