Please note that the General Council Office is closed from December 24 until January 3.  Work will continue first thing Tuesday, January 4!

We wish you all a safe and happy Christmas and New Year celebrations.  May peace and joy fill your hearts at this glorious time of year.

~The Staff of the Human Resources Unit, General Council Office~

http://www.united-church.ca/communications/newsletters/connex

Connex is the Newsletter of the HR Unit and the Permanent Committee for Ministry and Employment Policies and Services of The United Church of Canada.

That is to say, if you work, or know someone who works for or with the United Church, take a look and see what 's happening or pass this link/information along.

Thanks!

Want to know what happened at the recent meeting of the Executive of the General Council, which was held Nov. 13-15, 2010? A summary is available at http://gc40.united-church.ca/en/gce/meetings2010.

Ann Perry, Program Coordinator, Office of the Moderator and General Secretary

Well apparently the US has withdrawn all of it's troops except for...50,000, for Iraq.  That is what they consider "removing all combat units" I suppose.

This coming after the first announcement in feb 2009, that they would be gone by 2011.

http://news.antiwar.com/2010/08/18/us-announces-second-fake-end-to-iraq-war/

What say you?

As-salaamu alaikum, Ramadan Mubarak

-Omni

As men of faith in a complicated and troubling world, we are faced with issues and concerns that can leave us in conflict and confusion. From our first exposure to the church in Sunday School to the messages we receive today in our worship, we know that Christ has called us to love others as we love ourselves. The scriptures tell us that Jesus said we should turn the other cheek when faced with violence and oppression. At the same time when we recite our Creed we promise to Seek Justice and Resist Evil.