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Upcoming events
Please come here often to see updates on events such as our Annual Conference and AGM workshops offered by and for Affirming Ministries, Events by Ecumenical partners, Services of Celebration for Affirming Ministries or meetings of Affirm United Council.
   

Affirming Ministries Services of Celebration

Please check back for Affirming Ministry Celebrations as they are posted.  You are invited to send notes of congratulations to the ministries below for their upcoming celebrations and to those ministries listed under that for their recent celebrations within the last year!

West Hill United Church in Toronto, ON will be celebrating their declaration of becoming an Affirming Ministry on Sunday, December 6, at their regular service of worship at 10:30 am.   Their guest speaker will be George Smitherman, MPP.  Please join them at:

West Hill United Church
62 Orchard Park Drive
Toronto ON, M1E 3T7
(416)282-8566
www.westhill.net

Please send a note to congratulate West Hill United Church by clicking on this temporary email:  westhill@affirmunited.ca

St. Andrew's United Church  in Truro, NS celebrated their declaration of becoming an Affirming Ministry on Saturday, October 3 at 7p.m with. Their guest speaker was Eldon Hay.  

Please send a note to congratulate St. Andrew's United Church by clicking on this temporary email:  standrewstruro@affirmunited.ca

Trinity United Church and Lower Ohio Union Church (of the Shelburne Pastoral Charge) celebrated their declarations of becoming Affirming Ministries  at Trinity United Church in Shelburne, NS  on Sunday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m.   Anne Treadwell, a retired Unitarian minister was the guest speaker. 

Please send a note to congratulate Shelburne Pastoral Charge by clicking on this temporary email:  shelburne@affirmunited.ca

Robertson Wesley United Church in Edmonton celebrated their declaration of becoming an Affirming Ministry on Sunday June 7 at their regular worship service at 10:30 am. 

Please send a note to congratulate Robertson Wesley United Church by clicking on this temporary email:  robertsonwesley@affirmunited.ca

Summerlea United Church in Lachine, QC  celebrated their declaration of becoming an Affirming Ministry on Sunday May 31 at a special covenanting service at 7:00 pm. 

Please send a note to congratulate Summerlea United Church by clicking on this temporary email:  summerlea@affirmunited.ca .

Grosvenor Park United Church in Saskatoon  celebrated their declaration of becoming an Affirming Ministry on Sunday May 10 at a special service at 3:00 pm. 

Please send a note to congratulate Grosvenor Park by clicking on this temporary email:  grosvenor@affirmunited.ca

St. Stephen's College in Edmonton
celebrated their declaration of becoming an Affirming Ministry on Monday April 6, 2009

Please send a note to congratulate St. Stephen's College by clicking on this temporary email:  ststephens@affirmunited.ca

Hillhurst United Church in Calgary
celebrated their declaration of becoming an Affirming Ministry on Sunday April 5, 2009. 

Please send a note to congratulate Hillhurst United Church by clicking on this temporary email:  hillhurst@affirmunited.ca

St. Andrew's College in Saskatoon
celebrated their declaration of becoming an Affirming Ministry at a special service of celebration on Tuesday, March 24, 2009.

Please send a note to congratulate St. Andrew's College by clicking on this temporary email:
standrews@affirmunited.ca
 

Kingston Road United Church in Toronto
celebrated their declaration of becoming an Affirming Ministry at their regular service (10:30 am) on January 18, 2009 with guest preacher Rev. Teresa Burnett-Cole . 

Please send a note to congratulate Kingston Road United Church on their celebration by clicking on this temporary email:
kingstonroad@affirmunited.ca
 

 

 

 

Annual Affirm United Conference and AGM

Mark your calendar for 2010!

Dates:           July 30 - August 2, 2010
                     
Location:       Tatamagouche
                      Education and Retreat Centre
                      RR3
                      Tatamagouche, NS  B0K 1V0

Come back soon for more information;


Thanks to all the planners and participants who made 2009:  Celebrating Diversity Gifted in Human Form a wonderful event.

Click here for the brochure for this last summer's event.  

THEME SPEAKERS FOR 2009

Susan Beaver is the Vision Keeper at Francis Sandy Theological College. She will invite us to look at “Two-Spirited People” through the eyes of some of our First Nations.

Kim Uyede-Kai wowed us at Saskatoon last year and has graciously agreed to return again this year. Kim will offer insight to this year’s theme of “Celebrating Diversity Gifted in Human Form.”

For information (including speakers presentations, worship services and Sunday morning sermon) about the Saskatoon 2008 Creating Community with Welcome at the Edges . . . click here.

For information (including a report, links to Anne Squire's Sunday Address and to online photos) about the Peterborough 2007 Conference Never Doubt . . . click here.

 

At our banquet on the Saturday night of our Annual Conference two awards are presented.  Click on the name of the award to open a pdf nomination form.

 

 
   
             

Affirm United Council Meetings

If you have any questions for Council - please e-mail questions to Council members before these dates:
 

Council Teleconference Meetings: 

  • October 8, 2009

Council Meeting:

  • February 11-13, 2010
  • July 29 - 30, 2010
     
         

Events by
Ecumenical Partners

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Affirming Ministries Workshops

Let our webweaver know of upcoming workshops that you would like posted on our site.

 
               
         

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION about Affirm United/S’affirmer ensemble, go through the drop down menus at the top of this page.  If you do not find the information you seek, go to the list of Council members for contact information and e-mail one of the Council members with your question.  Please don't miss the suggestions for ways to support our ministry or related links and resources.  If you would like to know more about Affirming Ministries and related information - go to the Affirming Ministries page.

Email address: affirmunited@affirmunited.ca
Mailing address: P.O. Box 57057 Somerset Station, Ottawa, ON, K1R 1A1
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