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Embracing Love ~ Faith@Home for Lent, Holy Week and Easter 2021

1/27/2021

 
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As soon as Jesus came out of the water, he saw the sky open and the Holy Spirit coming down to him like a dove. A voice from heaven said, “You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you.”

​Mark 1:10

Embracing Love Faith@Home Details
Beloved,
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As Christians, we are invited to experience time differently. The seasons of the church year call us to notice with intention the story of our faith and the times of anticipation, celebration, reflection, suffering and joy. In this second of our Pacific Mountain First Third Ministry Faith@Home magazine, we Embrace Love as we seek to reflect and heed the call of Love through the seasons of Lent, Holy Week and Easter.

Lent is the time to turn away from the things where we try to find life. only to realize that they can't give life. And, in being free from them, we turn instead toward God, the Abundant Source. In Lent we carve out time for silence and reflection. We fast, we seek practices in our faith communities and in our homes so that we might experience the reality of God through love.

Holy Week is a time we hear a story we do not want to hear, knowing it is there whether we listen or not. We all have experiences of brokenness and deep sadness; we see and know the suffering in our world. Holy Week is a time when our faith community and those who are close to us remind us: We are not alone – we are blessed, forgiven and held in the arms of Love.

Easter is a time for celebration and rejoicing, for Christ has risen indeed! All that God has made is made new! God’s love surpasses all possibility – Alleluia! Resurrection is not about a happy ending, or about returning to life as it was. Easter is about being in love with life in a new way.

We hope the stories, practices and activities in this magazine support your household in deepening your relationship with the Sacred, and engaging the story of our faith at home. May you Embrace Love this Lenten and Easter time.

UVic Chaplain, Henri Lock, is retiring. Let's celebrate his faithfulness together!

1/20/2021

 
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With decades of caring, compassionate ministry with the University of Victoria community, as well as faithful ministry with young and children through what was BC Conference and Victoria Presbytery, the Youth and Young Adult Empowerment Network and Regional Council leadership, Henri is retiring!

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Square image for sharing to Social Media and the PDF with live links is below.

Come to Henri's Retirement Zoom!

You are warmly invited to join everyone at Henri Lock's retirement celebration - marking decades of campus ministry leadership and faithful service across the region! 

Wednesday February, 10th 2021
Check in at 6:45 pm
​Celebration starts at 7 pm PST
Zoom Link is
 HERE

Please help us create a video for Henri's Retirement Zoom!
Submit photos, videos, or words of love/gratitude. These submissions will then be used to create a video that will be shared during the February 10th Zoom gathering. Please upload your submissions on the Google Drive folder here or email them to multifaith@uvic.ca.  Please send these materials to us by February 2nd. 

Come in on Henri's new electric bike... He claims it's a testament to his continued enthusiasm for cycling, yet a concession to his new seniors' status. Send your etransfer (any amount, truly) to Stephen Tyler*: stephen@adaptiverm.ca

Share Invitation far and wide, to others who love Henri! 
You can use the image below on your social media, emails, website -- go for it!
* Wondering who Stephen Tyler is? Stephen a long-time friend of Henri and Leslie’s, a member of St Aidan’s United and Cadboro Bay United (now amalgamated as Broad View United Church), and a former chair of the UCC Campus Ministry Advisory Board. If you have any doubt about whether Stephen will know the answer to the e-transfer password clue, you can email the password answer separately to him at: styler@uvic.ca
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Growing Ministry with New & Returning Positions - We're Hiring!

1/20/2021

 
5 employment opportunities in the First Third Ministry area are now open for applications! These openings stem from purposeful changes in the organizational structure of Camp Spirit and Campus Ministries in our Regional Council -- Camp Spirit and Campus Ministries were overseen by what was called presbytery. Now, both are held by the First Third Ministry of the Pacific Mountain Regional Council, and part of decades of intentional and meaningful ministry and leadership with families, children, youth, young adults in our regional council.

Now open and accepting applications are:
  • Administrator: First Third Ministry, PMRC
  • Animator Rural and Indigenous Communities, PMRC
  • Camp Spirit Executive Director, PMRC
  • Campus Minister Animator, PMRC
  • Campus Minister University of Victoria, PMRC
Click here to view all the position details: united-church.ca/opportunities webpage 

Note: the application deadline for all positions is Tuesday January 26, 2021.
Click here to view all the position details, and to apply
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  • Home
  • Leader Support & Education
    • Certificate in Children, Youth & Family Ministry
    • Art Of Children and Youth Ministry Course
    • VST Course Cohort: A Spirituality of Race for First Third Ministry Leaders
    • COVID-19 Aware Guidelines
    • Deepening Pastoral Practice Amidst Continuing Pandemic Realities
    • Godly Play Events 2023
    • Leaders Online Gatherings
    • Spiritual Conversations: Pastoral Ministry with Children, Youth, and Families
    • RE-ENTRY with First Third Ministry
  • Resources
    • Anti-Racism Resources
    • Caring for the Soul and Living during COVID-19 >
      • Life at Home resources for all ages
    • Tips and Ideas for Gathering Online
  • Events
    • Event Calendar
    • PMRC Imagine Children's Retreat.
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    • Christian Gifts
    • Our Faith@Home Magazines
  • News
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