This Sunday, at St. Giles, is the covenanting service for Rev. Ian Sloan. Ian becomes the minister for the congregations of both Centenary and St. Giles as they continue on the path towards amalgamation in 2014.
The congregations, the Main Street Task Group, the Centenary Board, the St. Giles Council, and Rev. Ian will covenant with each other to live into the vision of one main street united church. Both the contemporary worship leadership and the week-to-week leadership will participate.
August 2 – 5 in North Bay– Come and be inspired by what Spirit is saying to the Church in gathered community, LGBTQ2S and allies, on the shores of Lake Nipissing in Manitou Conference–the conference of the Great Spirit. What new song of welcome, inclusion and justice shall we sing? Affirm United Poster 2013 Please view, download, post
Photos of the winners and adjudicators are on the RCCO web site:
http://www.rcco.ca/centers/Hamilton/hamilton-rcco.cfm
pictured in our beautiful sanctuary in front of our amazing pipe organ.
Hamilton, Ontario – On Saturday, June 1, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., the finals of the Howard Fairclough Memorial Organ Competition will be held at Centenary United Church, at the corner of Main and MacNab Streets in Hamilton.
The two talented competitors are Stephen Boda and Rachel Mahon; each will play three major organ works on the large pipe organ at Centenary. The jury members will be Michael Bloss, Ian Sadler and Philip Sarabura, all professional organists of high standing in the musical community.
The winner of the First prize receives $1,500, and of the Second prize $750. The Competition is made possible by a generous gift from the Fairclough family, through the Hamilton Community Foundation. The event is organized by the Hamilton Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists, which is pleased to have this opportunity to encourage organ performance at a high level among fine young players.
To be eligible, contestants must be younger than 28, working towards a degree or diploma in organ studies, and resident in Ontario.
All those interested in music are cordially invited to attend. Admission will not be charged.
This Sunday May 19th
There will be no service at Centenary…
Congregations from St. Giles, Centenary, Melrose, Westdale and Binkley will be joining for a service at 10:30 a.m. at Westdale.
This year’s theme is “Fight the Homophobia Web Virus” — more info here:
http://www.homophobiaday.org/.
On Friday May 17 enjoy a potluck dinner at Centenary, to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia, Bi-phobia and Trans-phobia. The Fellowship Team will provide the main course. Bring side dishes and desserts. All are welcome to this public event.
After the service on May 13 enjoy hot dogs and summer luncheon goodies courtesy of Dr. Bob and the fellowship team. Pay what you may.
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Questions Being Asked about Corporate Executive Salaries
Toronto: Shareholders at today’s annual meeting of the Bank of Nova Scotia will be hearing a thought-provoking challenge from at least one proxy holder who’s asking questions about the salaries earned by the bank’s top executives.
William Davis is the retired Chief Financial Officer for The United Church of Canada and a long-time advocate of corporate social responsibility. He will be attending the meeting in Halifax as a shareholder and as co-filer with The United Church of Canada and NEI Investments of a motion that asked the bank to integrate vertical metrics into the calculation of executive compensation. That motion was withdrawn when the Bank of Nova Scotia indicated its willingness to take the concern seriously.
Davis says the question of excessive executive compensation has been attracting a good deal of attention in recent years, and many feel it is one of the reasons that Canada’s economy is under threat.
“Income disparity and the widening gap between those at the very top and the rest of society is hollowing out the middle class and creating stress on many workers, who are working longer for less while the savings from downsizing and hiring freezes are enriching senior staff,” comments Davis.
He explains that senior executives of major companies already rank among the highest-paid individuals in the economy. In the absence of mechanisms to assess whether levels of compensation are reasonable, the vast gap that has opened over recent years between the compensation of senior executives and other workers will continue to grow.
For further information:
Mary-Frances Denis
Media and Public Relations
The United Church of Canada
416-231-7680 ext. 2016
1-800-268-3781 ext. 2016
mdenis@united-church.ca
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Be sure to attend the meeting on Sunday April 14th after the service, in the church hall. We will be discussing and voting on a plan to merge Centenary and St. Giles. Copies of the plan are available– ask a member of the Joint Congregational Task Group (Karen, Joey, Erik, Rev. Ian).