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10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship
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Thought of the Week

It is vital to remind ourselves, from time to time, of two complementary sides of the one coin of our experience. On one side is the realm of what’s so: the facts, the objectively real, that which is publicly and measurably true. Let’s call this side of reality our day experience. We talk or write about it using day language – that is, normal everyday discourse. The other side of our experiential coin I call night experience. It is communicated through night language, by way of grand metaphors, poetry, and vibrant images. Our attention is focused on What does it mean? This side of our experience is subjectively real, like a nighttime dream, though not objectively real. Night language is personally or culturally meaningful. It nourishes us with spectacular images of emotional truth.

Dowd, Michael, Thank God for Evolution, p. 113-4
Ministry and Personnel Committee PDF Print E-mail

The Ministry and Personnel Committee is appointed under the requirements of Sec. 211 of The Manual of The United Church of Canada.

Functions:

The Committee shall:

  • provide a consultative and supportive agency for the staff of the Pastoral Charge and for members and adherents of the Congregation(s);
  • review working conditions and remuneration for the staff of the Pastoral Charge and make appropriate recommendations to the Church Board;
  • oversee the relationship of the staff of the Pastoral Charge to members of the Congregation(s) and others;
  • oversee the relationship between and among different members of the staff of the Pastoral Charge with respect to their responsibilities and authority;
  • consult with all members of the staff of the Pastoral Charge about their plans for continuing education and ensure that those eligible avail themselves of the provisions for continuing education and that money and time are made available;
  • review and evaluate annually the effectiveness of the staff of the Pastoral Charge as those persons and positions relate to the mission of the Pastoral Charge as defined by the Church Board;
  • maintain close liaison with the Presbytery Pastoral Relations Committee; and
  • review regularly the responsibilities of all staff of the Pastoral Charge and revise position descriptions when required or requested.