World Day of Prayer Service Options for 2022 Given that COVID-19 may restrict options for gathering, we ask you to consider a number of safe ways to celebrate World Day of Prayer 2022 – England, Wales, Northern Ireland. Watch, as an individual or in groups, a full-length service video featuring participants from across Canada. This… Read more »
Prez Corner
WICC Prez Corner – Thanksgiving We-Connect October 2021 Immersed in the terror and tragedy around us as global citizens, we can easily forget to immerse ourselves in the good news that buoys our hope and lightens our spirits. No matter how much darkness swirls around in our broken world, broken promises and broken relationships, Jesus… Read more »
Prayer and Consideration for the Women of Afghanistan
The year was 1988, and each month a small column would appear in our Diocesan newspaper, written by a woman named Win Perryman, on behalf of Amnesty International. In the fall of that year, I was a newly ordained Anglican pastor, just settling into my first parish in rural Eastern Ontario. The conversations and ministry… Read more »
Nell DeBoer’s WICC Story
I’m Nell DeBoer, and live in Toronto (North York), Ontario. After coming to Canada with my parents in 1948 from the Netherlands, I lived in Lindsay, Ontario where most of my family still resides. I met, and came to know, Cath MacKeil (WICC Executive Director) as well as Nancy Weir (WICC Administrator) during Toronto Festival… Read more »
Gingerbread Horses
Since our World Day of Prayer 2022 countries are England, Wales and Northern Ireland, I looked to Charles Dickens for inspiration for this month’s baking idea. Gingerbread horses are mentioned in his last book, Our Mutual Friend. His description doesn’t sound very appetizing (“damp” and “fearfully out of condition”), so I hope mine are better!… Read more »
Fellowship of the Least Coin In-Gathering Service for 2021
The International Committee for the Fellowship of the Least Coin (ICFLC) has prepared an In-Gathering Service for 2021. Organizers can modify or choose different hymns, scriptures, and ways of connecting and presenting the material (e.g., dramatization, message, testimonial, small group discussions). For a service copy, go to: 2021 FLC In-Gathering Service Program (PDF) 2021 FLC In-Gathering… Read more »
World Day of Prayer Coordinators for 2022
The World Day of Prayer (WDP) 2022 program was written by the women of England, Wales and Northern Ireland with the theme, “I Know the Plans I have for You” based on Jeremiah 29: 1-14. World Day of Prayer Coordinator is an IMPORTANT role. We need your help planning and promoting services, and… Read more »
Can You Imagine?
On May 27, 2021, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, BC found the remains of 215 children at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Since then, more than 1308 unmarked graves have been uncovered across the country with more being uncovered as the months go by. Can you imagine what… Read more »
Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation
2020 Grant Story Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation – Family Violence Survivors & Program Supplies Project Like 23,247 women, children and seniors who were turned away from Alberta shelters in 2019 (Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters), Jessica Martel was turned away from shelters operating at capacity. With the support of her mom, Jess made a safety… Read more »
Kids Pray Too! World Day of Prayer Service
https://youtu.be/ivw_SoFav3U A Message from Rev. Steph McClellan, WICC Board President Dear Praying Sisters, I am so excited to be able to share a project of my heart. A friend, Rev. Catherine Stuart, and I worked together to create Kids Pray Too! World Day of Prayer Service, available via YouTube. It is a service led by,… Read more »