HAMilton PACKage

Did you know that subscriptions to HamPack are available for the low price of $28 per year? Receive your own copy and keep up to date on the latest news and events in Hamilton Conference! Contact Barbara Hampson at 905 659-3343, ext. 226 or e-mail: bhampson@hamconf.org.

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August/September 2010:

The following items are included in our August/September HAMilton PACKage. Each pastoral charge within Hamilton Conference receives a copy of HAMPACK. (The August/September edition was mailed on August 31.) For more information about these items check your church bulletin board or contact the Conference Office.

• DARING DISCIPLESHIP: News about resources, workshops and opportunities from the desk of Lorna MacQueen, Conference Minister - Faith Formation for Discipleship. For ministry personnel and anyone providing leadership in Christian Education.

• TOWARD DARING DISCIPLESHIP – AUGUST 2010: HEART, MIND, SOUL, GOD & NEIGHBOUR: A brochure from the desk of Lorna MacQueen, Conference Minister - Faith Formation for Discipleship. For church leadership.

• PRAYER CYCLE: A list inviting prayer each week for pastoral charges in Hamilton Conference. For ministry personnel, Worship Committee.

• CONTACT: A newsletter for Hamilton Conference Pastoral Charges. For copying and distribution to members and adherents of the congregation.

• EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, HEALTHY CONGREGATIONS: A brochure outlining Hamilton Conference programs for Autumn 2010. For ministry personnel, lay church leaders, posting.

• FREEDOM TO DREAM:  A flier about a workshop, October 2, 2010, at the Conference Office with Lorna MacQueen and Jenny Stephens. For anyone serving on a Joint Needs Assessment Committee.

• INTERCULTURAL & DIVERSE COMMUNITIES: A flier about a workshop with Michael Blair, October 28, 2010, at the Conference Office. For ministry personnel, Outreach or Mission and Service Committee.

• CREATING SAFE COMMUNITY: A flier about a workshop, November 4, 2010, at Hamilton Conference Office. For ministry personnel and lay church leaders.

• THEREFORE CHOOSE LIFE!: A brochure about a conference hosted by Queen’s School of Religion, October 25-27 at Crieff Hills. For ministry personnel and lay church leaders.

• AVEL RESOURCES: A newsletter from Jackie Childerhose, Grand River Spiritual & Educational Resources. For ministry personnel, committee chairs, posting.

• COURAGE TO LEAD: A flier about Five Oak’s Seasonal Retreat Series in 2010-2011. For ministry personnel and lay church leaders.

• FIVE OAKS: A flier about programs at Five Oaks in October and November, 2010. For ministry personnel, lay church leaders, anyone providing leadership in Christian Education.

• WESLEY URBAN MINISTRIES: A newsletter from Wesley Urban Ministries in Hamilton. For Outreach or Mission & Service Committee, ministry personnel, posting.

• CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND CONGREGATIONAL LEADERSHIP: A flier about workshops offered through ARC (Associates Resourcing the Church). For ministry personnel, official board.

  Thanks to our volunteers from Strabane United Church for assisting with HamPack.

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