Emancipation Sunday Panel Discussion

Join The Black Clergy Network at the third annual Emancipation Day panel discussion: A Case for Reparation webinar on Sunday, August 6, at 6:00 p.m. EDT.During this live webinar, panelists will seek to explain the concept and discuss the biblical foundations for reparations, examine the relevance of truth-telling and reparations in the Canadian context, and consider the intersections of the Indigenous and African Diaspora claims for reparations. Register today!

Today, August 1, is Emancipation Day. The United Church marks the first Sunday in August as Emancipation Sunday (Sunday, August 6).

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The Mod’s Book Squad Starts This September!

Join one of Canada’s biggest book clubs, hosted by the Right Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, Moderator of The United Church of Canada, and her featured guests.

The Mod’s Book Squad will feature online sessions that grapple with big questions through the lens of flourishing. The books featured will explore themes such as dreaming, utopias and dystopias, environment and resource extraction, urban and rural differences of experience, reconciliation, poverty, and the theology of The United Church of Canada.

The Mod’s Book Squad kicks off on September 21, 2023!

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United Church Bookstore: The Mod’s Book Squad

Get ready for the Mod’s book squad with The United Church Bookstore! Check out all the featured titles for this exciting new book club!

Additionally, if you join the Mod’s Book Squad on CHURCHx, you will also receive a discount code for 15% off the purchase of two or more of the upcoming Mod’s Book Squad collection. Plus, you can also get free shipping on orders of $100 or more by using the promotional code FREESHIPPING!
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Call for Young Adults for UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, in Dubai 

From November 30 to December 12, 2023, The United Church of Canada will be sending a small delegation of young adults (ages 19–35) to COP28 in Dubai.

Delegates will have the opportunity to participate, learn, and advocate at COP28, and share climate justice news among the wider church and beyond!

Let’s live out our commitment to daring justice, bold discipleship, and deep spirituality in Dubai.Please circulate this opportunity to interested young adults (ages 19–35).

Deadline for applications: September 13, 2023. Exact dates to be determined.

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Korea Peace Appeal Gathers 170,000 Signatures to End the Korean War

The Korea Peace Appeal campaign draws to a close with an urgent call from United Church partners for continued prayer and action for peace and reconciliation in Korea.

Seventy-four international partner organizations and 370 Korean civil society organizations participated in the global campaign to promote peace and gathered 170,000 signatures. Read the full news story.[Image credit: Mike DuBose/WCC]

Your Generosity Matters: Learning, Teaching, Loving

Helping a newcomer transition into Canada is a life-changing experience for everyone involved. Your gifts to Mission and Service create opportunities for refugee families and church communities to work as partners.

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#WeCanFlourish

Flourishing means living a good, fulfilling life, a life with a sense of purpose. How do individuals and communities flourish and thrive instead of simply surviving?

Moderator Carmen Lansdowne, seeks to engage both the church and broader Canadian society in this question of flourishing and how it could influence our future. With the goal of enhancing “flourishing” in church, among our leadership, and within the broader community, the Moderator is on a three-year journey to engage the nation on the big questions.

Find out more by visiting The Flourishing Project.
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