For those who missed our AUSE Summer Conference Worship Service this morning … please enjoy this recorded version:
Enjoy this moving service from our Summer Conference 2020 virtual Worship Service. Many thanks to all of our conference and worship attendees! It was a wonderful weekend! Please share this video with your congregations.
Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble
Worship 8th Sunday after Pentecost July 26, 2020
Prepared by Rev. Emma Pipes and Aaron Miechkota
People Involved:
Rev. Emma Pipes & Aaron Miechkota – Worship Leaders Michiko Bown-Kai – Gives the Welcome & Closing Benediction Michele Petick – Scripture Reading Aaron Miechkota – on Ukulele Musician to lead hymns Julian Munro – Children’s Time
Donations to the work at Affirm United / S’affirmer Ensemble can be made at:
A special invitation from Co-Chair Michiko Bown-Kai
Sure, things are a little different this year, these are strange times indeed, but we are carrying on with our Summer Conference!
You are welcome to join us … actually, it wouldn’t be any fun without you, so please come to our first virtual Affirm United / S’affirmer Ensemble Summer Conference, AGM & Worship service.
Here is what you need to know to get quick access to the meetings and events, so save this post! 😀😀😀 And see you this weekend! For Zoom links, copy and paste the meeting url starting with https:// and paste into your browser to access Zoom. Questions? Email Michele at communications@ause.ca
I T I N E R A R Y with Zoom links (times are in EDT)
Saturday July 25th, 2020
10-11am: Gathering
Every year after our Annual Conference, we always hear that people want more opportunities to get to know each other better. Come join us for this opportunity to learn more about this coast-to-coast community of people that are a part of Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble. We will be using break out groups as an opportunity for people to get to know each other.Hosted by: Michiko, co-chair of Affirm United
One of the things we love the most about attending conferences is meeting others who we have a shared connection with. Community Circles are designed as spaces where people can gather for more specific conversations about their lived experiences. We are in the process of developing this space and are open to suggestions of groups and are looking for people who would be willing to act as a host for these groups.We realize that some people may belong to more than one of these groups – it’s up to the individual to discern where best they’d like to go.Some of Community Circles planned are:
BIPOC, hosted by Deulita Datus
Clergy, hosted by Michiko Bown-Kai
Allies, hosted by Marly Bown & David Kai
Trans and Non-Binary, hosted by Julian Munro
New to Affirm, hosted by Linda Hutchinson
Bi/Pan§ Ace/Aro
Rural
Hosted by: Michele Petick, Affirm United Communications Coordination, Group hosts will be listed as they are confirmed.
Join us early to greet one another and make sure your tech is working before our AGM.
Members and adherents are welcome to join us for our Annual AGM. If you would like to become a member of Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble click here. The agenda for the AGM will be made available online prior to the meeting. We look forward to sharing and celebrating the many accomplishments of Affirming Ministries over the past year!
All are welcome to join us for worship! Feel free to sign on early for a “bring your own drink” coffee hourHosted by: Rev. Emma Pipes and Aaron MiechkotaJoin
Please find below the draft minutes of the AUSE Annual General Meeting held on July 28, 2019 at Hillhurst United Church in Calgary. Please review for discussion our our Annual General Meeting this Saturday July 25th, 2020 virtually via Zoom. Check your emails for meeting Zoom links.
Here is our newest eNewsletter Friday July 17th, 2020 including information about the AGM/Summer Conference, the Annual Report, Nominations Report, Nominee Bios and a special Thank You to Jordan Sullivan and more …
Positions for Co-Chair and Members at Large were advertised via social media, the Affirm United/S’affirmer website, and personal contact. Many thanks to Julian Munro, Council Member, and Jordan Sullivan, GCO staff support, for doing the advertising and collection of data from nominees. Thank you, also, to Michele Petick, Communications Coordinator for AUSE, for composing the short bios for all nominees which are attached to this report.
The slate of Directors for the Board (AUSE Council Members) is listed below. Continuing Council members are shown in lower case format and nominees shown in UPPER CASE FORMAT. According to the By-laws, one term of office is three years and the council should be retiring four members each year. Terms of office are shown in the chart of Council members and nominees.
The room will be opened at 1:30pm-2:00pm: Welcoming and Passing the Peace
Join us early to greet one another and make sure your tech is working before our AGM.
Members and adherents are welcome to join us for our Annual AGM. If you would like to become a member of Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble click here. The agenda for the AGM will be made available online prior to the meeting. We look forward to sharing and celebrating the many accomplishments of Affirming Ministries over the past year!
And then, join us on Sunday July 26th, 2020 for Welcome & Coffee time from 11:30am-12:00pm EST followed by Worship from 12:00pm-1:00pm EST on Zoom:
We look forward to seeing you virtually online this July for Affirm United /S’affirmer Ensemble’s annual Summer Conference and Annual General Meeting. Stay tuned for more details and for now SAVE THE DATES July 25th to 26th, 2020.
We are very excited to announce the hiring of our new Communications Coordinator! As you may recall, our previous Communications Coordinator Julie Graham moved on to her new work in Regional Ministry this winter serving Northern Spirit, Living Skies and Prairie to Pine Regional Councils.
Affirm United/s’affirmer Ensemble is pleased to welcome Michele Petick (she/her) to the team. Michele has been hired to work with Affirm United/s’affirmer Ensemble for 20 hours/week to support various aspects of communications such as social media, website management, newsletter writing and distribution, and working with the Affirming Ministry Program Coordination team. We are excited to see how Michele’s background in website development and design will help us better connect and engage with our many members and ministries across the country!
Michele K. Petick, Communications & Marketing Coordinator Affirm United / S’affirmer Ensemble
I am so pleased to join the Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble team! I look forward to listening and working with existing and exploring communities involved with the important mission of Affirming across Canada.
A very short bit about me, I have been in digital tech for over 30 years and involved in some form of employment or volunteer position with the United Church of Canada for over 20 years. My home base is Toronto. As trends and technology constantly evolve as do I, and am committed to learning new and old ideas each and every day I breathe. “Online” is my office, so please reach out anytime!
