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Truth's Children

When I examined the lectionary readings for Epiphany, the theme that popped into my head for this coming Sunday is Truth's Children.  I have posted my preliminary draft of my message for Sunday in the blogs, and would appreciate any feedback anyone wishes to offer.



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Truth's Children

Here is a preliminary draft of my message for Sunday, February 3.

Truth's Children  Luke 4:14-30 2013 02 03

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Pre-retirement Seminars

In just over an hour, Ministry & Employment  will host another montly Pre-retirement Seminar.  Join us last minute (you can!) to get an idea of what it's all about!

Details for joining the conversations are here:http://www.united-church.ca/minstaff/pension/seminars

Of course, when you contact us in advance we can give you the hard copy details and we'll send you your most recent Pension Statement* with the presentation information.

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59 cents for Refugee Healthcare

Hey everyone!

 

Have people heard of this whole 59 cent campaign?  (See here if not:


 

It's in reaction to one of the (many) cuts in the omnibus budget bill (getting passed tomorrow, is it?) that basically takes away refugee healthcare coverage for preventative diagnostics, etc.  Ultimately it boils their coverage down to travel-insurance-like needs, where only emergency situations are covered. 

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Communications at GCO: M&E is tweeting

Hi All: Just a quick note to say Ministry and Employment is on Twitter!

Follow M&E for updates on information posted on United Church of Canada sites, such as WonderCafe, www.united-church.ca, and ChurchLeadershipNet (CLN).

@uccan_mande (also UCCan_MandE)

I also retweet information from around the web on:

-pensions, benefits, human resources and like issues

-retirement, phased retirement, planning for retirement, managing retirement

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Almost There! Benefits Centre open July 4th, but in the meantime...

The (new) United Church Benefits Centre is set to open July 4th!  The transition is almost complete, and now the postal stoppage is almost over the information packages for all members (ministry and lay personnel of the United Church, and affiliated organizations) and treasurers should be arriving by next week.

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year: GCO hrs. over the Holiday

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~

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