New United Church Website

• A Worship Resources section with services, prayers, and resources organized by liturgical date and special Sundays
• A Social Action section with a focus on "Take Actions" and other justice initiatives
• A section for Church Administration offering the information, policies, and tools needed to run your church, camp, or other ministry
• A new Locator, to find ministers, church staff, camps, chaplaincies, education centres, Affirming Ministries, and more! 
• An improved Search function which will make it easy to find what you are looking for 

Help Shape the United Church's Future

The 42nd General Council made major decisions to transform the structure of The United Church of Canada that do not take effect unless the broader church approves them through the “remit” process. The eight remits, with background information about each, are now available at GC42.ca/remits. We need to hear from the governing bodies of pastoral charges on five of these proposals, and from the governing bodies of presbyteries on all eight. Information about webinars and video presentations will also be available by spring.

Please read the material online, then send Alison Jordan your pastoral charge or presbytery’s decision on the paper ballots being mailed out in the next week. Questions about these remits can be emailed to remits@united-church.ca.

[Photos (clockwise from top left): Cornwall United Church, PEI. Eddie; Third Ave. United, Saskatoon.Jordon Cooper; Cookstown United, Cookstown, ON. Greying_Geezer; Zion United, Armstrong, BC. Tykey Turkey. (CC BY 2.0)]
 

Syria Refugee Update

Thanks to your generosity, as of February 2016 the United Church has received over $900,000 to support partners responding to the Syrian refugee crisis. Help is still needed for refugees fleeing violence and war in Syria. The Canadian government will match individual donations made up to February 29, 2016. Find out how you can help. 

[Photo: ACT Alliance / Paul Jeffrey]
 

Social Innovation Challenge