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Our Moderator supports Bishop Mariann Budde
United Church Moderator Carmen Lansdowne ( below left ) wrote a powerful letter of support and gratitude to Bishop Mariann Budde following her address to President Trump on January 21st.
In her letter to Bishop Budde Moderator Carmen says: “What you preached, and then speaking directly to the president, was bold and prophetic. And it was deeply rooted in our faith tradition. You stood on the shoulders of generations of political theologians who preached, in love, that the compulsion to dominate must not be allowed to reign.” Read the full news post and the Moderator’s letter to Bishop Budde. [Image credit: Justin Tsucalas/Washington National Cathedral] |
Announcements – note our Annual Meeting date has been changed
Rowntree’s Meeting Annual has been moved back one week until Feb 23rd during and following our worship service. Any reports for this should be sent to Joanne by Feb 5.
With our Annual Meeting coming up on Feb 23, we are looking for nominations for reps to the Antler River Region. The position has been filled by Brad for many years. The position involves keeping up-to-date on Antler River (AR) news and attending 2 meetings a year of the reps across our region with the region staff and keeping our Board updated on news. AR is the decision making body that serves and supports our church. More info is at https://arwrcucc.ca/. Please consider this important position and if you have questions contact Brad at wbmcmurray55@hotmail.com
Rev Wendy is leading a Lenten Study beginning March 10th, 1 hour at a time over 6 weeks, over Zoom. More info to come.
There is an upcoming forum on March 22 here at Rowntree with our Antler River Region and many London United Church’s about where we’ll be in 3, 5 , and 10 years.
For a complete list of whats happening at Rowntree- click on our calendar on the Home Page.
Letter from Ark-Aid re help needed for homeless
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The United Church is 100 years Young
The 100th anniversary of The United Church of Canada will be launched with special services, locally and nationally, on June 9, 2024, and culminate with a national service on June 8, 2025. The occasion will also be recognized at the 45th General Council, to be held in July in Calgary, Alberta.
This is a year of celebration but also of lament. While honouring the good work we have done, we also name honestly our history as a denomination, acknowledge our colonial past and our role in residential schools, as well as other harms done by stances we have or have not taken collectively.
More about our history
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