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Each week Canada West Mission Centre (CWM) sends out the Weekly Wire as an informative newsletter of particular interest to members and friends of the church in Western Canada. This is an automated email capturing all news elements posted to the website over the last seven days. Please visit the CWM News & Updates web page to see all postings in their entirety.
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This Week's News & Updates
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On Jun 03, 2020 09:00 pm
An online Spiritual Retreat with Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith. To view schedule click here. Register here ...
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On Jun 03, 2020 09:00 pm
Have you been troubled over the last 10 days or so as we have seen demonstrations and riots engulf cities in our neighbour to the south? I have been. There have been disturbing images of rioting and looting that have not been supportive of the actual intentions of the demonstrations to bring attention to the issues of racism and the treatment of Black persons at the hands of police. In contrast there have been a few encouraging images of police putting away their weapons, expressing support for ...
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On Jun 03, 2020 09:00 pm
From The First Presidency on behalf of the World Church Leadership Council: Community of Christ, a member of the National Council of Churches USA, fully endorses the statement issued by the NCC expressing outrage because of the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. (See: nationalcouncilofchurches.us/floyd-murder/). Community of Christ accepts the challenge to be “beacons of light in their own [our] communities by addressing racism where they [we] are, ...
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On Jun 03, 2020 09:00 pm
The USA Team of Apostles urges friends and members of Community of Christ to read a statement from the team released June 1 regarding current events. The statement also will be posted across the church's social media network. Thank you for you faithful support of Christ’s mission. ...
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On Jun 02, 2020 09:00 pm
Learn about the fascinating World of Religions! If you have ever wanted to take Encounter's Discovery Week but it was beyond your budget or clashed with summer camps, Encounter is moving the 2020 Discovery Week online and offering it at our most affordable price ever. Take a look at the poster below and share this information with friends who might be interested.Hope you can join us! Have a question? Please email Brian Carwana at brian@worldreli ...
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On Jun 02, 2020 09:00 pm
Join us for an online lecture series led by Seminary Director, Zac Harmon-McLaughlin. Every Monday night @ 7pm CDT via ZOOM, starting June 8. Following dates: June 15, 22 and 29. As the demographics of Christianity rapidly change, many people are asking the question, “What will the church look like in the future?” In the last 30 years, the fastest growing segment of the population have been a group known by one of the following names, “unaffiliated”, &ld ...
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On Jun 02, 2020 09:00 pm
President Veazey shares his conviction and experience of peace and assurance that God is moving us toward fuller embodiment of the gospel, even in the midst of difficult situations. CLICK HERE TO WATCH ...
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On Jun 02, 2020 09:00 pm
SundaysInclusive Church, hosted by the Toronto Congregation and Beyond the Walls.Sundays at 12pm (EDT), 11am (CDT), 10am (MDT), 9am (PDT). For more information please visit their website, Facebook page and YouTube channel to watch their service.TuesdaysVirtual Visiting Fellowship Tuesday mornings at 11am Central Time (Manitoba), 10am Mountain Time (Alberta and Saskatchewan), 9am Pacific Time (BC). Please se ...
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On Jun 01, 2020 09:00 pm
Please note that many of the events have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation. To see this as a list, click on 'Read in Browser'. April 24-26 Nurturing Justice Retreat Samish Island-CancelledApril 28-May 4 Samish Island Work Week-CancelledMay 2-3 Creating Connection Facilitators Retreat Chilliwack-CancelledMay 15-18 Jan Kraybill Music Weekend Vancouver-CancelledMay 29 Nurturing Friends & Family Virtual Campfire-OnlineJune 13-14 Spiritual Retreat with Tony and Charmaine Ch ...
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On Jun 01, 2020 09:00 pm
Are you missing your weekly congregational gatherings? Are you yearning for a bit fellowship with friends – old friends, perhaps new friends?Then Canada West Mission Centre’s “Virtual Visiting Fellowship” is for you! It is offered twice each week at different times to enable different people to participate each time. The schedule is:Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. Central (Manitoba), 10 a.m. Mountain (Alberta and Saskatchewan), 9 a.m. Pacific (BC).Thursday evening ...
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On Jun 01, 2020 09:00 pm
Stay tuned for online sessions with Jan Kraybill. We realize some of you may be experiencing online burnout, so we're going to hold off until mid to late June for a couple of virtual sessions with Jan.To watch An Organ Concert for COVID-defined times by Jan Kraybill click here. ...
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On Jun 01, 2020 09:00 pm
This occasional feature is intended to ensure that people across the mission centre are aware of the passing of persons in other congregations in a timely manner. Information provided here is restricted to the name of the deceased person, the city where they lived (or congregation they attended), and the date of death (if it is provided). If an online version of a detailed obituary is available, the name of the person will be underlined indicating that it is a link to that source of informa ...
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